Conserving man-made waterways from colonial times
Dr Nilan Cooray will talk on “Man-made Waterways of Sri Lanka’s Colonial Past: Conservation and its Potential Benefits” in this month’s National Trust lecture on Wednesday, June 28 at 6 p.m. at the Auditorium of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, No. 6, Independence Avenue, Colombo 7.
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Sri Lanka’s hydraulic engineers of the classical historical period had mastered the science and techniques of conveying water mainly for agricultural purposes in the dry zone. However, it was the occupying colonial engineers who developed the waterways in the maritime provinces for multiple uses.
Compared to other monuments such as fortifications and buildings constructed during this period, waterways of the colonial past are less visually dominant in the landscape and hence are less researched, documented and conserved. The lecture will focus on the historic development of the network of these waterways, current state of preservation, and how this lesser known heritage resource could be used for social and economic benefits of the country through conservation.
A chartered architect and heritage conservationist, Dr Cooray is currently the Chairman of the Galle Heritage Foundation and also serves as the Heritage Conservation Specialist for a project to conserve the fortifications of Fort Frederick in Trincomalee, a project financed by the Asian Development Bank. He is also a visiting lecturer for several universities and has published several books and articles on heritage conservation. He is the Senior Vice President of ICOMOS (Sri Lanka).
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