May 2005 - Conor Fyans, an engineer from Dublin, Ireland, surveys
the repairs to the lagoons carried out by GOAL in Ampara District. The
work took three months to complete. Rubble clearance projects that were
initiated to clear the debris from destroyed homes provided a ready
supply of infill to reconstruct lagoon banks and roads and even to rebuild
a dyke. Three months into the work GOAL's efforts have been rewarded
with an obviously revitalised and healthy waterway. The enviornment
for people living along the banks of the lagoons has been greatly improved
with the removal of the debris and with fresh water replacing the stagnant
pools.
(Photo © Pádraig David
Grant) |
