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කරදගොල්ල - මලිත්තගොල්ල නායයාම හදුනාගත්තේ 2019 වර්ෂයේ…
පසුගිය දිනවල පැවති අධික වර්ෂාවත් සමග බදුල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කයේ ඇල්ල ප්රාදේශීය ලේකම් කොට්ඨාශයේ කරදගොල්ල ග්රාම නිලධාරි වසමේ මලිත්තගොල්ල ප්රදේශයේ පෙර හදුනාගෙන තිබු නාය ස්ථානයක නාය නැවත සක්රීය වීමේ ලක්ෂනයන් (නාය පාදම ආසන්නයෙන් මඩ සහිත ජලය ගලා ඒම) නිරීක්ෂනය වී තිබේ.
මලිත්තගොල්ල ප්රදේශයේ කුඹුරුයායක් ආශ්රිතව හදුනාගෙන ඇති මෙම නාය පලමුව 2019 වර්ෂයේදී සක්රීය වී ඇති අතර, 2023 වර්ෂයේ නොවැම්බර් මස මෙම නායයෑම නැවත සක්රීය වී නිවාස 13 ක් අධි අවදානම් ලෙස හඳුනාගෙන (2019 වර්ෂයේ නිවාස 8ක් සහ 2023 වර්ෂයේ නිවාස 5 ක්), එම පුද්ගලයන් වෙනත් සුරක්ෂිත ස්ථානයක පදිංචි කිරීමට ජාතික ගොඩනැගිලි පර්යේෂන සංවිධානය නිර්දේශ කොට ඇත.
මෙම නායයාම සක්රීය වීමත් සමග ඇල්ල - වැල්ලවාය ප්රධාන මාර්ගය නාය සුන්බුන් මගින් මීට ඉහතදීද අවහිර වීමටකට ලක් වූ බැවින්, මෙම නාය යලිත් සක්රීය වී යම් සුන්බුන් ගලනයක් ඇතිවුවහොත් ඒ මගින් ඇල්ල - වැල්ලවාය ප්රධාන මාර්ගය නැවතත් අවහිර වීමට අවදානමක් පවතී. ඒ හෙයින් වර්ෂා අවස්ථාවල මෙම මාර්ගය භාවිතා කරන්නන් මෙම අවදානම් තත්ත්වය පිළිබදව සැලකිලිමත් විය යුතුය.
මෙම නායයෑම් ස්ථානය පිලිබදව තවදුරටත් පරීක්ෂාකිරීම සදහා ජාතික ගොඩනැගිලි පර්යේෂන සංවිධානයේ විශේෂඥයින් පිරිසක් 2024 අප්රේල් මස අවසන් සතියේදී මෙම ස්ථානය නිරීක්ෂනය කිරීමට සැලසුම් කොට තිබේ. මෙමගින් නාය අවදානම් අවම කොට ප්රදේශයේ ආරක්ෂාව තහවුරු කිරීම සදහා අවශ්ය කෙටි කාලීන සහ දිගු කාලීන නාය ස්ථාවර කිරීමේ ක්රමෝපායන් හදුනාගැනීමට අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ.
NBRO Convened Successful Research Day Session to Cultivate Innovation and Excellence
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) convened the first Research Day session of the year on 25th April 2024 under the chairmanship of Director General, Eng. (Dr.) Asiri Karunawardena.
The event, attended by NBRO directors and researchers, provided a dynamic platform for sharing insights and inspiring innovation within the organisation.
Dr. H.A.G. Jayathissa, Director of the Landslide Research & Risk Management Division, initiated the session with a comprehensive overview of research fundamentals. His presentation set the stage for an engaging dialogue on key research principles.
Mr. H.D.S. Premasiri, Director of the Environmental Studies & Services Division, emphasized the critical importance of integrating research into daily tasks for continuous improvement. His insights highlighted the organisation's commitment to excellence and innovation.
Ms. S. Muthurathne, Director of the Building Materials Research & Testing Division, further fueled the discussion by presenting strategies to cultivate innovation within NBRO.
Dr. Dhanushka Jayathilake shared valuable suggestions drawn from his personal experiences during his PhD journey, offering insights to inspire NBRO scientists and enhance the Research & Development Programme. His input added depth to the discussion and provided actionable recommendations for future endeavors.
Mr. K.N. Bandara, Director of the Geo-Technical Engineering Division, highlighted the importance of optimization in design processes, emphasizing efficiency and effectiveness in research outcomes.
Eng. (Dr.) Asiri Karunawardena, the Director General, graced the assembly with his presence and delivered insightful recommendations. He stressed the significance of adhering to international standards in research publications, urging researchers to strive for global recognition and excellence.
The session concluded with a comprehensive overview by Mr. Chinthaka Rathnasiri, Director of the Human Settlement Planning & Training Division. He highlighted the organization's current progress, outlined ongoing initiatives, and presented future endeavors aimed at advancing research and innovation within NBRO.
The successful Research Day session reaffirmed NBRO's unwavering commitment to fostering a culture of innovation and excellence, setting the stage for continued progress and development in the field of building research.
NBRO Celebrates Sinhala and Tamil New Year with Traditional Sweetmeat Table and "Aluth Avurudu Ulela"
On the mornings of April 16th and 17th, 2024, the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) commemorated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year with a series of festive celebrations at their premises. Eng. (Dr.) Asiri Karunawardena, Director General of NBRO, led the staff in marking this cultural milestone with great enthusiasm.
The celebration kicked off on April 16th with the traditional 'New Year sweetmeat table,' beautifully adorned with a variety of traditional delicacies. This gathering not only showcased the rich cultural heritage but also symbolized the unity among the NBRO staff. The sweetmeat table served as a heartfelt expression of cultural heritage and togetherness.
Continuing the festivities, the ‘Aluth Avurudu Ulela’ was held on April 17th. This event was filled with joy and happiness, featuring colorful rituals and traditional New Year games, which brought together the staffers in a spirit of cultural unity. The celebration included awarding gifts and observing various festive activities that highlighted the rich cultural heritage of Sri Lanka.
Throughout both days, Eng. (Dr.) Karunawardena and other officials exchanged New Year wishes with the staff, reinforcing the spirit of community and mutual respect.
Landslide Awareness Workshops, targeting officers in Aranayake Divisional Secretariate office and School Children, Aranayake under SATREP project
In a proactive effort to bolster disaster preparedness and community resilience, the National Building Research Organisation in collaboration with the Interanational Consortium on Landslides under SATREPS project activities organized a series of impactful awareness programs in Aranayake during late March 2024. These programs, held under the auspices of the SATREPS project activities, targeted both government officers and school children in the region, aiming to equip them with vital knowledge and skills to identify the risks associated landslides with the concept of town watching.
The initiatives commenced on March 26 at the Aranayake Divisional Secretariat office, where a comprehensive session was conducted with participating 39 number of government officers with the active participation of Mrs. Shamali Piyathissa, Divisional Secretariat (Aranayake DS office). The SATREPS Project introduction presentation was delivered by Dr Imaya Ariyarathna and that helped to familiarize all the participants with the ongoing and completed activities of the SATREPS project. Furthermore, the discussion session was carried out after the presentation and the one-day-ahead prediction of mountain rains and rain induced rapid and long travelling landslide (RRLL) occurrences timely to the last mile as augmented reality (AR) dioramas of the potential rains by prediction using Multi-Scale Simulator for the Geo-environment (MSSG) and RRLLs with a background map displayed and discussed clearly. The workshop was wrapped up with the group activity of suggestions for the AR software and this was successfully carried out with the four groups and their suggestions were presented at the end of the workshop.
Figures : Photographs of, programs held on 26th March at Aranayake Divisional Secretariat office
Figure : Officers, from NBRO head office, LRRMD & Kegalle District Ofifice and ICL Japan experts, participated for the program with ICL tresure, Prof. Jagath Gunathilake and Disaster relief officer, Aranayake DS
Building on the success of the initial session, interactive workshops were subsequently held at Hathgampola Primary School and Secondary School on March 27 and 28, with the participatipnts of Grade 5 and 10, respectively. The 60 participants participated in the primary school workshop and the 41 participants were in the secondary school workshop. The workshop was chaired by Dr. Imaya Ariyarathne Mr. Priyantha Bandara and Ms. Tania Munasinghe. The training programme of the town watching for teachers was firstly carried out. The introductory session and the Roleplay of the Aranayake landslides were presented to the students with the help of the ICL SATREPS Officers from Japan, Dr. Imaya Ariyarathne and Ms. Tania Munasinghe. The Town-watching field activities were carried out with the participation of four groups of students and teachers and this vital tool allowed students and teachers to identify the risk areas related to the landslides in their surrounding areas and the risk area map from the fieldwork was created and presented by the four groups at the end of the workshop. The participation certificates were given to every student who participated in the workshop. This workshop gave the excellent opportunity to engage master trainers (teachers) in educating pupils and coaching new trainers who are less experienced with disaster risk reduction education.
The programs garnered enthusiastic participation from both officers and students, reflecting the community's proactive stance towards disaster risk reduction. Attendees expressed their appreciation for the invaluable insights gained and commended the SATREPS project for its proactive approach to community empowerment.
Figures 0: During the workshop held on 27th March at Hathgampola primary school for Grade 5 students
Figures : Photographs during the workshop held on 28th March at Hathgampola Secondary school for Grade 10 students