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Item The relationship between poverty and education in Deraniyagala Divisional Secretariat Division of the Kegalle district(Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Hathurusigha, H.S.U; Arunashantha, H.A.SPoverty is an issue to be highlighted of its paramount influence on global development. Education is a committed cause of the prevalence of poverty. Many scholars agree with the fact that there is a cyclical relationship between poverty and education. In making efforts to alleviate poverty, it is worth studying the low standard of education in the district of Kegalle within placed at the 6th amongst the districts confronted by poverty in Sri Lanka. It reveals that there is a significant relationship between poverty and education. The main objective of this research is to realize how the low level of education promotes poverty and how poverty can be an important cause to culminate in ineffective educational achievements. Deraniyagala Divisional Secretariat Division shows a rate of 11.36% in its poverty indication. 50 families have been selected as a sample population and they are benefitted by the Samurdhi Development scheme. Qualitative and quantitative methods have been employed to analyze the above data. The researcher could notice that the major wage earner’s low education has affected to increase poverty and following the rate of his or her income, the children tend to face issues in education. Poverty has also caused less educational performance among students. The research confirms several measures that need to be adopted to reduce poverty: a process to uplift the level of income of the family, implementation of projects to increase educational performance to a satisfactory level and directing the school leavers to vocational education.Item Economic impact on regional development in Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage(Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Fernando, C.T.A.; Arunashantha, H.A.SThe tourism industry is a major economic development trend worldwide. It is the key source of earning the income of many countries in the world and it is invested in the development of the country. Sri Lanka has become a most attracted destination due to its natural location, natural environment, and hospitality. The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage has specific attraction over them. This area has a high mobility rate of local and foreign tourists and tourist hotels. The main objective of this study is to examine the economic impacts of tourism on regional development. This study used both primary and secondary data and those were collected from the questionnaires, observations, interviews, books, magazines, records and data from maps. This study administered to randomly selected major businessmen, 25 minor businessmen, and 10 of direct and indirect service suppliers. The descriptive statistics used to analyze the quantitative and qualitative data and computer software such as MS Excel and Geographical Information System (GIS) used to data analysis and create maps. The result revealed that the economic and infrastructure facilities have affected to develop people’s lives in this area by regional development. In addition to that, most of the job opportunities were increase based on the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. And also, the new trend shows that men, as well as women, employ several jobs based in this area. Therefore, they earn a favorable salary and continue a healthy and comfortable life. This situation affected to develop their families. Most people were a permanent residence in this area. Therefore, the income they earn remains among them. It does not flow out of the area. These changes were affected to develop the economic side and the government can take several actions to develop this situation. Then, it affects to increase of economic background based on the regional development in this area.Item A study on the influence of modern technology on the development of the traditional paddy cultivation special reference to Kabithigollawa Grama Niladhari Division(Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Lakmal, D.K.K; Arunashantha, H.A.SSri Lanka is a country self-sufficient in agriculture. Accordingly, the modernization of paddy cultivation was accompanied by the green revolution of the 20th century and the development of different agro-sectors. The use of machinery, advanced agricultural croup, insecticides, and fertilizers have been linked to paddy farming through modern technology. Despite the 21st century, there are still other bad results. Similarly, According, this research will investigate the impact of modern technology on rice farming. Wahalkada tank and Padaviya tank for D2 and D4 villages and yaya “A” and yaya “C” villages in Kabithigollawa Grama Niladhari Division selected as a sampling area. The sample consists of 40 randomly selected farmer families which are 10 farmer families from each village. Information is sought through a questionnaire and interviews. The data is analyzed and processed using Microsoft Excel, which is converted to a graph and table using Excel. As well as GIS techniques used to identify the spatial distribution of paddy cultivation. The sample from the survey shows that not all farmers have access to the latest technology. Therefore, the lack of personnel to provide this technology, the cost of modern machinery and agricultural materials have contributed to this. This survey shows that farmers are using unused fertilizer in the market due to the high cost of agricultural products. As a result, water pollution is rapidly occurring in these areas. It is expected that the government will be able to improve the economic and social conditions of the farmers due to the government providing the latest technology to the farmers and controlling the prices of the agricultural commodities.Item The challenges and related trends faced by tourism-related employees; based on tourism area around Gregory Lake in Nuwara Eliya(Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Subhashini, W.M.S.; Arunashantha, H.A.STourism is one of the world's leading industries in the present scenario. This is due to the attractiveness of the tourism industry and its ability to generate a large number of jobs, from the large to the micro-level. Accordingly, it is a labor-intensive industry in countries such as Sri Lanka with high unemployment. But when examining the current situation of tourism in Sri Lanka, it is clear that although the growth of tourism these employees face many challenges. Accordingly, the research problem is to study the challenges and related trends faced by tourism-related employees. The main objective of this program is to identify the challenges faced by the employees related to tourism. The study area is the Gregory Lake tourism area in Nuwara Eliya Central and Magastota Grama Niladhari Divisions of Nuwara Eliya Divisional Secretariat Division. A randomized sample of Fifty persons with indirect employment related to tourism in this area was selected as the sample for this research. Primary data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, and observations, and secondary data were collected from corporate reports. Descriptive statistical methods were used to analyze the data and the results we're able to identify the challenges faced by the tourism-related employees. Accordingly, the main challenge is to decline tourist arrivals and it also implies that the challenges they face can lead to a decline in their living conditions. Accordingly, there is a timely need to introduce and encourage alternative employment and income sources such as handicraft, enhancing the fisheries industry and agricultural products.Item A study on the factors that contribute to the water shortage in the Tissawa Grama Niladhari Division(Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Dharmasena, W.M.H.U.; Arunashantha, H.A.SDrought is one of the major natural disasters that affect human beings. It results in the drinking water crisis as well as livelihood disruption. Tissawa Grama Niladhari Division belongs to the East Panduwasnuwara DSD. Hence the main objective of this research is to identify the natural and human facts that cause the water crisis that affect Thissawa village during the period of North-East Monsoon. In this study, the primary data was obtained through questionnaires and unstructured interviews with villagers of Thissawa, from observations. A group of thirty people was selected using a non-random sampling method. Secondary data were obtained through research papers, books, and the internet. Microsoft Excel was used for data analyzing and processing. Geological Information System (GIS) was used for creating maps and data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively through graphs and tables using Excel. The majority of the sample taken for the survey is engaged in agriculture as their livelihood. Hence, cultivation hazards caused by drought directly impact on the annual income of the villagers. Since tanks are not capable of providing the water requirement, lack of rainfall has become the prominent factor for the failure of cultivation. When the soil is dry due to the intense sunshine, the soil is left with water. The small tanks are filled with mud and can not hold much water. Human activities that affect water shortage include clearing the jungles of the area and using them for cultivation. Even though villagers have a trend to cultivate beetle, vegetables, and banana, they are discouraged by the lack of water. Water should be stored in this area. If the mud is removed, the tanks can be deepened to collect more water. The water of Kolamunu oya which flows through this area can be reserved in an anicut or a tank through a canal. Through this people can be encouraged to cultivate crops that are suitable for this climate. Such remedies can be applied to this problem.