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Eng. Saliya Sampath

Senior Lecturer Grade II
Department of Civil Engineering

B.Sc.Eng.(Peradeniya), M.Phil (Peradeniya)
AMIESL

Research interests : Climate Change, Hydrological Modeling in Ungauged Basin, Modeling of Water Distribution

  saliya@eng.jfn.ac.lk
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Eng. D. S. Sampath received BSc Eng (Hons) degree from University of Peradeniya in 2012 and M.Phil. degree from same university on 2015. He served as an irrigation Engineer attached to the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) for a period of 5 months. Later he joined the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya as a Research Assistant for a period of 2 years. He served as Lecturer at Department of Civil Engineering, University of Jaffna from Dec 2014 to Dec - 2018. Currently, He is affiliated to the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Jaffna as Senior Lecturer from Jan 2019 onwards. He is serving as a student councilor at faculty of engineering, university of Jaffna from Sep 2015 onwards and project assistant for WaSo project and Water Harmony Erasmus + project of University of Jaffna from January 2015 onwards. He is working as an academic sub-warden of male hostel of Kilinochchi premises from December 2016 onward.


  • Member of International Water Association (IWA)
  • Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers SriLanka (IESL)
  • Life Member of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)
  • Life member of Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RASSL)
  • Member of International Association of Hydrological Science UK (IAHS)
  • Life Member of Young Scientists Forum (YSF) in National Science and Technology Commission
  • Life member of Jaffna Science Association.


He has involved :

  • M.Phil. Research on the topic of “Importance of Incorporating the Components of Traditional Irrigation Systems for the Improving Resilience of New Irrigation Development Projects- Case Study of Deduru Oya LB Canal Irrigation System”
  • Bachelor Research project on “Solid Waste Management in Kandy Municipal Council”
  • Multi-Disciplinary Project on “Development of a Safe Road Crossing at the Engineering Faculty Entrance at Peradeniya: a Case Study”

His research interests are:

  • Climate Change
  • Hydrological Modeling in Ungauged Basin
  • Modeling of Water Distribution
  • River Flow Computation
  • Ancient Irrigation Technology/Engineering Technology in Sri Lanka
  • GIS and Remote Sensing


  • WaSo seminar at University of Nairobi, Kenya July 2018
  • WaSo scientific seminar at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Nov 2017
  • The 2nd International Symposium on Conservation and Management of Tropical Lakes, on Aug 2017 at Siem Riep, Cambodia.
  • Open seminar on ‘Water in the changing world’ and ‘Water: from challenges to opportunities’ on July 2017 at Cherkassy State Technological University, Cherkassy City, Ukraine.
  • Workshop on ‘Water and Environment’ at Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 11th January 2016.
  • Summer school on ‘Water quality Challengers (4330)’ at Telemark University College, Norway during July 2015.
  • Summer school on ‘Water resources management & treatment technologies (THT311)' at Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway during June 2015.
  • AWCI training workshop on “Assessment of Climate Change Impact on a Watershed Hydrology including Hydrological Modeling in Cold Region Basins” during September 2014, held at Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • "3rd World Conference on Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology" during September 2014, held at Hotel Manang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • “Monsoon School on Urban Floods” during August 2014 held at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.
  • Training program on "Climate Change Downscaling Approaches and Applications (CCDAA), Course 1 – Downscaling Methods" during Nov 2012, held at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Training program on "Climate Change Downscaling Approaches and Applications (CCDAA), Course 2 – Session B: Impact on Rice Production" during Nov 2012, held at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.



Book Chapters
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2018
[1]Integrated Water Resource Analysis of the Deduru Oya Left Bank Considering Traditional and Modern System (, and ), In Takeuchi K., Saito O., Matsuda H., Mohan G. (eds) Resilient Asia. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Tokyo, volume doi:10.1007/978-4-431-56597-0_7, .
International Journals
2 results
2017
[2]Modeling water allocation options in Deduru Oya reservoir system,Sri Lanka (, , , and ), In Journal of Sustainable Water Resources Management, Springer International Publishing, volume doi:10.1007/s40899-017-0101-z, .
2014
[1]Analysis of the Diversion Requirements from the Deduru Oya Reservoir in Sri Lanka (, , and ), In International Journal of Surface and Groundwater Management, Basha Research Corporation (BRCORP), volume 01, .
National Journals
3 results
2015
[3]Hec-Hms Model for Runoff Simulation in a Tropical Catchment with Intra-Basin Diversions - Case Study of the Deduru Oya River Basin, Sri Lanka (, and ), In “ENGINEER”, The Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, volume 48, .
2014
[2]Resilience of Traditional Irrigation System in Ancient Dedura Oya Basin (, and ), In “Sambhāwana”, The Refereed Academic Journal of the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, volume 8, .
[1]Assessments of Irrigation Water Requirement from Deduru Oya Left Bank Canal to Supplement Deduru Oya Left Bank Irrigation Demand (, , and ), In “ENGINEER”, The Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, volume 48, .
International Abstracts
20 results
2018
[20]Landfill Site Selection using ArcGIS and AHP techniques: Case Study of proposed Kilinochchi Urban Development Authority (), In Proceeding of the 9th international conference on sustainable built environment (ICSBE 2018), Kandy, 13th – 15th Dec 2018, PP 86-89, .
[19]Statistical analysis of rainfall data for TRMM calibration of Iranamadu reservoir catchment at Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka (), In 4th International Conference Dry Zone Agriculture 2018 (ICDA 2018), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna,November,P 141, .
[18]Development of Reservoir Simulation Model for effective irrigation water Management of Magalla reservoir at Nikaweratiya, Sri Lanka (), In Annual Sessions of IESL, The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 18th and 19th of October 2018, PP 311-317, .
[17]Statistical Analysis of rainfall data at Iranamadu reservoir catchment in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka (), In Proceeding of the 4th international research conference (JUICe 2018), University of Jaffna, 27th – 28th Sep 2018, PP 86-89, .
2017
[16]Assessment of Rainfall stations for its suitability to represent Magalla reservoir catchment, Nikaweratiya, Sri Lanka (, , , and ), In 3rdInternational Conference Dry Zone Agriculture (ICDA), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, .
[15]Precipitation data analysis – based on daily rainfall data at Magalla reservoir catchment at Nikaweratiya, Sri Lanka (, , , and ), In The 2nd International Symposium on Conservation and Management of Tropical Lakes, Siem Riep, Cambodia, .
2016
[14]Setting Up of WRF Model for Downscaling of Regional Rainfall Forecast to Deduru Oya Reservoir Catchment in Sri Lanka (, , and ), In 8th International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment (IPWE), American Society of Civil Engineers /Environmental and Water Resources Institute (ASCE-EWRI), .
[13]Development of Water management tool using WEAP model – case study of Deduru Oya Reservoir, Sri Lanka (), In Transactions 2015/2016, IESL Vadakkin (Northern) Provincial Chapter, p19-20, .
2015
[12]Assessment of impact of Deduru Oya Left Bank Canal on cropping intensity of existing irrigation systems (, , and ), In Proceedings of Peradeniya University International Research Sessions, Sri Lanka (iPURSE 2015), University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, volume 19, .
[11]Eco Friendly Approach of Ancient Monastic Architectural Landscape with Special Reference to the Construction Measures of Vessagiriya ( and ), In International Conference on the Humanities 2015: New Dynamics, Directions and Divergences (ICH 2015), University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, .
[10]Model Development for Assessment of Unmet Irrigation Water Demand in Left Bank Development Area of the Deduru Oya Reservoir Project (, , and ), In 3rd International Symposium on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development (ACEPS -2015), Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, .
2014
[9]Sustainability of Tank based Ecosystems in Ancient Deduru Oya Basin ( and ), In Proceeding of the 5th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment 2014 (ICSBE), Kandy, Sri Lanka, volume 4, .
[8]Sustainability of Tank based Ecosystems in Ancient Deduru Oya Basin ( and ), In Proceeding of the 5th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment 2014 (ICSBE), Kandy, Sri Lanka, .
[7]Runoff Simulation in the Deduru Oya River Basin, Sri Lanka”, Conference on Sri Lanka–Japan Collaborative Research 2014 (SLJCR 2014) (, and ), In University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, .
[6]Qualitative & Quantitative Measures for Durability of Stūpa; with special reference to the Mahathupa ( and ), In Proceedings of International Conference on evolution of Buddhist Stūpa, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, .
[5]Analysis of the Diversion Requirements from the Deduru Oya Reservoir in Sri Lanka (, , and ), In Proceeding of 3rd World Conference on Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (WCSET 2014), Kathmandu, Nepal, Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, .
[4]Development of a Safe Road Crossing at the Engineering Faculty Entrance: A Case Study (, , , , , , , and ), In Proceedings of Peradeniya University International Research Sessions, Sri Lanka (iPURSE 2014), University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, volume 18, .
[3]Water Diversion Analysis Using WEAP Model in an Irrigation Development Project of Sri Lanka (, , and ), In Proceedings of Peradeniya University International Research Sessions, Sri Lanka (iPURSE 2014), University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, volume 18, .
[2]HEC-HMS Model for Runoff simulation from Tittawella Tank Catchment (, and ), In Proceeding of 1st Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference 2014 (RISTCON 2014), University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, .
2013
[1]Traditional and Modern Agriculture Mosaic System for Improving Resilience to Global Change (, , , , , , and ), In Conference on Sri Lanka–Japan Collaborative Research (SLJCR 2013), University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, .
National Abstracts
7 results
2015
[7]The political and economic background of the anicut construction at Deduru Oya basin by King Parakkamabāhu the First (Comparison with Engineering technological aspects) ( and ), In 8th Annual RASSL Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka, .
[6]The Green Building Concept of the Ancient Monastic Architectural Landscape in Sri Lanka (), In 8th Annual RASSL Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka, .
[5]Site Selection and Site Inspection for Pagoda Construction – Comparison of Mañjuśribhasitha Vāstuvidyāśāstra with Modern Engineering Approach ( and ), In Proceeding of 10th National conference on Buddhist studies, Department of Pali and Buddhist studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, .
[4]Application of WEAP Model for Assessing Irrigation Water Availability–Case Study of Deduru Oya Reservoir (, , and ), In Proceedings of 4th YSF symposium, Young Scientific Forum (YSF), National Science and Technology commission, Colombo, Sri Lanka, .
2014
[3]Influence of Buddhism upon Evolvement of Eco Friendly Ancient Irrigation Civilization Prevailed In Sri Lanka ( and ), In Proceeding of 2nd National Conference of Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, .
2013
[2]An Assessment of Solid Waste Management in Sri Lankan Municipalities- a Case Study from the Kandy Municipal Council (, , , , and ), In Book of Abstracts Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Sri Lanka (PURSE 2012), University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, volume 17, .
2012
[1]Solid Waste Management in Kandy Municipal Council (, , , , and ), In Proceedings of Civil Engineering Project Symposium (CEPS 2012), University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, .

Transactions

  • Sampath, D.S. Weerakoon S. B., Mishra B. K, Herath S. (2016),“Development of Water management tool using WEAP model – case study of Deduru Oya Reservoir, Sri Lanka”, Transactions 2015/2016, IESL Vadakkin (Northern) Provincial Chapter, p19-20.

Non - Indexed Journal Articles

  • Sampath D. S. (2017) ‘Sustainability and resilience of Ancient Irrigation based Eco systems in Deduru Oya River Basin’, Multi-Disciplinary Approach of Archaeology, Ed. Dr .K. M. Alexander and Mr. H .H. Ashoka Karunarathna, S. Godage and Son’s publisher, Colombo, (at press)
  • Sampath D. S. (2017) “Irrigation systems at Deduru Oya Basin, Present and Past”, ‘Ashirvāda’, Essays in Weuda Villi Hathpaththuwe Chief Court Incumbent Honour of Most Venerable Oggamuwe Seelarathana Thero, Ed. Rev. Welipitiye Indananda, Rev. Kudawewe Somananda, Rev. Halpitiye Samithasiri, ISBN 978-955-30-7438-6, pp 527 -551.
  • Sampath D. S. (2014) “Resilience of Traditional Irrigation System in UvaWellassa”, ‘Sambhāsanā’, UvaWellassa and Four-fold disciples, Essays in Honour of Venerable KandaudapanguweSudhamma, Ed. Rev. Dr. Kotiyagala Uparathana, Rev. KandaudapanguweSugathananda, W. M. MenakaRuwan Kumara, ISBN 978-955-41896-07, pp 40 -59.

Translations

  • Munidasa P. Ranaweera, ‘Technology of Our Ancient Stupas’, Ed. Ven. Welipitiye Indananda and Ven. Ekiriye Padumasara, Thūpa: The Reviewed Academic Journal, Sri Sudarshanaramaya, Badulla, Sri Lanka, 2014, ISBN 978-955-97102-4-0, pp 92 -104 (Translate English to Sinhala)

Newsletter Articles

  • B. K. Mishra, S. Herath, D. S. Sampath, K. Fukushi, S. B. Weerakoon, “Decision Support System for Sustainable Water Resources Management”, Nepalese Engineers association, Japan (NEAJ) Newsletter, Nepalese Engineers Association, Japan, Volume 1, Issue 1, Janu 2015, pp 5-10

Monographs

  • Importance of Incorporating the Components of Traditional Irrigation Systems for the Improving Resilience of New Irrigation Development Projects- Case Study of DeduruOya LB Canal Irrigation System, Master of Philosophy Degree Thesis, 2016
  • Solid Waste Management in Kandy Municipal Correction, Bachelor of Science of Engineering Degree Thesis, 2012
  • Development of a Safe Road Crossing at the Engineering Faculty Entrance: a Case Study, Multi - Disciplinary Design Project Thesis, 2012

Poster presentation

  • ‘Water Diversion Analysis using WEAP Model in Proposed Deduru Oya Reservoir Project’, IESL Techno 2014 (National Engineering and Technology Exhibition) held at BMICH, Colombo from 10, 11 & 12 Oct 2014.
  • ‘Water Diversion Analysis using WEAP Model in Proposed Deduru Oya Reservoir Project’, International Exhibition on Water for Community Development and prosperity in parallel organized with 3rd International conference on community and water services 2014 "Water for Community Development and Prosperity" held at KCC, Kandy from 22nd to 24th August 2014.
  • ‘Design of Leachate Treatment Plant for Gohagoda Dump Site’, Engineering for Industry (EFI) day Exhibition held at Faculty of Engineering, University Of Peradeniya on 27th April 2012.