List of Figures

Figure

            Page
1.1 Brohier's Hypothesis reproduced by Needham (1971)            9
1.2 Location of Eppawala phosphate rock deposit            30
1.3 Ancient large reservoirs and channels in western
seaboard of Rajarata
           36
1.4 Ancient large reservoirs and channels in eastern
seaboard of Rajarata
           37
1.5 Ancient Irrigation system of Rajarata            38
1.6 Inter-relation of Irrigation Works            39
1.7 Small tank cascades of Anuradhapura district            42
1.8 Mahakanumulla, Thirappane and Ulagalla cascades            43
3.1 The Development of Underdevelopment            77
3.2 The Vicious Circle of Poverty (after Nurkse, 1953)            79
3.3 A New Map of the World            89
3.4 The Social Basis of Science and Technology Policy            90
3.5 The Science-Technology-Production system of Sri Lanka            95
3.6 The Vicious Spirals of Over-Development            101
3.7 The Stages of Economic Growth - Revised            103
4.1 Diagrammatic representation of Rail-Bus proposal            120
7.1 Inter-connected large reservoirs and channels in
western Rajarata
           156
7.2 Ancient Irrigation System of Rajarata showing Eppawala            157
7.3 Cascades of small tanks in Anuradhapura and
Eppawala buffer zone
           162
7.4 Climatological zones of Sri Lanka            167
7.5 Earth deflection bunds in the dry zone - Vetiyas            168
7.6 Ancient large reservoirs and channels in eastern
seaboard of Rajarata
           170
8.1 Ceylon in the Anuradhapura period and in the
Polonnaruwa period		            199
Map of Accelerated Mahaweli Development Programme            297



List of Illustrations

Page
The magnificent ancient Kalaweva spillway      ..      viii
Religious edifices built from the surplus of the ancient
     water and soil conservation ecosystems
     ..     
ix
The beautiful Thuparama dagaba where the sacred
     collarbone relic of the Buddha is enshrined
     ..     
xxviii
"Technology on this scale was accomapnied by a due
     concern for the environment"
     ..     
xix
Minister of Agriculture, D.S. Senanayake, accompanied
     by the Governor of Ceylon,at Kalaweva, 1940
     ..     
xxxix
Ceremonial inauguration of KaIaweva-Jayaganga
     after rehabilitation, 1940
     ..     
xxxix
Minister of Agriculture, D. S. Senanayake, addressing
     the gathering of people at the ceremony at Kalaweva, 1940
     in the presence of the Governor

     ..     

xl

****
The Role of the World Bank as seen by the common man      ..      4
The source of the Jayaganga, downstream view from
     Kalaweva sluice
     ..     
7
Protests against proposed Eppawela sell-out      ..      17
Ancient Kalaweva sluice unearthed during Accelerated
     Mahaweli Development Project
     ..     
31
Kalaweva-Jayaganga head-sluice with Kalaweva
     at full supply level
     ..     
31
Gal vihare - "Those who built those statues were not
     ordinary men"
     ..     
45
The Watadage at Polonnaruwa      ..      46
Quarrying phosphate at Eppawala - early stages      ..      63
The World Bank is with us      ..      113
Rail-bus in operation on Polgahawela-Maho route      ..      121
Cultural heritage monuments of Anuradhapura
     period - Brazen palace and Ruvanweliseya
     ..     
200
Cultural heritage monuments of Polonnaruwa
     period - Gal Vihare
     ..     
200
Kalaweva spilling - an awesome sight      ..      232
Kalaweva - magnificent monument to sustainable development      ..      247
D.S. Senanayake, Minister of Agriculture
     at Kalaweva in 1940		      ..     
250
Children of Kalaweva-Jayaganga cultural landscape -
     their future at stake?
     ..     
251
View from Pospet Kanda - Sacred Bodhi tree at Anuradhapura,
     oldest historical tree in the world
     ..     
284
Another view from Phosphate hill - the highest brick structures
     ever built on earth, the dagabas of Anuradhapura
     ..     
286
The leader of peoples resistance in Eppawala, Rev. Piyarathana      ..      290
Sigiriya rock and frescoes - recognized as
     World Heritage Monuments
     ..     
303


*****

List of Tables

Page
Chapter 1 Table 1: Hydraulic Engineering vs. Water and Soil
              Conservation Ecosystems
     ..     
34
Chapter 3 Table 3.1: Some terms describing the Two Cultures
              (on a global basis)
     ..     
81
Chapter 3 Table 3.2: The Two Cultures inside Sri Lanka      ..      81
Chapter 3 Table 3.3: Gross External Liabilities Outstanding
              (in Rs. Million)		      ..     
93
Chapter 8 The Hague Convention - List of 92 States Parties
              as at 15 July 1998
     ..     
213
Chapter 8 UNESCO Convention on Illicit Import, Export and
              Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property - List of
              88 States Parties as at October 1997

     ..     

218
Chapter 8 World Heritage Convention - List of 154 States
              Parties as at 28 July 1998
     ..     
224
Chapter 8 The World Heritage Committee 1997-1999      ..      225
Chapter 8 The World Heritage List - Sri Lanka      ..      225

Back to Eppawala, by D.L.O. Mendis.