Dimuthu Malalgoda
Regional Researcher - Groundwater Management
Malalgoda has 23 years of experience in groundwater resources development, management, and emergency rehabilitation for communities affected by disasters. His expertise includes groundwater resources investigation, aquifer testing, geo-structural, geological and geophysical techniques for groundwater resources development, GIS, remote sensing for groundwater applications, and groundwater project management. Malalgoda is a Chartered Geologist with a B.Sc. in Geology (Honors), an M.Sc. in Remote Sensing & GIS, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Groundwater exploration water resources exploitation and conservation from the University of Jerusalem, Israel. Prior to joining IWMI, he worked as a Hydrogeologist and Manager of Groundwater Investigation at the National Water Supply and Drainage Board in Sri Lanka.
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Hydrological insights for farming communities that depend on the Knuckles mountains
Effective groundwater management in Jaffna depends on cross-sector collaboration
Can science and community save Jaffna’s groundwater?
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