Showing posts with label river bed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label river bed. Show all posts

Friday, January 8, 2010

Harvested sand from the river bed, Meethirigala, Sri Lanka.


Sand used for building is harvested from the beds of rivers in Sri Lanka. This is controlled by licences to prevent soil erosion. A lorry load of sand delivered in Colombo costs about Rs.5000/-.