Galle fort field visit

We went Galle fort field visit on 15 ^th October 2015.we left from university nearly 8.00 a.m., and we arrived to the Galle nearly 10.00 a.m. First we went to see Jungle beach.it is too attractive place. At That place we could see all the galle fort area.it is very beautiful Sean. We spent our time happily at that place. And after that we went to galle fort. At that day Sri Lanka vs West India test match is continued on galle national ground. After we went to the galle fort we have big task for observe our study areas.

Galle fort is very valuable place to us.it is world heritage side.in the galle fort we had a task to observed harbor area. Our special observe streets are Church Street, Queen Street, Baladaksha mawatha and Hospital Street. First we went around our study area and we got little idea about our area and those streets. After that we again observed those areas very well. We took some photo graphs and we tried to get some ideas from several peoples.

In our area we could see, it is very calm area. Reason is no residential areas in our study area. Lot of public places are there. In this area we could see large major building. Presently it use as a marine museum. But previously it use as a ware house.it was built at Dutch period.it paint colour is ‘samara’ colour. Previously it used for stored ivory, black sugar, cinnamon….etc. Middle part of the building we could see old entrance of the Galle fort. By that entrance we can enter the baladaksha mawatha and harbor area. This baladaksha mawatha is very calm and neat area more than other streets. Gall de Hall, Scout head office, public sports club, deputy harbor master’s office, Galle heritage side, and lot of administrative offices are located at that area. And also fish market and natural beach park also located at that side.

We could saw most of one store buildings at that area. And those all buildings painted by “samara” colour. For chogam conference government involved and removed all the unnecessary buildings and unnecessary constructions and they protected ancient value of those heritage buildings. For the chogam conference president use this baladaksha street for enter the galle fort.

After that we entered to the Hospital road, in there we could see Galle district court and, Dutch Hospital. Dutch hospital currently use as a shopping center.18^th century it used as a ayurvedhic Dutch Hospital,19^th century it used as a harbor master’s house and after that it used as a Galle kachcheriya. From 1948 it used as a Town hall.2014 it changed as a shopping complex. We talked with Archeological Department and galle heritage side. They gave lot of information about the area, regulations of galle fort and also about the activities and people,

From that observation I could understand ancient value of the galle fort.it is well planning town. But however little by little those heritage value will destroy in the future. As a planner we should observe plan of the galle fort. Reason is from that we can get more knowledge about it.

ABOUT RATHNAPURA……………….

Ratnapura is a located in sabaragamuwa province in Sri Lanka. Sabaragamuwa province has main two districts. Those are Ratnapura and kegalle.Rathnapura is capital district in sabaragamuwa province.it is situated in wet zone. It is very famous for Gems. Ratnapura has two towns, new town and old town .lots of government places are located in Ratnapura new town. Ratnapura is very attractive place. And also very sacred area.

Ratnapura town is very famous for gem industry.so many foreigners come to Ratnapura for buy and observe about valuable gems. But problem is no more comfortable facilities to them.so I think it is big threat to gem industry. Different kind of valuable gems are find from Ratnapura land area .as a example blue sapphire, Yellow sapphire, Amethyst, Pathmaraga……During the world historic period srilanka is world famous as a gem land. Gem mining is main work opportunity for Ratnapura people. Gems are too valuble.but it is not an easy job.it has big threat. Ratnapura is famous not only for gems.ratnapura city has so many valuable places for visit. Adams peak, sabaragamuwa maha samandhewalaya, Sinha raja rain forest, Bata dhobalena, Bata thotalena, Bopath ella, Pothgulwiharaya, punchi dhabadhiwa are some of most famous places are situated in Ratnapura. Most local and foreign peoples are normally come for visit that places.

Ratnapura has many famous government schools.fergusion high school, Sumana balika and Ratnapura convent are famous girls school in Ratnapura.sumana balika vidyalaya is one and only Buddhist girls school in Ratnapura. Sivali central college,allosius college are another main schools located in rathnapura.World first pry minister sirimavo R.D Bandaranayke and also famous actor Joe abewicrama was born in Ratnapura.Tea,Paddy and Rubber industries are main industries in Ratnapura area. Kalu gaga is major river flow along the Ratnapura town. Every month in the year, Ratnapura people always face for rain.so some time they had face heavy floods.

People who are live in Ratnapura area, they always believe about god of saman.so people normally go saman dhevalaya and pray for their wishes, normally September in each year basnayaka nilame and other people organized samandevala perahara.it is very colourful,famous and sacred religion ceremony. That perahara has five night perahara and one “diyakapana perahara”."maha baba"is identity for ratnapura maha samandevala perahara.And also they have another main ceromany.it is called”sripada waraya”.it is normally start at December in each year. And it is finish may in each year. We can arrive to Adams peak from main three ways. Those are Ratnapura road, kuruwita Erathna road and Hatton road. Without Hatton road other two major roads are start from Ratnapura district. All the major rivers are start from the Adams peak.

Ratnapura city has more valuable places.So we can provide well tourism industry around the Ratnapura area.so we should protect those natural heritage and we should plan Ratnapura as a more comfortable and planning town. For it we should develop road network, hotel industry, parks, and other infrastructures.Ratnapura town can get a big value from good town planning.

EXPERIENCE OF BOLGODA FIELD VISIT....

We have a task to find a information about pollution of bolgoda lake. so as a group we search sources for success that task. We had some research article about bolgoda lake. We read those article and get some basic idea about surrounding of bolgoda lake, valuable of bolgoda lake, pollution of bolgoda lake. After that we went to that area for get real experience about that problem.

Date is 13/10/2015.we start our field visit from university premises. We went around the university with our senior lecture call " K.D sir". sir gave more idea to us about the bolgoda lake. When we talk about bolgoda lake we consider about surface water pollution. When we walk around the university we saw university drainage system also combined with bolgoda lake. Some areas we can saw some land filing .it is very big trouble for normal natural hydrological system. After that we went along the Bandaranayke street. From that we could take lot of experiences and also lot of information about that problem. First we talked with normal person who are fish seller. We asked some question from him. But at that time he said, villagers are not pollute this water resources. Now every time police men do their duties in this area both day and night. So anybody can't pollute those area. But at that time also we saw they clean knife and some bodes use for cut fishes, those water also run to the bolgoda lake. after that we went to siri wajiraramaya and talk with chief  monk.that monk said people too much pollute this lake. They built small houses base of bolgoda lake. Government put some regulations for protect those lake. police department also give their help for protect this resources. Many houses which are built on the lake base, those are built by the lands filling. But monk of siri wajiraramaya said that temple is built on the coloums.so no any threat to bolgoda lake from this temple. monk of the temple invite to us come and discuss about that problem further.

When we leave that temple time is nearly 7.00p.m.after that we came again to university side. At that time we could saw lot of garbage bags through out to base of bolgoda  lake. We took those photo graphs. After that we went to talk with police men who are try to protect this lake. they gave lot of information about that problem.and also they told what are the actions and regulations take for peoples who are pollute this area. And also they invite to us for go visit along this bolgoda river and get real experience about this pollution.

However from this field visit,i can understand about pollution of this area. Some natural plant became as a main threat for this lake. Reason is evaporation for it. Furniture industry also put some un necessary things to this lake. However now this lake is badly polluted with human activities think this is very valuable resource in sri lanka.we should protect it for future generation. 

HOW CAN WE MAKE ARE CITIES……

First we should think about what is a city. With my ideas, I’m think city is a place which people can take several services and they can success their lots of needs. Cities are should make for peoples.so cities should make for success their activities. And also it should be attractive place for each and every people. If it be good and attractive place to everyone, it will become a good city. City should be valuable,attractive and plan very well. Cities are use different kind of peoples.so before make a city  we should understand about all kinds of peoples characters,their behaviors,different societies and also their needs and their likes and dislikes.

When we make a city first we should make a peoples happy and suitable life and also their living places. But it should not be a comfortable place.it should be a suitable place. We can’t remove all slums and we can’t give flats or comfortable place to every person. Because peoples like to their acquainted places. They can’t leave from their houses. They know their places are not more comfortable. But they like their slums.so we should develop their life styles and their facilities, without remove their houses. And we should develop good markets, shopping centers, comfortable hotels, well road network……

We can divide cities to main categories. For that we can understand main services and we can categories those services under several main points. As a example we can considered about educational 

places,health services,religion places,government offices,residential places,hotel area, we should make markets, fairs for normal people. mainly we should make sanitary facilities for each people. When we build a city we should think about how it effect to global environment warming. And also we try to protect environmental resources and we can use those resource as a part of our planning city.

lessire park area…..so people can easily understand about their need and they can easily move for get their needs. They know where they should go for success their needs. And also city want comfortable places and also normal places. Reason for it, city area we can see different kind of people and different kind of cultures.so we should make places for rich people and also poor people and normal people. As a example, people want bring some vegetables.so for that we can make super markets for rich people and also

always we should understand about cities making for a people. And we try to develop peoples life as their wish. We can't remove any thing suddenly. We should do everything step by step. Because people can't adapt to anything suddenly. But little by little they can change for those changes. So i think as a planner first we should understand about people's needs and their dislikes and likes, after that we should plan proper city for everyone.

CITY PLAN FOR WHOM....???

I have some kind of problems. What are the our needs? How we success those needs, from where we success those needs? For those questions i think about us little bit. We have lot of needs. And others also have several needs. They want success those needs easily and well.so people try to gather to proper place for get their needs. Town, cities are most suitable places for people to get their needs. Because in the city, we can find many facilities in the small area. It is big easy for any one.so i think town planners should build cities for people.

                                           Before we plan a city we should think about people's wants. And after that we should plan a city for success people's wants. First, if we considered about people's wants, people want to buy several foods, cloths and lots of things, people want to give well education for their children. People want to take medicine for their illnesses. They want to search good job opportunities, some people want to build their residential areas very closely with those facilities. Some people want to spend their leisure time freely. For it they want a better place.and for lovers also want free and calm place for share their feelings. And also for guy want play grounds, swimming pools, for their activities. For foreigners want hotels with proper facilities, those are some kind of main wants of people. After we identify those wants, we should plan suitable construction for success their wants. Not only those wants, we should understand about their feelings and about their habits. Some people likes their places too much. Sometimes they have very law facilities, but they don’t like leave from those places. Because they normally adapted their places.so they like live their own places with their own relations.it is a nature.

When we think about a city, suddenly we have an idea about city people, city people have lot of money, they have comfortable vehicles,they have comfortable houses, all the children who are live in city are go to high schools. We have like this beautiful images about city people. But is that imaging is true? Answer is no.in the city, we can find peoples, who are live in different level and different position.in the city we can see lot of poor people. We can see lot of slums. Lot of children haven’t a chance to go schools.so we should understand about people’s wants and also culture and positions of those different people .after understand those situation and we should plan our cities for peoples without destroying their familiar places. We can develop their wants without damage their places.

                                                                           We plan towns for peoples. Specially we should plan cities for success peoples’ needs.it should be with well facilities and also it should have well appearance .because we design our cities for people.it should give mentally well and happiness for people. Peoples are different. They have different characters, likes and dislikes. After we think those all things we should plan best city for people. If people interest about city and if it can success people’s wants after the built it, it is the planner’s success.  

  

SOCIETY AROUND THE US.........

Not only me or you live in this world.lot of peoples are gather around me.it is nature.we can't live with out this society.society is normally different type of group of people.in this society we have meet lot of peoples.those are not same.those are have different kind of  features.but we can't reject any one.because every person in this world are too valuable to us.any day,any time they will want to us in future.peoples who are live in our society we can put them under the two category.those are not only mental features,and also we can considered about peoples position and physical features.

when we waiting for bus we can see different kind of peoples go here and their.when we take a bus,inside of bus also can see different kind of people.some are very kind,some are got angry unnecessary,some are very serious every time,some are funny,some are very pretty always,some are smile with others always,some are very friendly,some are very cruel,some are very cunning.i think society around us has multi feature people.i think they give different colors to do colorful our society.

not only considered about those inside features.we should think about position of this people who are live in this society.some people are in very high class society.normally they don't like to connect with other people,who are in other law class position.people can't go to high class easily.peoples have lot of barriers to go head.peoples who are live in high class,they always try to connect with  only their class people.as a example if they have any function,they never invite to law class people.they try to invite only their class position.because they like to sit lunch or dinner,only with their class members.not only high class members,law class members and middle class members also too proud about their society.they also don't like to connect with high class society.because they also like to be with their personality.they have their personality till they be with their position people.so they always try to respect their own position. rarely some people go head and go high position. but if he or she go to the head,she or he never tell about him or her previous back ground.normally it is a nature.

during some period,government try to build comfortable homes to every people and try to remove slums and small houses. because they thought those slums and small houses are give bad appearance to town.but how much they try to do it people who are live in those slums,they are like to live their slums.those are not more comfortable houses.but they like their places.they don't like to be change.they can't bear up their suddenly change.so we can't easily understand about this nature.

as a planner we should think about our society and our back ground.every people and every back ground are useful to us.so when we go to do any project,we should think about our society and we should protect all the positions.it is our response.we will do it in future well........