Vimal Thanagarajah

Experience

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  Lanka Rain Water Harvesting Forum

  Jan 2006 - Nov 2006

  Field Coordinator

  • Assist in conduct awareness programme for stakeholders and beneficiaries.• Conduct socio-economic survey in each target area to select beneficiaries.• Organize and coordinate mason training programme.• Assist in organizing exhibition for public to promote rainwater harvesting.• Monitoring and arrange construction of rainwater harvesting systems as Project activity.• Monitoring and evaluation of project activities.• Networking and coordinating with relevant authorities (Partners, Government and Non-Government organizations, other relevant bodies).• Co-ordination of field visit of project staffs, funders and other relevant persons.• Assist project staff to report to funders on project activities and finances• Prepare and Submit monthly progress reports to Donors and Consultants• Write proposals for new projects Show less

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  ADB Assisted Secondary Towns and Rural Community Water Supply and Sanitation Project, NWSDB

  Nov 2006 - Jul 2012

  Environmental Officer

  A. Batticaloa• Monitoring the environmental impacts during construction of Unnichchai Dam, recording the water level of Unnichai reservoir and providing instructions and advices to client and consultant engineers about environmental protection measures during constructions.• Collect and analyze the physical and chemical qualities of Unnichchai raw water• Preparing and implementing Catchment’s management of Unnichchai reservoir.• Monitoring the environmental impacts during the construction of intake ,Water treatment plant and Elevated storage tower, laying of raw and treated water transmission lines and laying of distribution lines; propose the mitigation measures in order to avoid environmental impacts and public nuisances.• Implementing the urban sanitation programme. • Monitoring the Urban drainage programme and construction of Waste Water Treatment plants and prepare the mitigation measures for the possible environmental impacts; providing suggestions for unexpected environmental effects to Assistant Residential Engineer.• Monitoring the Rural Water Supply scheme and analyze the water quality; Design the Domestic Rainwater harvesting system. • Monitoring and Evaluvation of environmental conservation management practices by Rural Water Supply section.• Prepare quarterly progress report of Environmental Conservation and Management and Submit to Project Management Unit in Colombo.• Prepare monthly Catchment Management Report and Submit to the Project Management Unit in Colombo.B. Muttur (Monthly visit)• Monitoring the environmental and social impacts of construction of Elevated storage tower and ground reservoir, and laying of distribution lines and propose the mitigation measures.• Monitoring the urban drainage programme and providing suggestions to all technical staff to avoid environmental impacts and social conflicts.• Prepare quarterly progress report of Environmental Conservation and Management and Submit to Project Management Unit in Colombo. Show less

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  ADB Assisted Conflict Affected Regions Emergency Project -Water Sector

  Jul 2012 - Jun 2014

  Environmental Officer

  A. Eachchilampattu Water Supply Project• Monitoring the environmental and social impacts of construction of Elevated storage tower, and laying of distribution lines and propose the mitigation measures to avoid environmental impacts and social conflicts.• Office Administration.• Financial management and procurement management of field offices.• Public consultation and consultation with other Government and Non-Government Organizations.• Collecting and handing over of water sample for testing of phytoplankton assemblage.• Prepare quarterly progress report of Environmental Conservation and Management and Submit to Project Management Unit in Colombo.B. Muttur (Weekly visit)• Monitoring the environmental impacts during the construction of intake and Water treatment plant, and laying of raw and treated water transmission lines; propose the mitigation measures in order to avoid environmental impacts, accidents and public nuisances.• Conducting awareness programmes related with Environmental Management, Safety at site, etc. to technical staffs of client, consultants and contractors. • Prepare quarterly progress report of Environmental Conservation and Management and Submit to Project Management Unit in Colombo Show less

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  World Bank funded Provincial Road Development Project

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Social And Environmental Officer

  •Monitoring the environmental and social impacts during the road construction and propose the mitigation measures to avoid environmental impacts and social conflicts.•Preparation of Environmental Management Plan and Resettlement Action Plan for the upcoming projects.•Assess the shifting of utility poles due to the road widening.•Acquire the required land for the road widening through the voluntary donation.•Public consultation and consultation with other Government and Social Organizations.•Conduct the public opinion survey during the road construction and completion of each road construction.•Conduct the awareness programme to public and contractor’s site staff.•Conduct the Assessment of affected parties of post construction compensation.•Handling the technical issues when absence of field staff.•Determine the places for safety signs and road marking (pedestrian cross, speed breaker, etc ) at the completed of roads.•Prepare the site re-development plan of the completed packages.•Prepare monthly progress report of social safeguard and Environmental Management and Submit to Project Coordination Unit in Colombo. Show less

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  Sinohydro Engineering Coorporation Limited

  Sept 2015 - now

  Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) Officer

  My duties • Providing instructions to the safety officer and site safety officer of the project and supervise their activities.• Coordinate with the Mining Engineer to obtain license and approval to transport of explosives.• Monitoring and ensuring the safety of the workers at the dams (Main and Saddle) construction, tunnels construction, crusher and Batching plant and mining quarries.• Provide suggestions to the construction team to minimize soil erosion during the excavation for the dam construction and follow up monitoring.• Conducting suitable dust control measures at access roads and control air pollution.• Provide suggestions to the construction team in order to control the contamination and sedimentation of Kaluganaga river and continuous monitoring of the construction activities.• Provide instructions about the solid waste management methodologies to the in-charge officers of the office area, labour camp area, officer’s quarters and consultant residence and follow up monitoring.• Preparing and implementing the suitable wash water discharge method at the accommodation area and follow up monitoring.• Obtaining environmental protection license and LGA trade license by the coordination of relevant Government Authorities• Office administration of Department of Health, safety and Environment.• Maintain the inventory of explosives and weekly visit the explosive magazines storage in order to ensuring the safety.• Submitting the daily safety report to the consultant• Submitting the weekly environmental report to Consultant.• Submitting to the monthly environmental report to client and consultant. Show less

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  Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment

  Jun 2016 - now

  Senior Environmental Officer

  • Ensure functioning the Project Environment Organization across Client, Consultant and Contractor. • Implement the Grievance Redress Mechanism.• Oversea the environment mitigation and monitoring aspects of the Project through Project Management Design and Supervision Consultant,• Liaise with Project Approving and Stake Holder agencies (i.e. CEA, ADB, DWLC, FD), • Implementing the Reforestation of 140 ha• Represent PIU on Environment Management matters,• Monitor the performance of specialized environment consultants engage at Project environment mitigation/ monitoring assignments,• Environment documentation.• Create Environment awareness to Public, Contractors and other stake holders• Ensure environment emergency management.• Mange Project Health and Safety. Show less