Rationale:the leaching problem of agrochemicals into the groundwatertable has had a significant impact on ground water quality in the Kalpitiya Peninsula. while the chemical an mechanical means to mitigate the contamination are expensive and unwieldy, the biolgical means to reduce such contamination is ggaining increasing impetus.
Objective:to conduct phytoremediation in a total of 42 public wells in 18 Grama Niladhari Divisions. cretae awareness amongst the community .create awareness among the community to garner their support.create awareness among the local and national administration. monitoring of all well selected for phytoremediation.