| Capsule course on drip and sprinkler
irrigation
Contact person
Mr S.L. Bhingare - Director
General
Contact person's address
Water and Land Management
Institute
WALMI Campus
Kanchanwadi
Post Box No. 504
Aurangabad - 431
005 Maharashtra
India
Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel
+91-240-2376-021 Fax +91-240-2376-836
Contact person's
E-mail
[email protected]
Type of programme
Field-based/Course
Certificate
Certificate of participation
Frequency of programme
Scheduled once a year, may be
repeated on request.
Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the
capabilities of water professionals.
Programme prospectus
The course curriculum includes:
drip and sprinkler irrigation development in Maharashtra, components and design
principles, soil characteristics and water quality aspects in drip and sprinkler
irrigation, estimates of water requirement for irrigated crops by drip and
sprinkler irrigation, planning, design and irrigation scheduling of drip and
sprinkler irrigation systems, evaluation procedures, chemigation, fertigation,
operation and maintenance, field demonstration on farmers field, economic
flexibility and planning and design of drip irrigation system on the basis of
field data and discussion. The training course is beneficial to executive junior
engineers of the Irrigation Department and agriculture officers of the
Agricultural Department of Maharashtra State.
Target group
Executive, middle level and junior
engineers from the irrigation department and agriculture officers of the
Agricultural Department
Programme
www
http://www.walmi.org/training.htm
Dates/duration
Five days, scheduled upon request but
may change as per requirement.
Language
English |
Water & Land Management Institute
Acronym
WALMI
Country
India
Address
Water and Land Management Institute
WALMI
Campus
Kanchanwadi
Post Box No. 504
Aurangabad - 431 005
Maharashtra
India
Tel +91-240-2376-159/160/161/162
Fax
+91-240-2376 836
E-mail
[email protected]
Institute/organization
www
http://www.walmi.org/defailt.html
Brief description of institution/organization
Water
and Land Management Institute (WALMI, Aurangabad) is a premier in-service
training institute in irrigation and water management. The institute was
established as an autonomous registered society and a first institute in India
by the Irrigation Department, Government of Maharashtra with the financial
support of the World Bank and USAID. The Institute provides in-service training
in irrigation water management for the officers of the Irrigation and
Agriculture Department, Government of Maharashtra and to the farmers in the
state.
The Institute also conducts national and international
programmes in irrigation water management sponsored by various donor agencies.
The Institute's other activities include the Action Research Programme and
Consultancy Services in the field of irrigation water management for the
different stakeholders. |
