| Course on Water Users Associations (WUAs) for field level
functionaries
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
Course
Certificate
Certificate of participation
Frequency of programme
Scheduled annually but may be
repeated upon request.
Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the
capabilities of water professionals.
Programme prospectus
The course curriculum includes
the concept and present status of Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) in
Maharashtra, benefits of Water Users Associations (WUA), formation process of
Water User cooperatives (WUCs), MOU and bylaws of WUCs, water supply to WUCs and
cropping patterns. Case studies and experience sharing of participants are
included. The training course is useful for the updating of knowledge on water
users cooperatives WUCs (or WUAs); the various facets of WUA of Dafter Karkuns
Record Keeping Clerks at the Irrigation Division, headed by an Executive
Engineer in Irrigation Department/CADS.
Target group
Grassroot level functionary at division
level in the Irrigation Department
Programme
www
http://www.walmi.org/training.htm
Dates/duration
Sceduled annually, may be repeated
upon request.
Language
Marathi (Local Language) |
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. |
