Programme title

Institution/organization

Discharge measurement and assessment of conveyance losses in canal system

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 twice a year, may be repeated on request.

Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the capabilities of water professionals.

Programme prospectus
Participants in this training course will acquire technical knowledge pertaining to following flow measuring devices and skills for the installation and maintenance, observations for the measurement of discharges and record keeping for the correct operation of the system (Orifices and V-notch, Cut-throat flumes and Parshall flumes, Standing Wave flumes and Replogle flumes).

Participants will also acquire the knowledge and skills regarding conveyance losses, efficiencies in irrigation systems and measurements thereof using different methods.

Through the practical exercises, participants will develop the skills to apply the knowledge to enable them to assess the actual conveyance losses in live systems.

Target group
Junior professionals
Middle level professionals

Programme www
http://www.walmi.org/training.htm

Dates/duration
Five days, scheduled upon request but may change as per requirement.

Language
English, Marathi (Local Language)

Water & Land Management

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/default.htm

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 Irrigation and Agriculture Department, Government of Maharashtra and to the farmers of the state.

The institute also conducts National and International Programmes in irrigation water management sponsored by different 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.