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Programme title

Institution/organization

Structured irrigation network

Contact person
Mr R. Bose - Director

Contact person's address
Tamilnadu Irrigation Management Training Institute
PO Box No. 16 V. V. Kottai
Thuvakudy, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015
Tamilnadu State
India

Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +91-431 500088 Fax +91-431 500603

Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]

Type of programme
Course

Certificate
Certificate of participation

Frequency of programme
Scheduled several times a year, may be repeated on request.

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

Programme prospectus
Upon completion of the training, participants will have developed the skills to design a structured network and to select and locate off-take measuring structures. The curricula of the training course includes: concepts of a structured network, open channel hydraulics, design of flumes, design of different types of off-take structures (proportional distributors, open flume, pipe outlet, pipe semi module, pipe with sleeve and tail cluster), design of Duck-bill weir and selection and location of off-take and measuring structures.

Target group
Junior and Middle level officers

Programme www
http://www.tamilnaduimti.org/sch_sin.htm

Dates/duration
Five days, scheduled several times a year but may change as per Requirement.

Language
Tamil, English

Tamilnadu Irrigation Management Training Institute

Acronym
Tamilnadu IMTI

Country
India

Address
Irrigation Management Training Institute
PO Box No. 16 V. V. Kottai
Thuvakudy, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015
Tamilnadu State
India

Tel +91-431 500088

Fax +91-431 500603

E-mail
[email protected]

Institute/organization www
http://www.tamilnaduimti.org

Brief description of institution/organization
Tamilnadu Irrigation Management Training Institute (IMTI) is one of 11 institutions set up in the country with financial assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Water Resources Management and Training Project, which was established in April 1984.

The objectives of the Institute are to:

- Impart training to the in-service personnel serving in the Department of Public Works, Agricultural Engineering and Agriculture.
- Increase agricultural productivity, rural income, development of human resources and their efficiency in managing system with farmers participation.
- Conduct Action Research in a live irrigation system with farmers participation.
- Motivate farmers to form Water Users Associations (WUAs).

IMTI is a society governed by a Governing Council comprising chairperson, vice chairperson, member secretary and other members.


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