| Water course designing and improvement
techniques
Contact person
Dr Mushtaq Gill - Director
Contact person's address
On Farm Water Management
Training Institute
Niaz Beg
Lahore
Pakistan
Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel
+92-42-5421217 Fax +92-42-5420023
Contact person's
E-mail
[email protected]
Type of programme
Course
Certificate
Certificate of participation
Frequency of programme
Upon request
Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the
capabilities of water professionals.
Programme prospectus
The objectives of the course
are to impart skills on survey and design of watercourses and skills on
preparation of cost estimates and construction of watercourses.
The course comprises the following subjects: surveying and
survey equipment, topographic survey, profile and benchmarking surveys of
watercourses, development of survey maps and design sheets, water design using
the Manning's formula, calculation of materials required and preparation of cost
estimates, execution of civil works and construction procedures.
Target group
Agricultural engineers, assistant
agricultural engineers, water management specialists and water management
officers.
Programme www
http://www.panasia.org.sg/tcdc/
pakistan/ofwm_lhr/programs.html
Dates/duration
Six weeks
Language
English, Urdu |
On Farm Water Management Training Institute
Acronym
OFWMTI
Country
Pakistan
Address
On Farm Water Management Training
Institute
Niaz Beg
Lahore
Pakistan
Tel +92-42-5421217
Fax +92-42-5420023
E-mail
[email protected]
Institute/organization www
http://www.panasia.org.sg/tcdc/
pakistan/ofwm_lhr/
Brief description of institution/organization
The
Water Management Training Institute was established as a small Training Centre
on the inception of the USAID Assisted Pilot Project in 1976-77. The centre was
entrusted with the responsibilities of training Field Staff in Water Course
Improvement and Precision Land Levelling. The centre was upgraded to a full
fledged Training Institute headed by a Director, to meet the increasing training
needs in the field of water management from throughout the country and other
countries of the region. |
