Programme title

Institution/organization

Operation and maintenance for farmer managed irrigation 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
Course

Certificate
Certificate of participation

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

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

Programme prospectus
The course curriculum includes fixation of water quotas for Water Users Associations (WUAs), allocation and redistribution of available water (quota) to the beneficiary, selection of suitable crops, fix and operate RWS schedule, maintain and carry out flow measurement and water accounting and auditing, monitoring of irrigation System. It also includes the implementation of act and assessment and recovery, etc.

The training course is useful for farmers/Office bearers of WUA/officers of irrigation departments for better operation of system and strengthening the capacities of farmers and farmer-managed irrigation systems.

Target group
Chairs of WUAs and executive engineers

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

Dates/duration
Four 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/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 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 of the state.

The Institute also conducts national and international programmes in irrigation water management sponsored by different donor agencies. Other activities include the Action Research Programme and Consultancy Services in the field of irrigation water management for the different stakeholders.