Continuing Education

The Centre, catering to the needs of the engineering profession, conducts several continuing education programme especially seminars, refresher courses, workshops and training programmes. They are listed below

• Modelling for Managing Ground Water Aquifer, April 1985(GOTN)
• Field Programme in Irrigation Water Measurements, December 1985(USAID)
• Management of Ground Water Supply for Urban and Rural Areas, February 1986 (WAPCOS)
• Selection, Erection, O&M of Irrigation Pumps - Conducted for Farmers, October 1986 (USAID)
• Field Programme in Irrigation Water Measurement, December 1986 (USAID)
• Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground Water, April 1987 (USAID)
• Training of Trainers in Irrigation Management Programme, February 1988 (USAID)
• Training Programme for Irrigation Community Organisers, August 1988 (GOTN)
• Micro Computer Application in System Analysis, November 1988, (USAID)
• Training of Trainers in Irrigation Management Programme, December 1988 (USAID)
• Orientation Programme on Small Tank Development, March 1989 (GOTN)
• Sprinkler and Drip Irrigation Systems, July 1989 (USAID)
• Sprinkler and Drip Irrigation Systems, July 1990 (USAID)
• Micro Computer Application in System Analysis, March 1991 (USAID)
• On-Farm Development Works, August 1991 (USAID)
• Micro Computer Application in System Analysis, December 1991 (USAID)
• Water Quality: Monitoring, Modelling, Management, February 1995(UGC)
• Micro Computer Applications in Irrigation Water Management, May-June 1996 (MOWR)
• Rainfall and its Impact, July 1998 (TWAD)
• Rain water harvesting, 2002 (NSS)

Conferences, Workshops, Symposia and Seminars Organised

• Tank rehabilitation programme Problems and Issues, 1982
• Sedimentation Problems in Reservoirs, June 1986 (GOTN)
• Ocean Resources of India, December 1986 (DOD)
• Rehabilitation of Tank Irrigation Systems, January 1987 (USAID)
• Efficacy of On-farm Development Works, December 1987(USAID)
• Aquaculture Engineering, April 1988 (DOD)
• Coastal Zone Management, October 1989
• Identification of Problems in Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Tamil Nadu: Focus on R&D Support and S&T Application, MOR&E, July 1996
• Management of Drinking Water Resources, December 1997, CLRI, CSIR, TWAD, UGC
• Future Research on Tank Modernisation, March 1998, FORD
• Management Aspects of Tank Irrigation May, 1999, EEC
• Framework for Action – Southern Region – Consultation Meeting of GWP June 1999, GWP
• India Water Vision 2025 – Consultation meeting of India Water Partnership – December 1999, GWP
• Sustainability of Farmers Organisation – March 2000, FORD
• Flow measurements in irrigation system its adequacy, Suitability and Reliability - March 2000, UGC
• Integrated Water Management Strategies for Municipalities/Townships/ Panchayat of greater Chennai – March 2000, UGC
• Dams and Development, India Water Partnership, 2002.
• Role of Technical Education in Sustainable Development, March 2005.
• Inter/ Re-linking of Urban lakes through People’s Participation, December, 2005.
• Eco-Environmental Impact on Water Resources Potential towards Re-linking and Integrating its Hydrological Cycle, January 3rd – 5th, 2007.
• South Asia Water Research Conference on “Water Access and Conflicts: Implications for Governance, 21st and 22nd March 2007
• Workshop on “Application of Science. Geography and Value Education for Flood Management in Chennai”, 24th and 25th October 2007

ENDOWMENT LECTURES

An International Hydrological Decade (IHD) endowment lecture programme is conducted once in two years by the Centre, inviting eminent engineers and scientists from within India and abroad, related to various topics of water resources engineering and water management. So far, twelve such endowment lectures were organized; the first one was delivered by late Prof.Ven Te Chow of University of Illinois, USA, in the year 1975 and the latest one by Prof. Victor R. Baker in 2003.

Dr.Jayasekhar Endowment Lecture is conducted once in a year; the aim of this Endowment is to award Gold Medals for the I Rankers in M.E (H&WRE) and M.E (IWM), 2003-2005 batches onwards. The first Lecture was delivered by Er.M.Dheenadhayalan, B.E., F.I.E.Engineer- in Chief, WRO, PWD on 16th July, 2004.

THRUST AREAS AND FUTURE PROGRAMMES

• Rain Water Harvesting and Recharge
• Hydrology of Tank Watershed
• Ground Water Modelling and Management
• Drought Analysis and Management
• Waste Water Reuse
• Participatory Irrigation Management
• Performance Evaluation of Irrigation Systems
• Water Quality Management
• Irrigation Scheduling
• Application of GIS and Remote Sensing
• Micro Irrigation