Research Institutes in Pakistan

Pakistan

Water Management Training Institute, Punjab, Pakistan.

Contact: Mr. Mureed Hussain.
Title:
Address: 13-KM Niaz Baig Thokkar
City/State: Lahore
Country: Pakistan
Phone of Organization: 92-42-5220307
Cable:
Telex:
Fax:
Year Established: 1981.
Language of Registration: English
Source of Input: INRES01
INRES Inst. No.: PAK4019
Information Last Updated: 04/06/94
Institution Type: Governmental/Inter-Governmental


Purpose:
- Provision of academic & field training in w/course designing & improvement, precision land leveling, irrigation agronomy, water users associations dev: & water management extension to professionals of OFWM project, staff of agricultural staffing, staff of agricultural extension wing, staff of allied agencies and members of water user associations.- Providing technical assistance to the field staff & suggesting solutions for newly emerging problems.- Development of standards and specifications

Expertise & Training Programs

Training Program No: 1

Area of Training

Water management
Agricultural engineering

Title: Watercourse Designing & Improvement Techniques

Description:
The course is meant for agricultural engineers, agricultural graduates & sub-engineers (polytechnic diploma holders)

Language(s) Used: English, Urdu

Times per year: 2 times per year

Type of Exp/Trg: Vocational/Technical

Duration/Cost : 6 weeks

Training Program No: 2

Area of Training

Irrigation
Water management

Title: Comprehensive course in watercourse designing, land leveling and irrigation agronomy.

Description:
The course is meant for all levels of professional and sub-professionals working in agricultural and water management except field assistants.

Language(s) Used: English, Urdu

Times per year: twice a year

Type of Exp/Trg: Vocational/Technical

Duration/Cost : 12 weeks

Description of Staff

Agricultural agronomist -- 1
Rural sociologist -- 1
Soil scientist -- 1
Agricultural economist -- 1
Agricultural extension specialist -- 1
Assistant agronomist -- 1
Computer programmers -- 2

Equipment:
Audio-visual equipment; library; laboratory; training and demonstration farm workshop; transport; design and drafting room