Project details
- 01 August 2001
01 August 2001
Ministry of Water Resources, India
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB); National Institute for Hydrology (NIH); Central Water Commission (CWC); Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI) of Uttar Pradesh (Okhla), India
The Netherlands Government
East Asia and Pacific
Tailor-made Training
WAMATRA II
Indo-Dutch Training Programme on Water Management
Ambitions and Achievements
Staff development of, and technology transfer to, the Ministry of Water Resources, India, in the field of water resources management.
Background of Project
In December 1985, the Governments of India and The Netherlands agreed on Phase I of an Indo-Dutch Training Programme on Water Management (WAMATRA I).
WAMATRA is a programme for personnel development and technology transfer in the area of water management, forming part of the bilateral programme in development co-operation agreed upon by both governments.
The WAMATRA II project covered a period of two years, comprising the collaboration of five institutions in India with five institutions in the Netherlands.
The long-term objectives of WAMATRA II were based on those stated in Phase I: staff development and technology transfer in the fields of: (1) Waterlogging and Salinity in Irrigated Lands; (2) Hydraulic Modelling; and (3) Hydrogeological Survey Methods.
In addition to the three fields mentioned,Irrigation EngineeringandGroundwater Modellingwere appended to the programme.
Approach and Activities
Project activities included:
- Training of staff in Applied Groundwater Modellingand in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering;
- Organisation of a seminar on Water Quality Monitoring ;
- Fellowships for regular IHE Delft courses;
- Services for the purchase of computer hardware and software;
- Services for the purchase and installation of laboratory equipment; and
- Training of staff on the use of laboratory equipment.
Additionally, a number of fellowships were awarded for the regular IHE Diploma and MSc Courses in Delft to provide the professionals from India with more in-depth knowledge.
IHE's contribution consisted of the organisation of two tailor-made courses onApplied Groundwater Modelling: one course took place in India, in collaboration with the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB); and one in Delft, in collaboration with the International Groundwater Modelling Centre (IGWMC).
Joint efforts between IHE and the National Institute for Hydrology (NIH) involved the strengthening of the water quality sector of NIH. To this end, equipment was purchased for the laboratory, personnel was trained in the Netherlands and a seminar was held in Roorkee, India. Together with the WALMI, two training courses onIrrigation Engineeringwere conducted in Okhla, India.
Approximately 100 engineers were trained within this project.