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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack (NRRI)
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal (IIWBR)
- ICAR-Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpur (CICR)
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi (IIVR)
- ICAR-National Research Centre on Banana (NRCB)
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal (IISS)
- ICAR- National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur (NBSS&LUP)
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneshwar (IIWM)
- ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal (CIAE)
- ICAR- Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana (CIPHET)
- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (NDRI)
- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai (CIFE)
- ICAR- Central Inland Fishery Research Institute, Barrakpore (CIFRI)
- ICAR- Central Institute of Fresh Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar (CIFA)
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Aim/Agenda
About us:
The ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management (formerly Directorate of Water Management) was established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research on 12 May 1988. The Institute aims to develop improved water management technologies for sustainable agricultural production and disseminate it amongst researchers, government functionaries, NGOs and farmers. The Centre is located at Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar on a 5.71 ha of land along with its main office-cum-laboratory building, guest house and residential complex. Research farm of the Institute (63.71 ha of farm land) is located at Deras, Mendhasal which is at 30 km away from main campus.
What we do:
We work in four multi-disciplinary research programmes viz., Rainwater Management Programme, Canal Water Management Programme, Groundwater Management Programme and Rainwater Programme including Waterlogged Area strives to develop management practices for addressing the challenges faced by this ecosystem. Few promising research technologies/activities developed under this programme include; ICAR Flexi-Rubber Check dams for Efficient Water Use in Watersheds, Two-Stage Rainwater Conservation Technique for Medium and Lowlands; Micro-catchment water harvesting in the rainfed ecosystem of humid region. The future activities under the programme include ITKs on Rain Water Harvesting/Management and Validation, Water availability based crop diversification, IoT Enabled Sensor Based Critical Irrigation in rainfed ecosystem, Science based Watershed Management, and Management of coastal waterlogged areas and Flood affected areas. Canal Water Management Programme is focussing on location specific improved irrigation delivery mechanisms and diversified crop plans for enhanced crop and water productivity. Few promising research technologies/activities developed under this programme include; Water User group dynamics for participatory irrigation, irrigation induced soil degradation, and farm level water productivity enhancement. The future activities under the programme include canal automation, and IoT enabled irrigation scheduling. Groundwater management Programme focuses on Recharge, Groundwater Modelling, Groundwater Pollution, Solute transport study, Salinity intrusion in coastal areas etc. On farm Technology Dissemination programme including wastewater management, policy and governance focuses on reuse of water, minimizing water pollution, policy issues and water governance etc.
Objectives of the sub-project:
1. Evaluation of sensor-based irrigation system in direct seeded and transplanted rice for enhancing water productivity.
2. Development of IoT enabled irrigation water management systems for selected crops.
3. Development of Decision Support System (DSS) for enhancing water productivity in selected crops
4. Enhancing yield, water and nutrient use efficiency and profitability of banana under automated drip fertigation system (in collaboration with NRC Banana)