Information Brochure

01-21 November, 2016

ICAR Sponsored Winter School

On

Advanced technologies in watershed hydrology

to mitigate climate change impact on soil and

water resources

Course Director

Course Cordinators

Organized by

Sponsored by

Dr. S. Manivannan

Principal Scientist (Soil & Water Cons. Engg.)

Dr. P. Raja, Senior Scientist (Soil Science)

Dr. V. Kasthuri Thilagam, Scientist (Soil Science)

ICAR - Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation

Regional Centre, Fern hill Post,

Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu - 643 004

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

New Delhi

Address for correspondence:

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Route map to IISWC, RC

Dr. S. Manivannan

Dr. P. Raja

Dr. V. Kasthuri Thilagam

Principal Scientist (SWCE) & Course DirectorICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water ConservationRegional Centre, Fern Hill Post, Udhagamandalam, The NilgirisTamil Nadu - 643 004

Phone (O): 0423-2443992Fax : 0423-2446757Mobile : 09442109091E-mail : smaniicar1997@gmail.com

Senior Scientist (Soil Science) & Course Co-ordinator

Mobile : 08875197316E-mail : prajanbss@gmail.com

Scientist (Soil Science) & Course Co-ordinator

Mobile : 9976120719E-mail : kasthurisk@gmail.com

Last date for receipt of application : 15-09-2016

Intimation of selection : 30-09-2016

Confirmation by participants : 07-10-2016

PROFORMA FOR APPLICATION

1. Full Name (in capital letters): …………..........................

2. Designation: ……………………………...........................

3. Office address: ….…………..........................................

4. Address to which reply should be sent (in block letters)

(Give telegraphic, fax, e-mail address and mobile no.)

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5. Permanent address: .....................................................

5. Date of birth: ……………………………..........................

7. Sex (male/female): ……………………...........................

8. Marital status: …………………………............................

9. Teaching/Research/Professional experience (mention

post held ) and number of publications: .......................

10. Mention if you have participated in any Summer/

Winter School/ Short Course, etc. during the

previous three years under ICAR / Other

organizations : ............................................................

11. D.D. No. _________ dated ________ of Rs.50/-

(Non refundable as registration fee)

12. Academic qualifications (PG onwards):

Date:

Place: Signature of the applicant

13. Recommendations of Forwarding Institute

Signature : ____________

Designation : ____________

Address : ____________

Date:

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the information furnished by the applicant was checked with office record and was found correct.

Signature and Designation of

the Sponsoring Authority

with office seal

Exam passed

Subject Year of passing

Class Univ. / Institution

Eligibility

How to Apply

Boarding and Lodging

Travel

How to Reach

The candidate must hold Master’s Degree in Agriculture and allied disciplines with working knowledge of computer and must be working not below the rank of Assistant Professor/ Scientist or equivalent in the related theme of the winter school and concerned subject.

The interested candidates may send their applications in the enclosed form through proper channel to the Director, Winter School. Advance application may be essentially submitted by online through web site http://cbp.icar.gov.in. The last date for receipt of application is September 15, 2016. A Registration fee for Rs.50/- (Rupees fifty only) per participant is fixed as per ICAR guidelines. The fee should be sent through demand draft drawn in favour of “Officer-In-Charge, CSWCRTI, Research Centre, Ooty” payable at Udhagamandalam along with completed application form.

Free lodging and boarding will be provided to the participants in Institute’s trainees’ hostel. The institute has furnished rooms with dining and recreation facilities in the campus. The participants should abide by the rules and regulations of the Institute trainees’ hostel.

Participants will be paid travel fare to and fro by shortest route from their institution to ICAR - IISWC, Udhagamandalam by rail (Maximum Class of AC II only) or bus as the case may be as per ICAR rules. Participants are required to produce original rail and bus tickets for reimbursing the travel expenditure. ICAR employees may claim TA/DA from their sponsoring institution.

Udhagamandalam commonly known as Ooty is well

connected by road from Bangalore, Mysore, Calicut,

Palakkad and all the cities of Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore is

the nearest air port and railway station which is 85 km

from Udhagamandalam. On arrival of Ooty bus stand the

participants may take bus / auto towards Theettukal to

reach ICAR - IISWC, Regional Centre which is 5 km

away from the bus stand.

About the Host Institute

Information on Winter School

th Government of India on 20 October 1954, established

a Soil Conservation Research, Demonstration and Training

Centre at Udhagamandalam in Tamil Nadu. Later on, this

Centre along with other such centers under the Ministry of

Agriculture were transferred to the Indian Council of

Agricultural Research in 1967 and subsequently brought

under the administrative control of Central Soil and Water

Conservation Research and Training Institute, Dehradun.

Recently, the Institute has been renamed as Indian Institute

of Soil and Water Conservation.

The primary mandate of this institute is to undertake

research for management of land degradation in a primary

production systems and rehabilitation of degraded lands in

different agro - ecological regions of the country and

Coordinating research network for developing location

specific technologies in the area of soil and water

conservation. The institute also act as centre for training in

research methodologies and updated technologies in soil

and water conservation and watershed management. The

centre is actively involved in developing live models on

Participatory Integrated Watershed Management on

farmers' field. Salaiyur and Ayalur watersheds in semi-arid

region and Iduhatty in high rainfall area are the living

examples for sustainable development and rural

transformation in the region.

Hydrological behaviours of water domains are being

changed due to climate change and plays crucial role in

managing water resources in agricultural and forestry

watersheds. Recent trends in rainfall pattern and

distribution make changes in hydrological regimes and

complicated to understand for efficient planning and

management of water resources. Hence, it is essential to

update the knowledge of scientists of ICAR, SAUs and

State and Central Government organizations on recent

technologies on watershed hydrology. The course module

is designed to understand the advanced tools and models

for predicting hydrological behaviours and climate change

impact on water resources.

Objectives

Course Module

Who can Participate

The main objective of this training is to update the

knowledge of the trainers on watershed hydrology and train

them to use the advanced tools in watershed hydrology for

mitigating climate change impacts on soil and water

resources.

The training curriculum includes class room lectures,

practical and field visits in the following sub-theme areas:

­ Watershed hydrology

­ Runoff and soil loss modeling

­ Installation guidelines for gauging stations

­ Watershed management

­ Biological interventions for managing watershed

hydrology

­ Climate change impacts on soil and water resources

­ Regional climate change models

­ Application of advanced tools/models in watershed

hydrology

­ Modeling the nutrients movements in surface runoff

­ Hydrology of Soil and water conservation measures,

water harvesting and recharge structures

­ Farm mechanization in watershed management

­ Biophysical indicators for monitoring watershed

hydrology

­ Exposure visit to model agricultural watersheds and

range lands.

­ Monitoring the hydrological parameters

­ Application of runoff models and hydrological

behaviour under various landuses

The programme is open to scientists / assistant

professors / subject matter specialists / professionals from

ICAR institute/ SAUs/ CAUs/ Agricultural engineering

faculty of Anna University, Chennai in the cadre of

Assistant Professors or equivalent and above. A

maximum of 25 participants will be selected based on their

experience and area of working. One or two participants

may be sponsored from each Institute / Organization.