Indus Water Institute

Indus Water Institute is entering the field of Water Education. Indus is looking at filling the knowledge gap with courses at all levels of education from a week’s course for water professionals to detailed and specific courses in water and waste water management. Courses are designed to be all inclusive with a short term and long-term perspective. Courses are planned to be held at several locations in India.

Surface Water

Climate Change
Economics of Storage
Economics of usage

Ground Water

Basics of Aquafers
Ground Water Economics
Contamination of Ground Water

Water Distribution

Agriculture
Portable
Industrial
Bovine

Water Supply

Open Canals v/s Close Conduits
Non – Revenue Water
Contamination

Water Purification

Local v/s Citywise
Best Treatment Methods
Best Practices
Current Methodology Used in India

Sewerage Treatment and Reuse

Types of Sewerage Treatment
Local V/s Citywise
Best Technologies

New Technologies

Desalination
Artificial Intelligence
SCADA Systems

FROM WASTE TO RESOURCE: REUSE OF WASTEWATER FOR AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRY

Status of generation, treatment and reuse of TWW in India
Challenges and opportunities for TWW use in irrigation and industries
Developing standards for TWW reuse for irrigation and industrial uses in India
Key barriers and difficulties faced by the urban bodies in sustainable wastewater treatment and its disposal
Business model of wastewater treatment for urban water entities in India
Prevailing policies, regulatory and institutional framework in WW treatment and reuse in India
Revisiting zero-discharge

MODERNIZATION OF IRRIGATION SCHEMES FOR IMPROVED EFFCIENCY, EQUITY AND PRODUCTIVITY

Enhancing water use efficiency and water productivity of public irrigation schemes
Planning, design and operation of piped distribution network
Modernization of lift irrigation schemes
Advanced flow measurement technology for canals and pipes
Modernization of on-farm irrigation systems
Performance benchmarking of irrigation schemes
Water accounting and auditing in irrigation schemes
Asset management of irrigation infrastructure
GIS and remote sensing applications in irrigation management
Participatory groundwater irrigation management