North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM) – (Assam/North-East Geography Notes)

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North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM)

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  • The North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM) was established at Tezpur, Assam by North Eastern Council (NEC), in December, 1989, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.
  • After signing a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD &GR), Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and NEC, the Institute was transferred to MoWR, RD & GR, Govt. of India with effect from 1st April, 2012.
  • The main objective of the institute is to provide capacity building, undertake research and provide technical services to the line departments in order to improve agricultural production and socio-economic status of the people in North-East region.
  • The mandate of the Institute is formulated with an overall goal of capacity building and skill enhancement of professionals working in departments like Irrigation/Water Resources, Agriculture, Horticulture, Soil & Water Conservation, Rural Development etc., Water Users Associations (WUAs), farmers and NGOs for efficient management of water and land resources of Northeast of India.
  • It promotes advancement of science and acquisition of scientific knowledge to provide instruction / and training in all branches of science, both theoretical and applied, and in particular in Water and Land Management for Irrigation and Agriculture.
  • The Institute caters the requirements of all the eight states of North Eastern Region of India namely Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. It has made commendable progress in imparting capacity building programmes like training, seminar, workshop, conferences in the NE region. It also conducts field researches in farmer’s fields as well as in its Research Farm.
  • The Institute provides technical back-up services by undertaking projects, experiments and offers consultancy services etc. in various aspects of water resource management, efficient water use in irrigation management, agricultural and horticultural development, soil and water conservation and sociological parameters etc. NERIWALM also envisages fulfilling the goals of National Water Mission through its various activities.

 

The on-going activities of the Institute in the following thrust areas:

  • Irrigation water management

  • Integrated water resource management

  • Participatory irrigation management

  • Soil and water conservation and watershed management

  • Command area development and water management

  • Multiple cropping and crop diversification

  • Women participation in irrigation management

 

NERIWALM’s mission

  • To empower the human resources on agricultural water management to preposition the region to combat the emerging challenges in agriculture and ensure productivity increase in agri, horti, fish crops on the face of shrinking/fragmented land holdings, ailing soil health, diminishing water resources and increased human population ensuring effective use of the water and soil resources in scientific, equitable and sustainable manner.

  • To take up all such activities that will help in better implementation of programmes and projects relating to water and land management of both Central and State Governments.

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