THEME AND SUB-THEMES

THEME 1: IRRIGATION: STATUS AND CHALLENGES

  • Status, problems & prospects of irrigation management at farm level
  • PMKSY or other flagship programmes for expanding & improving the irrigation system
  • Water quality aspects in irrigation water management
  • Groundwater management for irrigation: its status, prospects and sustainability
  • Issues of small, marginal farmers in irrigation management
  • Case Studies and Best Practices

THEME 2: EFFICIENT USE OF WATER IN IRRIGATION

  • Sustainable and efficient irrigation methods
  • Conveyance control & delivery of irrigation water
  • Water Use Efficiency and Crop Productivity
  • Command Area Management for Efficient Water Use
  • Water conservation and artificial recharge to groundwater for irrigation sustainability
  • Participatory Irrigation Management and Water Users Association
  • Case studies and best practices

THEME 3: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT

  • Application of RS & GIS in irrigation management
  • Pressurized irrigation Systems
  • Technological intervention in irrigation management
  • Smart irrigation technologies
  • AI, ML and Decision Support System
  • Case Studies and Best Practices
  • Case Studies and Best Practices

THEME 4: POLICY, GOVERNANCE, AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF IRRIGATION

  • Circular economy and virtual water export
  • Policy initiatives for alleviating water poverty
  • Water pricing and water marketing
  • Innovation in irrigation financing
  • Public-Private Partnerships in Irrigation Development and Management
  • Regulatory framework for water management
  • Case studies and best practices

THEME 5: CLIMATE RESILIENT IRRIGATION

  • Adapting Irrigation Practices to Climate Change
  • Springshed Management
  • Climate-smart Agriculture Practices
  • Drought proofing irrigation management
  • Coastal area irrigation with brackish saline and treated water application in irrigation
  • Case Studies and Best Practices
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