RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
 
 

A)

COMPLETED RESEARCH STUDIES
1 Developing Interface to adopt drip irrigation in gravity irrigation system.
2 Irrigation Water Management in Scarcity Conditions.
3 Soil Moisture studies for irrigation scheduling for Hot weather groundnut in Jayakwadi Command.
4 Study of Drainage Problems at Mangalwedha in Bhima command
5 Cost support to WUAs and analyzing the management expenditure.
6 Measurement of Crop Evapotranspiration by Lycimeter.
7 Developing Computerized information system of Govt. Circulars on Water Management.
8 Operation and Maintenance study of Nazre Project.
9 Study of equity in existing water users co-operative societies (flow & lift).
10 Comparative study of flow measuring devices for small discharge.
11 Software development on IWM. 
12 Adaptive research project on Loni minor irrigation scheme.
 

B)

 ON GOING RESEARCH STUDIES
 
1 Comparative Study of Overall Irrigation Efficiencies of USAID & Non-USAID MIS.
2 Strategy of water allocation & distribution in irrigation project.
3 Night irrigation practices in Command Area: Present status, problems & remedial measures.
4 Developing Conjunctive use of surface & ground water in irrigation project.
5 Developing guidelines for design of SWF when throat width works out more than bed width.
6 Developing computer software in Excel on water allocation (PIP) , water distribution, flow measurement , canal design, ETo etc.
7 Effect of planting of sugarcane polybag saplings on the water saving and crop growth.
8 Conceptual development of cropping scheme under water resource constraint for the marginal farmers from the command areas located in the scarcity zone of Maharashtra.
9 Study of non-irrigation water use in Upper Godavari Project.
10 Study of drought relief centres of livestock