Training Course on "Groundwater Modelling using MODFLOW and MIKESHE", 2-6 February 2015, Roorkee, India

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C. P. Kumar

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TRAINING COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT

 

on

Groundwater Modelling using MODFLOW and MIKESHE

(GWM-2015)

February 2-6, 2015

at NIH Roorkee

Organized by

National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee

in association with

DHI (India) Water & Environment, New Delhi

OBJECTIVES

The short-term course aims to include the following themes with particular emphasis on groundwater modelling: GIS, Modelling Fundamentals, Finite Difference Techniques, Groundwater Modelling using MODFLOW, Integrated Catchment Modelling using MIKE SHE etc.

COURSE CONTENTS

§  Hydrological processes simulated by MODFLOW / MIKE SHE

§  Mechanisms used to couple the hydrological processes

§  Hydraulic flow modelling in streams and rivers using MIKE 11

§  Water quality modelling

§  Pitfalls of integrated groundwater/surface water modelling

§  How to set up and run a model in MODFLOW  / MIKE SHE

§  How to evaluate results of MODFLOW / MIKE SHE

§  Calibration strategies for a groundwater / integrated model

§  Hands-on exercises

DATES AND VENUE

The Training Course shall be held at the National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, during February 2 - 6, 2015.

ELIGIBILITY OF PARTICIPANTS AND PREREQUISITES

The course is intended for all middle/senior level engineers from central and state government, professionals and officers working in the field of water resources, irrigation, agriculture and related areas, as well as faculty from Universities and Colleges, research scholars, and students etc. The course is targeted at both new users of MODFLOW and MIKE SHE as well as water resources professionals who want to expand their modelling experience. Prior experience with MODFLOW or MIKE SHE or surface water modelling would be an asset, but is not mandatory.

COURSE TRAINERS The trainers are experienced professionals and water resources modellers drawn from NIH, DHI, IIT Roorkee and other field experts.

SEATS The numbers of seats are limited to 35. The registration shall be done on first come first served basis.

ABOUT THE VENUE

Roorkee is located at the foothills of Himalayas in the Uttarakhand state. The railway station is on the main line of northern railways having direct link with all metropolitan cities. Roorkee is also within easy reach from Delhi by road (180 km) and is located on Delhi-Hardwar and Delhi-Dehradun bus routes.

ABOUT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY (NIH)

NIH is the premier research institute of India in the field of hydrology. It is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India. The Institute vigorously pursues capacity building by way of organizing specialized training courses on various aspects of Hydrology and Water Resources. More than 250 training courses have been organized for about 5000 field engineers, scientists, researchers, faculty of engineering institutes/ colleges, students, NGOs, etc. The Institute has Soil Water Lab, Remote Sensing Lab, Nuclear Hydrology Lab, and Water Quality Lab with state of art equipment. For details visit www.nih.ernet.in

ABOUT DHI

DHI is a global and independent research and development organisation dedicated to work within the fields of water, environment and health. DHI provides a wide range of consulting, research and policy services as well as leading edge technologies and products in water environments. DHI has offices worldwide including New Delhi and Headquarters at Denmark. DHI (India) annually offers numerous courses and tailored training programmes. For details visit http://worldwide.dhigroup.com/in

REGISTRATION FEE

The registration fee per participant shall be Rs. 20,000/- for the Central/State Govt. Officers/University Faculty/Professionals from Private Companies; and Rs. 10,000/- for Indian students (limited to 5 seats only). The registration fee will include boarding and lodging, registration kit, course material etc. The participants are requested to register themselves by giving desired details in the registration form (also available at                   www.nih.ernet.in) latest by January 20, 2015, along with a demand draft in favour of NIH Project payable at Roorkee.

Payment can also be made through electronic transfer as per details below:

Bank name: Indian Overseas Bank

Account number: 035901000005769

IFSC CODE: IOBA0000359

 

COURSE COORDINATOR

Dr. Anupma Sharma, Scientist D, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee – 247667 (Uttarakhand)

Email anu...@nih.ernet.in, ashar...@gmail.com

Tel: (01332) 249224, Fax: (01332) 272123, 273976

 

COURSE CO-COORDINATOR

Ms. Isha Goel, Business Development Coordinator

DHI (India) Water & Environment Pvt. Ltd.

IIIrd Floor, NSIC STP Complex, NSIC Bhawan, Okhla Industrial Estate , New Delhi – 110020.

Email i...@dhigroup.com Tel: 011 47034500

 

REGISTRATION FORM

 

TRAINING COURSE

ON

Groundwater Modelling using

MODFLOW and MIKESHE

(GWM-2015)

February 2-6, 2015

Organised by

National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee

in association with

DHI (India) Water & Environment, New Delhi

at

NIH Campus, ROORKEE

 

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All the correspondence regarding registration should be made to the Course Coordinator/Co-Coordinator.

 

Qasim Uddin

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Dec 19, 2016, 9:13:53 PM12/19/16
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Sir,
I wish to attend similar workshop. Kindly inform me about such workshop happening again or anywhere in India. 

Thank You
Mohammad Qasimuddin
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