1. Date: 6 August 2007 Time: 09.00 to 10.30 hrs. Venue: BIRDS Training Center, Muthyalapadu Topic: PHM Training Faculty: Dr. S. V. Govardhan Das International Learning Workshop on Demand-side Management of Groundwater 30 July - 10 August 2007

2. Scheme of presentation PHM Module 1 PHM Module 1 PHM Module 2 PHM Module 3 PHM Module 4 Staff training/exposure

3. Venue: A village, where the necessary infrastructure is put in place and all the equipment is provided to farmers Timing: Before the monsoon sets in and all the physical works are completed Trainees: 25-30 farmer volunteers from a cluster of 4-5 habitations Trainers: Four professional staff, concerned VCs and DA PHM Module 1

4. Content: Hydrological cycle Factors governing groundwater behavior in space and time Aquifer types and characters Causes for depletion of groundwater resource Causes for environmental pollution PHM: Concept and content PHM equipment/material: working principles Demonstration of measuring SWL, PWL, Discharge and Rainfall Farmer practice sessions PHM Module 1

5. Training material: Banners with pictures Charts with pictures Models Black/white board Mike set Over Head Projector or LCD Projector PHM equipment/material Live demonstration sites PHM Module 1

6. Session Plan: Pre-lunch session I: Sharing of scientific information on hydrology, geology, hydrogeology and geo-chemistry Pre-lunch session II: Introducing the concept and content of PHM Pre-lunch session III: Sharing the working principles of PHM equipment/material Post-lunch session I: Demonstration on measuring of rainfall, SWL, PWL and Discharge Post-lunch session II: Facilitating farmer practice of measurement Post-lunch session III: Evaluation Pre-lunch session are in lecture mode, wherein the facilitators share scientific information with the help of training materials and visual aids In post-lunch session, the participants are divided to three groups and located at three different sites viz., RG station, Observation well for measuring SWL/PWL and Observation well for measuring Discharge PHM Module 1

7. PHM Module 2 Venue: A village, where the data collection is regular Timing: After farmer volunteers have collected PHM data for at least three months and data display boards are erected Trainees: 25-30 farmer volunteers from a cluster of 4-5 habitations Trainers: Four professional staff, concerned VCs and DA

8. PHM Module 2 Content: Hydrological Monitoring Record –Entering secondary data in HMR –Entering Rainfall data in HMR –Entering SWL data in HMR –Entering PWL data in HMR –Entering Discharge data in HMR Updating on display boards –Updating Rainfall type display board –Updating Water level type display board –Updating HU type display board

9. PHM Module 2 Training material: Hydrological Monitoring Record Water Level type display board Rainfall type display board HU type display board Marker pens/paints Mike set Stationary material

10. PHM Module 2 Session Plan: Pre-lunch session I: Entering secondary data in HMR Pre-lunch session II: Entering Rainfall data in HMR Pre-lunch session III: Entering SWL/PWL data in HMR Post-lunch session I: Updating Rainfall type display board Post-lunch session II: Updating Water level type display board Post-lunch session III: Updating HU type display board All the sessions follow demonstration and practice method

11. PHM Module 3 Venue: A habitation where GMC is active, surrounded by 3-4 other GMC habitations Timing: After formation of Habitation level GMCs, in a cluster of habitations Trainees: 25-30 numbers (all the members of 3-4 habitation level GMCs) Trainers: External resource persons, four professional staff, concerned VCs and DA

12. PHM Module 3 Content: Conduct of a meeting Book keeping –record of meetings –income & expenditure statements –Hydrological Monitoring Record –Filing of all primary and secondary resource information Operation and maintenance of PHM assets Legislation pertaining to groundwater and institutions involved in groundwater management Water sharing agreements models

13. PHM Module 3 Training material: Minutes book Accounts bood Hydrological Monitoring Record Different types of display boards Marker pens/paints Mike set Stationary material Mechanic tool kit Copies of laws, acts, success stories, etc.

14. PHM Module 3 Session Plan: Pre-lunch session I: Conduct of a meeting Pre-lunch session II: Book keeping: general Pre-lunch session III: Book keeping: technical Post-lunch session I: Updating display boards Post-lunch session II: Operation and Maintenance of PHM assets Post-lunch session III: Existing water legislation and practice All the pre-lunch sessions and post-lunch sessions I and II follow demonstration and practice method Post-lunch session III is in the discussion mode

15. PHM Module 4 Venue: A central place of a Hydrological Unit Timing: After formation of HU level GMC and successful completion of CWB process Trainees: 25-30 numbers, including all the members of HU level GMC and some active members of Habitation level GMC, who can handle computer Trainers: Subject Experts, four professional staff, concerned VCs and DA

16. PHM Module 4 Content: Rabi resource inventory Collection of farmer level crop-plans for rabi Entry of farmer data in CWB package Balance sheet (at the end of hydrological year) Budget estimation (for the next hydrological year) Projected in-flow (during the hydrological year) Projected balance sheet for next hydrological year Final budget for next hydrological year Facilitating crop changes with individual farmers Conducting Rabi Crop adoption survey

17. PHM Module 4 Training material: Computer CWB package (in Telugu) Farmer hydrological data Rabi resource inventory data Crop plan data LCD Projector Stationary material Mechanic tool kit Copies of laws, acts, success stories, etc.

18. PHM Module 4 Session Plan: Pre-lunch session I: Rabi resource inventory Pre-lunch session II: Collection of farmer level crop-plans for rabi Pre-lunch session III: Entry of farmer data in CWB package Post-lunch session I: Understanding CWB package Post-lunch session II: Presentation of CWB results in a workshop Post-lunch session III: Rabi Crop adoption survey Post-lunch session IV: Influencing farmer crop choices All the sessions and post-lunch sessions I and II follow demonstration and practice method

19. Staff Training PHM Module 1 to 4 Base document compilation PHM data analysis Presentation of analytical studies O&M of PHM assets GIS and GPS Case study writing Exposure visits Teachers/school children motivation