report

1. 4th March 2015
ANNUAL REVIEW MEETING
CAPACITY BUILDING – WP2
WALAMTARI

2. Project Area
Krishna Basin
Cauvery Basin
NSPL, DC 4, Nalgonda district
NSPR, DC 21, Guntur district

3. AP State Reorganisation
WALAMTARI is common centre for
both the states
Two State Level Supervisory
Committees for policy and
advocacy were constituted.
ClimaAdapt project is being
implemented in two states –
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
The project areas remain the same
i.e., DC-4, Miryalaguda Circle,
NSLC, Telangana State and DC-21,
Narsaraopeta Circle, NSRC,
Andhra Pradesh State.
Two States

4. Significant achievements
State Level Supervisory Committee meetings held
Climate Cell established at WALAMTARI
Canal Network Flow Monitoring System (CNFMS) established at WALAMTARI
Established sensors lab at WALAMTARI
Developed sensors for monitoring water at on-farm, canal and reservoir level
Increased participation of women in capacity building activities
Side event , Exhibition and participation at 22nd ICID Congress, Gwangju, South
Korea, Sept 2014
Organised A.P. Water Week, 2014
National workshop on Climate Change Water and Improving water use efficiency.
November 2014

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DC4, MIRYALAGUDA CIRCLE DC21, LINGAMGUNTLA CIRCLE
Project areas within the province
DC- Distributary Committee
CNFMS Pilot AREAS

6. • Monitoring
• Control centre
• Sensors lab
• Software development
• Operation and maintenance - Sensors,
instruments, transducers,
communication systems, power, etc.
• Decision support systems –
Information visualization, Graphics,
Artificial Intelligence, analysis, reports,
etc.
WATER
MANAGEMENT
CENTRE
WATER MANAGEMENT

7. Water level measurement in open
canal using three ultrasonic sensors

8. DC-4 – INSTALLED SENSORS FOR MONITORING WATER
LEVEL, TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY

10. Sensors installed for water level at Nagarjuna Sagar Reservoir

11. Pilot Field area
With sensors

12. Solar Power
Arduino, SIM 900,
Battery, Temp and
Relative Humidity sensor
Bowman Water Tube
with ultrasonic sensor
RBC Flume with
ultrasonic sensor

13. Water Level in Field water tube (Bowman)
using ultrasonic sensor

15. Water Level and discharge measuring
using ultrasonic sensor in RBC Flume
Ultrasonic sensor

17. Soil Moisture measurement
in the soil at various depths
using ER sensors and Arduino

18. DATA VISUALISATION
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AUTOMATIC WEATHER
STATION

22. Climate Cell
WALAMTARI, AP
Projects
ClimaAdapt
Project
Canal Network
flow monitoring
system
Sensors
Development
Research and studiesForum
Climate Water Forum –
discussion groups,
website
Networking
Meetings / conferences
/ seminars / workshops
Capacity building
Training, awareness,
sensitization, etc.
Dissemination - Online
/ Print – Books ,
booklets, magazines ,
posters, Publications
STAKEHOLDERS
•IRRIGATION
DEPARTMENT
•LINE
DEPARTMENTS
•CIVIL SOCIETY
•PUBLIC SECTOR
•PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIMARY
STAKEHOLDERS
-FARMERS’
ASSOCIATIONS
-SHG WOMEN
-YOUTH &
CHILDREN
POLICY /
ADVOCACY
I & CAD
Bioforsk and
project partners

23. Software and
Sensors Dev. Team
RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION
CAPACITY
BUILDING
- Superintending
Engineer and
team
- Farmers
Associations and
other
institutions
- Farmers
- WALAMTARI
- Field Training
Centres
- Water Manager
- PhD Scholars
- Internships
Canal Network Flow
Monitoring System [CNFMS]
Design
- Project
Leader
-Software
Engineer
Implement
- AEE
-AEE
-AEE
ClimaAdapt
I&CAD
BIOFORSK &
PARTNERS
WALAMTARICNFMS
WATER
MANAGEMENT
Sensors and
Instruments Lab
Sensors Development

24. Technical Architecture CNFMS

27. SCHOOL CHIDREN
AWARENESS AND TRAINING

28. SCHOOL CHIDREN AWARENESS MEETING – CLIMAADDAPT PROJECT

29. INTERNS TRAINING
AND THEIR
PARTICIPATION IN
DEVELOPMENT OF
TECHNOLOGIES

31. HON’BLE MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES Ms. UMA BHARATHI AND
MINISTER FOR STATE WATER RESOURCES VISIT TO CLIMAADAPT
EXHIBITION AT INDIA WATER WEEK 2015

32. ICEWAM, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
VISIT TO INDIA WATER WEEK 2015

33. DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING ON SENSORS TO IRRIGATION ENGINEERS
AND AGRICULTURE OFFICERS AT WALAMTARI

34. MEDIA
COVERAGE

35. # NAME OF THE
ACTIVITY
PLANNED OUTPUT ACTUAL OUTPUT REMARKS
1 Farmers
1.a Awareness on Climate
Change and Water (1
day)
600 farmers to be exposed on
climate change & water for
one day
635 farmers were trained on various
climate related issues, concepts,
scenarios and impacts. 29% women
participated. (February& March).
Targets achieved
as planned
1.b To promote awareness
about Village
Knowledge Centers (1
day)
600 farmers to be exposed on
the use of Village Knowledge
Centers and the accessible
services
620 farmers were trained on the use
and importance of Village
Knowledge centers. The Farmers
were trained by the Project
Associates, VKC-MSSRF staff,
ANGRAU (University) scientists and
resource persons (May & June). 49%
of women participated.
Targets achieved
as planned
About 46% women participated in the capacity building activities
conducted. Total participants were about 15000.
CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN 2014

36. # NAME OF THE ACTIVITY PLANNED OUTPUT ACTUAL OUTPUT REMARKS
1.c Adaptation Measures
(Alternate Wetting &
Drying, Mechanical
Transplanting, Direct Rice
Seed, Azolla, BGA, etc)- 1
day each
600 farmers to be trained
on selected adaptation
measures.
636 farmers were trained. The
trainers were trained by ANGRAU
(University) scientists & resources
persons (March). 39% women
participated.
Targets achieved
as planned
1.d On farm water Use
Efficiency (WUE), Water
measurement, conjunctive
use of water application
methods- 1 day
600 farmers to be trained
on Water Use Efficiency
667 farmers were trained by
ANGRAU (University) scientists &
resource persons. (March & April).
40% women participated.
Farmers provided
a positive
feedback on this
training.
1.e Weather based Agro
advisory for farm decision
making - 1 day
600 farmers to be trained
on Weather based Agro
advisory for farm decision
making
618 farmers were trained. The
trainers were trained by ANGRAU
(University) scientists & resources
persons (June). 39% women
participated.
Farmers provided
a positive
feedback on the
trainings
1.f Soil fertility management
& carbon sequestration -
Biochar compost, NOx
emission, paddy &
methane emissions, crop
residue burning, etc. - 1
day.
600 farmers to be trained
on Soil fertility
management & carbon
sequestration
621 farmers were trained. The
trainers were trained by ANGRAU
(University) scientists & resources
persons (August & September).
WALAMTARI staff also contributed in
preparation of resource material.
32% women participated.
Targets achieved
as planned

37. 1.g Crop management - 1 day - Integrated pest management, weed management, GHGs reduction , etc.
1.g.i Paddy 600 farmers to be trained on crop
management in paddy to suit the
climate variability/extreme weather -
one day
645 farmers were trained by resource
persons and scientists from the Agriculture
University (March & April). 34% women
participated.
Targets were
achieved as planned
and there is a demand
from farmers to
conduct more
trainings on Paddy
crop management.
1.g.i
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Cotton & Chillies 600 farmers were planned to be
trained on crop management in
cotton & chillies, including the
relevance to climate change aspects
- one day
611 farmers were trained by resource
persons and scientists from the Agriculture
University (March & April). 55% women
participated.
Targets achieved as
planned
1.h Field days on Adaptation
measures (4-5 events)
Exposure to the ongoing pilot
initiatives to 2000 farmers in the
project areas
1939 farmers were taken for field exposure
and awareness by resources persons and
scientists from the Agriculture University
(November). 56% women participated.
Targets achieved as
planned
2 Women Climate Volunteers 2
per each Village organization
(2 days).
120 Women Climate Volunteers will
be trained on climate change for two
days.
134 women participated in the awareness
program. A booklet in local language has
been printed for this training (July).
The targets achieved
as planned.
3 SHG members 12 from each
VO (total 70 Vos) - General
Awareness on Climate
Change & Clima Adapt - 1
day
840 SHG members will be trained on
climate change & ClimaAdapt.
900 women participated in the awareness
program. A booklet in local language has
been printed for this training (May & June).
The targets achieved
much exceeded the
planned outputs.
Exclusive trainings for
women were
conducted to
encourage their
participation.

38. 4 Children and Climate Change
4.a Children - Awareness
on Water use
efficiency, Canal
environment, Crop
management and soil
management
4000 School children to get
awareness on Water use
efficiency, Canal environment,
Crop management and soil
management.
4223 School children were
participated in the awareness
program to get awareness on Water
use efficiency, Canal environment,
Crop management and soil
management (July & August). 60% of
the children in schools are Girls.
The targets
achieved much
exceeded the
planned outputs.
There is demand
for such trainings
from teachers and
parents.
4.b Children - Pilot
demonstration of crop
Water management
involving teachers,
irrigation dept,
agriculture dept& FTCs
2 Schools in each project area
will be selected for Pilot
demonstration of crop Water
management involving
teachers, irrigation dept.,
agriculture dept& FTCs
2 Schools in each project area
covering 160 students (i.e., 40
students from each school) were
selected for Pilot demonstration of
crop Water management involving
teachers, resource persons,
irrigation dept., and agriculture dept
officers. Awareness on Water
management & training on
assembling and usage of sensors
was given to the school children. The
children were involved in the Kharif
season (October to December). The
pilot demonstration & data
collection in being done in the Rabi
season (May 2015). 60% of the
children in schools are Girls.
The program is
ongoing and
would be
completed in Rabi
season (by May
2015)

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41. 5 Gender & Climate
change - 1 day
960 women SHG members
and farmers would be
sensitized and created
awareness on Gender and
Climate Change issues
1178 women participated in the
awareness program. A booklet in
local language has been printed for
this training (September).
The target
achieved is much
exceeded the
planned outputs
6 Line department staff
6.a Gender & Climate
change - 1 day
60 members from the project
areas (line departments,
Field coordinators and
resource persons) will be
given 2 days training on
Gender & Climate change.
This programme would be
conducted in collaboration with
MSSRF.
Gender is an
important aspect
to be created
awareness and
sensitized among
the line
department staff.
6.b Awareness on Village
Knowledge Centers
(1- day)
60 members from the project
areas (line departments,
Field coordinators and
resource persons) will be
given 2 days training on
Village Knowledge Centers -
This training would
conducted with the support
of MSSRF
90 members were trained by
resources persons (October). 61%
women participated.
The targets
achieved much
exceeded the
planned outputs.
With the support
of MSSRF staff.

42. 6.c On farm water use
efficiency (WUE), water
measurements,
conjunctive use of
water, water
application methods
60 members from the project
areas (line departments , Field
coordinators and resource
persons) will be given On farm
water use efficiency (WUE),
water measurements,
conjunctive use of water, water
application methods
This program was completed on 28th
February. 61 members attended
from the project area, line
departments, field coordinators etc
(February).
Received positive
feedback from the
participants and
requested for more
such trainings in the
future.
6.d Soil fertility
management & carbon
sequestration - 1 day -
Biochar compost,
paddy & methane ,
crop residue burning,
etc.
60 members from the project
areas (line departments , Field
coordinators and resource
persons) will be given training
on Soil fertility management &
carbon sequestration
40 members were trained from the
project areas by resource persons
(February). At WALAMTARI as part of
capacity building to the line
departments 150 officials were
trained.
The number of
trainees exceeded
more than the
planned outputs.
6.e Adaptation measures
(Alternate wetting &
drying, Mechanical
transplanting, direct
rice seed, azolla, BGA,
etc)- 1 day
60 members from the project
areas (line departments, Field
coordinators and resource
persons) will be given training
on Adaptation measures
298 members were trained by
resource persons (July & August). In
collaboration with IWMI the
trainings were conducted at the
KVKs, therefore more number of
participants participated in the
trainings.
The targets
achieved much
exceeded the
planned outputs.
7 Trainers Training
Program to resource
persons and line
department personnel
for 2 days
30 members from the project
areas (line departments, Field
coordinators and resource
persons) will be given trainers
training on the Climate Change
Adaptation
The program was not conducted. The training was not
conducted due to
political and social
unrest.

43. 8 Special Training Programs
8.a Advanced Course on
Climate Change for
Master Trainers (3
days)
30 master trainers from line
departments, Field
coordinators and resource
persons will be given 3 days
training on climate change
26 members were trained by
resources persons in the month of
September. 37% women
participated.
8.b SWAT Model (5 DAYS) 30 master trainers from line
departments , Field
coordinators and resource
persons will be given 5 days
training on SWAT Model
The training was not conducted Would be
conducted in
consultation with
IWMI.
8.c AQUACROP (5 DAYS) 30 master trainers from line
departments , Field
coordinators and resource
persons will be given 5 days
training on AQUACROP
modelling and use
The training was not conducted. Training to be
conducted in
consultation with
Bioforsk, FAO and
IWMI.
8.d Water Use Efficiency
(3 days)
30 master trainers from line
departments , Field
coordinators and resource
persons will be given 5 days
training on Water Use
Efficiency
The training was not conducted.

44. 9 Exposure Visits
9.a Climate Change Adaptation Measures to farmers
9.a.i Within State 500 farmers will be taken for
exposure visit within the state
for 2 days
680 farmers were gone to
exposure visit on Climate change
adaptation measures to KVK
Garikapadu, KVK Gadipally & AP-
TECH 2014 at RARS Larmfarm,
Guntur (December).
The targets
achieved much
exceeded the
planned outputs.
There is huge
demand from
farmers for such
exposure visits to
learn on Innovative
and good practices
in agriculture.
9.a.i
i
Outside the State 50 farmers will be taken for
exposure visit outside the
state for 6 days
50 farmers went on an exposure
visit for 5 days to MSSRF Chennai
in the month of October.
This exposure visit
was organized with
the support of
MSSRF Chennai.

45. 9.b Climate Change Adaptation measures - Project staff, Line dept
9.b.i Within State 100 Line department
members & project staff will
be taken for exposure visit
with in the state for 2 days
20 line department staff and
support staff participated along
with the farmers
The line
department staff
were engaged in
their regular
activities and could
not give time for
organizing
exposure visits.
9.b.i
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Outside the State 30 Line department members
& project staff will be taken
for exposure visit outside the
state for 6 days
26 Line department staff have
gone to exposure visit for 5 days to
parts of Tamil Nadu and
Pondicherry States. (October).
This exposure visit
was organized with
the support of
MSSRF Chennai.

46. 10 National & International Workshops /Conference
10.a Annual and Half yearly
review meetings and
others
From ClimaAdapt project 3
members would participate in
the Half yearly review
meeting to be conducted in
Norway from 15 to 20th June
2014
Two members took part in the half
yearly review meeting organized by
BIOFORSK, Norway.
Due to the State
reorganization one
member could not
participate
10.b ICID congress, South
Korea on water and
others
Four members would
participate in the ICID
congress (14-20 September)
being conducted in south
Korea and organize a side
event on water use efficiency.
Three officers from WALAMTARI
participated. Er. L. Narayan Reddy,
Director General, Dr. K. Yella Reddy,
Director (A&R) and Dr. N. Sai
Bhaskar Reddy, Coordinator,
ClimaAdapt. Two officers from
Bioforsk also participated. Dr.
Nagothu Udaya Sekhar, Director
International Programmes & Dr.
Johannes Deelstra, Senior
Researcher. The side event was
titled “Adapting to Changing
Climate in Irrigated Agriculture”.
Papers (four numbers) and Posters
(three numbers) were also
presented during the ICID
Congress.
During the side
event the
discussions were
on a. Climate smart
agriculture and
water
technologies; b.
Capacity Building
and Investments
and c. Institutional
and Policy
Framework.

47. 11 Others
11.a Establishment of
Climate Cell
Climate cell to be established
and located at WALAMTARI
Climate Cell is established at
WALAMTARI – software for Canal
Network Flow Monitoring Systems
being developed – automatic
sensors developed for monitoring
water levels, soil moisture,
temperature and relative
humidity; Water Levels being
monitored for canal and on-farm.
A space is created
at WALAMTARI for
the climate cell.
This is an
innovative
initiative by
WALAMTARI done
under the project.
11.b Water and Climate
Conference
National level conference,
with participation of
stakeholders from
institutions / agencies /
organizations and
Government. Planned in
April
A National Level workshop titled
“Climate Change and Water :
Improving water use efficiency”
was conducted 13-14 November
2014. The CWC Chairman, General
Secretary, ICID, Scientists, officials,
NGOS, etc., about 100 nos
participated. There was also an
exhibition on the ClimaAdapt
Project and water monitoring
technologies was conducted.
It was very well
organized and
appreciated by all.
The papers
presented are
brought into
Proceedings.
11.c Studies on Capacity
Building needs and
data collection from
field
Studies would be conducted
on the capacity building
needs, adaptation practices
and impact on the trainees
was planned in June
Not conducted. This study would
be conducted by
an independent
expert team

48. 11.d AP Water week on
World water day - On
the theme of 2014
WWD
Planned for 300 School
children, College students,
Meeting with ministers,
principal secretary, line
departments & interaction
with media
750 School children, College
students Meeting with ministers,
principal secretary, line
departments & interaction with
media attended for the
programme (March).
There was
overwhelming
response and
participation from
all the
stakeholders. IWMI
supported in
organizing this
programme.
11.e Climate Forum (Water
and Agriculture focus)
- Networking with
secondary
stakeholders
All stakeholders relevant to
Climate Change and
Adaptation and focus on
Water and Agriculture sectors
will be networked through
the Climate Forum created.
There will be meetings
conducted and through social
sites and websites
information will be shared.
Network meetings with
stakeholders are planned, an
online discussion forum on Water
Use Efficiency is created.
This forum would
be facilitated along
with IWMI.
11.f Workshops with line
departments - 1 day
50 members from the line
departments would
participate, this is for sharing
the project outputs and
advocacy on WUE and
Agriculture good practices
48 Members from the line
departments attended the
workshop conducted in May
WALAMTARI
hosted this
workshop. It also
provided a
platform for
discussion and
dissemination of
project results

49. 11.g State level
Supervisory
Committee
meetings- 3
meetings
3 number of state level
Supervisory Committee
meetings will be planned for
2014.
One meeting was conducted in the
last week of January, the principal
secretary, I&CAD and
representatives from line
departments participated.
Second meeting was conducted for
Telangana state in the month of July,
the principal secretary, I&CAD and
representatives from line
departments participated.
There is a need for formation
of two State Level
Supervisory Committees for
the two states - Telangana
and Andhra Pradesh (in this
regard GO was issued by AP
State).
11.h Dissemination
Resource
material
publication -
Books,
Booklets, etc.
3 books / booklets will be
printed, based on the capacity
building initiatives under
ClimaAdapt Project (August to
November)
Participated in the Exhibitions and
events. Participated in the exhibition
during the Indian Engineers
Congress (Dec. 2014) and IEI,
Hyderabad and Directorate of Rice
Research Farmers Day (Nov 2014),
Hyderabad.
Posters, banners, awareness
materials are printed for
dissemination.
11.i Canal Network
Flow
Monitoring
System
(CNFMS)
The ClimaAdapt team would be
involved in design of CNFMS,
development of systems in
association with I&CAD, capacity
building of the stakeholders,
implementation in the pilot
WUAs, data collection,
monitoring of results and
outputs, and submission of
progress report.
33 personnel from the I &CAD
department trained on the
development of software for
CNFMS. 4 people were trained on
Canal Automation.
30 members from the I &CAD
department from Andhra Pradesh &
Telangana state were trained on
Canal Automation at CWPRS, Pune.
Capacity building
programmes are planned for
the I&CAD department on
canal automation systems.
On deputation personnel
from the I&CAD are engaged
for development of software
for monitoring, analysis and
decision support systems.

50. 12 Ph.D Research work Students from local Institutes
and Universities to be
involved through internship
to conduct studies on Water
Use Efficiency, soil studies
and sensors for monitoring of
water and other parameters
in the project areas.
Students from KCAET (kelappaji
college of agricultural engineering
& technology) Kerala, RGUKT (Rajiv
Gandhi university of Knowledge &
Technologies ), NIT Surathkal & NIT
Warangal were to be involved
through internship to conduct
studies on Water Use Efficiency,
soil studies and sensors for
monitoring of water and other
parameters in the project areas.
More students are
willing to join for
their internship
Programme under
ClimaAdapt Project
at WALAMTARI.

51. ANNUAL REPORT PRESENTATION SUMMARY
Under ClimaAdapt Project, WALAMTARI is implementing
Capacity Building to the stakeholders from Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana States. Climate Cell was
established at WALAMTARI. For monitoring and
managing water resources efficiently sensors were
developed and installed at on-farm, canal and reservoir
levels. Canal Network Flow Monitoring System software
was developed by Irrigation engineers. Scaling up the
ClimaAdapt project initiatives to the ongoing and new
projects – Kakatiya Mission for monitoring water in
tanks of Telangana, CADWAM and CWC Projects funded
by Govt of India, for research and studies using sensors
on water use efficiency. Involved children from schools
in development of sensor systems, awareness on
climate change and studies on water use efficiency and
agricultural practices. About 46% women participated
and total participants were about 15000 in year 2014 in
the capacity building activities conducted.

52. 22nd ICID
CONGRESS,
GWANGJU