The officers of Punjab Irrigation Department, Agriculture Department
and PIDA attended the Training of Trainers (Technical) Courses in Hotel Best
Western organized by JICA. The irrigation and water management experts
delivered lectures in the courses and apprised the participants about the
achievements regarding the introduction of water saving technologies under
Strengthening Irrigated Agriculture through Participatory Irrigation Management
(SIAP) Project.
The resource persons especially focused on the techniques of dispute
resolutions, equitable water management, participatory approaches for the
construction & lining of watercourses as well as the settlement of issues
regarding Abiana collection.
The trainees actively participated in the group works during the
training sessions and appreciated the efforts of PIDA and JICA to enhance their
professional capacity. It is expected that that the participants will be better
able serve the farming community.
