ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar organized a 3 days training programme for the farmers of Vidisha, Sehore and Raisen districts of Madhya Pradesh on Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation for Enhancing Crop Yield and Water Productivity from 12-14 October 2026 under the Krishi Roadmap programme. The training programme was inaugurated by Dr. A. Sarangi, Director, ICAR-IIWM, Bhubaneswar on 12th Oct, 2026. Various lectures and practical field visits were arranged for this visiting farmers. They were given exposure training at IIWM Research farm, ICAR-CHES, ICAR-CIFA, KVK Puri and ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack. In the valedictory function, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhanji, Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare and Rural Development, Government of India joined as Chief Guest virtually and addressed the gathering. He interacted with the participants and urged upon all the stakeholders to adopt micro-irrigation widely. Dr. Rajbir Singh, DDG, (Agriculture Extension) joined virtually and inspired the farmers to adopt water saving technology like AWD in rice. Dr. M. Mohanty, Director, ICAR-IISS, Bhopal, Dr. C.R. Meheta, Director, ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal, Dr. GAK Kumar, Director, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack joined virtually and address the farmers. Dr. P. K. Panda, Principal Scientist and Nodal Officer proposed the formal vote of thanks. The training was jointly organized by ICAR-IIWM, Bhubaneswar and ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack.
