Water Management Research Centre - Research Projects

 

Research Projects

Ongoing Projects

Sr.#

Project Title

Team Members

Funding Agency

Amount
(Rs. M.)

1

Formulating Sustainable Irrigation Management Information System Using Real Time Irrigation Water Demand and Supply for Rural Areas Development

PI: Dr. Syed Hamid Hussain Shah
Co PI: Dr. Muhammad Adnan Shahid

ICT R&D Fund

18.76

2

Indigenization of Water Soluble Fertilizer to Minimize Production Cost for High Value Crops under Drip Irrigation

PI: Dr. Syed Hamid Hussain Shah
Co PI: Engr. Junaid Nawaz

HEC Technology Development Fund

9.4

3

Improving Groundwater Management to Enhance Agriculture and Farming Livelihoods in Pakistan

Project Leader Punjab: Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad
Co Project Leader Punjab: Dr. Syed Hamid Hussain Shah

ACIAR

28.0

4

Designing and Implementing the Irrigation Management Information System using Cellular Communication Networks in selected area of Punjab

PI: Dr. Syed Hamid Hussain Shah
Co PI: Dr. Ahsan Latif

CAS-Agriculture and PARB

1.72

5

Integrated Flood Hazard Mapping and Vulnerability Analysis Using Remote Sensing Based Water Bodies Classification Approach

PI: Dr. Muhammad Adnan Shahid
Co PI: Dr. Syed Hamid Hussain Shah

HEC Startup Grant

0.44

6

Watershed Rehabilitation and Irrigation Improvement Techniques in Pakistan; in collaboration with ICARDA

Project Director: Prof. Dr. Allah Bakhsh
Team Members:
1. Dr. Syed Hamid Hussain Shah
2. Dr. Muhammad Adnan Shahid
3. Engr. Junaid Nawaz

USDA

46.23

Recently Completed Research Projects

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Sr.#

Project Title

Team Members

Funding Agency

Amount
(Rs. M.)

1

Developing Guidelines for Improving Water Use Efficiency of Drip Irrigation System in Various Agro-Climatic Zones of Punjab

Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad
Team Leader from UAF: Prof. Dr. Allah Bakhsh

Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB)

32.596

2

Effective Utilization of Brackish Water for Sustainable Soil and Water Productivity: Experimental and Modeling Approach

PI: Dr. Syed Hamid Hussain Shah
Co PI: Prof. Dr. Allah Bakhsh

HEC Startup Grant

0.50

3

On Farm Research & Development Component of Rehabilitating LCC Systems (Part-B)

PD: Prof. Dr. Allah Bakhsh

JICA

75.50

4

Optimizing Canal and Groundwater Management to Assist Water Users Associations in Maximizing Crop Production and Managing Salinization

Project Coordinator for Pakistan: Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad

Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

70.20

5

Operation and Management of Drip Irrigation System for Demonstration at PARS

PI: Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad
Co PI: Engr. Ahmad Waqas

Endowment Funded Secretariat, UAF

3.885

6

Dissemination of Raised Bed Technology to Address Water Shortages in Irrigated Areas

PI: Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad
Co PI: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Arshad
Team Member: Dr. Muhammad Adnan Shahid

Endowment Funded Secretariat, UAF

1.907

7

Testing and Adoption of Improved Raised Bed Technology to Enhance Crop and Water Productivity

PI: Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad

HEC

1.88

8

Management Aspects of Surface and Groundwater Resources of Irrigated Areas

PI: Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad
Co PI: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Arshad

ALP, PARC.

2.50