BHUMII WATER INSTITUTE PROFILE

BHUMII

WATER

INSTITUTE

(PROFILE)

1.NAME: BHUMII WATER INSTITUTE (Training Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management )

2.YEAR OF INCEPTION: 2005

3.ADDRESS; Bhumii Water Institute, No.3 / 265, Mallagunda Road, Thekkupattu & Post, Vaniambadi Taluk, Vellore District, Email: bhumii.trust@gmail.com, Website: vivasayapanchangam.blogspot.in, Phone; 91- 8526195370

4.LEGAL STATUS; Bhumii Water Institute  is the Training outfit of  BHUMII,   a Public Charitable Trust registered on 25.08.1995 and its Registration Number is 850 / 4

5. LOCATION: Bhumii Water Institute is located in a village by name Thekkupattu, roughly at the foot hills Yelagiri and  10 Kilometers from Jolarpettai junction, and 4 KM away from Chennai Bangalore main road.

6. BUILDING; The Bhumii Water Institute is functioning in two  buildings with a space of 5000 sq.ft. and having the following infrastructure facilities.

1. Training Halls - 2 Nos.

2.  Hostel Building with 12 Rooms 

4   Rooms with attached toilets in the main Building

3   A block of 9 toilets and 7 bathrooms

7. TRAININHG COMPONENTS:

The following are the training components related to Agriculture established within the Training Centre campus.

1. Organic Horticulture Garden 2. Density Plantation 3. Recharge pits 4. Drip Irrigation 5. Sprinkler Irrigation 6. Pitcher Irrigation 7. Low Cost Drip system  8. Vermi Compost 9. Poultry Unit  with a Mini Hatchery Unit. 10.Azolla Production Unit 11.Different types of  Mulching

8. TRAINING AIDS

1. LCD Projector 2.Over Head Projector 3.White Board 4.Other Supporting aids 5. Video Films 6. Power Point Presentations

9. TYPES OF TRAININGS

1. Exposure Visits 2. Institutional Trainings in Bhumii's  premises 3. Trainings in the Villages 4. Sponsoring Organisations' premises

10. TRAINING METHODOLOGIES

1. Discussion 2. Interaction with the trainees 3. Question and Answer 4. Experience  Sharing 5. Group Discussion 6. Demonstrations 7. Visiting Models 8. Lectures 9. Field Visits 10. Feild Exercises

  

11. TOPICS OF TRAINING

We have a panel of Experts in different shades of  Development areas as detailed below.

1.Daily Income Based Agriculture 2. Production and use of Organic Manures, pesticides 3. Use of Farm Yard Manure,4. Green leaf and Green Manures for soil Health.5. Basic characters of South West and North East Monsoon  4. Vermi Compost Production brings down the Cost of Cultivation 5.  Organic Farming and  safe Food  production 6. Horticulture and profitable crop Husbandry 7. Drip Irrigation and other Low Cost Drip Systems 8. Formation and Nurturing of Women Self Help Groups  9. Micro Enterprises 'Management 10. Child Rights and Child Protection 11. Disaster Preparedness 12. Concept of Watershed Developments 13.Area Treatment and Drainage Line Treatments to protect the Environment and Agriculture 14. Sustainable Rice Initiatives 15. Summer Feed Management for Livestock 15. Afforestation  16. Nursery Management 17.Joint Liability Group Formation for Landless poor. 18. Promotion of Income in Wastelands  through Afforestation. 19. Mulberry Farming and Silk Worm Rearing brings Monthly Salary to Farmers 20. Construction of Scientific Silk Worm Rearing sheds.21. Value Addition and profitable Marketing Strategies 22. Positive Attitude 23. Time Management 24. Communication For Success 25. Science of Public Speaking.

12. TARGET AREA: Tamil Nadu

13. TARGET PEOPLE; VILLAGE COMMUNITY

14. LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORED

TRAININGS TO BHUMII

1. NABARD 2. DISTRICT WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, VELLORE 3. DISTRICT WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THIRUVANNAMALAI 4. DISTRICT WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THIRUVALLUR 5. POST MASTER GENERAL, CHENNAI

15. CONTACT PERSON & ADDRESS

D.Gnana Suria Bahavan, B.Sc. (Agri), M.A. (J.M.C.),

Director cum Managing Trustee,

BHUMII WATER INSTITUTE, No.3/265, Mallagunda Road, Thekkupattu Village & Post, Vaniyambadi Taluk, Vellore District-635 801 Tamil Nadu. India.

Phone 04174 - 267001, Email: bhumii.trust@gmail.com , gsbahavan@gmail.com

Phone:91-8526195370, WEB SITE; vivasayapanchangam.blogspot.in