Water Resource Engineering and Management Institute

Water Resource Engineering and Management Institute:

Water Resources Engineering and Management Institute (WREMI) is the youngest department of the faculty established in 1991 as a result of the USAID and Govt. of India i.e. Gujarat funded Water Resources Management and Training Project which ran from 01/04/1984 to 30/09/1992. WREMI offers undergraduate degree of B.E. (Civil-Irrigation Water Management), post graduate degrees of M.E.(Civil) in Irrigation Water Management and M.E.(Civil) in Water Resources Engineering and offers Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Ph.D. in Irrigation Water Management. At present four research scholars are registered for Ph.D. Six research scholars have already obtained Ph.D. in Civil Engineering. The institute is recognised as a major contributor to the water resources engineering & management and watershed development & management at the national level. The institute is recognised as Institutional monitor/evaluator by CAPART. The institute is also recognised as leading consulting institute by Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply & Kalpasar Department, Government of Gujarat and Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited.

In 1980s in Gujarat State a massive step to boost up the agricultural production was taken up by modernising existing irrigation projects and constructing a few new ones including Sardar Sarovar Narmada Project. A need arose for water management process and water management technology that ensures optimal use of water for maximizing crop production.

Looking forward to the need of the state, the Govt. of Gujarat motivated the idea and shown utmost willingness in 1982 to extend all possible help for establishing Water Technology and Management Centre to run a graduate course at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Thus in 1982, when Govt. of India entered into a bilateral agreement with the United States of America, Water Resources Management and Training Project of USAID became a reality. The institute was established under this project. From 1st April 1983 to 30th September 1992, Govt. of Gujarat invested Rs.2,36,55,000/- and the USAID provided US$ 6,75,000/-, for establishing the Centre from 1984 to 1988. From 1988 to 1991 it was called as Irrigation Management and Training Institute. Upto that time Institute was a part of Civil Engineering Department of Faculty of Technology and Engineering.

This Institute is now christened as Water Resources Engineering and Management Institute (WREMI) headed by The Director vide M. S. University, Senate Resolution No. 8 and 10 dtd. 24/3/1991.

The Institute is a full fledged academic department under Faculty of Technology and Engineering of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda having a campus of 5 hactares near village Samiala, Taluka-Vadodara in Vadodara District. The Institute is 12 km away from Vadodara Railway Station on Vadodara-Padra Highway. It has six class rooms, requisite laboratories, computer rooms, conference room, seminar hall, library facilities, cafeteria, reprographic unit, administrative wings, display room, etc. Out of 5 ha of land about 3 ha is utilized for carrying out on field research work.

Vision
To be one of the premier institutes in education, research and consultancy in the field of water resources engineering and management and to play a leading role in the development of our nation.

Mission

  • To build a solid foundation of fundamentals by integrating a variety of project experiences in preparing the curriculum.
  • To imbibe expertise in our graduates in field problem solving with abstract thinking skills.
  • To encourage and support the faculty members and students for research and consultancy work.

Goals
Water Resources Engineering and Management Institute will be one of the best institutes in the field of Water Resources Engineering and Management in India at the end of 2025.

Objectives

  • To make the Department a centre of excellence by providing latest technical know how to the students, engineers and researchers.
  • To consolidate various research activities.
  • To consolidate and develop the department as the foremost Institute in the field of Watershed Development and Management.
  • To impart short term training to personnel from various government, quasi government, N.G.O.s, actively involved in Water Resources Development and Management.