Institute of Water Modelling
Introduction

Institute of Water Modelling (IWM) provides world–class services in the field of Water Modelling, Computational Hydraulics & Allied Sciences for improved integrated Water Resources Management thereby enhancing the quality of planning and implementation activities in the relevant fields and providing solutions to water problem in holistic approach. IWM was formed as a Trust organisation, first as the Surface Water Modelling Centre (SWMC) Trust in 1997, which was renamed as IWM Trust with effect from 1st August 2002. IWM functions as a centre of excellence and research in the field of Water Modelling, Computational Hydraulics and allied Sciences, and provides services in this field on a cost recovery basis in enhancing the quality of planning and implementation activities in the relevant fields which would ultimately contribute to

  • Minimise loss of life and property
  • Enhance and protect the quality of life
  • Sustainable economic development towards poverty alleviation
Staff Resources & Field of Expertise

 

 

 

 

 

                           Mathematical Modelling      Surveying
  • Integrated water resources management
  • River morphology
  • Salinity and sediment transport
  • Coastal hydraulics
  • Port, coast and estuary management
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Bridge hydraulics and related infrastructure development
  • Urban water management
  • GIS Based Decision Support System. (DSS)
  • GIS based Interactive Information System (IIS)
  • Database Application
  • Preparation of Map from survey, RS images and models data.
  • Topographic survey
  •  Hydrographic survey
  •  Flow measurement
  • Sediment and water quality
  • Hydro-geological Investigation
  • Instruments: ADCP, RTK-GPS, Total Station, Echosounder, Currentmeters etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The number of staffs in IWM is about 160, of whom more than 70% are professionals of high standard in their respective fields and trained at home and abroad. They have high skills and expertise in Computational Hydraulics Water Modeling and allied sciences. IWM has experience in carrying out a large numbers of projects home and abroad, vis. National Water Management Plan, Jamuna Multi Purpose Bridge, Cyclone Shelter Protection, Meghna estuary Study, Command Area development in Teesta Barrage Project, Flood Forecasting and Warning, Database for Hydrology, DSS for Kaptai Resorvoir Operation, Flood Forecasting of  Swarak Valley of Malaysia, Neel ganga River in Srilanka. 

Areas of Activities

 

Research & Development

IWM carries out applied research in collaboration with academic institute and agencies likely to contribute and benefit from the research finding. The R & D of the Institute aims at practical tools that can serve a useful purpose within a relatively short time horizon, and which are intended for national planning, management and design applications.  The objectives of  the R & D of IWM are:

Training Program

Training is a regular activity of IWM and is embedded in the service of all project development. To date about forty five campaigns of trainings have been conducted for various national agencies and NGOs and a number of four hundred and fifty professionals have received these trainings. A number of training programmes have also been implemented for NAHRIM, Malaysia in 2002-2004. Similar training has also been conducted for a team of senior officials of Nepal, Faculties of ITB and local professionals of Brunie.

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