About Congress

ICID's International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage is one of the longest-running flagship event exclusively devoted to irrigation technologies and agricultural water management. The triennial Congress has been convened 24 times in the last 75 years and the present one is 25th Edition. The Congress addresses various issues in the field by raising questions that professionals and researchers answer through peer-reviewed papers. It is a unique event for the irrigation and drainage community of the world. Read More

About ICID

The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) was established on 24 June 1950 at New Delhi, India. ICID is a leading scientific, technical, and professional international not-for-profit network of experts from the fields of irrigation, drainage, and flood management working together with the mission ‘Sustainable agriculture water management’. Read More...



About INCID

The Indian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (INCID) is the representative National Committee for India in the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), primarily working for bringing improvements in irrigation and drainage in India. INCID and ICID were both formed on 24th June 1950. INCID was created to cater specifically to India’s needs for improvements in irrigation & drainage, through closer & active interactions with ICID. Read More...


About State of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of 162,975 km2 (62,925 sq mi) and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants, with the state capital being Amaravati and Largest city in the state is Visakhapatnam. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. Read More

Speakers

Hon'ble Minister of Jal Shakti, GoI

Mr. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Hon'ble Minister of Jal Shakti, GoI

Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Mr. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

President, ICID

Prof. Dr. Ragab Ragab

President, ICID

DG, IWMI

Dr. Mark Smith

Director General, IWMI

Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development, ADB

Ms. Yasmin Siddiqi

Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development, ADB

Deputy Director, FAO

Ms. Sasha Koo-Oshima

Deputy Director, FAO

VP Mr. Kushvinder Vohra

Mr. Kushvinder Vohra

Vice President ICID, Chairman CWC & INCID

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Participation of Young Professionals

Young Professionals (YPs) - Training Program in collaboration with INCID and ICID

Background: The Central Water Commission (CWC), India- European Union (EU) Water Partnership (IEWP) Action, Phase 2 and International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) are jointly organizing a one-day Young-Professional Training Program (YP-TP), as an event during 25th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) Congress, scheduled from November 01, 2023, to November 08, 2023, in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, India. Under the framework of the India-EU Water Partnership Action, YP-TP aims to bring together young professionals (YP) in the field of water, agriculture, and other allied subject, from EU Member States, Africa, and India towards joint learnings and exchanges. The focus will be on the maximum participation of female YPs. Read More...