Syllabus

JNTUK B. Tech Water Shed Management (Elective-III) for R13 Batch.

JNTUK B.Tech Water Shed Management gives you detail information of Water Shed Management R13 syllabus It will be help full to understand you complete curriculum of the year.

Lecture : 3 hrs/Week : —– Internal Assessment : Marks
Tutorial : 1 Hrs / Week : —– Semester End Examination : Marks
Practical : — Credits : 3

Course Learning Objectives
The course is designed to:

  • introduce the concept of watershed management
  • understand the watershed characteristics
  • learn the principles of soil erosion and measures to control erosion
  • appreciate various water harvesting techniques.
  • learn land management practices for various land use/land cover.
  • introduce concepts of watershed modelling.

Course outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to

  • calculate watershed parameters and analyse watershed characteristics to take appropriate management action.
  • quantify soil erosion and design control measures.
  • apply land grading techniques for proper land management .
  • suggest suitable harvesting techniques for better watershed management.
  • apply appropriate models for watershed management.

SYLLABUS

UNIT-I : Introduction: Concept of watershed development, objectives of watershed development, need for watershed development, Integrated and multidisciplinary approach for watershed management.

UNIT-II : Characteristics of Watersheds: Size, shape, physiography, slope, climate, drainage, land use, vegetation, geology and soils, hydrology and hydrogeology, socio-economic characteristics, basic data on watersheds.

UNIT-III : Principles of Erosion: Types and causes of erosion, factors affecting erosion, estimation of soil loss due to erosion- Universal soil loss equation. Measures to Control Erosion: Contour techniques, ploughing, furrowing, trenching, bunding, terracing, gully control, check dams , rock-fill dams, brushwood dam, Gabion.

UNIT-IV : Water Harvesting: Techniques of rain water harvesting- rain water harvesting from roof top, surface flow harvesting, subsurface flow harvesting, stop dams, farm ponds and dugout ponds, percolation tanks.

UNIT-V : Land Management: Land use and Land capability classification, management of forest, agricultural, grassland and wild land, land grading operation, Reclamation of saline and alkaline soils.

UNIT-VI : Watershed Modelling: Data of watershed for modelling, application and comparison of watershed models, model calibration and validation, advances of watershed models.

TEXT BOOKS

  • ‘Watershed Management’ by Das MM and M.D Saikia, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, 2013.
  • ‘Land and Water Management’ by Murthy.VVN, Kalyani Publications, 2007.
  • ‘Watershed Management’ by Murthy J V S, New Age International Publishers, 2006.

REFERENCES

  • ‘Water Resource Engineering’by Wurbs R A and James R A, Prentice Hall Publishers, 2002.
  • ‘Watershed Hydrology’ by Black P E, Prentice Hall, 1996.

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