Water Resource Management Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme (Open Elective-2)

Water Resource Management detail syllabus for various departments, 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17CV661), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

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Course Objectives:

This course will enable students to

1. Study the sources and effects of air pollution
2. Judge surface and ground water resources.
3. Address the issues of water resources management.
4. Learn the principles of integrated water resources management.
5. Understand the legal framework of water policy.
6. Know the different methods of water harvesting.

Module 1

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Module 2

Water Resources Planning and Management: Necessity, System components, planning scales, Approaches, planning and management aspects, Analysis, Models for impact prediction and evaluation, Adaptive Integrated Policies, Post Planning and management Issues.

Module 3

Integrated Water Resources Management: Definition of IWRM, Principles, Implementation of IWRM, Legislative and Organizational Framework, Types and Forms of Private Sector Involvement.

Module 4

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Module 5

Water Harvesting and Conservation: Water Harvesting Techniques – Micro-catchments -Design of Small Water Harvesting Structures – Farm Ponds – Percolation Tanks – Yield from a Catchment, Rain water Harvesting-various techniques related to Rural and Urban area.

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

1. Assess the potential of groundwater and surface water resources.
2. Address the issues related to planning and management of water resources.
3. Know how to implement IWRM in different regions.
4. Understand the legal issues of water policy.
5. Select the method for water harvesting based on the area.

Text Books:

1. K. Subramanya, Engineering Hydrology, Tata McGraw Hill Publishers, New Delhi.
2. H.M. Raghunath, Ground Water, Wiley Eastern Publication, New Delhi.
3. Daniel P. Loucks and Eelco van Beek, Water Resources Systems. Planning and Management, UNESCO Publication.
4. Mollinga, P. et al, Integrated Water Resources Management, Water in South Asia Volume I, Sage Publications, 2006.
5. Singh, Chhatrapati Water Rights in India, Ed: Chhatrapati Singh. Water Law in India: The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi,1992.
6. Dhruva Narayana, G. Sastry, V. S. Patnaik, Watershed Management, CSWCTRI, Dehradun, ICAR Publications, 1997.

Reference Books:

1. Lal, Ruttan.Integrated Watershed Management in the Global Ecosystem. CRC Press, New York.
2. Heathcote, I. W. Integrated Watershed Management: Principles and Practice. 1988. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York.

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