AKTU Watershed Planning and Management (BAG070) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 4th Year
Watershed Planning and Management BAG070
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Syllabus — Watershed Planning and Management
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Course Outcomes
Course Outcomes
| CO 1 | Understand the characteristics of watershed, watershed development problems, soil characteristics and land use practices and socio- economic factors. | K 2 |
| CO 2 | Understand the concept, objective, factor effecting in watershed planning and hydrological data also prioritization of watershed. | K 2 |
| CO 3 | Describes the rain water conservation technologies, and understand the integrated watershed management. | K 2 |
| CO 4 | Analyze the effect on watershed hydrology, and understand the watershed programme. | K & K 4 2 |
| CO 5 | Remember and understand the Participatory watershed management, and formulation of project proposal for watershed management. | K & K 1 2 |
K - Remember, K - Understand, K - Apply, K - Analyze, K -Evaulate, K - Create
Course Content
Watershed - introduction and characteristics. Watershed development - problems and prospects, investigation, topographical survey, soil characteristics, vegetative cover, present land use practices and socio-economic factors.
Watershed management - concept, objectives, factors affecting, watershed planning based on land capability classes, hydrologic data for watershed planning, watershed codification, delineation and prioritization of watersheds – sediment yield index. Water budgeting in a watershed.
Management measures - rainwater conservation technologies - in-situ and ex-situ storage, water harvesting and recycling. Dry farming techniques - inter-terrace and inter-bund land management. Integrated watershed management
- concept, components, arable lands - agriculture and horticulture, non-arable lands - forestry, fishery and animal husbandry. Effect of cropping systems, land management and cultural practices on watershed hydrology. Watershed programme - execution, follow-up practices, maintenance, monitoring and evaluation. Participatory watershed management - role of watershed associations, user groups and self-help groups. Planning and formulation of project proposal for watershed management programme including cost-benefit analysis.
- Ghanshyam Das. 2008. Hydrology and Soil Conservation Engineering: Including Watershed Management. 2nd Edition, Prentice- Hall of India Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
- Katyal, J.C., R.P. Singh, Shriniwas Sharma, S.K. Das, M.V. Padmanabhan and P.K. Mishra. 1995. Field Manual on Watershed Management. CRIDA, Hyderabad.
- Mahnot, S.C. 2014. Soil and Water Conservation and Watershed Management. International Books and Periodicals Supply Service. New Delhi.
- Sharda, V.N., A.K. Sikka and G.P. Juyal. 2006. Participatory Integrated Watershed Management: A Field Manual. Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute, Dehradun.
- Singh, G.D. and T.C. Poonia. 2003. Fundamentals of Watershed Management Technology. Yash Publishing House, Bikaner.
- Singh, P.K. 2000. Watershed Management: Design and Practices. E-media Publications, Udaipur.
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