AI3013 Watershed Planning and Management Syllabus:
AI3013 Watershed Planning and Management Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To provide the technical know-how of analysing the degradation of soil and water resources and implementation of the measures for soil and water conservation .
To provide a comprehensive treatise on the engineering practices of watershed management for realizing the higher benefits of watershed management
UNIT- I INTRODUCTION
Watershed – Definition – concept – Objectives – Land capability classification – Watershed Based Land Use Planning-Watershed Characteristics: Classification and Measurement- priority watersheds – land resource regions in India- Importance of Watershed Properties for Watershed Management.
UNIT- II WATERSHED PLANNING
Importance of Watershed Planning – Utility of Hydrologic Data in Watershed Planning -Watershed Delineation – Planning principles – collection of data – present land use – Preparation of watershed development plan – Estimation of costs and benefits – Financial plan – selection of implementation agency – Monitoring and evaluation system
UNIT- III WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
Participatory watershed Management – run off management – Factors affecting runoff – Temporary & Permanent gully control measures – Water conservation practices in irrigated lands – Soil and moisture conservation practices in dry lands
UNIT- IV WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES
In-situ & Ex-situ moisture conservation principle and practices – Afforestation principle – Micro catchment water harvesting – Ground water recharge – percolation ponds -Water harvesting Design of Water Harvesting Structures – Farm pond – Supplemental irrigation – Evaporation suppression – Seepage reduction
UNIT- V WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
River Valley Project (RVP) – Hill Area Development Programme (HADP) – National Watershed Development Programme for Rainfed Agriculture (NWDPRA) – Other similar projects operated in India – Govt. of India guidelines on watershed development programme – Watershed based rural development – infrastructure development – Use of Aerial photography and Remote sensing in watershed management – Role of NGOs in watershed development.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS :
1 Suresh, R. 2005. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Standard Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi.
2. Ghanshyam Das, “Hydrology and Soil Conservation Engineering”, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi, 2000.
REFERENCES:
1 Gurmel Singh et al. 2004. Manual of soil and water conservation practices. Oxford & IBH publishing Co. New Delhi..
2 Suresh, R. 2008. Land and water management principles, Standard Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi
3 Tripathi R.P. and H.P.Singh 2002, Soil erosion and conservation, Willey Eastern Ltd., New Delhi
4 Murthy, V.V.N. 2005, Land and water management, Kalyani publishing, New Delhi
5 Tideman, E.M., “Watershed Management”, Omega Scientific Publishers, New Delhi, 1996.
COURSE OUTCOMES
CO1 The students will able to describe the watershed management concepts
CO2 The students will able to describe the components involved in watershed planning
CO3 The students will able to describe the methods of water harvesting structures
CO4 The students will able to design and construct the soil conservation structures
CO5 The students will able to prioritize and execute the watershed development programme