Introduction to integrated approach for the management of watersheds; Watershed hydrology: runoff and sediment load estimation, instrumentation, and monitoring of hydro-meteorological variables at watershed-scale, discharge measurement, sediment (suspended and bed load) measurement, control of soil erosion, use of GIS for integration of different aspects of watersheds; Rainwater management: rainwater harvesting, artificial recharge, types and design of water harvesting and recharge structures; Irrigation management: use of conserved water; Land degradation, soil quality and water quality aspects, soil conservation strategies, water conveyance structures-spillways, culverts, etc; Flood routing through channels and reservoirs, flood control through single purpose and multipurpose reservoir operation, mitigation and adaptation strategies, flood modeling using GIS, flood damage case studies; Droughts: causes, types, drought indices, control and adaptation strategies; Drainage: estimation of drainage coefficient, design of surface and subsurface drainage systems, control of soil salinity; Climate change: general circulation models (GCMs), IPCC climate change scenarios, impacts of climate change and land use change on watersheds; Case studies.
Text/Reference Books:
- Subramanya, K., Engineering Hydrology, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishers, New Delhi.
- Garg, S. K., Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, Khanna Publishers.
- Chow V. T., Maidment D. R. and Mays L. W. Applied Hydrology, McGraw-Hill.
- Heathcote I. W. Integrated Watershed Management: Principles and Practice, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2nd Edition.
- Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, Working Group Report II, IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.
- Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change, Working Group Report III, IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.
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