UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BAG070

Watershed Planning and Management

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Agricultural Engineering · Sem 7 (Departmental Elective-IV)

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Pre-requisites: Basic knowledge of watershed area and Hydrology.

Syllabus

5 units
Unit1

Unit 1

Watershed - introduction and characteristics. Watershed development - problems and prospects, investigation, topographical survey, soil characteristics, vegetative cover, present land use practices and socio-economic factors.

Unit2

Unit 2

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.

Unit3

Unit 3

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.

Unit4

Unit 4

Effect of cropping systems, land management and cultural practices on watershed hydrology. Watershed programme - execution, follow-up practices, maintenance, monitoring and evaluation.

Unit5

Unit 5

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.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand the characteristics of watershed, watershed development problems, soil characteristics and land use practices and socio- economic factors.K2
  2. CO2Understand the concept, objective, factor effecting in watershed planning and hydrological data also prioritization of watershed.K2
  3. CO3Describes the rain water conservation technologies, and understand the integrated watershed management.K2
  4. CO4Analyze the effect on watershed hydrology, and understand the watershed programme.K4&K2
  5. CO5Remember and understand the Participatory watershed management, and formulation of project proposal for watershed management.K1&K2

Suggested Reading

  1. Ghanshyam Das. 2008. Hydrology and Soil Conservation Engineering: Including Watershed Management. 2nd Edition, Prentice- Hall of India Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  2. 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.
  3. Mahnot, S.C. 2014. Soil and Water Conservation and Watershed Management. International Books and Periodicals Supply Service. New Delhi.
  4. 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.
  5. Singh, G.D. and T.C. Poonia. 2003. Fundamentals of Watershed Management Technology. Yash Publishing House, Bikaner.
  6. Singh, P.K. 2000. Watershed Management: Design and Practices. E-media Publications, Udaipur.

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 5, 6 of the original AKTU PDF.

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