JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDE! u WW Yoar B.Tech, CE4 Sem LTO 4 de 2 {(A70145) WATERSHED MANAGEMENT (Elective) unre Introduction: Concept of watershed development, objectives of ‘evelopment, need for walershed development in India, Integrated ‘mulissciptnary approach for watershed management. Characteristics of Watershed: 820, shape, physiography, slope, ‘drainage, land use, vegetation, geology and soils, hydrology a hydrogeology. soco-economic charactersties, basi dala on unr Watershed deineation — Runol Computations rom a watershed — Frequency Analysis - Gumbell, Log Pearson and Weibull Methods, Analyis. ning of watershed management activites, peoples particip ‘reparation of action pan, administrative requirements, UN Principles of Erosion: Types of erosion, factors afecting erosion, effets of erosion on land fetty and lad capabity, estimation of so loss due 1 ‘erosion, Universal soll loss equation. 1 ‘Measures to Control Erosion: Contour techniques, agian) {renching, nding, terracing, gully cont, rockfl dams, Brushwood) Gabion uNmray 4 Water Harvesting: Rainwater Harvesting, Sore Sara ‘stuctres, sol moisture conservation, check dams, afl rechargo, ponds, percolation tanks unrry Forest and Grass Land Management: interpretation of Satolit Land use and Land Cover. Land eapabity classifcaton, manogoment forest, agrcutural, grassland and wis land. Reclamation ef saline, alaline sos. Ecosystem Management: Role of Ecosystem, crop husbandry, ftrchment, iter, mized and stip cropping, cropping pate, 8 ‘aaticultue,bio-mass management, dry land agricuture, SiMi pas horieutue, social forestry and afforestation ‘TEXT BOOKS: SC agent 8 =o hn reget ak raceme Magen vee ate REFERENCE: Kalyani Publications Land and Water Management by YWN Murthy, -s Irigaton and Water Management by D.K Majumdar, Pintoo Hal ot India,