M.Tech / ICAR-NET · Irrigation & Drainage Engineering
Command Area Management
Syllabus topic plan
- 01Command area development as an integrated approach
- 02Project formulation: major, medium and minor projects
- 03Command area activities, prioritization and budget sources
- 04Structure, role and responsibilities of CADA
- 05Laser-based land grading survey and levelling
- 06Design of lined and unlined canals
- 07Diversion head works, canal head regulators and cross-drainage works
- 08Canal falls and canal breaches
- 09Design of on-farm water distribution network; canal operation and maintenance
- 10Water availability appraisal; duty of water and its improvement
- 11Feasibility of drip irrigation in command areas
- 12Single and multi-objective command area planning; conjunctive use
- 13Real-time canal scheduling, performance indices and diagnostic analysis
- 14Water users' associations, participatory irrigation management and socio-economics
Part of the M.Tech / ICAR-NET curriculum (ICAR recommendations). Upload or find notes, previous-year papers and quick-revision reels for each topic on theciae.