M.Tech / ICAR-NET · SWCE

Watershed Management and Modeling

SWCE-505 Soil & Water Conservation Engineering

Syllabus topic plan

1. 01Concept of watershed: hydrological and geomorphological characteristics
2. 02Status of watershed management programs in India
3. 03Problems of desertification and land degradation
4. 04Watershed management, sustainability and participatory approach
5. 05Surveys, monitoring and conservation of watersheds, hill slopes and ravines
6. 06Watershed research instrumentation and measurement
7. 07Rainfed farming and drought management
8. 08Modeling of flood and drought phenomena
9. 09Remote sensing and GIS in watershed management and modeling
10. 10Watershed modeling approaches and existing models
11. 11Environmental impact assessment of watersheds
12. 12Quantitative evaluation of management techniques
13. 13National land use policy; legal and social aspects
14. 14Case studies of watershed management

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.