M.Tech / ICAR-NET · SWCE

Dryland Water Management Technologies

SWCE-510 Soil & Water Conservation Engineering

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Syllabus topic plan

01Drought severity assessment: meteorological, hydrological and agricultural methods
02Drought indices and GIS-based drought information systems
03Drought vulnerability assessment and mapping using GIS; DPAP programme
04Types of drought and characterization of environment for water availability
05Crop planning for erratic and aberrant weather conditions
06Stress physiology and crop resistance to drought
07Drought management strategies and crop plans for dryland areas
08Land shaping and development for soil moisture conservation
09Soil and moisture conservation for rainfed lands; gel technology
10Ex-situ measures: water harvesting and micro-catchments
11Design of small water harvesting structures: farm ponds and percolation tanks
12Recycling of runoff water and fertility management in dryland farming
13Watershed planning and development; remote sensing for soil moisture estimation

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.