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Module 1-
• Introduction to Soil and Water Conservation
• Causes,agents,factors and types of erosion
Practice-
• Status of Soil conservation in India
Module 2-
• Water erosion - Forms of erosion
• Gully Classification and control measures
Project-
• Visit to soil erosion site.
Module 3-
• Soil loss estimation – Universal soil loss equation (USLE)
• Water erosion control measures - agronomical measures
• Engineering measures– Contour Bunds and Graded Bunds
Practice-
• Calculation of erosion index.
• Study of different soil loss measurement devices.
• Design of contour bunds.
• Design of graded bunds.
Module 4-
• Bench terrace
• Grassed waterways
• Wind erosion- Factors affecting and mechanics
Practice-
• Design of bench terrace.
• Design of grassed water ways.
References-
1.Soil and Water Conservation Engineering by R.Suresh.
2.Hydrology and Soil Conservation Engineering: Including Watershed Management by Ghanshyam das
3.http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/course/view.php?id=54
4.https://nptel.ac.in/courses/126/105/126105012/
Introduction to Soil and Water Conservation
Lecture 1 Introduction PDF
Introduction to Soil and Water Conservation(Link)
Introduction Soil Erosion(Link)
Practice-
• Status of Soil conservation in India
soil conservation status
Causes,agents,factors and types of erosion
Soil erosion and types PDF
Soil Erosion types(Link)
Effects of erosion(Link)
Prevention of soil erosion(Link)
Practice-
• Visit to soil erosion site.
Water erosion - Forms of erosion
Water erosion and its forms PDF
Water erosion(Link)
Water erosion(Link)
Gully Classification and control measures
Gully classification and stages PDF
Gully Classification(Link)
Gully erosion(Link)
Active Gully(Link)
Soil loss estimation – Universal soil loss equation (USLE)
Soil loss estimation PDF
Soil loss estimation(Link)
Universal Soil Loss Equation(Link)
Practice-
• Calculation of erosion index.
Erosivity Index
• Study of different soil loss measurement devices.
soil loss measurement device
Water erosion control measures - agronomical measures
Erosion control agronomical measures PDF
Erosion control(Link)
Agronomical measures(Link)
Engineering measures– Contour Bunds and Graded Bunds
Bunds PDF
Contour Bunds(Link)
Graded Bunds(Link)
Ariel view of contour bunding(Link)
Demo of contour bund(Link)
Practice-
Design of contour Bunds
Design of Contour bunds
Contour bund pdf
Design of graded bunds
Design of Graded bunds
Design of graded bundspdf
Bench terrace
Bench terrace PDF
Terraces(Link)
Terraces ariel view(Link)
Practice-
Design of bench terrace
Design of bench terrace link
Grassed waterways
Grassed Waterway-note
Grassed Water way(Link)
Grassed waterways(Link)
Practice-
Design of vegetative waterway
Grassed waterway link
Wind erosion- Factors affecting and mechanics
Wind erosion PDF
Wind erosion(Link)
Wind Erosion(Link)
Completed B.Tech(Ag. Engg.) and M.Tech(Ag.Engg.),SWCE in OUAT. Qualified ICAR-NET. Now working as an Assistant Professor in Agricultural Engineering.