Irrigation & Drainage Engineering 14 min read
Weirs
Introduction Effective use of water for irrigation requires that flow rates and volumes be measured and expressed quantitatively. Measurement of…
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Irrigation & Drainage Engineering 7 min read
Irrigation Projects
Irrigation Projects In India irrigation has always been the largest user of water. Irrigation projects mainly consists engineering (or hydraulic)…
Irrigation & Drainage Engineering 8 min read
Irrigation Development
Irrigation Development Irrigated agriculture has developed most extensively in the arid and semi-arid regions and areas having prolonged dry spells.…
Irrigation & Drainage Engineering 8 min read
Water Resources of India and its Demand in Various Sectors
Definition Irrigation is defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land, in accordance with the ‘crop…
Irrigation & Drainage Engineering 15 min read
Methods of Water Measurements in Open Channels
Units of Water Measurement Irrigation water is conveyed either through open channels or pipes and knowing the quantity of water…
Irrigation & Drainage Engineering 2 min read
METHODS OF IRRIGATION
The four methods of irrigation are: 1. Surface 2. Sprinkler 3. Drip/trickle 4. Subsurface Surface Surface irrigation consists of a broad class of irrigation methods…
Irrigation & Drainage Engineering 3 min read
Surface Drainage
Surface drainage is the shaping, grading, or management of the land surface to provide gradual removal or diversion of water off…
Irrigation & Drainage Engineering 3 min read
Impact Of Irrigation
Irrigation schemes alter the natural hydrological features of a location and lead to changes in the natural quality of soil…
Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering 7 min read
Flood Management
Definition of Flood According to the India National Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (INCID), ‘Flood’ is defined as a relatively…
Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering 10 min read
Drought Management
Definition of Drought In simple terms, a drought is a period of unusually dry weather that persists long enough to…
Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering 5 min read
Hydrologic Channel Routing
Introduction In channel routing the storage is a function of both outflow and inflow discharges and hence a different routing…