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Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
Under this department, students are given exposures about different techniques for soil and water conservation, rainwater harvesting, degraded land reclamation,remote sensing and GIS, waste watermanagement, integrated watershed management, hydrological modeling, command area development, Etc.
The department of soil and water engineering is mainly engaged in teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Besides, UGand PGprogrammes, department also offers vocational training course on “Tools and Techniques for Rainwater Harvesting”. It offers various courses like Watershed Hydrology, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Water Harvesting and Soil Conservation Structures, Watershed Planning and Management, Remote Sensing and GISApplications etc. to the UGand PGstudents.
The research project based on local and future needs of the farmers, field engineers and entrepreneurs are given to the final year undergraduate and postgraduate students as a part of their academic research work. Department is having GIS and Remote Sensing, Watershed, Soil and Water Conservation laboratories to provide practical knowledge to the students and also to demonstrate and organize training to farmers and field engineers, entrepreneurs etc. Many farmers, women and local peoples, NGO and others often visit the department to gain knowledge of different soil and water Conservation engineering aspects.
Objectives
- Teaching of soil and water conservation engineering subjects to under graduate and post graduate students.
- To develop state-of-the-art technology and web-based applications for attaining pursuit of teaching excellence
- To evolve low cost, environmental friendly and techno-efficient water management strategies for accruing more crop per drop of water
- To highlight the importance of water as a precious resource and to promote its conservation, reuse and recycling in agriculture and other sectors among the farmers domain
- Transfer of developed technologies in the field of soil and water conservation engineering to the farmers of tribal region.
Department Faculty/Staff members
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Staff |
Designation |
Qualification |
Experience |
|
1. |
Dr. M. K. Tiwari |
Associate Professor&HoD |
PhD (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering) |
16 years |
|
2. |
Er. Khyati Vyas |
S.R.A. |
M. Tech. (Soil and Water Engineering) |
9 years 8 months |
|
3. |
Dr. Leena Rani Mishra |
Research Associate (NASF-ICAR) Project |
PhD (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering) |
1 Year |
Departmental Facilities * Photo Gallery *
Department is equipped with almost all instruments/facilities required to conduct the experiments/practicals as per UG/PG syllabus. Different labs and facility available in the department are:
- Soil and Water Conservation Laboratory
- Watershed Laboratory
- GIS & Remote sensing laboratory
- Field lab for soil and water conservation structures
- Common Study Room
Academics
List of Year Wise PG Students Passed Out (2014-2024)
|
Year |
M. Tech. |
Ph.D. |
|
2014-15 |
03 |
01* |
|
2015-16 |
03 |
- |
|
2016-17 |
02 |
- |
|
2017-18 |
01 |
- |
|
2018-19 |
05 |
- |
|
2019-20 |
08 |
- |
|
2020-21 |
03 |
- |
|
2021-22 |
03 |
01* |
|
2022-23 |
01 |
01 |
|
2023-24 |
(02+01*) |
03 |
|
Total |
32 |
06 |
* In-service student
List of Projects completed during UG & PG study during the year 2016-2024
B.Tech. Projects completed
|
Year of completion |
Project title |
|
2016-17 |
1. Soil wetting pattern under point and line source of trickle irrigation 2. Irrigation scheduling of cereal crops in Panchmahal region of middle Gujarat using CROPWAT 3. Performance evaluation of Panam irrigation canal in the middle Gujarat region. 4. Evapotranspiration modeling using remote sensing and GIS in a selected canal command area in middle Gujarat region |
|
2017-18 |
1. Study of Moisture Distribution Pattern in Different Emitter Geometry Under Line Source Drip Irrigation System |
|
2018-19 |
1. Assessment of Different Quality Water Impact on Soil Under Drip Irrigation 2. Design and Development of Low Cost Gravity Fed Drip Irrigation Kit for Tribal Farmer |
|
2019-20 |
1. Modelling of wetting pattern under trickle point source |
|
2020-21 |
|
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2021-22 |
1. Morphometric Based Prioritization of Sub-watersheds Using RS and GIS 2. Assessment of Land Use/Land Cover Change Using RS and GIS |
|
2022-23 |
1. ; Rainfall Runoff Modelling using remote sensing &GIS 2. Evapotranspiration Modelling using remote Sensing & GIS |
|
2023-24 |
1. Estimation of Surface Soil Moisture using Remote Sensing and GIS 2. Sub-Surface Soil Moisture Profiling using Remote Sensing & GIS based Techniques |
M.Tech. Projects completed (2016-2025)
|
Year of completion |
Title of thesis |
|
2016-17 |
Comparative performance of drip and furrow irrigated tomato crop in panchmahal district of Gujarat |
|
2017-18 |
Canal Based Irrigation Scheduling And Conjunctive Water Use Planning For Optimal Cropping Pattern In Selected Panam Canal Command In Panchmahal District, Gujarat |
|
2018-19 |
Assessment Of Combined Influence Of Drip Lateral Spacing And Irrigation Regimes On Productivity Of Maize |
|
Investigation Towaeds Regional Rainfall Runoff Modelling On Natural Watersheds Under Paetial Gauging Conditions Of Middle Gujrat |
|
|
Irrigation Scheduling OfChilli Using Drip Irrigation |
|
|
Assessment of Trends and Dominant Periodicities of Rainfall and Temperature in Panchmahal District of Middle Gujarat Region |
|
|
Estimation of Reference and Crop Evapo-Transpiration in Panam Canal Command Using Remote Sensing and GIS |
|
|
2019-20 |
Validation and Irrigation Scheduling of Maize Crop by Aquacrop Model under Semi-Arid Environment of Middle Gujarat |
|
Hydrological Modelling under Climate Change Scenarios in a Selected Watershed of Middle Gujarat |
|
|
Canal Performance Evaluation In Selected PanamCommand Areas |
|
|
Evaluation of A Sensor Based Mechanism for Soil Infiltration Tests |
|
|
Irrigation Scheduling of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Under Mulched Conditions InSemi Arid Region |
|
|
Sediment Yield Estimation Using Spectral Mixture Modelling Technique |
|
|
Development of Mathematical Model For Estimation of Wetting Front Under Drip Irrigation |
|
|
Assessment of Agro-Land Suitability for Rice And Wheat Using GIS and Remote Sensing" |
|
|
2020-21 |
Investigating hydrologic significance of Morphometric indicators for selected watersheds of middle Gujarat |
|
Identification of sites for Groundwater Structures by Mapping of Lineaments and stream networks |
|
|
Morphometric Based Prioritization of Sub Watersheds for soil and water conservation measures using RS and GIS. |
|
|
2021-22 |
Hydrological Response Modeling of an Agricultural Watershed using QSWAT
|
|
Sediment yield estimation of Panam Catchment using MPSAIC Model in RS and GIS environment |
|
|
Investigation of the variability of standardized precipitation index using discrete wavelet Transform in conjunction with the Mann Kendall (MK) test |
|
|
2022-23 |
Reconnoitering Water Quality Disparities in Selected Reaches of Mahi River by Exploiting Relevant Blended Data via Ground & Satellite Based Sources |
|
2023-24 |
Estimation of Runoff in An Ungauged Watershed Using Giuh And HEC-HMS Models |
|
2024-25 |
Rainfall-Runoff Modeling Using Deep Learning Models |
|
Assessment of Crop Acreage Estimation Techniques Using Remote Sensing And GIS
|
Ph.D. Projects completed (2018-2024)
|
Year of completion |
Title of thesis |
|
2021-22 |
ModelingSpatio-Temporal Variability of Daily & Sub-Daily Rainfall for Generating Regional Hyetographs & Intensity - Depth- Duration Curves for Middle Gujarat" |
|
2022-23 |
Assessment of Agricultural Drought in Gujarat (INDIA) With Multiple Drought Indices using Remote Sensing and GIS |
|
2023-24 |
Estimation of Surface and Sub-Surface Soil Moisture using Remote Sensing and GIS in Godhra Region |
|
Simulation of Streamflow in Selected Watershed of Sabaramati River Basin,Gujarat (India) Using Remote Sensing,GIS& Hec HMS Model |
|
|
Irrigation Planning Of Maize Under Drip With Mulch Conditions |
Research Projects (2018-2024)
SPONSORED PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SWCE
|
S. No. |
Sponsoring Agency |
Title of Project |
Amount of grant (INR) |
Period |
Principal Investigator |
|
1. |
National Agricultural Science fund (NASF), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi |
Development of Taluka scale precisecrop yield prediction application for selected districts of Gujarat using remote sensing, AI and machine learning" |
22.88 Lakhs |
3 Years (2024-2027) |
Dr. Mukesh Kumar Tiwari |
|
2. |
Information Technology Research Academy (ITRA), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, New Delhi, GoI. |
Measurement to management (M2M): Improved water use efficiency and agricultural productivity through experimental sensor network |
63.14 Lakhs (6.314 Million) |
3 Years (2015-2018) |
Dr. Mukesh Kumar Tiwari |
AGRESCO Projects Completed and their Recommendations
|
Sr. No. |
Project Title |
Year of Recomm. |
|
1. |
Evaluating canal scheduling approaches for optimum productivity in Panam irrigation command area |
2018-2019 |
|
2. |
Conjugate Assessment of Drip Lateral Spacing and Irrigation Regimes on Productivity of Rabi Maize |
2019-2020 |
|
3. |
Estimation of Evapotranspiration using MODIS and Landsat-8 dataset in a selected semi-arid region of middle Gujarat
|
2019-2020
|
|
4. |
Monthly forecasts of SPI and SPEI drought indices in Middle Gujarat |
2021-2022
|
Extension Activities &Training Organized:
|
Sr. No. |
Date |
Activities |
Report |
|
1 |
15/06/2016 |
જળ અને જમીન સંરક્ષણ ઈજનેરી વિભાગ દ્વારા “મકાઈની વૈજ્ઞાનિક અને નિકાસ લક્ષી ખેતી પદ્ધતિ તેમજ મૂલ્યવૃદ્ધિ” વિષય અંતગર્ત તા.૧૫/૦૬/૨૦૧૬ ના રોજ એક દિવસીય ખેડૂત તાલીમ કાર્યક્રમ યોજવામાં આવેલ. |
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|
2 |
20/10/2016 |
જળ અને જમીન સંરક્ષણ ઈજનેરી વિભાગ દ્વારા “ખેતીમાં પાણીનો સમજણપૂર્વક ઉપયોગ” વિષય અંતગર્ત તા.૨૦/૧૦/૨૦૧૬ ના રોજ એક દિવસીય ખેડૂત તાલીમ કાર્યક્રમ યોજવામાં આવેલ. |
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|
3 |
17/01/2017 to 06/02/2017 |
21 days training programme/winter school on “Water and Energy Security in The Arena of Climate Change” was organized at College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, AnandAgricultural University, Godhra, sponsored by Information Technology Research Academy (ITRAWater), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, from 17th January, 2017 to 06th February, 2017. |
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4 |
06/02/2018 to 13/02/2018 |
8 Days Model Training Course on “Hydrological and Crop Simulation Modeling in the Arena of Climate Change” was held during February 6-13, 2018. |
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5 |
08/03/2018 |
જળ અને જમીન સંરક્ષણ ઈજનેરી વિભાગ દ્વારા “ટપક સિંચાઈ પદ્ધતિથી પાણીનો કાર્યક્ષમ ઉપયોગ” વિષય અંતગર્ત તા. ૦૮/૦૩/૨૦૧૮ના રોજ એક દિવસીય ખેડૂત તાલીમ કાર્યક્રમ યોજવામાં આવેલ. |
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6 |
30/10/2018 |
જળ અને જમીન સંરક્ષણ ઈજનેરી વિભાગ દ્વારા “શિયાળુપાકની વૈજ્ઞાનિક ખેતી પદ્ધતિ” વિષય અંતગર્ત તા. ૩૦/૧૦/૨૦૧૮ના રોજ એક દિવસીય ખેડૂત તાલીમ કાર્યક્રમ યોજવામાં આવેલ. |
