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OBJECTIVES
1. To prepare the students for a successful career as water professionals.
2. To develop the ability among students to synthesis data and technical concepts for
application in Integrated Water Resources Management.
3. To provide students an opportunity to work as a part of an interdisciplinary team.
4. To provide students with a sound foundation in the mathematical, scientific and
engineering fundamentals necessary to formulate, solve and analyze engineering
problems and to prepare them for their career.
5. To promote student awareness for the life-long learning and to introduce them
professional ethics and codes of professional practice in water resources management.
OUTCOME
1. An ability to choose and use Research methodologies, Integrated Water Resources
Management and gender relations and roles, legal aspects as it applies to the field of
Water Resources Management.
2. An ability to design and construct hardware and software water resource system
components or processes to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as
environmental, socio-economical, water governance, political, ethical, health and
safety, and sustainability.
3. An understanding of professional, institutional arrangements, legal and ethical issues,
and responsibilities as it pertain to water resource management.
4. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern modeling software tools necessary
for water resource planning and management.
5. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of water and water related
issues in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
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UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS
ANNA UNIVERSITY :: CHENNAI 600 025
REGULATIONS - 2013
M. E. INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER I
SL. COURSE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
NO. CODE
THEORY
1 IM8101 Surface and Ground Water Hydrology 3 0 0 3
2 IM8153 Gender and Water 3 0 0 3
3 IM8154 Integrated Water Resources Management 3 0 0 3
4 IM8155 Water and Ecosystems 3 0 0 3
5 MA8161 Statistical Methods for Engineers 3 1 0 4
6 Elective I 3 0 0 3
PRACTICAL
7 IW8161 Water Quality Laboratory 0 0 2 1
TOTAL 18 1 2 20
SEMESTER II
SL. COURSE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
NO. CODE
THEORY
1 HW8253 Remote Sensing and GIS for Water Resources 3 0 0 3
2 HW8254 Systems Analysis in Water Resources 3 0 0 3
3 IM8251 Climate Change and Water Resources 3 0 0 3
4 IM8252 Participatory Field Research Methodology 3 1 0 4
5 Elective II 3 0 0 3
6 Elective III 3 0 0 3
PRACTICAL
7 HW8262 GIS Laboratory 0 0 4 2
TOTAL 18 1 4 21
SEMESTER III
SL. COURSE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
NO. CODE
THEORY
1 IM8351 Legal Aspects of Water Resources 3 0 0 3
2 IM8352 Watershed Conservation and Management 3 0 0 3
3 Elective IV 3 0 0 3
PRACTICAL
4 IM8311 Project Work Phase I 0 0 12 6
TOTAL 9 0 12 15
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SEMESTER IV
SL. COURSE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
NO. CODE
PRACTICAL
1 IM8411 Project Work Phase II 0 0 24 12
TOTAL 0 0 24 12
SL. COURSE L T P C
COURSE TITLE
No. CODE
1 IM8001 Water, Sanitation and Health 3 0 0 3
2 IW8152 Water Quality 3 0 0 3
3 CM8151 Wave Hydrodynamics 3 0 0 3
4 CM8251 Coastal Engineering 3 0 0 3
5 HW8071 Flood Modelling and Drought Assessment 3 0 0 3
6 HW8073 River Engineering 3 0 0 3
7 HW8074 Urban Water Resources Management 3 0 0 3
8 HW8075 Water Supply and Buried pipelines 3 0 0 3
9 HW8076 Water Power and Dam Engineering 3 0 0 3
10 HW8351 Computational Intelligence for Hydrosystems 3 0 0 3
IM8071 Environmental Impact Assessment of Water Resources
11 3 0 0 3
Development
12 IW8071 Rehabilitation and Modernisation of Irrigation Systems 3 0 0 3
13 IW8251 Irrigation Management 3 0 0 3
14 IW8252 Groundwater and Drainage Engineering 3 0 0 3
15 IW8351 Irrigation Economics 3 0 0 3
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UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS
ANNA UNIVERSITY :: CHENNAI 600 025
REGULATIONS - 2013
SEMESTER I
SL. COURSE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
No. CODE
THEORY
1 MA8161 Statistical Methods for Engineers 3 1 0 4
2 IM8154 Integrated Water Resources Management 3 0 0 3
3 IM8101 Surface and Ground Water Hydrology 3 0 0 3
TOTAL 9 1 0 10
SEMESTER II
SL. COURSE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
No. CODE
THEORY
1 HW8254 Systems Analysis in Water Resources 3 0 0 3
2 IM8251 Climate Change and Water Resources 3 0 0 3
3 Elective I 3 0 0 3
TOTAL 9 0 0 9
SEMESTER III
SL. COURSE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
No. CODE
THEORY
1 IM8153 Gender and Water 3 0 0 3
2 IM8155 Water and Ecosystems 3 0 0 3
3 Elective II 3 0 0 3
PRACTICAL
4 IW8161 Water Quality Laboratory 0 0 2 1
TOTAL 9 0 2 10
SEMESTER IV
SL. COURSE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
No. CODE
THEORY
1 HW8253 Remote Sensing and GIS for Water Resources 3 0 0 3
2 IM8252 Participatory Field Research Methodology 3 1 0 4
3 Elective III 3 0 0 3
PRACTICAL
4 HW8262 GIS Laboratory 0 0 4 2
TOTAL 9 1 4 12
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SEMESTER V
SL. COURSE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
No. CODE
THEORY
1 IM8351 Legal Aspects of Water Resources 3 0 0 3
2 IM8352 Watershed Conservation and Management 3 0 0 3
3 Elective IV 3 0 0 3
PRACTICAL
4 IM8311 Project Work Phase I 0 0 12 6
TOTAL 9 0 12 15
SEMESTER VI
SL. COURSE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
No. CODE
PRACTICAL
1 IM8411 Project Work Phase II 0 0 24 12
TOTAL 0 0 24 12
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IM8101 SURFACE AND GROUND WATER HYDROLOGY L T P C
3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVES :
To make the students understand the various process of the hydrological cycle and its
practical applications.
To make the students get the basic concepts of groundwater and its movement, which will
help them to make an assessment of this resource.
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UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Basic Concepts of Sociology - Definition - Gender – Social Perspectives -Historical Framework -
Gender and Early Sociological Thought – Social Stratification and Roles - Power and authority -
Equity and Equality - Gender Empowerment
REFERENCES
1. Gender and Water Alliance 2002. The Gender Approach to Water Management: 3TU, UK.
http://www.genderandwateralliance.org
2. Mainstreaming Gender in Water Management, Resource Guide, Version2.1November 2006.
http://www.genderandwaterresourceguide.
3. Ratna V. Reddy and S. Mahendra Dev. (Ed.), 2006, Managing Water Resources, Policies,
Institutions, and Technologies, Oxford University Press.
4. Eveline Bolt (Ed.),1994, Together for Water and Sanitation: Tools to apply a gender approach.
The Asian Experience , Edited by. IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre.
5. Vasudha Pangare, et. al 2006. Global Perspectives on Integrated Water Resources
Management: A Resource Kit, Academic Foundation.
OBJECTIVES:
Students will be introduced to the role of disciplines of ecology and socio-economics play in
management of water resources.
They will be exposed to global food security and public-private participation issues and
legal and regulatory settings, in the context of IWRM
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UNIT II WATER ECONOMICS 12
Economic view of water issues: economic characteristics of water good and services – Non-
market monetary valuation methods – Water economic instruments, policy options for water
conservation and sustainable use – Case studies. Pricing: distinction between values and charges
– Private sector involvement in water resources management: PPP objectives, PPP options, PPP
processes, PPP experiences through case studies – Links between PPP and IWRM.
UNIT III WATER SUPPLY AND HEALTH WITHIN THE IWRM CONSIDERATION 9
Links between water and human health: options to include water management interventions for
health – Health protection and promotion in the context of IWRM – Health impact assessment of
water resources development.
L T P C
IM8155 WATER AND ECOSYSTEMS
3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVE:
To introduce the principles of natural ecosystems, the social dimensions and approaches to
water, the benefits to the society and the need for conservation of aquatic ecosystems.
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UNIT I ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES 8
Levels of organization - Concept of Ecosystems – Ecosystem structure and function – Ecosystem
development - Freshwater ecosystems – Agro ecosystems.
REFERENCES
1. Malin Falkenmark and Johan Rockstrom, Balancing water for Humans and Nature,
Earthscan, VA, USA, 2005.
2. Caroline M Figueres, Cecilia Tortajada and Johan Rockstrom (ed), Rethinking Water
Management, EarthScan, VA, USA, 2005.
3. Eugene P Odum, Basic Ecology, Holt-Saunders International Edition, Philadelphia, US,
1983.
4. Gooch, G. D., A. Rieu-Clarke and P. Stalnacke (eds), Integrating Water Resources
Management: Interdisciplinary methodologies and strategies in Practice, IWA Publishing,
London, UK, 2012.
5. Jorgensen, S., J. G. Tundisi, J. M. Tundisi, Handbook of inland aquatic ecosystem
management, CRC Prerss, FL, USA, 2013
6. Sithamparanathan, J., Rangasamy, A. and Arunachalam, N., Ecosystem principles and
sustainable agriculture, Scitech Publishers, Chennai, 1999.
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UNIT III CORRELATION AND REGRESSION 9+3
Multiple and Partial Correlation – Method of Least Squares – Plane of Regression – Properties of
Residuals – Coefficient of multiple correlation – Coefficient of partial correlation – Multiple
correlation with total and partial correlations – Regression and Partial correlations in terms of lower
order co-efficient.
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
1. Demo of water quality kit
2. Field estimations
3. Water sample collection and transport
4. Introduction to analytical laboratory
5. Hydrochemical methods
6. Selection of suitable methods
7. Measurement of turbidity, solids, pH and EC
8. Measurement of major ions
9. Measurement of minor ions / nutrients
10. Demo of BOD and COD estimations
11. Calculation of SAR, Hardness, Alkalinity
12. Evaluation of water quality for irrigation purposes
TOTAL: 30 PERIODS
OUTCOME:
Students will able to estimate water quality using current methods and make evaluation of it
for beneficial uses.
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REFERENCES:
1. US EPA, APHA, AWWA, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
22th edition, APHA, NY, 2012.
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3. Ian Heywood Sarah, Cornelius and Steve Carver An Introduction to Geographical
Information Systems. Pearson Education. New Delhi, 2002.
4. Centre for Water Resources, Change in Cropping Pattern in Drought Prone Chittar Sub-
basin, Project Report, Anna University, Chennai, 2002.
5. Centre for Water Resources, Post-Project Evaluation of Irrigation Commands
UNIT IV SIMULATION 9
Basic principles and concepts - Random variant and random process - Monte Carlo techniques -
Model development - Inputs and outputs - Single and multipurpose reservoir simulation models -
Case studies.
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IM8251 CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER RESOURCES L T P C
3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVES:
Understanding the climate system, being aware of the impact of climate change on society,
Understanding of adaptation in relation to water and climate change.
At the end of the course, students must be in a position to describe the possible impacts,
adaptations and remedies in relation to water resources and climate change.
UNIT I THE CLIMATE SYSTEM 9
Definitions- Climate, Climate system, climate change – Drivers of Climate change –
Characteristics of climate system components - Green house effect – Carbon cycle – Wind
systems - Trade Winds and the Hadley Cell – Ozone hole in the stratosphere - El Nino, La Nina –
ENSO, Teleconnections
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IM8252 PARTICIPATORY FIELD RESEARCH METHODOLOGY L T P C
3 1 0 4
OBJECTIVE:
To teach interdisciplinary field research skills and enable the students to conduct field research
within IWRM outlook.
UNIT I RESEARCH 10
Meaning – Purpose – Types of Research – Stages of Research – How to conduct a Research:
Formulation of Problem, Hypothesis- Sampling - Designs - Method - Techniques of Data Collection
- Analysis and Reporting - Ethical Responsibilities in Social Research
REFERENCES
1. Anderson L. Borum, F., Kristensen. P.H and Karnoe, P.1995. On the art of doing field studies: An
experience based research methodology, Copenhagen Business School Press, Denmark.
2. Chambers, R., A. Pacey and L. Thrupp. 1989. Farmer First: Farmer Innovation and Agricultural
Research. Intermediate Technology Publications: London.
3. Martin Lengwiler, 2008. Participatory Approaches in Science and Technology: Historical Origins
and Current Practices in Critical Perspective Science Technology Human Values 2008; 33; 186
http://sth.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/186.
4. McAllister, K. and R. Vernooy. 1999. Action and Reflection: A Guide for Monitoring and Evaluating
Participatory Research. International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
5. Pauline V Young,1984. Sientific Social Surveys and Research Prentice-Hall of India Ltd, New
Delhi.
6. Wilkinson & Bhandarkar, 2004. Methodology and Techniques of social Research, 17th edition,
Himalaya Publishing House.
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HW8262 GIS LABORATORY L T P C
0 0 4 2
OBJECTIVE:
The hands on experiments in the image processing, GIS platforms and GPS will make the
students to appreciate their importance in hydrology and water resource.
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
Georeferencing of toposheet and creating vector layers(MapInfo/ArcGIS)
Creation of attribute tables and layout preparation (MapInfo/ArcGIS)
Creation of Digital Elevation Model using Vertical Mapper.
GPS Survey and its data transformation into GIS environment.
Converting *.tab file to *.shp & vice versa using Universal Translator.
Transformation of Google files to GIS environment.
Creation of Vorronoi / Theissan diagram for points using MapInfo/ArcGIS.
Use of D8 pointer algorithm for deriving flow direction, flow accumulation and watershed
delineation.
Interpolation of point data to create Spatial Maps.
Overlay Analysis using ArcGIS.
OUTCOMES:
Expertise in digital image processing
Good exposure to the Global positioning system in real time data processing
Potential of Geographical Information System
Data integration between Satellite data, GPS and GIS in Decision Making
TOTAL: 60 PERIODS
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UNIT III WATER GOVERANCE: POLICIES AND LEGAL FRAMEWORKS 9
Water Governance and Water Policy – Legal Framework of Water – Substance of National Water
Laws – Other key issues – Changing incentives through Regulation - National Water Policy –
National-Level Commissions – Irrigation Management Transfer Policies and Activities – Legal
Registration of WUAs – Legal Changes in Water Allocation, – Role of Local Institutions –
Community Based Organizations – Water Policy Reforms: India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and
Indonesia
UNIT IV WATER CONFLICTS IN INDIA 9
Water conflicts and Tribunals - Contending Water Uses – Equity, Access and Allocation - Water
Quality Conflicts - Sand Mining - Micro-level Conflicts, Dams and Displacement – Privatization –
Case Studies
REFERENCES
1. Brewer, J., S. Kolavalli, A. H. Kalru, G. Naik, S, Ramnarayan, K.V. Raju
and R. Sakthivadivel, Irrigation Management Transfer In India – Policies and Performance,
Oxford and IBH Publishing Company, New Delhi,1999.
2. Bruns, Bryan Randolph and Ruth S. Meinzen-Dick. Ed. Negotiating Water Rights, Vistaar
Publications, New Delhi, 2000.
3. Iyer R. Ramaswamy , Towards Water Wisdom: Limits, Justice, Harmony. Sage Publications,
New Delhi, 2007.
4. Mollinga, Peter P., and Alex Bolding, The Politics of Irrigation Reform – Contested Policy
Formulation and Implementation in Asia, Africa and Latin America, Ashgate, England, 2004,
5. Report of the Expert Group, „Groundwater Management and Ownership‟. New Delhi:
Government of India, Planning Commission, http : // planning commission.nic.in / reports /
genrep / rep_grndwat.pdf, 2007.
6. Row, Sanjiva Commentaries on The Indian Easements Act, 1882 and Licences, 5th
Edition,Delhi Law House, . New Delhi, 2006.
7. Singh, Chhatrapati “Water Rights in India,” Ed: Chhatrapati Singh. Water Law in India: The
Indian Law Institute, New Delhi,1992.
8. “Law for Water Management – A Guide to Concepts and Effective Approaches”, Ed: Jessica
Vapnek, Brace Aylward, Christie Popp and Jamie Bartram, FAO, Rawat Publications, New
Delhi, 2011.
9. “Water Conflicts in India – A Million Revolts in the Making” , Ed: K. J. Joy, Biksham Gujja,
Subas Paranjape, Vinod Goud, Shruti Vispute, Rourledge, New Delhi, 2008.
10. “The Politics of Water – A Survey”, Ed: Kai Wegerich and Jeroen Warner, Taylor and Francis
Group, London, 2010.
11. Philippe Cullet (2010), Groundwater Regulation Need for Further Reforms International
Environmental Law Research Centre, Geneva, Switzerland.
12. Heather L. Beach et. al., (2000), Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Resolution – Theory,
Practice and Annotated References, UN University Press.
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IM8352 WATERSHED CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT LT PC
3 00 3
OBJECTIVES :
To provide the technical, economical and sociological understanding of a watershed.
To provide a comprehensive discourse on the engineering practices of watershed
management for realizing the higher benefits of watershed management.
UNIT I WATERSHED CONCEPTS 9
Watershed - Need for an Integrated Approach - Influencing Factors: Geology – Soil –
Morphological Characteristics - Toposheet - Delineation – Codification – Prioritization of
Watershed – Indian Scenario
UNIT II SOIL CONSERVATION MEASURES 9
Types of Erosion – Water and Wind Erosion: Causes, Factors, Effects and Control – Soil
Conservation Measures: Agronomical and Mechanical - Estimation of Soil Loss - Sedimentation
UNIT III WATER HARVESTING AND CONSERVATION 9
Water Harvesting Techniques – Micro-Catchments - Design of Small Water Harvesting Structures
– Farm Ponds – Percolation Tanks – Yield from a Catchment
UNIT IV WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 9
Project Proposal Formulation - Watershed Development Plan – Entry Point Activities – Estimation
– Watershed Economics - Agroforestry – Grassland Management – Wasteland Management –
Watershed Approach in Government Programmes –Developing Collaborative know how –
People‟s Participation – Evaluation of Watershed Management
UNIT V GIS FOR WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 9
Applications of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System - Role of Decision Support
System – Conceptual Models and Case Studies
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOME :
The students will be able to apply the knowledge of overall concepts of watershed which
would help to comprehend and analyze for better management.
REFERENCES
1. Ghanashyam Das, Hydrology and Soil Conservation engineering, Prentice Hall of India
Private Limited, New Delhi, 2000.
2. Glenn O. Schwab, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, John Wiley and Sons, 1981.
3. Gurmail Singh, A Manual on Soil and Water Conservation, ICAR Publication NewDelhi, 1982.
4. Suresh, R. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Standard Publication, New Delhi, 1982.
5. Vir Singh, Raj, Watershed Planning and Management,Yash Publishing House,Bikaner, 2000.
6. Brooks, K. N., P. F. Ffolliott, H. M. Gregersen and L. F. DeBano. 1997. Hydrology and the
Management of Watersheds. Second Edition. Iowa State University Press. Ames, Iowa. 502
pp. Heathcote, I. W. Integrated Watershed Management: Principles and Practice. 1988. John
Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York.
7. Lal, Ruttan. 2000. Integrated Watershed Management in the Global Ecosystem. CRC Press,
New York.
8. Heathcote, I. W. Integrated Watershed Management: Principles and Practice. 1988. John
Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York.
9. Dhruva Narayana, G. Sastry, V. S. Patnaik, “Watershed Management”, CSWCTRI, Dehradun,
ICAR Publications, 1997.
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IM8001 WATER, SANITATION AND HEALTH L T P C
3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVES:
Students will be able to indicate and relate the factors influencing water supply, sanitation and
health.
Explain water related diseases and show their relationships with water resources
management.
Suggest integrated water management initiatives that could be implemented to achieve better
sanitation and health in a region.
UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS WASH 9
Meanings and Definition: Safe Water- Health, Nexus: Water- Sanitation - Health and Hygiene -
Water security - Food Security. Sanitation And Hygiene (WASH) and Integrated Water Resources
Management (IWRM) - Need and Importance of WASH - Third World Scenario - Poor and
Multidimensional Deprivation.
UNIT II MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS AND IMPACT 9
Health Burden in Developing Scenario -Factors Affecting Sanitation and Health-Infectious
Diseases-Social: Social Stratification and Literacy Demography: Population and Migration- Fertility
- Mortality- Environment: Water Borne-Water Washed and Water Based Diseases - Economic:
Wage - Water and Health Budgeting -Psychological: Non-compliance - Disease Relapse - Political:
Political Will- Food Production.
UNIT III MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 9
Common Challenges in WASH - Bureaucracy and Users- Water Utilities -Sectoral Allocation:
Commodity - Infrastructure- Service Delivery: Macro and Micro- level: Community and Gender
Issues- Equity Issues - Paradigm Shift: Democratization of Reforms and Initiatives.
UNIT IV GOVERNANCE AND PARTICIPATORY IDEOLOGY 9
National Economy and Production - Investments on Water, (WASH) - Cost Benefit Analysis -
Institutional Intervention-Public Private Partnership - Policy Directives - Social Insurance -Political
Will vs Participatory Governance
UNIT V INITIATIVES 9
Management vs Development -Accelerating Development- Development Indicators -Inclusive
Development-Global and Local- Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and Targets - Five Year
Plans - Implementation - Capacity Building - Case studies on WASH.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
This course would offer a better understanding of the perspectives; people and governance to
upscale the downtrodden and to mainstream the unprivileged.
With the knowledge of WASH, students can acquire knowledge of both national and
international scenarios and explore avenues to streamline the equitable axis ownership of
natural resource.
REFERENCES
1. Bonitha R., Beaglehole R.,Kjellstorm, 2006, “Basic Epidemiology”, 2nd Edition, World Health
Organization.
2. Van Note Chism, N. and Bickford, D. J. (2002), Improving the environment for learning: An
expanded agenda. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2002: 91–98.
doi: 10.1002/tl.83Improving the Environment for learning: An Expanded Agenda
3. National Research Council. Global Issues in Water, Sanitation, and Health: Workshop
Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009.
4. Sen, Amartya 1997. On Economic Inequality. Enlarged edition, with annex by JamesFoster
and Amartya Sen, Oxford: Claredon Press, 1997.
5. Intersectoral Water Allocation Planning and Management, 2000, World Bank Publishers www.
Amazon.com
6. Third World Network.org (www.twn.org).
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IW8152 WATER QUALITY L T PC
3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVES:
These courses introduce water quality concepts, its evaluation for irrigation purposes,
besides relevant environmental problems and recycle and reuse concepts.
At the end of the course, the students will understand the importance of water quality for
irrigation and major uses of water and the role environmental issues.
UNIT I WATER QUALITY 10
Physical and chemical properties of water – Suspended and dissolved solids – EC and pH – major
ions –. Water quality investigation – Sampling design - Samplers and automatic samplers - Data
collection platforms – Field kits – Water quality data storage, analysis and inference – Software
packages
UNIT II IRRIGATION WATER QUALITY 9
Water quality for irrigation – Salinity and permeability problem – Root zone salinity - Irrigation
practices for poor quality water – Saline water irrigation – Future strategies
UNIT III WATER POLLUTION 10
Sources and Types of pollution – Organic and inorganic pollutants - BOD – DO relationships –
impacts on water resources – NPS pollution and its control – Eutrophication control - Water
treatment technologies - Constructed wetland.
UNIT IV RECYCLING AND REUSE OF WATER 8
Multiple uses of water – Reuse of water in agriculture – Low cost waste water treatment
technologies - Economic and social dimensions - Packaged treatment units – Reverse osmosis
and desalination in water reclamation.
OUTCOMES:
Students could relate water quality and its dependence on sources of water pollution.
Students would understand and interpret water quality data for beneficial uses and in water
quality models.
REFERENCES:
1. George Tchobanoglous, Franklin Louis Burton, Metcalf & Eddy, H. David Stense, Wastewater
Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, McGraw-Hill, 2002.
2 Vladimir Novonty, Water Quality: Diffuse pollution and watershed Management, 2 and edition,
John Wiley & Sons, , 2003
3. Mackenzie L Davis, David A Cornwell, Introduction to Environmental Engineering, McGraw-
Hill 2006.
4 Stum, M and Morgan, A., Aquatic Chemistry, Plenum Publishing company, USA, 1985.
5. Lloyd, J.W. and Heathcote, J.A., Natural inorganic chemistry in relation to groundwater
resources, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1988.
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UNIT I CONSERVATION OF MASS, MOMENT AND ENERGY 9
Conservation of mass, moment and Energy; Euler Equation – Bernoullis Equation. Potential and
Stream function.
REFERENCES:
1. Sarpkaya, T. and Isaacson, M., Mechanics of Wave Forces on Offshore Structures, Van
Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1981
2. Dean, R.G. and Dalrymple, R.A., Water wave mechanics for Engineers and Scientists,
Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1994
3. Ippen, A.T., Estuary and Coastline Hydrodynamics, McGraw-Hill Book Company, inc., New
York, 1978
4. Shore Protection Manual Volume I and II, Coastal Engineering Research Centre, Dept, of the
Army, US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington DC, 1984
5. Sorenson, R.M., Basic Coastal Engineering, A Wiley-Interscience Publication, New York, 1978.
6. Goda,Y. 2000.Random seas and Design of Maritime Structures. 2nd ed. Advance Series on
Ocean Engineering. Vol.15. World Scientific Publishers Pvt.Ltd. 443pp.
7. Young,I.R.1999. Wind generated Ocean Waves. Ocean Engineering Book Series. Vol.2.
Elsevier. The Netherlands. 288pp.
8. Narasimhan,S., S.Kathiroli,S.and B.Nagendra Kumar (Eds). 2002. Harbour and Coastal
Engineering (Indian Scenario) Vol.I. NIOT, Chennai. 729pp.
9. Reeves, D, Chadwick,A and Fleming,C. 2004. Coastal Engineering. Processes Theory and
Design Practice. SPON Press, London. 461pp.
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UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO COASTAL ENGINEERING 9
Indian Scenario – Classification of Harbours. Introduction - wind and waves – Sea and Swell -
Introduction to small amplitude wave theory – use of wave tables- Mechanics of water waves –
Linear (Airy) wave theory, Introduction to Tsunami
UNIT II WAVE PROPERTIES AND ANALYSIS 9
Behaviour of waves in shallow waters, Introduction to non-linear waves and their properties –
Waves in shallow waters – Wave Refraction, Diffraction and Shoaling –Hindcast wave generation
models, wave shoaling; wave refraction; wave breaking; wave diffraction random and 3D waves-
Short term wave analysis – wave spectra and its utilities - Long term wave analysis- Statistics
analysis of grouped wave data.
UNIT III COASTAL SEDIMENT TRANSPORT 9
Dynamic beach profile; cross-shore transport; along shore transport (Littoral transport), sediment
movement
UNIT IV COASTAL DEFENSE 9
Field measurement; models, groins, sea walls, offshore breakwaters, artificial nourishment -
planning of coast protection works - Design of shore defense structures –Case studies.
UNIT V MODELING IN COASTAL ENGINEERING 9
Physical modeling in Coastal Engineering – Limitations and advantages – Role of physical
modeling in coastal engineering – Numerical modeling – Modeling aspects – limitations – Case
studies using public domain models, Tsunami mitigation measures
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOME:
Students will understand coastal engineering aspects of harbors methods to improve
navigation, shoreline protection and other laboratory investigations using model studies and to
use the skills and techniques in ICM.
REFERENCES:
1. Mani J.S., Coastal Hydrodynamics. PHI Pvt.Ltd. New Delhi – 2012.
2. Dean, R.G. and Dalrymple, R.A., Water wave mechanics for Engineers and Scientists,
Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1994.
3. Ippen, A.T., Estuary and Coastline Hydrodynamics, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1978.
4. Sorenson, R.M., Basic Coastal Engineering, A Wiley-Interscience Pub. New York, 1978.
5. Coastal Engineering Manual, Vol. I-VI, Coastal Engineering Research Centre,
Dept.ofthe Army, US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington DC, 2006.
6. Kamphuis, J.W., Introduction to Coastal Engineering and Management
7. Sorensen, R.M., “Basic Coastal Engineering”, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2006.
8. Coastal Engineering Manual (CEM). US Army Coastal Engineering Research Center, 2002-
2006. (http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/chl.aspx?p=s&a=ARTICLES;104)
9. Narasimhan S., Kathiroli S. and Nagendra Kumar B. “Harbour and Coastal Engineering
(Indian Scenario)” Vol.I and II.NIOT Chennai 2002.
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UNIT II FLOOD MODELLING AND MANAGEMENT 9
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Routing – Reservoir and Channel Routing - Flood Inundation Modelling –
HEC HMS and HEC RAS software - Flood control methods – Structural and non structural
measures - Flood Plain Zoning – Flood forecasting – Flood Mitigation - Remote Sensing and GIS
for Flood modelling and management.
REFERENCES:
1. Chow V.T., Maidment D.R., Mays L.W., Applied Hydrology, McGraw Hill Publications, New
York, 1995.
2. Vijay P.Singh., Elementary Hydrology, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 1994.
3. Yevjevich V., Drought Research Needs, Water Resources Publications, Colorado State
University, USA, 1977.
4. Rangapathy V., Karmegam M., and Sakthivadivel R., Monograph in Flood Routing
Methods as Applied to Indian Rivers, Anna University Publications
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UNIT III RIVER MECHANICS 9
River Equilibrium : Stability of Channel – regime relations – river bend equilibrium – hydraulic
geometry of downstream - Bars and meandering - River dynamics – degradation and aggradation
of river bed – Confluences and branches – River Data base.
REFERENCES:
1 Janson PL.Ph., Lvan BendegamJvanden Berg, Mdevries A. Zanen ( Editors), Principles of
River Engineering – The non tidal alluvial rivers – Pitman, 1979.
2. Pierre Y. Julien ., River Mechanics ,Cambridge University Press, 2002.
3. K.L Rao , INDIA‟s WATER WEALTH – Orient Longman Ltd., 1979.
OBJECTIVES:
To introduce the concepts of urbanization and its impact on the natural water cycle
The student is exposed to the use the urban storm water models for better storm water
management.
Students also exposed for the preparation of urban storm water master plan and different
types of operation and maintenance.
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UNIT V OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 9
General approaches to operations and maintenance – Complexity of operations and need for
diagnostic analysis – Operation and maintenance in urban water system – Maintenance
Management System – Inventories and conditions assessment – Social awareness and
involvement.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOME:
At the completion of the course the student should be able to apply appropriate management
techniques for planning, operating and maintaining the different components of urban and
drainage system.
REFERENCES:
1. Geiger, W.F., Marsalek, F., and Zuidena, F.C., (Ed), manual ondrainage in urbanized areas
– Vol.1 and Vol.II, UNESCO, 1987.
2. Hengeveld, H. and C. De Voch.t (Ed)., Role of Water in Urban Ecology, 1982.
3. Martin, P. Wanelista and Yousef, A. Yousef., Storm Water Management, John Wiley and sons,
1993.
4. Neil S. Grigg., Urban Water Infrastructure Planning, Management and Operations, John Wiley
and Sons, 1986.
5. Overtens D.E. and Meadows M.E., Storm Water Modelling, Academic Press, New York, 1976.
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REFERENCES:
1. Bhave P. R, Optimal design of water distribution networks, Narosa publishing House, New
Delhi, 2003
2. Bajwa. G. S, Practical handbook on Public Health Engineering, Deep publishers, Shimla 2003
3. Manual on water supply and treatment, CPHEEO, Ministry of Urban Development, GOI, New
Delhi, 1999
4. B.A. Hauser, practical hydraulics Hand Book, Lewis Publishers, New York, 1991.
5. Moser A. P, Buried pipe Design, 3rd Edition, American Water Works Association.
6. Robert van Bentum and Lan K. Smout, Buried Pipe lines for surface Irrigation, The Water,
Engineering and Development Centre, Intermediate Technology Publications,UK,1994
7. Wurbs R.A., and James W.P. Water Resources Engineering. Prentice Hall of India, Eastern
Economic Edition. ISBN: 81-203-2151-0, New Delhi, 2007.
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HW8351 COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR HYDROSYSTEMS L T P C
3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVE:
To develop skills of the students in software usage for simulation and water resources
management. To enable the students to understand application of the latest information
technology to water resources engineering
UNIT I ADVANCED COMPUTING TECHNIQUES 10
Computer methods in water resources - Computing techniques - Solution to ordinary and partial
differential equation using Finite difference and Method of Characteristics- Numerical integration
and differentiation Design of digital models - Visual programming - Graphical user interface -
Interactive model concepts.
UNIT II ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 10
Heuristic search - Principle of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) - Application of ANN Model to
Hydrology and Crop Water Requirement model. Fuzzy Logic concepts and Applications – Genetic
Algorithms-Heuristic Optimization techniques.
REFERENCES:
1. Aliev R. A, and Aliev Rashad Soft Computing and its Applications World Scientific Publications
Co. Pte. Ltd. Singapore, 2001.
2. Janusz Kacprzyk Applied Decision with Soft Computing Springer, 2003
3. Carlos A. Coello Coello, David A Van Veldhuizen, Gary B Lamont, Evolutionary Algorthms for
Solving Multi-objective problems, Springer, 2002.
4. Tayfur Gökmen Soft computing in water resources engineering, WIT Press, Great
Britain,UK,20124.
5. John E. Gribbin, Introduction to hydraulics and hydrology with applications for Storm water
Management. DELMAR, Thomson Learning, USA,2002.
6. Remson I, Hornberger G.M. and Moiz F.J., Numerical methods in Sub- Surface Hydrology.
Wiley Inter Science, 1985
7. Kazda, I., Finite element Techniques in ground water flow studies (with Applications in
Hydraulic and Geotechnical Engineering), Elsevier, 1990.
8. Abbott M.B, and Minns A.W. Computational hydraulics Ashgate, London,UK,2007.
9 . Loucks Daniel P., Jery R Stedinger and Douglas, A. Haith, Water Resources systems Planning
and Analysis. Prentice Hall Inc., Englewood Clifts, New Jersey, 1981.
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IM8071 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF WATER L T P C
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVE:
To expose the students to the need, methodology, documentation and usefulness of
environmental impact assessment in water resources development.
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IW8071 REHABILITATION AND MODERNISATION OF L T P C
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS 3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVE:
To expose the students to the need and importance of the rehabilitation and modernization
of irrigation systems and to train them in the related concepts and methods.
UNIT I IRRIGATION SYSTEMS 9
Historical evolution of irrigation systems in India; its importance to agricultural production. Irrigation
system classification – Nature of system modernization and rehabilitation. Distinction between
rehabilitation and modernization; Rehabilitation and modernization objectives – Theory and
Practice.
UNIT IV REHABILITATION 9
Baseline survey – Deferred maintenance – Causes – Criteria used for taking rehabilitation
programmes –Service Delivery Concepts- Software and hardware improvements – Prioritization –
Role of water users‟ association – Monitoring and evaluation.
UNIT V CASE STUDIES 9
Rehabilitation and modernization programmes – Periyar Vaigai Project – Walawe Project – Tank
Modernization Project – Water Resources Consolidation Project. IAM WARM Project - DRIP -
Case study of Rehabilitation using Water Delivery Concept.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
The students will be familiar in understanding the different types of maintenance problems with
respect to technical and social aspects, its occurrence and to overcome these problems by
rehabilitation and modernisation methods.
The students will get an overall exposure to different types of irrigation system maintenance
issues and to solve them for improving their performance based on service oriented approach.
REFERENCES:
1. CWR, Baseline Survey of Irrigation Commands, Centre for Water Resources, Anna University,
Chennai. 2000.
2. IIMI and WALMI, The Case of Mahi Kadana, WALMI, Gujarat, India, 1994.
3. CSU, Diagnostic Analysis of Irrigation Systems Volume 2: Evaluation Techniques. Water
Management Synthesis Project, Colorado State University, USA. 1984.
4. WAPCOS, Technical Report No. 19-A, Handbook for Improving Irrigation System Maintenance
Projects, WAPCOS, New Delhi. 1989
5. CWR, Tank Modernization Project EEC Assistance: Monitoring and Evaluation. Final Reports.
Centre for Water Resources, Anna University, Chennai. 2000.
6. CWR, Planning and Mobilization of Farmers Organization and Turnover. Tamil Nadu Water
Resources Consolidation Project. CWR and OM, Anna University, Chennai, 1997.
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IW8251 IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT L T PC
3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVES:
To expose the students the various principles of irrigation methods
To inculcate the different types of irrigation systems and their performance based on
service oriented approach.
REFERENCES:
1. “Rakesh Hooja, Management of Water for Agriculture: Irrigation, Water sheds and Drainage”
Rawat Publications, New Delhi, 2006.
2. Kijne, J.W., Barker, R and Molden, D ,“Water Productivity in Agriculture; Limits and
Opportunities for improved” CABI Publishing, Walling ford, U.K, 2003.
3. Giodano.M and Villbolth K.G, “The Agricultural Ground Water Revolution -Opportunitie and
threats to development” CABI Publishing, Walling ford, U.K, 2007.
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UNIT I GROUND WATER COMPONENT AND MOVEMENT 8
Occurrence of Ground water – Utilization – Ground water component in hydrologic cycle –
Geological formations – Types of aquifers and their characteristics – Ground water movement –
Darcy‟s Law – Flow through layered soils – Stream Lines and Equipotential Lines – Boundary
Conditions.
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UNIT III PRODUCTION ECONOMICS 10
Production economics – Conventional approach – Non-conventional approach – Cobb Douglas,
Spillman and other types of production functions – Data analysis for production function estimation
- Cost, revenue, production and profit maximization approach.
REFERENCES:
1. Allan C. Deserpa, Micro-economic theory – Issues and applications. Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
Massachusetts. 1997.
2. Paul A. Samuelson and William D. Nordhaus, Economics. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Ltd., New Delhi. 2004.
3. S.A.R. Bilgrami, An introduction to Agricultural Economics. Himalaya Publishing House,
Mumbai. 2006.
4. Douglas James L and Robert Lee, Economics of Water Resources Planning. Tata McGraw-
Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi. 1971.
5. Ronald D. Kay, Farm Management, Planning, Control and Implementation, McGraw-Hill
Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi, 2007.
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