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    The document outlines the syllabus for a course on Soil Science - Soil & Water Conservation. It will include the following topics: 1. Soil and water conservation engineering, including forms of precipitation, hydrology, erosion control measures, gully control structures, flood routing, and wind erosion control. 2. Irrigation pump design, construction, selection, installation and maintenance of different pump types. 3. Irrigation and drainage engineering, including water requirements, irrigation methods, canal design, drainage needs, subsurface drain design and installation. 4. Groundwater hydrology and tube well engineering, including aquifer properties, well design, construction and development. 5. Use of remote

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    The document outlines the syllabus for a course on Soil Science - Soil & Water Conservation. It will include the following topics: 1. Soil and water conservation engineering, including forms of precipitation, hydrology, erosion control measures, gully control structures, flood routing, and wind erosion control. 2. Irrigation pump design, construction, selection, installation and maintenance of different pump types. 3. Irrigation and drainage engineering, including water requirements, irrigation methods, canal design, drainage needs, subsurface drain design and installation. 4. Groundwater hydrology and tube well engineering, including aquifer properties, well design, construction and development. 5. Use of remote

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    The document outlines the syllabus for a course on Soil Science - Soil & Water Conservation. It will include the following topics: 1. Soil and water conservation engineering, including forms of precipitation, hydrology, erosion control measures, gully control structures, flood routing, and wind erosion control. 2. Irrigation pump design, construction, selection, installation and maintenance of different pump types. 3. Irrigation and drainage engineering, including water requirements, irrigation methods, canal design, drainage needs, subsurface drain design and installation. 4. Groundwater hydrology and tube well engineering, including aquifer properties, well design, construction and development. 5. Use of remote

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    Soil Science Soil Water Conservation scqp26

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    The document outlines the syllabus for a course on Soil Science - Soil & Water Conservation. It will include the following topics: 1. Soil and water conservation engineering, including forms of precipitation, hydrology, erosion control measures, gully control structures, flood routing, and wind erosion control. 2. Irrigation pump design, construction, selection, installation and maintenance of different pump types. 3. Irrigation and drainage engineering, including water requirements, irrigation methods, canal design, drainage needs, subsurface drain design and installation. 4. Groundwater hydrology and tube well engineering, including aquifer properties, well design, construction and development. 5. Use of remote

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    Soil Science - Soil & Water Conservation (SCQP26)

    Syllabus
    for
    Soil Science - Soil & Water
    Conservation (SCQP26)

    1
    Soil Science - Soil & Water Conservation (SCQP26)

    Note:
    i. The Question Paper which will have 75 questions.
    ii. All questions will be based on Subject-Specific Knowledge.
    iii. All questions are compulsory.
    iv. The Questions will be Bilingual (English/Hindi).

    Soil Science - Soil & Water Conservation (SCQP26)

    Soil and Water Conservation Engineering: Forms of precipitation, Hydrology cycle, Point rainfall
    analysis, frequency analysis, agricultural system, mechanics of water and wind, water management in Agri-
    Horti-Aquaculture system, mechanics of water and wind erosion, rational method of prediction of peak
    runoff and its limitation, concept of unit hydrograph and instantaneous hydrograph, factors affecting erosion
    and runoff, water erosion control measures-contour cultivation, strip cropping, terracing, afforestation,
    pastures, design of gully control structures- temporary and permanent, steam bank erosion, flood routing,
    flood amelioration byupstream soil water management, wind erosion control measure and sand dunes
    stabilization.

    Irrigation Pump: Design, construction, performance characteristics, selection installation, servicing and
    maintenance of different pumps (reciprocating, centrifugal, gear turbine, submersible, propelled jet).
    Hydraulic and non-renewable power source for pumping solarpumps.

    Irrigation and drainage engineering: Water wealth and irrigation in India, soil water plant
    relationship, forms and occurrence of soil water, methods and devices for soil moisture measurement, water
    requirement of crops, irrigation scheduling irrigation. Concept of irrigationefficiencies, water conveyance
    and control, design of canals, Lacey and Kennedy’s theories.
    Drainage needs and its benefits Darcy’s Law, hydraulic conductivity, drainage coefficient drainagemethods,
    surface drainage (drainage of flat and sloping lands), design of open ditches their alignment and
    construction, design and layout of subsurface drains, depth and spacing of drainsand drainage outlets,
    installation of drains and drainage wells, drainage of salt affected areas.

    Ground Water Hydrology and tube well Engineering: Occurrence and movement of ground water,
    steady and transient flow into wells, well interference, well drilling, design of wellassembly and gravel
    pack, installation of well screen, completion and development of wells.

    Use of remote sensing and GIS in planning and development.

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