Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures comprehensively deals with all aspects of Irrigation in India, soil moisture and different types of irrigation systems including but not limited to Sprinkler, Tubewell, Canal and Micro-Irrigation. The book also focuses on Engineering Hydrology, Dams, Water Power Engineering as well as Irrigation Water Management. Special care has been taken to highlight the principles, practices and design procedures that have been widely recommended as well as suggest improvements in the application of existing methods and adoption of latest techniques used in other parts of the world.

The Book Irrigation And Water Resources Engineering Deals With The Fundamental And General Aspects Of Irrigation And Water Resources Engineering And Includes Recent Developments In Hydraulic Engineering Related To Irrigation And Water Resources Engineering. Significant Inclusions In The Book Are A Chapter On Management (Including Operation, Maintenance, And Evaluation) Of Canal Irrigation In India, Detailed Environmental Aspects For Water Resource Projects, A Note On Interlinking Of Rivers In India, And Design Problems Of Hydraulic Structures Such As Guide Bunds, Settling Basins Etc.The First Chapter Of The Book Introduces Irrigation And Deals With The Need, Development And Environmental Aspects Of Irrigation In India. The Second Chapter On Hydrology Deals With Different Aspects Of Surface Water Resource. Soil-Water Relationships Have Been Dealt With In Chapter 3. Aspects Related To Ground Water Resource Have Been Discussed In Chapter 4. Canal Irrigation And Its Management Aspects Form The Subject Matter Of Chapters 5 And 6. Behaviour Of Alluvial Channels And Design Of Stable Channels Have Been Included In Chapters 7 And 8, Respectively. Concepts Of Surface And Subsurface Flows, As Applicable To Hydraulic Structures, Have Been Introduced In Chapter 9. Different Types Of Canal Structures Have Been Discussed In Chapters 10, 11, And 13. Chapter 12 Has Been Devoted To Rivers And River Training Methods. After Introducing Planning Aspects Of Water Resource Projects In Chapter 14, Embankment Dams, Gravity Dams And Spillways Have Been Dealt With, Respectively, In Chapters 15, 16 And 17.The Students Would Find Solved Examples (Including Design Problems) In The Text, And Unsolved Exercises And The List Of References Given At The End Of Each Chapter Useful.

The Book Elementary Irrigation Engineering Has Been Written To Meet The Needs Of Diploma Students Of Civil Engineering For Their Course In Irrigation Engineering. It Deals With The Basics Of Major Topics Related To Irrigation Engineering.The First Chapter Introduces Irrigation, Its Development In India, And Different Irrigation Methods. Hydrological Aspects Of Irrigation Engineering Have Been Introduced In Chapter 2. Soil-Water-Plant Relationships And Water Requirement Of Crops Have Been Dealt With In Chapter 3.Well Irrigation Has Been Described In Chapter 4. Different Aspects Of Canal Irrigation Have Been Discussed In Chapters 5 And 6. Basic Features Of Planning And Design Of Major Canal Structures (Such As Canal Regulation And Cross-Drainage Structures, And Canal Head Works) Have Been Described In Chapters 7, 8, And 10. Chapter 9 Deals With River Training Methods, While Chapter 11 Deals With Basic Aspects Of Major Hydraulic Structures Such As Dams, Reservoirs, And Spillways.