Irrigation is the key input in crop production. Its scientific management therefore warrants study of the related engineering aspects; such as, its application methods, scheduling, crop water requirement and water use efficiency etc. in a systematic way in order to not only save considerable amount of water but to have sustainable agricultural productivity as well. Excessive water application without considering the evaporative needs of the plants is mainly responsible for waterlogging and salt related problems in irrigated agriculture. A considerable area, otherwise productive, has gone out of production due to the above reason. Therefore, irrigation and land drainage need to be tackled scientifically and almost simultaneously in order to check the gradual degradation of land and to achieve sustainable production to meet the country’s future need of food and fiber. The micro irrigation systems, which encompass irrigation through strip tubing, emitters, jets and micro sprinklers, have higher level of efficiency in water use coupled with higher yields. A detailed study of these systems under different agro-climatic conditions needs to be conducted before taking them to the farmer’s field. This book contains useful information on “Drainage and Irrigation Water Management†from the selected technical papers presented during the 37th and 38th ISAE Annual Convention and Symposium held at CTAE, MPUAT, Udaipur from Jan 29-31, 2003 and CAET, dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli from Jan 16-18, 2004, respectively.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jaspal Singh
Prof. Dr. Jaspal Singh is the Founder-Head of the Department of Sociology and former dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He is also the Founder-Editor of Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, as well as the Founder-President of Punjab Sociological Society. He has been engaged in teaching and research in Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Punjab University Chandigarh and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has been a member of the UGC Panel on Sociology, Advisory committee of the ICSSR Regional Centre, as well as Senate and Syndicate of GNDU. He has been a member of the boards of studies of several universities. Prof. Dr. Jaspal Singh has intensively interacted with empirical sociologists from all parts of the world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S R Bhakar
Dr. S.R. Bhakar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Soil and Water Engineering, CTAE, MPUAT Udaipur, Rajasthan. He did his B.E. (AG) from Sukhadia University, Udaipur (Rajasthan); M.Tech. (WRDM) from the I.I.T., Kharagpur and Ph/D. (SWCE) from the MPUAT, Udaipur. He is a Fellow of the Indian Water Resources Society, and Member of several societies & technical associations.
He has handled research projects as PI/CO-PI in various projects, e.g. "Study of Salt and Water Movement in Evaporation Pond and Surrounding Area" sponsored by the RSMM Ltd., Lignite Mines, Nagpur; "Study of Irrigation Efficiencies to Find Out Proper Bed Size for Irrigation in Right Main Canal Command of Nand Samand Irrigation Project" sponsored by the Government of Rajasthan; AICRP on Ground Water Utilization through Wells and Pumps", "Resource Characterization and Socio-Economic Constraints Analysis of Productivity in the Maize Based Crop Production System" and "Stochastic Modelling of Agrometeorological Phenomena for Farm Water Management Planning" sponsored by the ICAR, New Delhi.
He has authored 3 books, contributed chapters in 5 books and published 55 papers in national and international research journals/Conferences. He has guided 11 M.Tech. and 15 B.E. student projects.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Virendra Kumar
Dr. Virendra Kumar is Professor of Soil and Water Engineering at College of Technology & Agricultural Engineering (CTAE), Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, (MPUAT), Udaipur. He has about 30 years of experience in research and teaching. He did his B.Tech. in Agricultural Engg. From Pantnagar in 1973; M.Tech. (Soil & Water Conservation Engg.) in 1976 and Ph.D. in 1990 from IIT, Kharagpur. He has several publications in national and international journals. He has been Head of the department from 1998-2003 and also worked as I/C Dean of the college, 2003. He had an unique opportunity to work in AICRP on Dryland Agriculture as well as in AICRP on Water Management. He also served as chief scientist in AICRP on Water Management. He has been Director (Technical) of Soil & Water Engg., ISAE for two years from 2002-2004. he is also the Chairman of Rajasthan Chapter of ISAE for the last three years. He is Fellow member of Institution of Engineers (India) and Indian Water Resources Society besides being Life Member of ISAE and IASWC. He was bestowed upon the best teacher award of the university in 2003-2004.
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