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ABOUT THE MANUAL

A Practical manual on “Introductory Soil and Water Conservation Engineering” is deal with the practical as well designing approaches of Soil & Water Conservation Engineering. The purpose of this manual to discuss the practical application and implementation of soil and water conservation tools and practices with very easy manner.

This manual involves several chapters’ viz. present status of soil erosion in India, Basics of Surveying and leveling instruments, Estimation and Measurement of soil loss in the field, Rainfall measurement, Agronomical measures for agricultural land, contour mapping, Designing of bund and terraces and some numerical problems of related exercises. For designing point of view, in soil and water conservation engineering, a proper knowledge of surveying and leveling is necessary. Here, an attempt is made to present such a perspective to the students. This manual dissects the methodology to check the soil and water erosion and also highlights the scope of soil and water conservation in India

A sincere effort has been made to give a broader understanding of soil and water conservation measures and other related practices and issues, which are locally and globally concern as well. This manual is also helpful to the teachers as well as researchers working in the field.

Vinay Kumar Gautam

J. Trivikrama Raju

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