Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Irrigation -- 1.2 Impact of Irrigation on Human Environment -- 1.3 Water Resources of India -- 1.4 Need of Irrigation In India -- 1.5 Development of Irrigation In India -- 1.6. Major and Medium Irrigation Schemes of India -- 1.7 Minor Irrigation -- 1.8 Command Area Development -- 1.9 Planning of Irrigation Projects -- 1.10 Crops and Crop Seasons -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 2. Hydrology -- 2.1 Hydrology -- 2.2 Hydrologic Cycle -- 2.3 Precipitation -- 2.4 Abstractions from Precipitation -- 2.5 Runoff -- 2.6 Stream Flow -- 2.7 Hydrographs -- 2.8 Floods -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 3. Soil-Water Relations and Irrigation Methods -- 3.1 Soils -- 3.2 Physical Properties of Soil -- 3.3 Chemical Properties of Soil -- 3.4 Soil-Water Relationships -- 3.5 Root-Zone Soil Water -- 3.6 Infiltration -- 3.7. Consumptive Use (or Evapotranspiration) -- 3.8 Irrigation Requirement -- 3.9 Frequency of Irrigation -- 3.10 Methods of Irrigation -- 3.11 Quality of Irrigation Water -- Excercises -- References -- Chapter 4. Ground Water and Wells -- 4.1 Ground Water Resources -- 4.2 Well Irrigation -- 4.3 Occurrence of Ground Water -- 4.4 Flow of Water through Porous Media -- 4.5 Well Hydraulics -- 4.6 Ground Water Exploration -- 4.7 Pumping Tests (or Aquifer Test) -- 4.8 Design of Water Wells -- 4.9 Methods of Well Construction -- 4.10 Well Completion -- 4.11 Development of Wells -- 4.12 Pumping Equipment of Water Wells -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 5. Canal Irrigation -- 5.1 Canals -- 5.2 Command Areas -- 5.3 Planning of an Irrigation Canal System -- 5.4 Alignment of Irrigation Canals -- 5.5 Curves in Canals -- 5.6 Duty of Water -- 5.7 Canal Losses -- 5.8 Estimation of Design Discharge of a Canal -- 5.9 Canal Outlets -- 5.10 Canal Regulation -- 5.11 Delivery of Water to Farms.

5.12 Flow Measurement -- 5.13 Assessment of Charges for Irrigation Water -- 5.14 Waterlogging -- 5.15 Drainage of Irrigated Lands -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 6. Management of Canal Irrigation in India -- 6.1 Need for Canal Irrigation Management -- 6.2. Inadequacies of Canal Irrigation Management -- 6.3. Objectives and Criteria of Good Canal Irrigation management -- 6.4. Methods For Improving Canal Irrigation Management -- 6.5. Operation and Maintenance of Canal Irrigation Systems -- 6.6. Evaluation of Performance of Canal Irrigation Systems -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 7. Hydraulics of Alluvial Channels -- 7.1 General -- 7.2. Incipient Motion of Sediment -- 7.3. Regimes of Flow -- 7.4. Resistance To Flow In Alluvial Channels -- 7.5. Transport of Sediment -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 8. Design of Stable Channels -- 8.1. General -- 8.2. Rigid Boundary Channels Carrying Clear Water -- 8.3. Rigid Boundary Channels Carrying Sediment-Laden Water -- 8.4. Alluvial Channels Carrying Clear Water -- 8.5. Alluvial Channels Carrying Sediment-Laden Water -- 8.6. Procedure for Design of Irrigation Channels -- 8.7. Borrow Pits, Spoil Banks, and Land Width for Irrigation Channel -- 8.8. Sediment Distribution in an Alluvial Channel -- 8.9. Silting and Berming of Channels -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 9. Surface and Subsurface Flow Considerations for Design of Canal Structures -- 9.1. General -- 9.2. Hydraulic Jump -- 9.3. Seepage Force -- 9.4. Uplift Force on the Floor of Canal Structure -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 10. Canal Regulation Structures -- 10.1. General -- 10.2. Canal Fall -- 10.3. Historical Development of Falls -- 10.4. Types of Canal Fall -- 10.5. Cistern Element -- 10.6. Roughening Measures For Energy Dissipation -- 10.7. Trapezoidal Notch Fall -- 10.8. Sarda Fall -- 10.9. Glacis Fall.

10.10. Distributary Head Regulator -- 10.11. Cross Regulator -- 10.12. Design Criteria for Distributary Head Regulator and cross Regulator -- 10.13. Control of Sediment Entry into an Offtaking Channel -- 10.14. Canal Escapes -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 11. Cross-Drainage Structures -- 11.1. Need Of Cross-Drainage Structures -- 11.2. Types Of Cross-Drainage Structure -- 11.3. Selection Of Suitable Cross-Drainage Structure -- 11.4. Design of Cross-Drainage Structures -- 11.5. Waterway and Headway of The Stream -- 11.6. Head Loss Through Cross-Drainage Structures -- 11.7. Design of Transitions For Canal Waterway -- 11.8. Uplift Pressure On Trough -- 11.9. Uplift Pressure On Culvert Floor -- 11.10. Miscellaneous Details -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 12. Rivers and River Training Methods -- 12.1. General -- 12.2. Classification of Rivers -- 12.3. Behaviour of Rivers -- 12.4. River Training -- 12.5. River Training Methods -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 13. Canal Headworks -- 13.1. General -- 13.2. Location of Headworks on Rivers -- 13.3. Different Units of Headworks -- 13.4. Weir (Or Barrage) -- 13.5. Undersluices -- 13.6. Afflux, Waterway, And Different Levels For Weir Construction -- 13.7. Design of Weir -- 13.8. Divide Wall -- 13.9. Fish Ladder -- 13.10. Canal Head Regulator -- 13.11. Sediment Control In Canals -- 13.12. River Training for Canal Headworks -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 14. Planning of Water Resource Projects -- 14.1. General -- 14.2. Physical Factors -- 14.3. Economic Considerations -- 14.4. Environmental Effects -- 14.5. Selection of a Project Plan -- 14.6. Investigations -- 14.7. Choice of Dams -- 14.8. Planning of Reservoirs -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 15. Embankment Dams -- 15.1. General -- 15.2 Design Considerations -- 15.3 Estimation and Control of Seepage.

15.4 Stability Analysis of Embankment Dams -- 15.5 Slope Protection -- 15.6 Instrumentation -- 15.7 Embankment Construction -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 16. Gravity Dams -- 16.1. General -- 16.2. Forces on a Gravity Dam -- 16.3. Causes of Failure of a Gravity Dam -- 16.4. Stress Analysis of Gravity Dams -- 16.5. Elementary Profile of a Gravity Dam -- 16.6. Design of a Gravity Dam -- 16.7. Foundation Treatment -- 16.8. Mass Concrete for Dams -- 16.9. Structural Joints -- 16.10. Keys and Water Seals -- 16.11. Galleries -- 16.12. Instrumentation -- 16.13. Outlets -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 17. Spillways -- 17.1. General -- 17.2. Flood Routing -- 17.3. Components of Spillway -- 17.4. Types of Spillway -- 17.5. Terminal Structures for Spillways -- 17.6. Types of Gates for Spillway Crests -- 17.7. Cavitation Erosion on Spillway Surface -- Exercises -- References -- Appendix 1. Interlinking of Rivers in India* -- Author Index -- Subject Index.