Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

About Department

The department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering is conducting teaching of B. Tech., M. Tech., Ph.D. programmes. Also taking active participation in carrying out need based research and extension activities in the University. At present only 4 faculty members are working in the department to carry on all the activities related to teaching, research and extension as well as conducting/guiding student research for M. Tech. and Ph. D. programme. The faculty in the department is involved in different extension activities of the University and also involved in carrying out other University level assignments. The department main thrust to develop the farmers oriented technology for rainwater harvesting and conservation of soil and water resources in changing climatic climate a future challenge to upcoming community.

Historical perspective of the department: The Department of Soil and Water Management was established at the time of inception of the faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology in 1984. Which was latter bifurcated into two separate department ciz, Department of Soil and water Conservation Engineering and Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering during 1992.  The department has bright opportunity to developed farmer oriented technology for mitigating climatic change parameters for sustainable agricultural productivity.

Infrastructure Facilities

  1. Developed different onfarm soil conservation measures, Water harvesting structures, Gully control structures designed and constructed at University farm.
  2. Well-equipped labs for teaching to the UG and PG students of the department.
  3. Different soil and water conservation measures, structural models developed and installed at Agricultural Technology Information Centre, Dr. P. D. K, V, Akola.

List of Laboratories:   1) Surveying and Levelling laboratory

                                        2) Soil Mechanics and Hydrology lab