Exam Details

Subject Introduction to Water Harvesting
Paper
Exam / Course Certificate in Water Harvesting and Management
Department School of Agriculture (SOA)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Define watershed. Describe the different activities of watershed management using a neat diagram.

Discuss why urban areas of the country suffering with water scarcity problem during summer?

Differentiate between irrigation intensity and irrigation efficiency. What is the present value of irrigation efficiency in our country and how can it be improved

What is water Harvesting and write its concept and advantages

What are the different factors influencing choice of water harvesting system

What are the different legislative measures adopted by various states of the country to enhance water availability in urban areas

What do you understand by the term 'dark area' with respect to groundwater exploration and how can it be improved

List any five types of water harvesting structures used in the country.

Elaborate "Integrated Watershed Management".

Explain why bottom up approach play an important role for effective implementation of watershed development projects

What does institutional arrangements mean for effective implementation of watershed projects in the country, explain with the help of diagram

What does NWDPRA stands for? What was its main objective and when was it initiated?

Discuss about natural resource survey and explain its need in watershed projects.

Discuss the importance of Participatory Rural Appraisal in watershed projects.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Basics of Hydrology
  • Introduction to Water Harvesting
  • Water Harvesting, Conservation and Utilization