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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
07 THRISSUR CLUSTER
FIRST SEMESTER M.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION DEC 2017
Civil Engineering Department
Water Resources and Hydroinformatics
07CE 6411 WATERSHED CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60
Answer all six questions. Part of each question is compulsory.
Answer either part or part of each question
Module 1 Marks
1a Briefly describe the geomorphological processes 4
Answer b or c
1b What is meant by stream order? Find out the elongation ratio, circularity and
form factor of a watershed of area 300000 hectare, perimeter 10km and basin
length 6 km.
5
1c Write briefly about the land suitability classification? What is its application in
watershed management?
5
Module 2 Marks
2a What are the forms of wind erosion? 4
Answer b or c
2b What are the soil and water conservation measures in agricultural lands? 5
2c Raindrops of 2.0mm diameter are falling on an erodible soil surface. Compute
the impacting energy of the raindrop. Assume standard atmospheric pressure
and 200C as the air temperature.
5
Module 3 Marks
3a How to find the yield of a catchment? 4
Answer b or c
3b Describe the components of roof top water harvesting system 5
3c Explain the land development techniques to enhance recharge and mitigate
soil erosion
5
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Module 4 Marks
4a What is meant by watershed management? How do you work out its
strategies?
4
Answer b or c
4b What are the different perspectives of watershed management? explain 5
4c How do you plan an organisational set-up for watershed management 5
Module 5 Marks
5a What is the significance of people's participation in watershed management? 5
Answer b or c
5b What are the government approaches in watershed conservation and
management?
7
5c How can we evaluate the watershed management practices 7
Module 6 Marks
6a Describe in detail about the SWAT model 5
Answer b or c
6b What is the significance of BASIN in watershed management? 7
6c Explain in detail about CREAMS 7