Monday, June 7, 2010

Land Drainage

Dr A K Bhattacharya, M. Tech. (IIT, Kharagpur), Ph. D. (McGill University, Canada), is an eminent scientist, academician and researcher of international repute. He is a Fellow of the Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and is also a recipient of the Shankar Memorial Award.
Dr Bhattacharya joined Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in 1969, retired in 2006 as the Principal Scientist and served as an Emeritus Scientist in the same institute for two years. He has also been a faculty for post-graduate courses at IARI and has guided a large number of M. Sc. and Ph. D. students.

Dr A M Michael, M. Tech., Ph. D. (IIT, Kharagpur), is an internationally acclaimed figure in the field of Water Resource Development and Management. He is a Fellow of Institute of Engineers (India), Indian National Academy of Engineering and Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers. He has worked as senior faculty in Rajasthan Agricultural University, Punjab Agricultural University and Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI). He also served as a Resource Scientist at University of Nairobi, UN University and Lund University and has been a visiting Professor at AIT, Bangkok. Dr Michael has held important positions in various research centres, including the prestigious post of Director, IARI, New Delhi and Vice Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University.

Drainage and Salt Management for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Physical and Surface Morphological Properties of Soil in Relation to Drainage, Chemical Problems of Soil and Water, Drainage Investigations, Considerations, Design of Surface Drainage Systems: Hydrologic and Ancillary Structures in Drainage Systems, Non-Conventional Drainage Methods, Layout and Construction of Drainage Systems, Model Studies in Drainage, Case Studies of Drainage and Salt Management in Irrigated Areas
SALIENT FEATURES
# Follows an application-centric approach based on mathematical and statistical concepts
# Provides a global scenario of drainage by studying different drainage models
# Discusses drainage in the Indian context
# Text is supported by statistical inputs and well illustrated examples
# Includes self-assessment questions with answers and a number of solved and unsolved problems
# Includes case studies of Drainage and Salt Management

ISBN: 9788125927761
Published by: Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd
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