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College Of Agril Engg Tech

Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Name of Professor & Head:Dr. G.V. Prajapati
Qualification:Ph. D. (Agril. Engg.)
Specialization:Soil and Water Engineering
Contact Us:Telephone Number With STD Code
  Office0285-2671018
  Fax0285-2671018
  PABX0285-2672080 to 89
  Ext.478/569/391
ABOUT US :

     The Department of Soil and Water Engineering has been established with the College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology in 1984 under Gujarat Agricultural University, Junagadh Campus, Junagadh, one of the four campuses of GAU S K Nagar, Gujarat.  In 2004-05, GAU were bifurcated into four universities, among which, Junagadh campus of GAU has come into existence as Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh.                      
     The Soil and Water Engineering Department under CAET, JAU, Junagadh has been renamed as Department of Soil & Water Conservation Engineering and new Department of Irrigation & Drainage Engineering was established in 2017-18 with the implementations of 5th Dean’s committee recommendations adopted by ICAR, New Delhi. The main aim of the newly established “Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering” is to strengthen the Agricultural Engineering faculty to carry out teaching, research and extension activities in the fields of  irrigation technologies viz. surface irrigation methods namely border, furrow, surge irrigation etc., MISs  namely Drip, Sprinkler Mini sprinkler, Micro sprinkler, Subsurface drip/oozing pipe, Rain gun  irrigation, fertigation schedules of various crops etc, groundwater, water conveyances, pumping machineries as well as surface/subsurface drainage systems.                     
     Keeping this in view, it is aimed to generate skilled manpower in the field of irrigation and drainage engineering to cater the needs of farmers, NGOS, line departments, industries as well as organizations by imparting educations through the B. Tech., M. Tech. and Ph. D. programmes. The top priority is to raise the standard of UG and PG education and research in the field of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering.

OBJECTIVES :
  • To provide comprehensive education and practical training in modern irrigation and drainage engineering technologies to undergraduate, master and Ph.D. students, developing skilled and qualified professionals in the field of irrigation and drainage engineering.
  • To conduct region-specific research and develop innovative, sustainable irrigation and drainage technologies for farmers and policymakers, utilizing modern techniques and concepts such as irrigation automation to enhance water use efficiency and increase agricultural productivity in Gujarat.
  • To impart training to rural youth, farmers, farm women, line departments, and NGOs, promoting the adoption of modern technologies related to irrigation and drainage engineering.
  • To collaborate with farmer’s groups, FPOs and industry partners for the practical application of research innovations, ensuring continuous improvement and adaptation of irrigation and drainage technologies in Gujarat state.
1. FACULTIES/TECHNICAL/SUPPORTING STAFF STRENGTH :

Principal & Dean: Dr. K.C. Patel, Ph. D. (Agril. Engg.), SWE

SNName & DesignationQualificationSpecializationContacts
1

Dr. G V Prajapati

Professor & Head

Ph. D. (Agril. Engg.)Soil and Water Engineering

prajapati_girish@jau.in,

9909361030

2

Dr. R. J. Patel

Professor & Research Engineer AICRP-IWM

Ph. D.

(Agril. Engg.)

Soil and Water Engineering

rjpatel@jau.in

9879203665

3

Dr. Bhawana Asnani

Associate Professor

Ph.D (Home Science)Family Resource Management

bhawana_asnani@jau.in

9460913050

4

Dr. P. H Rank

Assistant Professor

Ph. D.

(Agril. Engg.)

Soil and Water Engineering

prasangrank@jau.in

8401060807

5

Shri. Y.H. Hala

Tech. Mechanic (Add. Charge)

I.T.I.-

yhhala@jau.in

9725236818

6Junior stenovacantSteno 
7

Mr. G.K. Majethiya

Agri. Asst.

Diploma AgricultureAgriculture

ypmajethiya@jau.in

8980807693

8

Ms. Krupaliben R. Patel

Lab Technician

PGMLTLab Technician

krpatel@jau.in

9512493495

9Mr. A A ShekhPeon--
2. INFRASTRUCTURE / LABORATORIES :

Department has the following well-established Facilities /laboratories and an instructional farm for conducting UG/PG practical as well as research in the field of agricultural engineering. 

Facilities
Office/Room for HoD with computer, printer and required peripherals
PA Steno Office/Room with computer, printer and required peripherals
Administrative Office/Room
Office faculty/staff with computer, printer and required peripherals.
  • Department Library
  • Irrigation Systems Laboratory
  • Pump Testing Laboratory
  • Drainage laboratory
  • Soil Mechanics Laboratory
  • High Tech MIS Park
  • Water Quality analysis Laboratory
  • Well-equipped Seminar Hall
  • Wells & Pumps Engg. Lab Laboratory
 
INSTRUCTIONAL FARM :

The CAET Instructional farm managed by the Soil and Water Conservation Engineering Department has total 35.00 ha area, out of which 25.20 ha area is under cultivation and rest of the area is covered under road, building, nallah etc. The instructional farm is well equipped for the highly mechanized agriculture. The technologies on water harvesting, groundwater recharge, watershed management, irrigations etc. are demonstrated. The B. Tech.(Agril. Engg.) as well as Post graduate students’ practical / their research experiments, departmental research experiments are undertaken at the instructional farm.

3. MAJOR ACTIVITIES :

(I) EDUCATION :                   
(iA) Subjects offered in B. Tech. (Agril. Engg.): As per 5th Deans UG Report : 

SubjectCourse No.CreditsLPSem.
Principles of AgronomyAg(E)-2.3.2321III
Soil MechanicsCE-2.3.5211III
Irrigation EngineeringIDE-2.4.7321IV
Sprinkler and Micro Irrigation SystemsIDE-2.4.8211IV
Drainage EngineeringIDE-3.5.7211V
Skill Devpt. Training-I (Student READY)CAE-3.5.9505V
Groundwater, Wells and PumpsIDE-3.6.5321VI
10-Weeks Indu. Attachment/ Internship (Student READY)CAE-4.7.110010VII
10-Weeks EL on campus (Student READY)CAE-4.7.210010VII
Skill Devpt. Training-II (Student READY)CAE-4.7.3505VII
Project Planning & Report Writing (Student READY)CAE-4.8.410010Advisor

(iB) Subjects offered in B. Tech. (Agril. Engg.): As per 6th Deans UG Report : 

SubjectCourse No.CreditsLPSem.
Fluid Mechanics and Open Channel HydraulicsIDE3.6321III
Irrigation and Drainage EngineeringIDE5.5431V
In-plant Training/ Research Internship - IInt5.9404V
Groundwater, Wells and PumpsIDE6.2321VI
Project- ISEC7.1303VII
Sprinkler & Micro Irrigation SystemsIDE7.5211VII
In-plant Training/ Research Internship - IIInt7.9404VII
Study tourST7.10202*VII
Project -IISEC8.1303VIII
Elective Courses     
Minor Irrigation and Command Area DevelopmentIDE8.16321VIII
Management of Canal Irrigation SystemIDE8.17321VIII
Water Quality and Management MeasuresIDE8.18321VIII
Landscape Irrigation Design and ManagementIDE8.19321VIII
Skill Enhancement Course Modules     
Repair and maintenance of pumps and irrigation systemsSEC12404II
Installation and maintenance of micro-irrigation systemsSEC13404II
Geophysical survey and investigations for groundwater exploration and installation of tube well/ bore wellSEC16404II

(ii) Subjects to be offered in M. Tech./Ph.D. from academic year-2022-23                 
M. Tech. (Agri. Engg.)-  Irrigation and Drainage Engineering [Requirement: 70 Credits] 

  • Major courses : 20 Credits
  • Common Courses Requirement: 05 Credits
  • Minor Courses :: 08 Credits
  • Master Seminar : 1 credits
  • Supporting Courses Requirement: 06 Credits
  • Thesis Research : 30 Credits

Major Courses (Min. 20 Credits) for M. Tech.  

Course TitleCourse CodeCredits
Design of Surface Irrigation SystemsIDE 5012+1
Design of Farm Drainage Systems*IDE 5022+1
Command Area ManagementIDE 5032+1
Water and Nutrient Management Under Protected · CultivationIDE 5042+1
Design of Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems*IDE 5052+1
Ground Water Engineering*IDE 5062+1
Remote Sensing & GIS for Land & Water Resource ManagementSWCE 507/IDE 5072+1
Waste Water Management and Utilization in AgricultureIDE 5082+1
Water Conveyance and DistributionIDE 5092+1
Minor IrrigationIDE 5102+1
Design of Pumps for Irrigation and DrainageIDE 5112+0
Crop Environmental EngineeringIDE 5122+0
Water Resources Systems EngineeringIDE 5132+1
Irrigation Economics, Planning and ManagementIDE 5142+0
Sensing and Automation in Irrigation SystemsIDE 5153+0
*Compulsory course Total 31+11

Ph. D. Doctoral Programme [Requirement: 100 Credits] 

  • Major courses : 12 Credits
  • Doctoral Seminar-I(Major Field) : 01 Credit
  • Minor courses : 06 Credits
  • Doctoral Seminar-II(Minor Field) : 01 Credit
  • Supporting courses 05 Credits
  • Thesis Research =75 credits

Major Courses (Requirement: 12 Credits) for Ph. D. 

Course TitleCourse CodeCredits
Recent Developments in Irrigation Engineering*IDE 6012+1
Advances in Drainage Engineering*IDE 6022+1
Hydro-Mechanics and Ground Water ModelingIDE 6033+0
Soil-Water-Plant-Atmospheric ModelingIDE 6042+1
Plant Growth Modeling and SimulationIDE 6052+0
Multi Criteria Decision Making SystemIDE 6062+0
*Compulsory courseTotal13+3

Students Completed and Pursuing M.Tech. in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering.

PG DegreeDegree CompletedPursuingTotal
M.Tech.00404
Total00404
(II) RESEARCH :

Department conducts research in field of Micro irrigation systems, Agricultural Water Managements, Irrigation Systems, Groundwater utilization, Crop Water Modeling and Remote Sensing & GIS applications in agriculture, IoT in water management etc.

Ongoing Research Projects : 

Name of the schemeStarting Year
Establishment of Instructional Farm at college of Agril. Engg.1997- 1998
Strengthening of Instructional farm at CAET.2012- 2013
Center of Remote sensing and Geoinformatics in agriculture2012- 2013

Research outcomes
• Number of Recommendations: 56
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(III) TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY :

The latest technologies in the field of irrigation and drainage engineering are transferred through TV talk, Radio talk, Farmers trainings program, Krishimela, Demonstrations, publishing research papers in national/international journals, seminar  presentation/ proceedings, Vernacular article, Pamphlet, Bulletin/ Booklet, Leaflet, chapter in books etc. 

FacultyInternationalNational Vernacular publicationsBooksManualCitationsh-indexI10-index
JournalSeminarJournalSeminar 
G V Prajapati26710182613013264
R. J. Patel31231372416485
BhawanaAsnani2112111240402831
P A Pandya22218874320198
P H Rank175422104-14582
 

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4. AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS/MEDALS/ APPRECIATION TO FACULTY :
Awards/ Fellowships/ MedalsAwardees/ OrganizationYear
Dr. G.V. Prajapati
Vice Chancellors Gold MedalGAU, S. K. Nagar1997
Shri M. M. Patel (Morbi) Ex Agril. Engg. Gold MedalGAU, S. K. Nagar1997
Dr. J. S. Patel Memorial ISAE Gold MedalGAU, S. K. Nagar1997
Chancellor’s Gold MedalJAU, Junagadh2005
Best Paper AwardJNTU, Hyderabad2014
Best Young Scientist AwardSerials Publication Pvt. Ltd.  New Delhi2016
Best Paper Presentation AwardIJTA and Serials Publication Pvt. Ltd.  New Delhi2016
Outstanding Scientist AwardIJTA and Serials Publication Pvt. Ltd.  New Delhi2017
Best Innovative Doctoral Researcher AwardAAI, Agartala2018
Best Oral Presentation AwardBCKV, West Bengal2018
Excellence in Research-2017 AwardBBAU, Lucknow2018
Best Oral Presentation AwardSCSI, New Delhi2019
Research Excellence AwardSBER, Tripura2019
Best Teacher AwardJAU & ICAR2023
Best Centre Award-2024 (ICAR-AICRP on PEASEM)ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana2024
Dr. R.J. Patel
Best Paper AwardICTPAIRS, JAU, Junagadh2025
Prof. P. A. Pandya
Mahindra Samriddhi Fellowship for M.TechMahindra and Mahindra, Mumbai2011
Best Oral Presentation AwardSEEG2016
Best Paper Presentation AwardASM Foundation, CHAI and JAU2017
Best Oral Presentation AwardICAR-CAZRI2020
Young Scientist AwardICAR-CAZRI and DRASS2020
National Eminent Young Researcher AwardI2OR Greater Mohali, Punjab2020
Best Oral Presentation AwardNational Seminar by SEEG at JAU, Junagadh2022
Best PhD Thesis AwardIndian Society of Agriculture & Horticulture Research and Development2023
Best Oral Presentation AwardASM Foundation, CHAI and JAU2024
Dr. P H Rank  
Ornate Godhara Cash PrizeAAU, Anand2017
ICAR's JRF AwardICAR, New Delhi2017
ICAR NET - 2018 (I)ASRB, ICAR, Delhi2018
ICAR NET - 2018 (II)ASRB, ICAR, Delhi2018
ICAR SRF PGS AwardICAR, New Delhi2019
CII-SERB ‘Prime Minister’s Fellowship for Doctoral ResearchScience & Engineering Research Board, DST, Govt. of India2019
ICAR NET - 2019ASRB, ICAR, Delhi2019
National Eminent Engineer AwardI2OR, Punjab2020
Best Post Graduate Researcher AwardSBER, Tripura2020
Young Researcher AwardInSc, Banglore2020
Preeminent Young Aspirant AwardGreen ThinkerZ, Punjab & WSU, Australia2020
Best Poster Presentation AwardJAU, Junagadh2021
ICAR NET - 2021ASRB, ICAR, Delhi2021
Best Vernacular Article AwardAAU, Anand2021
Best Oral Presentation AwardNAU, Navsari and SCSI, New Delhi2022
Best Poster Presentation AwardNAU, Navsari and SCSI, New Delhi2022
Best Ph.D. Thesis AwardSGTU, Gurugram2023
Best Oral Presentation AwardCCS HAU, Haryana2023
Best Oral Presentation AwardSGTU, Gurugram2023
Best Vernacular Article AwardAAU, Anand2023
ICAR NET - 2023ASRB, ICAR, Delhi2023

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:: Contact :: 
Professor and Head
Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
Junagadh Agricultural University
Junagadh-362 001 (Gujarat)
Ph. :0285 – 2672080-090
E-mail: ide@jau.in