WM60006: Flood Assessment And Management
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| WM60006 | |
|---|---|
| Course name | FLOOD ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT |
| Offered by | School of Water Resources |
| Credits | 3 |
| L-T-P | 3-0-0 |
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Syllabus
Syllabus mentioned in ERP
Definition of flood and flood index. Annual and interannual variations of flood. El-Nino, La-ina, Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and their impact on Indian regional climate. Physics of precipitation. Precipitation pattern over the country. Indian Monsoons, agriculture and flood. Theory of flash flood events. Flood analysis. Flood routing in channels and reservoirs. Urban flooding and Management. River flooding – causes. Structural and non-structural flood management measures. Floodplain mapping and zoning. Real-time flood waring and flood forecasting. Numerical models of flood propagation. HEC-RAS applications. Economics of flood protection, socio-political response of flood and flood protection.