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Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola was established on 20th October, 1969 with its head-quarter at Akola. This Agricultural University was named after the illustrious son of Vidarbha Dr. Panjabrao (alias Bhausaheb) Deshmukh, who was the Minister for Agriculture,Govt. of India. The jurisdiction of this university is spread over the eleven districts of Vidarbha. According to the University Act 1983 (of the Government of Maharashtra), the University is entrusted with the responsibility of agricultural education, research and extension education alongwith breeder and foundation seed programme. The University has its main campus at Akola. The instructional programmes at main campus are spread over in 5 Colleges namely, College of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, College of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Post Graduate Institute. At this campus 4 degree programmes namely B.Sc.(Agri.) B.Sc. (Hort.), B.Sc. (Forestry) and B.Tech. (Ag. Engg.) , two Master’s Degree Programmes viz. M.Sc.(Agri.) and M.Tech. (Agri.Engg.) and Doctoral Degree Programmes in the faculties of Agriculture and Agril. Engineering are offered. The University has its sub-campus at Nagpur with constituent College, College of Agriculture which offers B.Sc.(Agri.) and M.Sc.(Agri.) degree programmes. The Nagpur Campus is accomplished with a garden, surrounded by its natural beauty and a well established Zoo which attract the general public and visitors to the city. A separate botanic Garden is being maintained on 22 hectares with a green house for the benefit of research workers. In addition there are 2 affiliated grant-in-aid colleges and 14 private non-grant-in-aid colleges under the umbrella of this University A Central Research Station is situated at the main Campus which caters to the need of research projects undertaken by Crop Scientists of the principle crops of the region are Cotton, Sorghum, Oilseeds and Pulses.

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Subject: Soil Science and Water Management × Author: DABRASE, SUMIRAN. S. × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2018 × Type: Thesis ×
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    HYDROLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF KAJALESHWAR MICRO WATERSHED FOR GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT AND CROP PLANNING.
    (Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2019-09-13) DABRASE, SUMIRAN. S.; Patode, Dr. R. S.
    Hydrological investigation of Kajaleshwar micro watershed was carried out for groundwater development and crop planning. Geospatial Techniques like Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) were used for preparing thematic maps. The research work was undertaken with objectives to prepare the thematic maps of the study area i.e. Kajaleshwar micro watershed, to study the impact assessment of rainwater harvesting structures i.e. CNB’s on groundwater fluctuations and also suggestion of crop planning. Thematic maps including land use/land cover map, soil texture, DEM, and slope maps were generated using RS and GIS technique for the micro watershed. According to the maps generated for the watershed, agriculture area, waste land and built up land was calculated. The soil texture of the watershed was also analyzed. The elevation and slope of the watershed was studied using thematic maps. The observations of wells and CNB’s were monitored and monthly recharge was checked. The aquifer properties i.e. hydraulic conductivity, transmissivity and specific yield were determined. Average hydraulic conductivity of Kajaleshwar micro watershed was 7.83 ×10-4 (m/s), average transmissivity of Kajaleshwar micro watershed was 5.312 × 10-3 (m2/s) and average specific yield of Kajaleshwar micro watershed was 13.33 % were observed for the micro watershed. The runoff of the watershed was calculated by SCS curve number method. The storage capacity of CNB’s was calculated. From the results, it was observed that due to construction of water conservation structures, the water availability was increased and the farmers were benefitted and for the rainfed agriculture areas of the micro watershed crop planning was suggested. The study was therefore helpful in sustainable development of the natural resources of the micro watershed.