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Prof. A. K. Sarma
Civil Engineering Department
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
aks@iitg.ernet.in
Of th
the Watershed
W t h d
Watershed Management can be regarded as any form of
environmentally sustainable management practice that
facilitates optimal utilization of land, water and
vegetation of the watershed for the benefit of the people
residing in the watershed
ECO SYSTEM
ECO-SYSTEM
Water
Air
Dwellers
Vegetation
All sorts of
living being
Soil
Impact of Urbanization
on Ecosystem
E
Increased
Erosion
Biodiversity
Change in
Population
Dynamics
Deforestation
Urbanization
Increased
Human
Population
nonBiodegradable
Material
Water
Pollution
Denudation of Hills
Increases
Surface erosion
sedimentation
di
t ti in
i
the drains
Reduces
carrying capacity
of the drains
With Management
g
Time in Hours
Ecological Disturbance of
G
h i
Guwahati
Blockade of
drainage due to
throwing of
garbage
Flood on
8th
October,
October
2007
G.W.L
Combined W.T
Silsako
bil
Bharalu
A S
Dipar
bil
Bashistha
B hi i
Bahini
M E
G H A
Watershed Delineation
Built-up area=1.23sqKm
Built-up area,1972
Built-up area=11.80sqKm
Built-up area,2002
Outflow if
bareland
and open
mix forest
area are
covered
by
vegetation
(cumec)
Outflow if
all the
vegetation
cover is
removed
from the
watershed
(cumec)
6.031
5.27
7.25
Effect of Deforestation
(RUSLE)
Present
annual
sediment
yield in
tons/yr
/y
Annual
sediment
yield in
tons/yr if
bare land
and open
mix forest
area are
completely
p
y
converted
by
vegetation
Annual
sediment
yield in
tons/yr if
vegetation
g
cover is
removed
completely
from the
watershed
20943.88
7903.27
289412.6
Urban facilities
Carrying
Capacity
Public
perception
I tit ti
Institutional
l
Waterways
Natural Depression
Rocky land
High Slope Land
Ecological
g
Management
g
Practices
Particulars
Length (km)
Area (ha)
Total Watershed
280
Plain part
175
Hill part
105
Total Drains
17.6
21.3
12.2
Intensity-Duration Relationship
60
Intensity ((mm/h)
50
i = 51.307 e
40
30
0.2179 D
20
10
0
0
Duration (h)
10
Socio--Economic Survey
Socio
Preceding the analysis, a Socio-economic
questionnaire
sti
i ssurvey is
i carried
i d outt tto
understand the current situation in a better way
and
to study the acceptability of the proposed RWH
g the p
people.
p
scheme among
Socio-economic
Socio
economic Study
IN GENERAL
HIGH LAND
LOW LAND
Volume of runoff
(m3)of a rain of
duration D hr is
given by
Vo
olume of runoff ( m )
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
V=
iDA
1000
0
0
10
12
Parameters
Duration of rainfall producing
Maximum Total Volume (h)
Intensity corresponding
maximum Runoff Volume
(mm/h)
Runoff Coefficient of the
Watershed (C)
Discharge Q (m3/s)
Peak Runoff Volume V (m3)
Values
5
17.26
0.212
1.775
1,50,670
PARAMETERS
FORMULAE
Or
NOTATION
Values
Intensity (mm/h)
17.26
Duration (h)
V = iAD/1000
18,385
V = iD / 1000
0.086
0.10
10% of
the roof
area
Disadvantages
A
Advantages
Reduction of peak flow
Recharge of the ground water table
Partial reduction in pumping costs
Disadvantages
i
Pumping provision must be
present.
Ad
Advantages
t
Di d
Disadvantages
t
No inside supply
Advantages
Disadvantages
Only
RTRWH
RTRWH +10
RTRWH +20
FW/ ha
FW/ ha
1.78
1.62
1.44
1.29
Sediment in
0.5
0.5
0.18
0.18
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
0.78
0.62
0.11
0.00
% Reducti on in
Maxi mum Runoff
Volume
12.2
21.54
30.87
% Peak Discharge
Reduction
12.20
12.70
22.9
% Flood Reducti on in
Drains (without
Sedi ment Control )
20.5
43.6
62.8
% Flood Reducti on in
drains (Wi th Sedi ment
Control, Studyed by
Bracht and S arma)
20.5
85
100
drain (m)