It is a pleasure to be head of the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. The department has a team of experienced and motivated faculty members. All faculty members are approachable to students for any of their problems. The department aims to make students technically sound.
The department is well equipped with the state of the laboratory to give practical knowledge to students and serve the research need of the faculty members of the institute. Various laboratories are set up to enhance student’s skills in the field of irrigation and drainage engineering and pressurized irrigation systems. In addition to these laboratories, the department also dedicates Automation in drip irrigation. This enables to students to undertake all in-house projects.
“Anyone who can solve the problems of water will be worthy of two Nobel prizes, one for peace and one for science” -John. F. Kennedy
The department of Irrigation Drainage Engineering is developed gradually in teaching and research activities. The primary object of the department is to give intellectual knowledge about understanding soil, water, and plant relationships and the application of engineering principles in distributing water to support useful plant life. The research programs are carried out through the B. Tech students’ project. Recently, the department taking a footstep in studies on Remote Sensing & GIS and hydrological modeling. The department is started to collaborate with the data providing institutes to expand the research boundaries. Soon the department will enter the process of MOU with different institutes, companies, government, and private firms which will bring out new dimensions for cooperative research in the field of Irrigation and Drainage engineering.
Laboratories
Renewable Energy Engineering
Laboratory Incharge: Dr. P.S. Bandagar
Major Equipments:
Portable gas analyzer,Improved cookstove testing kit,Parabolic solar cooker,Solar PV testing kit,Solar-wind hybrid system,Solar water pump,Duel fuel engine model,Bacterial incubator,Autoclave
The students visited the Biogas Production and Purification Unit at Spectrum Renewable Energy, Warananagar, Kodoli on 17 February 2026. Mr. Ramesh Choughule, Managing Director, along with his team, provided detailed information about the various components of the biogas production system, purification process, operational mechanisms, and renewable energy applications. The visit helped students gain practical exposure to sustainable energy technologies and real-time industrial operations.
