“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself” and Food grows where the water flows”.
Soil and water are the two faces of a coin because without these resources nothing will exist, it may be living or nonliving things. It is very hard truth that these basic resources are under intense pressure to fulfill the needs of increased population. Soil erosion, unscientific agricultural and irrigation practices etc. are directly affecting the social and economic structure of our whole nation. So there is a need of improved sustainable production through different land management practices by adopting drought and flood management practices, soil and water conservation practices (watershed management), viz., construction of check dams, contour bunding, terracing,.
That’s why the department of Soil Water Conservation Engineering was started in 2003 to fulfill the above requirements by offering the courses like watershed planning and management, reservoir and pond design, soil mechanics, hydrology etc. The lab is completely equipped with all instruments and models to conduct the actual practical work. The staffs are highly qualified and experienced to guide the students. Our alumnies, Sneha Pawar & Sucheta Bhilare are working at BAIF foundation, Dr. Sushilkumar Bansude working as Junior Scientist SWCE at Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology etc.
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering is the core department in the Agricultural Engineering branch. Our department is fulfilled with three well-furnished laboratories namely laboratory of surveying, laboratory of soil mechanics and laboratory soil and water conservation structures which includes beautiful and concept clearing watershed and water harvesting models, etc. Also, we have a site laboratory having different conservation structures made by Shramdan of faculty and students both as gabion structure, CCT, deep CCT, graded bund, etc. I am very glad to put here that we installed an automatic weather station on our campus and with the help of it we keep records of daily weather data which is useful for the project work of students.
Our department gives enough placement opportunities as well as generate high scope for future higher studies. As we have dedicated faculty and technicians, who help in boosting students throughout their carrier.
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.
