Flood Control and Drainage Engineering, 3rd edition

The author, presently retired, served as professor and head of the Civil Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. He also served the Calcutta Port Trust as Chief Hydraulic Engineer on deputation from IIT.Professor Ghosh is a member of several learned societies and recipient of the Commonwealth Scholarship for Post Doctoral Research at Imperial College, London, UK.

• Preface to the Third editionPreface to the Second editionPreface to the First editionFlood problemsEstimation of design floodFlood routing through reservoirs and channelsDesign of spillwaysFlood mitigation through planning of reservoir capacities and operation of reservoirsFlood mitigation through river protection and improvement worksFlood forecasting, warning and flood fightingEconomics of flood control, projectDesign of subsurface drainage systemDesign of surface drainage systemWater-logging and salinityApplication of Remote-sensing technology for flood controlFlood plain delineation and flood hazard assessmentindex