Flood Control and Drainage Engineering

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 Fourth Edition, Preface to the First Edition, 1. FLOOD PROBLEMS, 2. ESTIMATION OF DESIGN FLOOD, 3. FLOOD ROUTING THROUGH RESERVOIRS AND CHANNELS, 4. DESIGN OF SPILLWAYS, 5. FLOOD MITIGATION THROUGH PLANNING OF RESERVOIR CAPACITIES AND OPERATlON OF RESERVOIRS, 6. FLOOD MITIGATION THROUGH RIVER PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS, 7. FLOOD FORECASTING, WARNING AND FLOOD FIGHTING, 8. ECONOMICS OF FLOOD CONTROL, PROJECT, 9. DESIGN OF SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE SYSTEM, 10. DESIGN OF SURFACE DRAINAGE SYSTEM, 11. WATER-LOGGING AND SALINITY, 12. APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY FOR FLOOD CONTROL, 13. FLOOD PLAIN DELINEATION AND FLOOD HAZARD ASSESSMENT, 14. FLOOD DAMAGE MANAGEMENT—Tsunamis and Storm Surges, 15. FLOODING DUE TO COLLAPSE OF DAMS, SELECTED REFERENCES, SUGGESTED READINGS, INDEX