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Salient Features of Indus Basin Irrigation System (Pakistan) - Barrages, Head-works, Canals Dams etc

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I ndus Basin Irrigation System and it various Salient Features  (Barrages, Headwork, Canals, and Dams) Irrigation means the artificial way of watering the crops. Pakistan is highly dependent on agriculture, which in turn is dependent on water. Of the79.6 million hectares of land that makeup Pakistan, 20 million are available for agricultural. Of those 20 million hectares, 16 million are dependent on irrigation. It is estimated that up to 90% of Pakistan's agriculture is dependent on irrigation . 67% of our land is irrigated due to little rainfall. The most important means of our irrigation is our system of canals. The progress of our country depends upon the means of irrigation and their progress. All parts except northern mountains depend upon irrigation. Our canals irrigate 70% of our lands while 14% is left for tube-wells, Persian wheels Karez and ponds. Irrigation Pakistan is Blessed with natural surface water and abundance of ground water as it is the part of one o

Erasmus + Masters degree Scholarship 2018 - Scholarship Netwrok

Dear all, Prestigious Erasmus + Masters Degree Scholarship 2018 will open soon in October, November and with deadlines in December, January onwards, depending on each program deadlines. So, early birds read the information below. In Erasmus + master degree programs, you study in three different universities in three different countries in Europe and get a joint degree at three universities in Europe. Fully funded with all travel and living expenses paid by the European Union. T here are 101 master’s program given on the website of Erasmus and they will increase up to 139 programs soon on the website (inclusion of 38 new programs) Students who have graduated already previously or who will graduate up till December, January can apply for it. What you can do now to prepare for it? 1) You MUST try to prepare and take IELTS/TOEFL test in September/October. Taking these test will also enable you for other foreign scholarships as well along with Erasmus +. It is highly competitive

Irrigation and Crop Water Requirement - All Basic Components and Terminologies

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2.1 Irrigation “Irrigation may be defined as the process of artificially supplying water to soil for raising crops”. It is a science of planning and designing an efficient, low cost, economic irrigation system tailored to fit natural conditions. It is the engineering of controlling and harnessing the various natural sources of water, by the construction of dams and reservoirs, canals and headwork’s and finally distributing the water to the irrigation fields.  (Jain) “Science of Artificial Application of Water to the land, in accordance to the ‘crop requirements’, throughout the ‘crop period’ for full fledge nourishment of crop” (SK GARG, 1999) “Irrigation is the art of applying water to the land by artificial means to fulfill the water requirement of crops in the areas where rainfall is insufficient.” (Iqbal Ali, 2010) 2.2 Crop water requirement (CWR): It is the total amount of water required by the crop in a given period of time for normal growth, under field conditions.

Fresh Graduates Job Application Guide and Potential Employers in Lahore - Civil Engineering

Hone Your Skills: - Work Effectively on your Communication skills, Work on your presentation skills, confidence to face new people, the courage to stand in front of new people and negotiate with them. - work on your soft skills including software, Learn new software by using youtube tutorials, software literature, relevant websites. search the relevant software related to your field and learn them on your own.  Make your Self Presentable: - Make Simple and Brief Resume/CV: Make a good CV/Resume as this is the very first thing which makes or break your impression in front of the employer.  - Cover Letter: Write an eye catching cover letter and Update it while applying for every new job and Copy paste in the body of email every time. - Learn Interview etiquette and skills  Use the Internet Effectively:  - Don't waste much time on social media website. Search for potential recruiters and apply for jobs on daily basis In Person Drop: - Search potential comp

Fresh Graduates, Let's Get you Hired

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"Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle" - Napoleon Hill I am here to share and discuss a few important things for fresh graduates that may help them in carving their way to their dream job, especially in Pakistan. I will try to cover all the major areas that fresh graduates must focus on, but most of the time I will be thinking as an engineer. Be Grateful: The most important thing is to be grateful for what you have achieved - graduating from a reputable institution like FAST-NUCES after 16 years of education. Be grateful for the opportunities you had to fight for your rights, develop good communication skills, explore new dimensions of engineering, and for the memories of celebrating good times and sharing problems with teachers and classmates. Above all, be grateful for the "Quality Time" you spent in class and on campus! Stay Positive and Be Strong: There are things in life that everybody goes through, and these situat

NUCES Department of Civil Engineering

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Civil Department Building at Lahore Campus National University of computer and emerging sciences, FAST (FAST-NU), is known by its Bachelor and Masters degree in electrical and computer science programs but the efforts and finance invested by NUCES in its recently launched bachelor degree in Civil Engineering clearly indicates that the university is looking forward to give a tough competition to other institutes in this particular field of engineering studies. At NUCES Civil Engineering department, you will find well equipped Laboratories, Qualified faculty with handsome number of PhDs and students with immense potential and urge to become a successful civil engineers in near future. Last Year, Batch 2013 was warmly welcomed by the department and batches of 2011 and 2012. With in the duration of three years, by the joint efforts of students and faculty, Civil department of NUCES has achieved many milestones which were necessary for a well established department.