Contents: 1. Water wealth and irrigation in India. 2. Soil-water relationship. 3. Transpiration and soil water balance. 4. Water requirement of crops. 5. Strategies of using limited water supply. 6. Efficient use of water and fertilizers in irrigated agriculture. 7. Water use efficiency and productivity. 8. Best management practices for irrigation management. 9. Agronomic consideration in the design and operation of irrigation projects. 10. Preparation of an operation plan for canal irrigation system. 11. Command area development programme. 12. Farmers participation in irrigation water management. 13. Siltation of reservoirs. 14. Modernisation of irrigation systems. 15. Production functions of irrigation water. 16. Research and extension in irrigation water management. 17. Irrigation management information systems. 18. Water laws and irrigation acts. 19. Pricing policies in managing water resources in agriculture. 20. Sustainable water resource management practices. 21. Irrigation modelling for sustainable water management.