The department is associated with teaching for UG, PG and Ph.D. programmes through it experienced and highly qualified staff members working on its regular establishment. The fundamentals associated with land and water engineering are taught in the UG programme leading to B. Tech. degree in Agricultural Engineering. The students are well exposed to theoretical and practical aspects through the lectures and practical’s with advanced state of art teaching aids. Recently, the department has planned for post doctoral programme in the university. The need based applied type of research programmes are carried out through B. Tech, M. Tech and Ph. D students project and ad-hoc Schemes. Since the inception of the department, the research work has been done on the areas viz. watershed development, In-situ conservation of rainwater, rainwater harvesting and utilization policy of harvested water, soil water conservation, Hydrological studies in watershed, Parameter estimation for USLE and other models, Development of different models for hydrological response of watershed, Use of remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) in watershed planning and development. This department has released various recommendations for the benefit of the stakeholders. The staff members of the department are keen in publication of the research finding through the reputed research journals in the country and abroad. Besides teaching to undergraduate students this department has been accredited for M. Tech. and Ph.D. programme also. Department is carrying out research with focus on new technologies and methodologies for Natural Resources management.