APSEB	Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board
CA	Catchment Area
CBIP	Central Board of Irrigation & Power
CCA	Culturable Command Area
CD	Cross Drainage
CSMRS	Central Soil & Materials Reserch Station
cumec	cubic metre per second
cusec	cubic feet per second
CWC	Central Water Commission
DSRO	Direct Surface Runoff
DSL	Dead Storage Level
d/s	down stream
EEC	European Economic Community
FRL	Full Reservoir Level
FSL	Full Supply Level
g	Acceleration due to gravity
G&D	Gauge & Discharge
GCA	Gross Command Area
GI	Galvanised Iron
GIR	Gross Irrigation Requirement
GSI	Geological Survey of India
GW	Ground Water
H	Horizontal
ha	hectare
ham	hectare – metre
HEP	Hydro Electric Project
HT	High Tension
HYV	High Yield Varieties
IMD	Indian Meteorological Department
IMF	International Monetary Fund
IRR	Internal Rate of Return
IS	Indian Standards
KB link	KenBetwa link
KMPP	Ken Multipurpose Project
KV	Kilo Volt
lpm/m	litres per minute per metre
m/d	metre per day
m3/d	Cubic metre per day
LBC	Left Bank Canal
LT	Low Tension
mbgl	metres below ground level
Mm3	Million cubic metre
MDDL	Minimum DrawDown Level
Mkh/Mu	Million Kilowatt hour/Million Units
MP	Madhya Pradesh
MPEB	Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board
MS	Mild Steel
MSEB	Maharashtra State Electricity Board
MWL	Maximum Water Level
MW	Mega Watt
NA	Not Available
NCAER	National Council of Applied Economic Research
NOF	Non Overflow
NSL	Natural Surface Level
NTPC	National Thermal Power Corporation
NWDA	National Water Development Agency
OF	Overflow
OSEB	Orissa State Electricity Board
PCC	Plain Cement Concrete
PH	Power House
PMP	Probable Maximum Precipitation
PMF	Probable Maximum Flood
POL	Petrol Oil Lubricants
Ppt	Precipitation
PUW	Pick Up Weir
RBC	Right Bank Canal
RCC	Reinforced Cement Concrete
RD	Reduced Distance
RL	Reduced Level
RSEB	Rajasthan State Electricity Board
SE	Superintending Engineer
SFR	Sheep Foot Roller
Sqkm	Square Kilometre
t	tonnes
T & P	Tools & Plants
TAC	Technical Advisory Committee
TWL	Tail Water Level
UP	Uttar Pradesh
UPSEB	Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board
u/s	upstream
USAID	United States Agency for International Development
USR	Unified Schedule of rates
V	Vertical
WBM	Water Bound Mecadam