Civil Engineering in the last decade, is no longer restricted to construction of structures but rather is focusing on environmental aspects of societal development that include Sustainable use of Water and Land Management, particularly in the fields of Water Supply and distribution, Flood Plain Zoning and Storm Water designs, Management of Rain Water and Dam Break Analysis.

Civil Engineers are called upon to play an important role in environmental protection and are expected to have exposure in Planning, Design, Construction and Operation of Water Treatment Plants, Waste Water Treatment facilities, Water Distribution Network modelling.