Planning model for development of irrigation command area under Bargi dam, India | |
| Author | Borgohain, Arun |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.WM-98-16 |
| Subject(s) | Bargi Dam Irrigation--India--Management |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering. School of Civil Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The availability of water supplies varies randomly in amount and is often not adequate to meet the demand. Selection of a suitable crop plan according to the available water resources and other limiting conditions is a formidable task for the engineers and planners. So there always exist an increased interest in development of methodologies and techniques that can help to improve the decision-making process in water management problems. The optimization model is formulated by combining a land allocation cropping pattern model with water allocation model of a reservoir. For efficient operation and management of reservoir systems, the models are linked by the releases from the reservoir to meet the dis demand at different reliability levels using a chanced constrained linear decision rule. The model comprises a planning period of one year and is capable of assessing the optimal area under each crop to maximize the net return with respect to the surface water availability through optimal operation of the reservoir taking into account of the stochastic stream flow into the reservoir. This land-water allocation model will be a valuable tool in the planning and operating irrigation projects for optimum utilization of water resources. The results obtained from the study reveals that the reliability of the system is sufficiently high to meet the dis demand and also to supply the targated release requirements; thus having tremendous water resources development potential. Peak inflow normally occurs in October. Now instead of operating the reservoir to start with full 3182 MCM in October and also end with full in September, it also can be operated within a maximum storage capacity range of 2864 MCM, to fulfil the present optimal cropping pattern and without changing the optimal profit. Thus for long term planning horizon it may be a good choice, as it would ensure water for the next water year and also could make reservoir storage room for flood protection. The model under study is applied to the Irrigation district under the Bargi multipurpose dam in Narmada River Basin (India). |
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Water Engineering and Management (WM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Gupta, Ashim Das; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Tawatchai Tingsanchali ;Sutat Weesakul; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | DANIDA ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1999 |