PILOT STUDY ON WATER USE EFFICIENCY FOR UPPER GANGA CANAL (UTTAR PRADESH)

PILOT STUDY ON WATER USE EFFICIENCY FOR

UPPER GANGA CANAL (UTTAR PRADESH)

CONTENTS

PAGE NO
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.0	Introduction	1
1.1	Approach	2
1.2	Water Use Efficiency	3
1.3	Conclusion & Recommendation	4
CHAPTER - 1 : INTRODUCTION
1.1	Origin of the System	1
1.2	Historical Background	1
1.3	Madhya Ganga Project	3
1.4	Upper Ganga Canal System	4
1.5	New Okhla Barrage	5
1.6	Allocation of waters	6
1.6.1	Criteria for Distribution of supplies	6
1.6.2	Procedure for Distribution of water	6
1.6.3	Share of various canal divisions during Kharif	7
1.6.4	Share of various  divisions during Rabi	8
1.7	Project Parameters	8
1.7.1	Landmarks	8
1.7.2	Modernisation of UGC System	9
1.7.3	Command areas	9
1.7.4	Salient control points & crossings	9
1.7.5	Alignment of UGC	9
1.8	Geomorphology	10
CHAPTER - 2 : SCOPE OF THE STUDY
2.1	Terms of Reference	1
2.2	Approach and Methodology	2
2.2.1	Study of the Releases	2
2.2.2	Components of various losses	2
2.2.3	Delta Analysis	3
2.2.4	Equity in Distribution	3
2.2.5	Avoidable Loss	3
2.3	Data Availability	4
2.4	Project Site Visits	5
CHAPTER - 3 :    BASE-LINE PARAMETERS OF UGC & THEIR EFFECT ON WATER-USE EFFICIENCY
3.1	Water Use Efficiency	1
3.1.1	Crop Water Requirement	1
3.1.2	Watering or Frequency of Irrigation	4
3.2	Water Allowance and Capacity Factor	10
3.3	Plan of releases into conveyance system	12
3.4	Study of water allowance	15
3.5	Outmoded irrigation & inequity oriented outlets	19
3.6	Dynamic Regulation	20
3.6.1	Suggested Approach for Modernising Communication System	22
3.7	Outlets on the UGC System - Evolution & Practices	23
3.7.1.1	Roster	29
3.7.1.2	Adjustment in allocation and Rosters	29
3.7.1.3	Regulation of Supplies on WJC / UGC	29
3.7.1.4	Supply at Tail ends of  UGC	30
3.8	Field Observations	30
3.9	Typical Allotment of Releases	32
3.10	Share Calculations	32
3.11	Canal Telegraph & Communication Network	33
3.11.1	Base Stations & Proposed Connected Field Stations	36
3.12	Control Structures on UGC	40
CHAPTER - 4 : ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE LOSSES
4.1	Introduction	1
4.2	Field Efficiency	2
4.3	Seepage Loss	3
4.4	Assumed Losses	4
4.4.1	Losses on  UGC main line upper	8
4.4.2	Losses between Mat Branch M-33 & Utilised D/S	10
4.4.3	Losses on Mat Branch	10
4.4.4	Field Application Losses	16
4.4.5	Losses in the field	18
4.5	Recommendations for Improving WUE	20
4.6	Recommended Methods for Field Application	24
4.7	Increasing WUE	29
CHAPTER - 5 : CONCLUSIONS
5.1	General	1
5.2	Abstract of Loss & Water Use Efficiency	2
5.3	Factors affecting Water Use Efficiency	3
5.4	Inequity in Distribution & Unauthorised Practices	6
5.5	Financial Repercussion of Measures to improve the Water Use Efficiency	7
CHAPTER - 6 : RECOMMENDATIONS

Ø       ANNEXURES Ø                 DRAWINGS Ø       PHOTOGRAPHS

LIST OF ANNEXURES

CHAPTER - 1 : INTRODUCTION
1.1	Planning of Tentative Allocations for Rabi (UGC)
1.2	Daily Water Account for Releases
1.3	Tentative Roster for Rabi
1.4	Tentative Allotment for Kharif
1.5	Planning of Tentative Allocations for Kharif (UGC)
CHAPTER - 3 : BASE-LINE PARAMETERS OF UGC & THEIR EFFECT ON WATER-USE EFFICIENCY
3.1	Normal Monthly Effective Rainfall
3.2	Soil Moisture Storage
3.3	Critical periods of soil water stress
3.4	Zonewise Rainfall
3.5	Discharge Calculation at Site-Mahavan Distributary
CHAPTER - 4 : ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE LOSSES
4.1	Comparative Statement of  Losses
4.2	Water Account & Irrigation - Jewer Distributary
4.3	Discharge table - Control point at Belara (UGC)
4.4	Discharge table - Control point at Niwari (UGC)
4.5	Discharge table - Control Point at Dhanauri (UGC)
4.6	Earlier Studies & Observations
4.6.1	Duty in Rabi Season (Earlier Studies)
4.7	Escape on UGC System
4.8	Chachura Down Kharif 1407 Crop Gauge & Discharge
4.9	Discharge Data - UGC System Circle I
4.10	Proposed Cropping Pattern
4.11	Roster schedule of various canals
4.12	Proposed Schedule of Jewer Distributary
4.13	Field Application Efficiency (%)
4.14	Weighted Average ET0 values

LIST OF DRAWINGS

CHAPTER - 1 : INTRODUCTION
1.1	Index Map - Districts in UGC Command
1.2	Index Map of Upper Ganga Irrigation Modernisation project
1.3	Line Diagram of Ganga Canal - Meerut Division
1.4	Line Diagram of Ganga Canal - Muzaffar Nagar Division
1.5	Line Diagram of Ganga Canal - Aligarh Division
1.6	Line Diagram of Ganga Canal - Mathura Division
CHAPTER - 3 : BASE-LINE PARAMETERS OF WJC & THEIR EFFECT ON WATER USE EFFICIENCY
3.1	Communication Network System - Upper Ganga Canal
CHAPTER - 4 : ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE LOSSES
4.1	Longitudinal section of Awairni Minor
4.2	Longitudinal section of  Jewer Distributary
4.3	Longitudinal Section of Upper Mat Branch Canal

LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS

FIG. NO	DESCRIPTION
1.	Mat Tail Reach
2.	Mahavan Distributary
3.	Jewer Distributary - D/s of Jewer - Aligarh Road
4.	Baldeo Distributary
5.	Head Regulator of Jatari Mr offtaking from Jewer Distributary
6.	Jewer Distributary at Bridge site at RD 44 Km
7.	Baldeo Distributary
8.	Mat Branch at RD 133.26 km
9.	H.R. of Mahavan Distributary