| Author | Mallik, Bidya Sagar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.IR-92-16 |
| Subject(s) | Irrigation scheduling--Nepal--Kamala River Basin
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master
of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. IR-92-16 |
| Abstract | It is generally said that farmers managed irrigation systems are functioning better
than the government managed irrigation systems. But the comparative study of these
two different managed irrigation systems have not been conducted so far in detail. The
major objective of this study, thus, is to assess the water supply situations, efficiencies
and water management practices to compare the system performance of these two
different managed irrigation systems.
To meet this objective a comparative study of different managed irrigation
systems, namely Kamala Irrigation System (GMIS) and Uttarayani Kulo System (FMIS)
was conducted in the Kamala River Basin, Nepal. The questionnaire survey and field
observations were carried out for the study.
The finding shows that available water supply is not sufficient for the Planned
command area of Kamala system but it is rather sufficient for Uttarayani system . The
project efficiency is 29 % and 38 % for the Kamala and Uttarayani systems
respectively. The crop water use efficiency is higher and the cropping intensity is lower
in the Kamala system. The overall index of satisfaction is higher in the Uttarayani
system. The difference in the system performance between theses two different
managed irrigation systems is not significant. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. IR-92-16 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Irrigation Engineering and Management (IR) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kono, Yasuyuki; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Loof, Rainer;Onta, Pushpa Raj; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | ADB (Japan); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1993 |