Irrigation management improvement by optimum main system operation | |
| Author | Kalinga, Gabriel Mahemed Nyiwala |
| Call Number | AIT SSPR no. WA-87-02 |
| Subject(s) | Irrigation--Management Irrigation--Automation |
| Note | A Special Study Report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Diploma Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Special studies project report ; no. WA-87-02 |
| Abstract | A study is done on the improvement of irrigation management by optimum main system operation. The need for improving the management arises due to the fact that many old and new irrigation projects to date face many problems including inequitable water distribution to the head and tail-enders in the irrigation system , the insufficient flexibility for water delivery to the farmers, insufficient communication systems within the project and poor operation and maintenance procedures. Other problems are inadequate canal safety provision resulting to canal breaches, too much seepage and operational losses in the system. In some cases resistance by farmers to respond to the modern ways of irrigation practice and the non technical bureaucratic rules which are sometimes imposed to the irrigators by the governments or irrigation agencies responsible. In a bid to solve those prevailing problems the interactive components of the hardware and software of the main system environment have to be dealt with great care. The physical elements (hardwar e ) to be installed in the system should be selected under a criteria which reflects the consequencies on the software ie. operation , allocation, distribution, maintenance rules and procedures, bureaucracy and farmers incorporation to the environment of the system in future. If the hardware and software are not in phase then the chaos is a result. Mathematical modelling to simulate cropwater requirement and the complex flow phenomena of water in the main irrigation system is the best tool to move towards the efficient and easy control of the main system. Hydromechanically automated main systems with the downstream control are very promising to be appropriate in application especially to the developing countries which can not afford the best systems of all; the computerized automated ones. |
| Year | 1987 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Special studies project report ; no. WA-87-02 |
| Type | Special Study Project Report (SSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Water Resources Research Engineering (WA) |
| Chairperson(s) | Paudyal, Guna N.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ; |
| Degree | Special Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987 |