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posted on 2008-09-24, 10:25 authored by S.D. Gorantiwar, Ian Smout, Kalanithy VairavamoorthyOptimum land and water allocation to different crops grown in different regions
of an irrigation scheme is a complex process, especially when these irrigation schemes
are characterized by different soils and environment and by a large network of canals.
At the same time if the water supply in the irrigation schemes is limited, there is a need
to allocate water both efficiently and equitably. This paper describes the approach to
include both productivity (efficiency) and equity in the allocation process and to
develop the allocation plans for optimum productivity and/or maximum equity for such
irrigation schemes. The approach presented in this paper considers the different
dimensions of equity such as water distribution over the season, water distribution
during each irrigation, benefits generated. It also includes distribution and conveyance
losses while allocating water equitably to different allocation units. This paper explains
the approach with the help of Area and Water Allocation Model (AWAM) which uses
the simulation-optimization technique for optimum allocation of land and water
resources to different crops grown in different allocation units of the irrigation scheme.
History
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
Citation
GORANTIWAR, S.D., SMOUT, I.K. and VAIRAVAMOORTHY, K., 2006. Performance-based optimization of land and water resources within irrigation schemes I: Method. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 132(4). pp. 332-340. [DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2006)132:4(332)]Publisher
© American Society of Civil EngineersPublication date
2006Notes
This is a journal article. The published version is at ASCE Civil Engineering Database (http://oedb.asce.org)ISSN
0733-9437Language
- en