- 2080 Chaitra · 5 marks
Outlet discharge: wheat and rice, 10000 ha
Short answer
Discharge for wheat is 1.67 m³/s and for rice is 1.57 m³/s. Since kor periods occur in different seasons, the outlet is designed for 1.67 m³/s.
A culturable command area for a minor channel is 10000 ha. Irrigation intensity is 30% for wheat and 15% for rice. The KOR period for wheat is 4 weeks and rice is 3 weeks. KOR watering depths for wheat and rice are 135 mm and 190 mm, respectively. Estimate outlet discharge.
Method. The kor (critical) watering must be given to the crop within the kor period, so the outlet discharge for a crop is
where = area of the crop (m), = kor depth (m) and = kor period (days).
Areas: wheat ha; rice ha.
Wheat ( days, m):
Rice ( days, m):
Wheat (rabi) and rice (kharif) are grown in different seasons, so their kor periods do not overlap and the outlet is designed for the larger discharge.
Answer: outlet discharge = 1.67 cumec (wheat governs; if both crops had to be watered together, the total would be 3.24 cumec).
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