INTEGRATED OPTIMIZED PLANNING FOR MAJOR IRRIGATION PROJECT

Amongst the developed alternative delivery schedules, the schedule S210, which can be explained as ten irrigations of each 18 days period with 4 days canal closure and with start date as 15th October, was observed to be the best as compare to existing schedule. By implementing the selected schedules in the Hanuman sagar reservoir command, increase in water productivity as well as area under irrigation can be achieved.As performance of delivery schedule was assessed based on water use efficiency estimated using the computer software tools MIKE 11-MIKE SHE and modified ‘FAO crop water productivity model’, it needs to be validated on field scale to confirm the actual variation in observed values of this study.