Evaluation of the Efficiency of Water Discharge using the Performance Indicator, in the Canals of the Nashik Irrigation Network

Abstract

In western India, the water for irrigation is supplied by the open inundation channels of the reservoir having its predominant distribution there. The Irrigation management faces issues of less capacitated water distribution systems than its apex requirement, has irregular supply rate, low inundation efficiency, and consistency. It is important to measure the delivered water supply with required water delivery in proportion to its demand. The auto water elevated gauges which are fixed at the back and front segments of each inundation canal at the left bank channel of the Godavari river assess the discharge of supplied water during the irrigation period. In the current research, the computation would be conducted for the water delivery performance indicators such as competency, productivity, prominence, and rectitude, which are fundamental for the assessment of the irrigation and drainage system management. According to the water supply performance indicator, the inundation ability is calculated with an automatic water gauge. It is measured from the structural and transient channeling of water discharge to examine the inefficiency of water supply management. The cumulative results of the performance indicator demonstrate the enhanced methods to develop water management policies that will facilitate the irrigation planners with improved temporal consistency and reasonable water distribution.