Impact of agricultural water management interventions on upstream–downstream trade‐offs in the upper Cauvery catchment, southern India: a modelling study. (29th November 2021)
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- Impact of agricultural water management interventions on upstream–downstream trade‐offs in the upper Cauvery catchment, southern India: a modelling study. (29th November 2021)
- Main Title:
- Impact of agricultural water management interventions on upstream–downstream trade‐offs in the upper Cauvery catchment, southern India: a modelling study
- Authors:
- Wable, Pawan S.
Garg, Kaushal K.
Nune, Rajesh
Venkataradha, Akuraju
KH, Anantha
Srinivasan, Veena
Ragab, Ragab
Rowan, John
Keller, Virginie
Majumdar, Pradeep
Rees, Gwyn
Singh, Ramesh
Dixit, Sreenath - Abstract:
- Abstract: The Cauvery basin in southern India is experiencing transboundary issues due to increasing water demand. This study analysed water balance components and the impact of agricultural water management (AWM) interventions in the upper Cauvery catchment of the Cauvery basin. Results showed that the study catchment receives an average of 1280 mm of annual rainfall. Of this, 29% (370 mm) flows downstream, 54% (700 mm) contributes to evapotranspiration (ET) and 17% (215 mm) contributes to groundwater recharge and surface storage. Rainfall varies from 700 to 5400 mm and the Western Ghats (mountain pass) are the main source of freshwater generation. The estimated ET in different catchments ranged from 500 to 900 mm per annum. An increase in the allocation of fresh water supplied by all three reservoirs (Hemavathi, Harangi and KRS) was observed in the canal command areas, from 1450 million cubic metres (MCM) yr‾¹ in 1971–1980 to 3800 MCM yr‾¹ in 2001–2010. AWM interventions harvested 140–160 MCM (13–20 mm) of surface runoff upstream of the upper Cauvery and reduced inflow into the Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir by 2–6%. The study findings are useful for designing and planning suitable water management interventions at basin scale. Résumé: Le bassin de Cauvery dans le sud de l'Inde connaît des problèmes transfrontaliers en raison de l'augmentation de la demande en eau. Cette étude a analysé les composantes du bilan hydrique et l'impact des interventions de gestion de l'eauAbstract: The Cauvery basin in southern India is experiencing transboundary issues due to increasing water demand. This study analysed water balance components and the impact of agricultural water management (AWM) interventions in the upper Cauvery catchment of the Cauvery basin. Results showed that the study catchment receives an average of 1280 mm of annual rainfall. Of this, 29% (370 mm) flows downstream, 54% (700 mm) contributes to evapotranspiration (ET) and 17% (215 mm) contributes to groundwater recharge and surface storage. Rainfall varies from 700 to 5400 mm and the Western Ghats (mountain pass) are the main source of freshwater generation. The estimated ET in different catchments ranged from 500 to 900 mm per annum. An increase in the allocation of fresh water supplied by all three reservoirs (Hemavathi, Harangi and KRS) was observed in the canal command areas, from 1450 million cubic metres (MCM) yr‾¹ in 1971–1980 to 3800 MCM yr‾¹ in 2001–2010. AWM interventions harvested 140–160 MCM (13–20 mm) of surface runoff upstream of the upper Cauvery and reduced inflow into the Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir by 2–6%. The study findings are useful for designing and planning suitable water management interventions at basin scale. Résumé: Le bassin de Cauvery dans le sud de l'Inde connaît des problèmes transfrontaliers en raison de l'augmentation de la demande en eau. Cette étude a analysé les composantes du bilan hydrique et l'impact des interventions de gestion de l'eau agricole (AWM) dans le bassin versant de la Haute Cauvery du bassin de la Cauvery. Les résultats ont montré que le bassin de l'étude reçoit en moyenne 1280 mm de précipitations annuelles. Sur ce total, 29% (370 mm) s'écoulent en aval, 54% (700 mm) contribuent à l'évapotranspiration (ET) et 17% (215 mm) contribuent à la recharge des eaux souterraines et au stockage en surface. Les précipitations varient de 700 à 5400 mm et les Ghâts occidentaux (col de montagne) sont la principale source de production d'eau douce. L'ET estimée dans différents bassins versants variait de 500 à 900 mm par an. Une augmentation de l'allocation d'eau douce fournie par les trois réservoirs (Hemavathi, Harangi et KRS) a été observée dans les zones de commande du canal, de 1450 millions de mètres cubes (MCM)/an en 1971–1980 à 3800 MCM/an en 2001–2010. Les interventions AWM ont récolté 140–160 MCM (13–20 mm) de ruissellement de surface en amont de l'upper Cauvery et ont réduit l'afflux dans le réservoir Krishnaraja Sagar de 2–6%. Les résultats de l'étude sont utiles pour concevoir et planifier des interventions appropriées de gestion de l'eau à l'échelle du bassin. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Irrigation and drainage. Volume 71:Number 2(2022)
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- Irrigation and drainage
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- Volume 71:Number 2(2022)
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- Volume 71, Issue 2 (2022)
- Year:
- 2022
- Volume:
- 71
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2022-0071-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 472
- Page End:
- 494
- Publication Date:
- 2021-11-29
- Subjects:
- catchment treatment -- reservoir inflow -- surface runoff -- water balance
bilan hydrique -- ruissellement de surface -- traitement des bassins versants -- afflux de réservoir
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- 10.1002/ird.2662 ↗
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