This paper examines the fairness in distribution of water in a tertiary canal within the Indus Basin Irrigation System. Two methodologies are proposed: canal rating equations, and outlet discharge equations. The methodology is applied to a tertiary canal located in the Punjab, Province of Pakista...
Ali Shah, Azeem M.
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Bell, A.R.
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Ul Haq, Zia
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[Equity in a tertiary canal of the Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS)]
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Equity in a tertiary canal of the Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS)
Indus basin irrigation system (IBIS) is one of the largest contiguous irrigation systems of the world. The surface canal water supplies are far less than the crop water demands which lead farmers to use groundwater to cope surface water scarcity. Although many studies in the IBIS are conducted to...
Awan, Usman K.
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Ahmad, Waqas
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Hafeez, M.
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[A methodology to estimate equity of canal water and groundwater use at different spatial and temporal scales: a geo-informatics approach]
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A methodology to estimate equity of canal water and groundwater use at different spatial and temporal scales: a geo-informatics approach
This report presents a discussion among IWMI?s Asian researchers on the strategy for policy research on canal irrigation in India. Poor service delivery, persistence of head-tail inequity, growing gap between irrigation potential created and utilized, shrinking of command area despite growing inv...
Shah, Tushaar
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Hoanh, Chu Thai
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Reddy, Junna Mohan
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Molle, Francois
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MMukherji, Aditi
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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Wegerich, Kai
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[Canal irrigation conundrum: applying contingency theory to irrigation system management in India.]
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Canal irrigation conundrum: applying contingency theory to irrigation system management in India.
In this research we explore the potential of precision surface irrigation to improve irrigation performance under the warabandi system prevalent in the Indus Basin Irrigation System. Data on field dimensions, field slopes along with characteristic soil infiltration properties and outlet discharge...
Anwar, Arif A.
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Ahmad, W.
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Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Ul Haq, Z.
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[The potential of precision surface irrigation in the Indus Basin Irrigation System]
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The potential of precision surface irrigation in the Indus Basin Irrigation System
Ul Haq, Z.
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Anwar, Arif A.
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[Simultaneous-irrigation scheduling GA [genetic algorithm] model with identical discharges and travel time]
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Simultaneous-irrigation scheduling GA [genetic algorithm] model with identical discharges and travel time
The Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS) lacks a system for measuring canal inflows, storages, and outflows that is trusted by all parties, transparent, and accessible. An earlier attempt for telemetering flows in the IBIS did not deliver. There is now renewed interest in revisiting telemetry in ...
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Ali Shah, Muhammad Azeem
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[Revisiting telemetry in Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System]
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Revisiting telemetry in Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System
A key operational objective for the management of the Indus Basin Irrigation System of Pakistan is the distribution of water among tertiary canals in a transparent and equitable manner. Decisions on canal operations are disseminated as a Canal Operation Plan, or a Rotational Program, for each cro...
Anwar, Arif A.
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Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Vries, T.T. de
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[Canal operations planner. I: maximizing delivery performance ratio]
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Canal operations planner. I: maximizing delivery performance ratio
Several irrigation water delivery methods are in practice in irrigated agriculture throughout the world, and a variety of classifications have been suggested by different researchers. Demand, arranged-demand, and rotation are the three main types of irrigation schedules/delivery methods. Irrigati...
Anwar, Arif A.
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Haq, Z.U.
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[Arranged-demand irrigation scheduling with nonidentical discharges]
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Arranged-demand irrigation scheduling with nonidentical discharges
Equity of water distribution is an oft-repeated and stated aim of the warabandi irrigation systems prevalent in Pakistan and parts of India. The Canal Operations Plan is one tool used to operationalize equitable distribution of water. These plans are created for every canal system every crop seas...
Anwar, Arif A.
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Vries, T.T. de
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Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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[Canal operations planner. II: minimizing inequity]
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Canal operations planner. II: minimizing inequity
The Indus Basin Irrigation System suffers significant inequity in access to surface water across its millions of users. Information, i.e., monitoring and reporting of water availability, may be of value in improving conditions across the basin, and we investigated this via an experimental game of...
Shah, M.Azeem A.
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Ringler, Claudia
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[What role can information play in improved equity in Pakistan’s irrigation system?: evidence from an experimental game in Punjab]
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What role can information play in improved equity in Pakistan’s irrigation system?: evidence from an experimental game in Punjab