How to develop a lift irrigation system using GIS and Remote Sensing ?

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I want to develop a model for a lift irrigation system in a drought area . The project area "Parner Plateu" is situated 80 km East from Sahyadri Ghat, in India. The area falls under a rain shadow zone & annual rain fall is under 50 cm. It is a  plateau and known as a drought prone area .

In Sahyadri Ghat there is "Pimpalgaon Joge" dam.  There are several canals coming from the dam toward  Parner plateau that provide water to the plateau bottom Agricultural area. 

We want to develop a model using GIS & Remote sensing for how we can do planning to  lift the Water coming from the canal’s to the upper part of Parner  plateau area.

Scope Of Study

  1. Model for lift irrigation for agriculture Parner plateau area. 
  2. Mapping existing distribution of water on Parner plateau using GIS and Remote Sensing. GIS and Remote Sensing in Planning routes for future Irrigation canal systems.

 

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  1. I am sharing this good research paper. The paper reports research on engineering designs of irrigation systems in mountainous areas and the resulting implications for management. The engineering designs are important because they may or may not provide the social basis for local people to participate in system development and management. This hypothesis is analyzed by using field data from an irrigation development program in the Himachal Pradesh State in India. The development program will construct about 150 small-scale, gravity flow and lift irrigation schemes in a seven year period. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01112500

  3. 1. Design of a lift system based on water requirement for irrigation as per cropping pattern in the region. It needs static head, water demand/ requirement, length of rising mains along the alignment. CCA (Cultivable Command Area) where irrigation is to be applied. Rain fall DATA, Distribution system to be adopted (Spriklers system, drip irrigation, flow irrigation under gravity through channels/pipes), Automation of project 2: GIS mapping of all points(right from cannals, Lifting station, water delivery point, water distribution points) on Parner plateau 3: Remote sensing design and implementation 4.Amount of water available to be moved from canals to irrigation; static head between canals and irrigation points; areas to be irrigated. Availablity of Power, Broadband/Internet/Mobile Signal available in the region to be irrigated are to be explored.

  4. Developing Irrigation System

    1. Design of a lift system based on water requirement for irrigation as per cropping pattern in the region. It needs static head, water demand/ requirement, length of rising mains along the alignment. CCA (Cultivable Command Area) where irrigation is to be applied. Rain fall DATA, Distribution system to be adopted (Spriklers system, drip irrigation, flow irrigation under gravity through channels/pipes, Automation of project
    2. GIS mapping of all points(right from cannals, Lifting station, water delivery point, water distribution points) on Parner plateau
    3. Remote sensing design and implementation
    4. Amount of water available to be moved from canals to irrigation; static head between canals and irrigation points; areas to be irrigated. Availablity of Power, Broadband/Internet/Mobile Signal available in the region to be irrigated are to be explored.

  5. Before designing a lift, you need to have a permission to lift water from the canal or storage. In the present scenario of irrigation sector in Maharashtra State (and that too in Ahmednagar District), it appears very remote). Once you know the quantum of water permitted to lift (in three different seasons), the scheme can be designed. By using GPS, you can take locations, altitudes, which can help you in working out lengths, heads (for pipes and pumps etc) I have developed very simple excel sheets for selection of [i]PVC pipes (from 3 alternative diameters) and [ii]pumps based on the requirement and range of pumps available in the market. I have developed no. of slideshows for the farmers, NGOs, Govt officers on lifts [designs, Rising(Pumping) Mains, Pumps, Distribution System(including Pipe Distribution)], when I worked for 11 years on KfW German funded Minor Irrigation Schemes (based on Participatory Irrigation basis), in Maharashtra. I am based in Pune, and in Irrigation field for 49 years. You can contact me on apteuk@gmail.com. ULHAS K APTE

  6. GIS and Remote Sensing

    Based on the scope listed. it appears that three distinct actions are needed.

    1: Design of a lift system

    2: GIS mapping of existing water distribution on Parner plateau

    3: Remote sensing design and implementation

    Additional information needed:

    Item 1: amount of water available to be moved from canals to irrigation; static head between canals and irrigation points; areas to be irrigated.

    Item 3: is broadband or cell service available in the region to be irrigated?

    The project is not hard to conceptualize, but may be hard to implement on the distribution side depending on the need to automate the actions.

    I can be contacted at jrackerman@twinoaks.biz for further discussion.

     

     

  7. GIS and remote sensing of rift irrigation

    Dear Amol,

    We have done some work on GSM/GPRS technologies for remote parameter monitoring of dam level, open channel water flow etc. but that requires service providers like BSNL/Airtel/Vodafone etc. Remote sensing, otherwise is done by Satellites and agencies are government controlled like ISRO, Ministry of Defence etc. Private players may also be there.

    I can be contacted at 09810128123 or pyramidcontrolsystem@yahoo.com.