Training Report

On
Water Accounting, Water
Auditing and Irrigation
Management
Anand Irrigation Subdivision,
Anand

SUBMITTED BY:-
1. Punitkumar R. Patel
2. Kunalkumar M. Patel
3. Rohan R. Thakar
4. Saumilkumar S. Patel
5. Akash H. Kumar
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In last one month, I had been given my probationary training for a Deputy
Executive Engineer at Anand Irrigation Subdivision, Anand. The objective of
this training was to fulfil the requirement of “Water Accounting, Water
Auditing, and Irrigation Management” from 1st November, 2019 to 30th
November, 2019.
Here, I would like to show my gratitude to all the individuals who helped
and supported me during my training period. Firstly, I would like to thank Shri
M.R. Patel, Superintending Engineer, Mahi Irrigation Circle No, Anand for his
guidance regarding Irrigation Management.
I would like to thank Shri J.S.Gamit , Executive Engineer,Anand Irrigation
Division, Anand for explaining about the role of a deputy executive engineer in
the field and the office regarding irrigation management.
I would like to thank Shri R.D. Patel, Deputy Executive Engineer, Anand
Irrigation Subdivision No, Anand for giving basic knowledge about how
irrigation management is carried out in sub division as well as in department.
I would also like to thank all Assistant Engineers, Additional Assistant
Engineers and other Technical staff of the subdivision for giving me knowledge
and information regarding irrigation management which were being carried out
at various sections, execution of gate operation and distributing water among
the farmers.
I would also like to thank all clerical and other staff of the office for giving
me knowledge and information regarding establishment related procedures and
PWDaccounts.
Contents

1. Introduction 4

2. Canal Network 5

3. About Anand Irrigation Subdivision 7

4. Irrigation Management 9

5. Process of doing irrigation 10

6. Water Auditing and Water Accounting 14

7. Conclusions 16

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INTRODUCTION.
Mahi, one of the four major rivers in Gujarat, emerges from
Amarkanatak hills of Vindhyan ranges near village Sardarpur of Shahdol district in Madhya
Pradesh. It travels north-west in M.P., flows north-south west in Rajasthan and then enters
Gujarat near Bhukia village in Rajasthan. It runs through Panchmahals and Kheda districts (in
the central Gujarat) from north-east to south-west before emptying into the Bay of Cambay.
The important tributaries of Mahi are: Bageri and Pumpavati in Madhya Pradesh, Som and
Anas in Rajasthan, and Panam and Goma in Gujarat. The river has a catchment area of
30,665 square km. (upto Wanakbori weir). The Mahi-Kadana headworks of the system are
comprised of the Wanakbori weir (stage I) and Kadana reservoir (stage II), both of which are
located on the river Mahi. The MRBC command area is bounded by rivers Shedhi and
Watrak in north, Sabarmati in north-west and west, whereas Mahi provides southern and
eastern boundaries to the area under its command.

Salient feature of MRBC.

 Length of main canal – 74kms.

 Bed level of main canal at head – 61.56mts.
 Section of main canal at head – 16.46*6.10+.75.
 Capacity of main canal at head – 237.872cumecs.
 Bed gradient of main canal – 1:7000.
 Branch canals length – 251.86kms.
 Distributors & minors length – 5632.70kms.
 Gross command area – 3.15 lac hect.

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  Cultivable command area – 2.63lac hect.
Salient feature of wanakboriweir.

 Total length – 795.62mts.

 Overflow section length – 673.60mts.
 Partial overflow section length – 60.96mts.
 Non overflow section length – 60.96mts.
 Crest level of overflow section – 67.31mt.
 Design flood level – 16.55 lac cusecs.

The command area of MRBC comes under the jurisdiction of Mahi irrigation circle. The
command area of MRBC envisages area of Ahmedabad, kheda, and anand districts. On the
basis of geographical area the whole command area is controlled by four divisions .

1. Nadiad division.
2. Anand division.
3. Shedhi division.
4. Petlad division.

Canal network diagram of MRBC

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The line diagram of Mahi irrigation circle is shown below.

MIC

ANAND DIV. SHEDHI DIV.

BORSAD SUB MESHWO SUB

DIV. DIV.

BHADRAN SUB
DAKOR SUB
DIV.
DIV.

ANAND SUB MAHUDA SUB

DIV. DIV.

DRAINAGE SUB MEHMDAVAD

DIV. SUB DIV.

Q.C SUB DIV

NADIAD DIV. PETLAD DIV.

NADIAD SUB TARAPUR SUB

DIV. DIV.

LIMBASI SUB KHAMBAT SUB

DIV. DIV.

MATAR SUB PETLAD SUB

DIV. DIV.

THASRA SUB SOJITRA SUB

DIV. DIV.

DRAINAGE SUB
DIV DRAINAGE SUB
DIV

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ABOUT ANAND SUB-DIVISION.
The Anand sub division manages irrigation in Anand, Borsad
and Petlad taluka and also does maintenance and repair works for the canal network which
comes in its jurisdiction. The Petlad branch takes off from MRBC at chainage 54800m.
Where Head Regulator was installed for regulation of flow into Petlad branch.
 The total command area of Anand Irrigation sub division is 11360 hectares.
 The irrigation throughout the year is divided into two season ravi and kharif season
 Management of irrigation in Anand Irrigation sub divison is handled by 4 sections
according to area which are controlled by section officers.
 Additional to these canals subdivision also have one distributory which is excluded
from Borsad Branch canal at chainage 1525m.
1. Anand section – 1827 Ha
2. Karamsad section – 2765 Ha
3. Sandesar section – 3520 Ha
4. Naapad section – 3248 Ha

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  Petlad Branch Canal Network is as shown in below.

 One Anand Distrybutory which excluded from borsad branch canal is as shown in
below.

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IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT.
 As discussed above every sub division has section offices under it to manage
irrigation. Each section is divide its jurisdiction into 4-6 bits. Each bit is managed by a
clerk and in each bit to assist a clerk for management of irrigation 10-15 field staff are
provided. Field staff people are the basic unit in this huge structure which is provided
for managing irrigation.
 Flow measurement:- Flow through canals are calculated through HR and CR gate
marks.

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PROCESS OF DOING IRRIGATION
 During the start of any season farmers put their demand to their concern field staff by
filling form no 7.

 Other farmers do telephonic conversation with field staff and convey their demand
thus field staff gets a rough idea of a total demand of area where water is to be given
so field staff with their experience of past data put their demand of water availability
in terms of cusecs to their concern section officers.

 Farmer who fill form 7 or are going to fill form after telephonic conversation and who
have submitted their dues of watering of last season are now authorised farmers and
rest are unauthorised farmers (એએએએએએએએએ). Unothorised farmers has different rates
provided for their dues.

 Usually after getting confirmation of 51% farmers who are in command area the canal
are allowed to operate.

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  Field staff records data of canal flow at the starting of any off taking canal at every 2
hours interval in his register.

 During irrigation being provided to the farmers field staff maintains a BARA
PATRAK (RED BOOK) with them. In this book they fill details of farmers like –
survey number, total land , type of crop, irrigated land, watering date

 From these BARA PATRAK section officers make the register which shown below.

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  The water is provided into the nearby farms from these canals by providing outlet
structures which are provided along canal and from this outlet the water flow through
underground pipeline of approx. 1cusecs into nearby kundi. From this kundi water
flow into water courses and thus water reaches to farm for irrigation purposes.

 After completion of every season field staff fills form 12 for every farmer. In this
there are details of the irrigation done by farmer which includes rate of water, to be
paid by the farmer according to the number of watering he has been taken during
whole season. The rates of watering are different for authorised and unauthorised
farmers as discussed earlier.

 After completion of crop season all form no. 12 are submitted to

divisional office and divisional offices make revenue sheets which are
sent to the Talati’s of different villages for collection of dues.

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WATER ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING.

 Systematic study of current status and trends in water supply, demand, accessibility
and use in given domain.
 Water accounting – mapping supply and demand.
i) Volume
ii) Flow
iii) Quality
iv) Infrastructure
 A well developed data management and information system is a prime requisite for
planning of any canal network.
 We discussed above the procedure of irrigation done during a season. Now while
performing irrigation a weekly water progress report is maintained, in which details
regarding water flow in petlad branch from one chowki to another chowki is recorded
daily. These details are given by field staff who records flow data every 2 hour and by
taking average of these two hours data progress report is filled. Other things which are
mentioned are the losses taken place from one chowki to another. Finally this report is
submitted to the divisional office every week.
 Another thing which has to be recorded while performing irrigation is 15 day
irrigation performance report of the irrigation done by the sub division. The irrigation
done by authorised and unauthorised farmers are separately recorded. The data in this
report are recorded from the data given by field officers who maintains their records
in bara(outlet) number book. Thus after every 15 days this report is given to divisional
office.

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  After all data collected from the subdivisions offices in divisional office these data are
interpreted and make a Performa like below which shows season vice output of our
irrigation.

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CONCLUSION

 Water is critical in Gujarat, in many seasons there are the chances where some places
in Gujarat has deficiency in water for even drinking purpose, thus micro planning is
needed for these gap between demand and supply.
 Irrigation water provided by the government is not fully used by the farmers in these
areas because water level below the ground is at very shallow depth thus they prefer
well irrigation in behalf of canal irrigation.
 The government of Gujarat implement the public participation irrigation which is
good idea for give irrigation water to farmers without the presence of field staff of
irrigation. However there are the places where farmers are not intended to make these
types of groups because of local availability of water at very low price or equal price
as our department decided.
 Thus, we have to promote or give some revenue or give some concession in price for
make “water user association”(એએએએએ). We have to promote the farmers to use canal
irrigation by arranging different types of motivational programs. To meet the need of
the skilled man power in the water sector, regular training and academic courses in
water management should be promoted.
 The Participation irrigation management policy would be a dynamic policy document
and would be periodically reviewed as and when needed to meet the future water
sector development and management challenges.

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