Let us consider in a given area the plantation of a certain crop takes 20 days, and the total water depth required by this crop is 80 cm on the field. Find the duty of irrigation water required for the crop during this period. (

Correct Answer: 172.8 hectares/cumec, 194.4 hectares/cumec
Total depth of water needed = 80 cm Period for which water is needed = 20 days Duty of irrigation water = (864B/d) = (864 x 20 / 80) = 216 hectares/cumec (a) Given 20% losses in the watercourse = 216 x 0.8 = 172.8 hectares/cumec (b) Given 10% losses in the head of the distributary = 216 x 0.9 = 194.4 hectares/cumec.