Suppose the culturable commanded for a distributary is 8000 hectares, and the intensity of irrigation for Kharif season is 60% and that of rabi season is 30%. The average duty at the head of a distributary is 4000 hectares/cumec for Kharif season and for Rabi season it is 1800 hectares/cumec, find out discharge required at the head of the distributary?

Correct Answer: 1.33 cumec
Area to be irrigated in Kharif season = 8000 x 60/100 = 4800 hectares Area to be irrigated in Rabi season = 8000 x 30/100 = 2400 hectares Water required at the head of distributary to irrigate Kharif area = 4800 / 4000 = 1.2 cumec Water required at the head of distributary to irrigate Rabi area = 2400 / 1800 = 1.33 cumec Therefore, the required discharge is maximum of the two = 1.33 cumec.