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TABLE 5
Water Losses: SSP Assumptions and Realistic Values
| Source of Water Loss |
SSP Assumptions |
Observed and Literature Values |
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| Lined Canal Seepage |
2 cfs/msft 1 |
3 cfs/msft (WB2)
2.22-5.93 cfs/msft 3 |
| Unlined Canal Seepage |
5 cfs/msft |
8 cfs/msft 4
5% / 100m canal (WB) |
| Field Application Loss |
20% NIR 5 |
20-40% NIR (SSNNL 1989:368) |
| Operational Losses |
5% Total Water Demand |
20% NIR (WB) |
1. Cubic feet/second/million square feet surface area.
2. World Bank report on Irrigation Development in India.
3. Observations on Mahi and Dantiwada Canal Systems (SSNNL 1989:357).
4. Observations on Bhakra system (SSNNL 1989:357).
5. Net Irrigation Requirement at the field.
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