Practice Relationship Between Duty And Delta (39.3) - Duty and Delta - Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering

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Question 1.
Define Duty in the context of irrigation.
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Think about what area is covered with how much water.
Question 2.
What does Delta represent?
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Consider the crop's water requirements from sowing to harvesting.
3Question 3.
What does Duty represent in irrigation?
- Area that can be irrigated
- Depth of water required
- Amount of rainfall needed
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Relate it to area covered by water discharge.
4Question 4.
True or False: Delta is constant regardless of crop type.
- True
- False
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Think about how different crops' water needs differ.
Question 5.
A canal supplies water at 12 cumecs, and during its operation, it irrigates 30,000 hectares. Calculate the Duty and then find Delta if the base period is 150 days.
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Calculate Duty first, then apply it to the Delta formula.
Question 6.
If a farmer wants to irrigate an area of 50 hectares and the required Delta is found to be 75 cm, what should the Duty be if the base period is 120 days? Show your calculations.
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Reorganize the Delta formula to find Duty.

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