GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MINOR IRRIGATION GUIDE LINES FOR PREPARATION OF MINOR IRRIGATION TANK PROJECTS khhhee MARCH- 2001FOREWORD At present the Minor Irrigation Tank, Projects are being prepared following the guideline framed as back,as 1964. The Chief Engineers, Minor Irrigation, at various stages have modified some of the technical aspects as found necessary, The State Government constituted "Technical Appraisal Committee’, for Minor Irrigation. Vide Government Order No Neeyee 221, Saneera 99 Dated 19.1.2000 and one of the terms of reference assigned is to frame guidelines for the preparation of Minor Irrigation Tank, Projects, in addition to appraising Minor Irrigation Projects costing more than Rs.30.00 Lakhs. ‘The “Technical Appraisal Committee" discussed the issue of framing guidelines for the preparation of Minor Irrigation Tank Projects and formed a sub committee consisting of the following smembers:~ Capt. S. Raja Rao. Sri. SN. Prasad. Sri HR, Channaveeraiah SriK,Kaliprasad. ‘SriT. Rama Iyengar ELC, WRDO. AMAENE ‘The sub-committee have refered the existing guidelines, relevant ISI codes, other technical papers and documents published by CWC. and others and also Rept in view. the modifications suggested by World Bank, wlien extemal assistance was given to Tank, Irrigation Project. in Kamataka. The Sub-committee have got up'a comprehensive guidelines for the preparation of Minor Irrigation Tank, Projects. he guidelines include, the method of working out yield, crop water requirement, water balancing statement Benefit Cost Ratio etc. These guidelines have een discussed by "Technical Appraisal Committee" and also invited comments from Chief Engineers of Minor Iigation Zones and field officers. The comments and suggestions made 6y them have been examined and where ever found necessary they fave been incorporated. These guidelines are very exhaustive and covers all aspects required in the framing of ‘Minor Irrigation Tank Projects, in Minor Irrigation Department. 1 am very thank, full to all the members of the sub-committee, staff of WRDO, Sri. Venkatesh, Assistant Engineer, working in the office of the Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation (South) and also others who have assisted in framing the guidelines. I hope these guidelines will be useful to all the Engineers of the Minor Irrigation Department in framing ang executing Minor Irrigation tank projects. nes € ‘ . S. Raja Rao) Chairman, Technical Appraisal Committee. Minor Irrigation, Bangalore. (Caylontents Page No. 1. GENERAL i= 2. TERMINOLOGY a6 3. INVESTIGATION AND SURVEYS 9. = 12 4. COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS AND DATA 13-15 5. HYDROLOGY 16-29 (Computation of yield and flood estimation) 6. CROP WATER REQUIREMENT AND WATER BALANCING 30 - 34 7. STANDARDS FOR COMPONENT PARTS i) Earthen Bund 35 - 43 ii) Surplussing Arrangements 44-50 iii) Irrigation Sluice 51-52 iv) Irrigation Channels and C.D.Works 33 8. BENEFIT COST RATIO 54-55 9. FORMATS i) Typical Report 56-61 ji) Checklist ¢€ 62 - 66 iii) | Drawings 67 - 68 iv) Salient feature 69-72 10. ANNEXURE - I TO VII. 73-85