Method of Irrigation 21

n = 0.55425 – 0.0001386q´ ...(2.7)

in which
q´ = inflow per unit width or border strip in cm3/minute/cm.
Time of application of water
Knowing I and D, the time for which the irrigation is to be continued (or water is to be applied)
for each strip is given by Eq. (2.3) as

D
t= ...(2.8)
I

2.3.6 Check Basin Method

It is the most common method of irrigation used in India as well as in many other countries of
the world. This method is also known as the method of irrigation by plots. In this method the
land to be irrigated is divided into small plots or check basins surrounded by checks or levees (or
low dikes or bunds) as shown in Fig. 2.5. Each plot or basin has a nearly level surface. The
irrigation water is applied by filling the plots will water upto the desired depth without
overtopping the levees and the water is retained there to allow it to infiltrated into the soil. The

Supply channel

Check basins
Checks Field
or plots
or levess channel

Fig. 2.5 Check basin method