Design and Evaluation of Dadu Canal Lining for Sustainable Water Saving

Ashfaque A. Memon, Khalifa Q. Leghari, Agha F. H. Pathan, Kanya L. Khatri, Sadiq A. Shah, Kanwal K. Pinjani, Rabia Soomro, Kameran Ansari

Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran UET Khairpur Campus, Sindh, Pakistan.
Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran UET, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
Water Resources Division, National Engineering Services, Lahore, Pakistan.

DOI: 10.4236/jwarp.2013.57069                

Abstract

Pakistan livelihood depends on agriculture and so for this on irrigation system. The irrigation system in Sindh province depends on three barrages. The canals off taking from these three barrages irrigate 5.5 million hectares of agriculture land. Sukkur Barrage, which is the oldest one, irrigates more than 2.0 million hectares of land. The Dadu Canal off taking from Sukkur barrage is an earthen canal. A huge amount of irrigation water is lost from the canal in the form of seepage from banks and bed. It is estimated that 40 to 50 per cent of water is lost between the canal head works to the farm-gate. The seepage from the canal creates twin problems of salinity and water logging consequently a large agriculture land has gone out of use, and this process is continued particularly in Sindh. Lining of Canals is considered an effective solution to this problem. But lining of canals in Sindh is a great issue as canals will need to be closed long enough to deprive the farmers at least one crop season and the farmers are unable to pay this price for canal. Therefore, in this study, the Dadu Canal is proposed to be redesigned as an adjacent lined canal which involves design of cross section for various lining options at locations where changes in the hydraulic conditions occur at cross regulators and fall structures. The proposed lining is preferred to be plain cement concrete lining which is selected after investigating local conditions. Quantity and cost estimation at selected RDs (Reduced Distance) proved feasible and significant in long term functioning of Dadu Canal.

Keywords

Dadu Canal; Concrete Lining; Canal Design; Lining Evaluation; Sustainable Water Saving

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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