CS(AR)-216 : Infiltration studies in Sher-Barurewa doab in Narmada basin

Abstract

Infiltration is an important process in the hydrologic cycle. The understanding of infiltration process and the knowledge of infiltration rates of soils is essential to develop an integrated crop, soil and water management plan. The fact that infiltration process marks the transition from fast moving surface water to slow moving groundwater emphasizes its importance in hydrologic investigations.

Under 'Comprehensive Hydrological Studies in a River Basin' project of the National Institute of Hydrology, a study has been undertaken to determine the infiltration rates of the soils of the Sher-Barurewa river doab in the Bargi Left Bank Canal Command area of Narmada Basin. The area is bound by Sher river, Barurewa river and left bank canal of Bargi Dam (under construction) near Narsinghpur town, Narsinghpur District, Madhya Pradesh. It is hoped that this study will be of great use for users of different departments and organisations in their watershed management program. This report is based on the field experiments carried out in October, 1995, in the Bargi Canal command area by the Hydrological Investigations Division. The report has been prepared by Sri B.P. Roy, Sc. E, and Sri Hukum Singh, S.R.A. Sri Mohar Singh Tech. Grade-II assisted in conducting field experiments. 'The report has been thouroughly edited and rewritten by Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Sc.C.