1Department of Civil Engg., G.C.E.T., Jammu, India
2Department of Civil Engg., N.I.T., Kurukshetra, India
3Department of Civil Engg., I.I.T., Roorkee, India
To exploit irrigation water effi ciently in farms, recently Singh and Ojha (2005) recommended use of on-farm reservoir (OFR) for storing excess irrigation water during various rotation(s) of irrigation, and utilizing this water strategically with subsequent rotation(s) of irrigation. The improvement in irrigation effi ciency of water depends on the particular path of the network, drawn from the various possibilities of utilization of OFR water, at each rotation of irrigation. However, there is imperfection in conceptualization of the network as used by Singh and Ojha (2005) for the analysis, which leads to inadequate operation policy. The present study overcomes the imperfection in the conceptualization of the network of various strategies and suggests coherent operation policy of OFR.
On-farm reservoir, Rotation of irrigation, Irrigation effi ciency, Operation of OFR and effi cient path
