6. MANAGEMENT OF CANAL IRRIGATION IN INDIA 226—251 6.1 Need for Canal Irrigation Management 226
6.2 Inadequacies of Canal Irrigation Management 229
6.3 Objectives and Criteria for Good Canal Irrigation Management 230
6.4 Methods for Improving Canal Irrigation Management 232
6.5 Operation and Maintenance of Canal Irrigation Systems 242
6.6 Evaluation of Performance of Canal Irrigation Systems 248
Exercises 249
References 250
7. HYDRAULICS OF ALLUVIAL CHANNELS 252—277 7.1 General 252
7.2 Incipient Motion of Sediment 252
7.3 Regimes of Flow 257
7.4 Resistance to Flow in Alluvial Channels 262
7.5 Transport of Sediment 269
Exercises 275
References 276
