Preparation of MEMOIRs of MI Tanks

Dr.A.Ranganathan M.E., Ph.D., M.I.E.,

Research Associate / PWD
IMTI , Trichy – 620 015
Email : arangana_10@yahoo.co.in
Mobile: 98941 29112
 MAIN OBJECTIVE
To ensure comprehensive rehabilitation of
Minor Irrigation tanks which are under the
control of Panchayat Union, so as to restore
the tanks to their full capacity, increase ground
water recharge, prevent surplus runoff and
breaches in the water bodies and also to
regulate the storage of water for drinking and
agricultural purposes thereby ensuring
sustainable drinking water supply and
increasing the Crop Productivity and area
irrigated.
 Scope of Work
a)Desilting and Deepening of the water spread
area using earth moving machinery including
removal of heavy Jungle.
b)Strengthening and consolidation of the bund
using the excavated Earth and to restore the
bund to the required cross lection including
provision of protective works, wherever
required.
c)Repair or reconstruction of Tank
appurtenances like inlet, surplus weir,
sluice(s).
To prepare a detailed Tank Memoir
consisting of all the basic data of the tank
like extent of the tank, ayacut, hydraulic
particulars, details of sluices & weirs etc.
The preparation of Tank Memoir is
mandatory for all the tanks proposed under
THAI-II scheme, since the Tank memoir
forms the basis for the proper assessment
of improvements required for a tank.
 MINOR IRRIGATION

Minor Irrigation Deals with investigation and execution of Minor

Irrigation Sources of ayacut up to 5000 Ac. Minor Irrigation is providing
irrigation facilities to increase the agriculture production by means of
creating new ayacut, stabilizing the existing ayacut and also provides
drinking water to villages during summer season.

Minor Irrigation plays an important role in the development of

agriculture and livelihoods particularly in drought prone areas and areas
outside command of Major Irrigation sector consist components like,
construction of new sources and stabilizing the gap Ayacut schemes viz.,
NABARD, AIBP, APILIP, RRR TSP and SCSP.

In MI Department the benefits will be attained early i.e., by taking

up repairs to the sources, the benefits will get in next cropping season.

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 Evolution of Indian Irrigation:
Era of adaptive irrigation-upto 1830

• Community was the unit of irrigation management

% Contribution to aggregate
Farm output and incomes Rainfall and Soil moisture

Flow irrigation from tanks, canals, rivers

Lift irrigation from wells and surface sources

% of water consumptively used in agriculture

 DISTRICT WISE WRD TANK DETAILS
Sl.No.
Total Number of Total Capacity in
District Total Ayacut in hectares
tanks MCM
1 Ariyalur 93 33.908 11345.589
2 Chennai 2 0.610 639.290
3 Coimbatore 28 13.200 2951.120
4 Cuddalore 227 157.134 50960.500
5 Dharmapuri 74 35.869 127549.374
6 Dindigul 180 342.555 13529.230
7 Erode 22 9.600 2214.800
8 Kancheepuram 949 993.486 109952.898
9 Kanyakumari 2040 1011.784 17448.422
10 Karur 18 12.130 1926.570
11 Krishnagiri 87 65.016 7330.190
12 Madurai 1340 2143.852 52657.034
13 Nagapattinam 7 2.863 2153.261
14 Namakkal 80 84.304 6901.125
15 Perambalur 73 37.224 6489.850
16 Pudukkottai 1133 419.081 63830.150
17 Ramanathapuram 623 439.370 55159.679
18 Salem 108 61.681 9283.970
19 Sivagangai 1434 1872.546 90823.311
20 T.V.Malai 703 528.086 49324.807
21 Thanjavore 638 167.444 30942.499
22 Theni 135 307.415 8252.458
23 Thiruvallur 605 441.978 72336.779
24 Thiruvarur 31 3.872 3502.092
25 Tiruchy 173 110.828 15388.786
26 Tirunelveli 1319 398.572 62056.540
27 Tiruppur 44 137.090 3176.140
28 Tuticorin 236 267.794 20717.900
29 Vellore 513 321.885 42132.010
30 Villupuram 842 4131.734 65951.724
31 Virudunagar 341 207.420 29911.260
    14098 14760.33136 1036839.357
DESILTING
Intercepted Catchment

 The difference between combined

catchment area and free catchment area
of a tank gives the Intercepted
catchment area of that particular tank,
which is intercepted by upper tanks.
WEIR
SENNERI IRRIGATION DRAINAGE
 Standards to be Maintained

• Full Tank Level F.T.L

• Maximum Water Level M.W.L
• Top Level of Bund T.B.L
• Top Width of Bund
• Side Slopes for both U/S & D/S
• Other bund details such as Revetment,
Berms etc.
Details Of Storage

 Registered Ayacut

 Average Cultivation

 Proposed Ultimate area

 Water stored per Hec.

Levels of Sluices

 Sluice 1

 Sluice 2

 Sluice 3
BENEFITS FROM A COMPREHENSIVE TANK SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT

Increased tree cover Employment Crop yield doubled

Generation (2 assured crops a
year)

Migration of birds Dairy development

stopped & immigration Improved nutrition
encouraged (more food, more milk)

Benefits from a Healthy Cultural life improved

Fisheries development
Tank System

Increased green and

Sustained availability of dry and fodder
water for drinking and
agriculture
Fertility of the dry-lands
Food Security improved
Effective Soil
Conservation Ground water situation
improves electricity will be
saved
 INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM WITH INTEGRATED DATA FOR SUSTAINABLE
WATER
Er.S.S.Rajagopal. M.E., Director, State Water Resources Management Agency,
Er.D.Panneerselvam, Executive Engineer, Shri S.Prabhu, Assistant Director, Er. T.Sri Priya Dharshini, Assistant Engineer,
SWaRMA Tharamani, Chennai-113. Contact no: 044-22540135, Email-id: . Swarma tn@gmail.com.
TAMIL
TAMIL NADU
NADU WATER
WATER RESOURCES
RESOURCES INFORMATION
INFORMATION SYSTEM
SYSTEM -- TNWRIS
TNWRIS
www.tnwristn.gov.in
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Fresh water demand is exponentially increasing due to the
increase in population and social developmental activities. Tamil Nadu being
water Deficit State is facing difficulty in time and space to meet the growing
sectoral water demands. State Water Resources Management Agency
(SWaRMA) is functioning since 09.06.2011, to advise the Government on all
water related subjects. SWaRMA has come out with a strong e-Governance
tool, with inter-Sectorial common data base ‘TAMIL NADU WATER
RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM TN WRIS’ which is a GIS based
web enabled one. The data base will help in decision making for efficient
integrated water resources management and regulation for better service
delivery. This data base will be a comprehensive solution for
accessing water data, capable of geo-visualization and will help
the administrators with e-Governance tool with Spatial and Non-
Spatial dataset for decision taking in the management and Basin
planning of water resources and in taking Tamil Nadu forward to
optimise the utilisation of created potential and to maximise crop
production per unit of water. Apart from hydro-Metrological data,
Water potential, Sectoral Demand, and Theme Layers, the numerically
coded tank information as well as details of Water Users Association
and PIM (Participatory Irrigation Management) which have gathered
momentum have also been incorporated in this web enabled GIS
Based
of art ofData
the Base.
subjectWith
and continuous traininginand
any modification the updating
database,of ifstate
required, can be effected by Public Works Department since
database has been created in-house by Tamil Nadu PWD officials with open source software for sustenance of “TN WRIS”.
TAMIL
TAMIL NADU
NADU WATER
WATER RESOURCES
RESOURCES
TAMIL NADU WATER Tamil Nadu is no exception in having put to
RESOURCES use 80% of the ground water and more
than 95% of the surface water used and
problem is coupled with sea water intrusion
along the 907 km coastal belt need to cater
to 7.2 Crore population. Based on rivers
and drainages, Tamil Nadu has been
grouped into 17 River Basin and 127 Sub
availability in Tamil Nadu is 598 Basins.
cum / capita / annum water
The average which is much below the India’s average water availability 1545 cum /
capita / annum.It is to be mentioned that Tamil Nadu is placed at a disadvantageous position spatially and temporally .
DUE
DUE TO
TO INTERVENTIONS
INTERVENTIONS OF
OF VARIOUS
VARIOUS PROJECT
PROJECT
IMPROVISATION IN BLOCK
GROUND WATER RESOURCES & CATEGORISATION
IRRIGATION UTILISATION IN VARIOUS
STATES

WATER BALANCE CHART – RIVER

BASINS

This efficient sharing mechanism will keep everyone abrest with latest information. Data query, charting, &
visualization will enhance the analytical depth, for providing rational and timely service to the public at large.
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