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Statistical indices for assessment of barrage/canal performance

Metrics and graphic representations can help to better understand system behavior, Identify

opportunities for management interventions, and direct the system trajectory towards

desired levels of performance. In following questions you will apply metrics and graphics

to study the irrigation system for Sindh, Pakistan.

Q # 1 Water demand and supply data for the three Barrages (Guddu, Sukkur and Kotri) for
Rabi 2012-2013 is given in (Data/Q1). Evaluate the data provided to answer the following
questions:

a) Evaluate the water supply data for each barrage against the demand values provided
and record the years with water demand deficit (Write your answers in the table 1).
b) What was the severity of each deficit observed?

Table 1

Barrage Year Demand Deficit (MAF/yr) Severity =


Deficit/Demand

c) Evaluate the data to obtain Reliability at each Barrage.


Use the following formulas to obtain the values (Write the values obtained in Table 2)

a) Reliability = 1- p(F) where, p(F) is the probability of failure/demand deficit

Table 2
Performance Guddu Barrage Sukkur Kotri Barrage
Metrics Barrage
Reliability

d) By analyzing table-1 and table-2, write a summary of your assessment for the

Sukkur canal system.

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Q # 2 for the Sukkur barrage canal system (Data/Q4/flow.csv) calculate:
Note: You have to complete the script in Q4 folder (Data/Q2/Q2.py) to get the answers.

a) Delivery to entitlement ratio [Daily]

b) Canal entitlement compliance [Annual]

Note: This metric quantifies the fraction at which the aggregate or total entitlement
(allocation) for a season for a canal was fulfilled.

c) Canal supply consistency [Annual]

Note: The canal supply consistency, ui, is useful to get a measure of predictability
for a canal while accounting for systemic factors that may make serving a specific
entitlement challenging. Consider a case, where a canal is only delivered 80% of
its stated entitlement. If it is done so consistently throughout the season, then the ui
will have a small value
(and consistency will be high). High consistency gives a level of predictability for
water users and allows for better planning.

d) Canal Supply Reliability [Annual].

T = Annual

Note: This is defined as the likelihood of receiving the allocated water entitlement
during an irrigation turn.

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Q # 3 Create the following graphs and provide your assessment of the Sukkur barrage canal
system.
Note: You have to complete the script in Q2 folder (Data/Q2/Q2.py) to get answer

a) Plot delivery to entitlement ratio v/s time

b) Box plot for delivery and entitlement for each year.

c) Bar plot for canal entitlement compliance ,canal reliability, canal supply

consistency v/s years

d) By analyzing metrics and figures, write a summary of your assessment for the

Sukkur canal system.

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