Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Assignment-01
Submission Deadline: 15th December 2023, Friday
NOTE: Separate COPY must be used for assignments (no loose sheets allowed) and
QUESTIONS MUST BE COPIED COMPULSORILY.
1. List out all the field irrigation methods (both surface and subsurface) using an
appropriate tree diagram.
2. Write down a short description, advantages, disadvantages, and suitability of the
following field irrigation methods along with appropriate figures of each:
(a) Wild flooding
(b) Free flooding
(c) Border strip method
(d) Check flooding
(e) Basin flooding
(f) Drip irrigation
(g) Sprinkler irrigation
Note: Under each method, there should be description, advantages, disadvantages
and suitability sub-headings.
(Refer to Chapter-30 of “Irrigation, Water Power and Water Resources Engineering” by K.R. Arora)
3. Explain GCA, CCA, NCA, cropping intensity, irrigation intensity, and cropping
pattern. [6 marks, 2075 Baisakh Back]
4. Justify the need of irrigation development in Nepal.
[3 marks, 2071 Bhadra Regular]
5. Write down sowing time, harvesting time and average delta of five principal crops of
Nepal (at least one summer, one winter and one perennial crop). Also, state if the crops
are summer season crops, winter seasons crop or perennial crops.
[5 marks, 2069 Bhadra Regular]
6. List out the major irrigation projects in operation in Nepal (at least 5) along with their
command area, source of water, date when its operation was started and districts served
by the project.
7. List out the major irrigation projects under construction in Nepal along with command
area, source of water, estimated date of completion and districts that will be served by
the project.

Board sample questions for reference (no need to do the three questions below)
1. Describe about the different method of surface and sub-surface irrigation and their
suitability with sketch. Also show the classification in a proper tree diagram.
[8 marks, 2073 Magh Back]
2. Explain about furrow irrigation with their suitability.
[6 marks, 2077 Chaitra Regular]
3. Discuss the suitability of drip and sprinkler irrigation.
[3 marks, 2070 Bhadra Regular]