Comparative assessment of new design criteria for irrigation improvement in Egypt

Water Resources Management

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2317-2342

  Abou Kheira, Abdrabbo A ^a,b  

^a Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation   (Egypt)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canal; Egypt; Irrigation cost; Irrigation improvement; Mesqa; Night irrigation; Operating cost; Water management; Water use index

Indexed keywords

EGYPT; IRRIGATION COST; MESQA; NIGHT IRRIGATION; WATER USE INDEX;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CROPS; DESIGN; DIESEL FUELS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; IRRIGATION; OPERATING COSTS; PUMPS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION CANALS;

CANAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IRRIGATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 69049089848     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9383-0     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Mechanical and Electrical Research Institute (MERI) and Water Management Research Institute (WMRI) (2005) Technical note on the electrification of Mesqa pumping stations in the Meet Yazied command area. Final report
2. Mott MacDonald and Sabbour Associates (2004) Note on the proposals for reduction of costs of Mesqa improvement. Irrigation Improvement Project, Cairo
3. WMRI (2005) Matching the demand for water with available resources. Final report (in Arabic)
4. WMRI (2006) Monitoring and evaluation of branch Canal in irrigation improvement project. Final report