REVIEW PAPER OF DESIGN OF MINOR CANAL USING LACEY’S DIAGRAM

Apart from many other factors, the design of Irrigation channels and control structures plays very important role in the successful performance of an irrigation system. Irrigation projects are launched for equitable distribution of water among the shareholders and its efficient use at the farms, for which design of diversions and control structures provide basic framework. Both the service providers and users of water desire that the system should be free of problems and minimum loss of efficiencies. Therefore, all the stake holders need to update their knowledge about the design parameters, principles of design, construction and the properly measured deliveries by the system to the users. This chapter has thus, been designed to include basic concepts, design terminology and principles of design based on Lacy’s Theory proposed for the lined and unlined canals.