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Validation of SaltMod for a semi-arid part of northwest India and some options for control of waterlogging

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Irrigated agriculture faces serious threats of waterlogging and soil salinisation in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world. To evaluate different options to solve the problem, the computer based simulation model, SaltMod was applied in a waterlogged area of Haryana State in India. After successful calibration (10 years) and validation (10 years), several alternative water management scenarios were studied for their long-term (15 years) impacts on groundwater levels and salinities. The alternative scenarios revealed that the groundwater levels would continue to rise in the long-run under the existing cropping patterns. Thus, suitable water management strategies such as reduction in rice area by 5–9%, reduction in canal water use by 7–10%, and increase in groundwater use by 6–8%, are suggested to bring the groundwater level down to a safe depth and to prevent further rising of the groundwater level.

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  • Singh, Ajay, 2012. "Validation of SaltMod for a semi-arid part of northwest India and some options for control of waterlogging," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 115(C), pages 194-202.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:115:y:2012:i:c:p:194-202
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.09.007
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