51
Assessment of Effects of Sedimentation on the Capacity/ Life of Bhakra Reservoir (Gobind Sagar) on River Satluj and Pong Reservoir on River Beas STUDY TEAM BBMB NIH (Dr. Sanjay K. Jain, P.I. Dr. J. V. Tyagi, Co P.I. Mr. L N Thakural, Co P.I.) Date of Start: April 2009 Extended up to September 2013

Purpose driven study assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

Assessment of Effects of Sedimentation on the Capacity/ Life of Bhakra Reservoir (Gobind Sagar) on River Satluj and Pong

Reservoir on River Beas

STUDY TEAM

BBMB NIH (Dr. Sanjay K. Jain, P.I.

Dr. J. V. Tyagi, Co P.I. Mr. L N Thakural, Co P.I.)

Date of Start: April 2009 Extended up to September 2013

Page 2: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Collection and development of data for the catchment and the reservoir by latest techniques.

Analysis of existing sediment data at various locations in the catchments of river Satluj and Beas.

Soil erosion modelling for both the catchments

Development of mathematical model for instant study of Sedimentation to assess life of reservoirs.

Dissemination of knowledge, findings and applications of the developed models to field Engineers through preparation of manual, leaflets & by organizing workshop & seminars.

Page 3: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

THE STUDY AREATHE STUDY AREA

Page 4: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

WORK ELEMENTS

Sedimentation assessment by remote sensing NIH

Sedimentation assessment by hydrpgraphic survey BBMB

MODELLING OF SOIL EROSION/SEDIMENT YIELD

Sediment discharge relationship NIH/BBMB

Modelling of soil erosion/sediment yieldNIH

DEVELOPMENT OF MODEL

Assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity /life of Bhakra reservoir on the river Satluj and Pong reservoir on the river Beas (Mathematical modelling)

Consultant

ASSESSMENT OF SEDIMENTATION RATE

Page 5: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

Satellite Data ( IRS LISS III )

S.No. Path-Row Date of pass

1. 94-48 13oct08, 30 nov08, 24 dec08, 6 mar09, 23apr09, 17may09, 10jun09, 04jul09,

2. 94-49 13oct08, 06 nov08, 24 dec08, 23 apr09, 6mar09, 17may09, 10 jun09, 4jul09,

3. 95-48 18 oct08, 11 mar09,

4. 96-48 23 oct08,16mar09

5. 95-49 18oct08, 11mar09

6. 96-49 23oct08,16mar09,

Page 6: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

Daily Sediment & Discharge Relationship Form 1987 To 1996

S.No River Measuring Site

Regression Equation

Regression Coefficient (R²)

1. Satluj Kasol y = 0.010x1.818 R² = 0.923

2. Satluj Suni y = 0.006x1.888 R² = 0.913

3. Satluj Rampur y = 0.003x1.992 R² = 0.909

4. Beas Jwalamukhi y = 0.178x1.214 R² = 0.774

Page 7: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

Monthly Sediment & Discharge Relationship Form 1987 To 1996

S.No. River Measuring Site Regression Equation Regression Coefficient (R²)

1. Satluj Kasol y = 0.0006x1.8352 R² = 0.9353

2. Satluj Suni y = 0.0003x1.9061 R² = 0.9227

3. Satluj Rampur y = 7E-05x2.037 R² = 0.912

4. Beas Jwalamukhi y = 9E-07x1.337 R² = 0.879

Page 8: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

MODEL PERFOMANCE

CONVENTIONAL METHOD

ANFIS-GRID

ANFIS-CLUSTER

REGRRESSION COEFF. (DAILY)

KasolSuni

Rampur

0.6980.7010.639

0.7600.7820.726

0.7470.770.726

REGRRESSION COEFF.

(MONTHLY)KasolSuni

Rampur

0.7440.720.813

0.7770.7200.820

0.7850.7400.801

Page 9: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION IN BHAKHRA AND PONG RESERVOIRS

Page 10: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION

Under Sluice

Water Surface

Turbid Water

Delta

Fine Sediment

Storage

Page 11: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

FCC OF IRS –P6 LISS III DATA OF 13FCC OF IRS –P6 LISS III DATA OF 13THTH OCTOBER 2008 OCTOBER 2008 AND WATER SPREAD AREA OF BHAKRA RESERVOIR AND WATER SPREAD AREA OF BHAKRA RESERVOIR

Page 12: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

FCC OF IRS –P6 LISS III DATA OF 23FCC OF IRS –P6 LISS III DATA OF 23RDRD APRIL 2009 AND APRIL 2009 AND WATER SPREAD AREA OF BHAKRA RESERVOIRWATER SPREAD AREA OF BHAKRA RESERVOIR

Page 13: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

FCC OF IRS –P6 LISS III DATA OF 10FCC OF IRS –P6 LISS III DATA OF 10THTH JUNE 2009 AND JUNE 2009 AND WATER SPREAD AREA OF BHAKRA RESERVOIR WATER SPREAD AREA OF BHAKRA RESERVOIR

Page 14: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

FCC OF IRS –P6 LISS III DATA OF 13FCC OF IRS –P6 LISS III DATA OF 13THTH OCTOBER 2008 OCTOBER 2008 AND WATER SPREAD AREA OF PONG RESERVOIR AND WATER SPREAD AREA OF PONG RESERVOIR

Page 15: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

FCC OF IRS –P6 LISS III DATA OF 23FCC OF IRS –P6 LISS III DATA OF 23RDRD APRIL 2009 AND APRIL 2009 AND WATER SPREAD AREA OF PONG RESERVOIR WATER SPREAD AREA OF PONG RESERVOIR

Page 16: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

FCC OF IRS –P6 LISS III DATA OF 10TH JUNE 2009 AND WATER SPREAD AREA OF PONG RESERVOIR

Page 17: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

h

d

Extrapolated maximum area

Area on One date (A2)

Area on next date (A1)

hmax

TRAPEZOIDAL FORMULAfor two successive contours

V=h(A1+A2+(A1*A2)/3

Page 18: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

Date of Satellite

Pass

Reservoir Elevation(m)99

Original Area (Mm2) 1974

Estimated Area(RS)(Mm2

)

Original Volume (Mm3) 1974

Estimated

Volume (RS)

(Mm3)

Original Cumulative Volume

(Mm3)

Estimated

Cumulative Vol.

(RS) (Mm3)

426.720 7233.622 6600.778

13/10/2008 422.919

246.356

242.70 371.390 355.281 6310.649 5717.816

06/11/2008 421.392

240.074

222.76

1428.305

1353.203 5939.258 5362.535

24/12/2008 415.132

216.415

209.60

1569.706

1509.373 4510.953 4009.332

06/03/2009 407.191

179.549

171.24 754.255 714.874 2941.247 2499.959

23/04/2009 402.738

159.404

150.06 683.899 621.668 2186.992 1785.086

17/05/2009 398.157

139.391

121.83 805.575 652.502 1503.093 1163.418

10/06/2009 391.653

108.934 80.24 302.154 222.134 697.519 510.916

04/07/2009 388.696 95.606 70.14 395.364 288.782 395.364 288.782

RESULTS (PONG RESERVOIR)

Page 19: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

SEDIMENTATION RATE (PONG RESERVOIR)

Zone : 463.921 to 551.5As per Hydrographic survey,

1974 to 2008-09 (Mm3)Live storage : 7291.22 to 6655.097Rate : 19.87 Mm3/ year

Dead storage : 1287.773 to 1064.48Rate : 6.37 Mm3/ year

Total storage : 8578.99 to 7719.52Rate : 24.55 Mm3/ year

As per Remote Sensing study,

1974 to 2008-2009 (Mm3)Live storage : 7233.00 to 6600.778Rate : 19.77 Mm3/year

Page 20: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

Date of Satellite

Pass

Reservoir Elevation(m)

Original Area (Mm2) 1965

Estimated

Area(RS)

(Mm2)

Original

Volume

(Mm3)

Estimated

Volume (RS)

(Mm3)

Original Cumulati

ve Volume (Mm3)

Estimated

Cumulative Vol. (RS)

(Mm3)

515 6056.35 5253.107

13/10/2008 510.918 160.110 148.853 452.143 408.517 5456.358 4686.437

06/11/2008 508.041 154.190 146.923 909.223 856.675 5004.215 4277.920

24/12/2008 501.896 141.830 141.688 2211.843 2020.971 4094.992 3421.245

06/03/2009 484.230 109.280 97.640 1084.586 898.750 1883.150 1400.274

23/04/2009 473.275 89.080 70.816 676.081 441.420 798.564 501.524

17/05/2009 465.430 83.300 42.872 122.482 60.104 122.482 60.104

10/06/2009 463.921 79.080 40.786

RESULTS (BHAKRA RESERVOIR)

Page 21: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

SEDIMENTATION RATE (BHAKRA RESERVOIR)

As per Hydrographic survey, Zone : 445.62 to 515.11 m1965 to 2007 (Mm3)Live storage : 7436.03 to 6511.73Rate : 22.00 Mm3/ year

Dead storage : 2431.81 to 1530.71Rate : 21.45 Mm3/ year

Total storage : 8578.99 to 7719.52Rate : 43.46 Mm3/ year

As per Remote Sensing study, Zone : 463.921 to 515.11 m

Up to 2008-2009 (Mm3)Live storage : 6056 to 5253.107Rate : 18.08 Mm3/year

Page 22: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

ESTIMATION OF SEDIMENT YIELD USING ARCSWAT MODEL

Page 23: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

SATLUJ RIVER BASIN

Area = 2774 sq km (Rampur to Kasol)

Elevation varies between 500 to 1200 m above msl

The Satluj River flows through the Western Himalayan region and the river basin as a whole receives a good amount of rainfall throughout the year

The hill topography and deforestation within the basin result in huge loss of productive soil and water as runoff

Page 24: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

CREATION OF SPATIAL DATA BASE

Spatial data base was prepared in raster (grid) format

DEM which is one of the main inputs of SWAT Model was taken from ASTER DEM

Drainage map was extracted from DEM using channel threshold area of 45 sq km

Land use/land cover map was prepared using remote sensing data of Landsat ETM+.

Soil map of the study area was digitized from soil map of NBSS &LUP at a scale of 1:50,000

Analysis revealed that the soils in the study area were mostly clayey soils and falls in the hydrologic soil group C & D.

Page 25: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

LAND USE CATEGORIES AND THEIR EXTENT

Land use Satluj Watershed Beas watershed

Area (km2) % Total Area (km2)

% Total

Forest 2330.00 84.00 2447.87 91.21

Barren 428.80 15.45 186.61 6.95

water 15.50 0.55 49.35 1.84

Total 2774.30 100.00 2683.83 100.00

Page 26: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

DRAINAGE NETWORK (SATLUJ BASIN)

Page 27: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

LANDUSE / LAND COVER MAP (SATLUJ BASIN)

Page 28: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

SOIL MAP (SATLUJ BASIN)

Page 29: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL DATA

BBMB Nangal maintains hydro-meteorological observation network in the Satluj river basin

However, the gauging stations in the upper part of the catchment are very few and most of the these stations have either rain gauge or a snow gauge which do not provide total precipitation at the site.

Daily rainfall data of twenty one years (1985 - 2005) of these available stations were collected from BBMB.

The daily runoff and sediment load (with some gaps) at Rampur and Kasol gauging sites were also collected for the corresponding years from BBMB.

Daily data on max. and min. temperature was also collected from BBMB and solar radiation, wind speed and relative humidity data were downloaded from web site

Page 30: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

SWAT MODEL SET UP

Satluj basin below Rampur and up to Kasol having an area of 2774.31 sq km was considered for simulation of discharge and sediment yield because complete precipitation data above Rampur was not available.

The study area was delineated into 29 sub-basins.

The sub-basins were further subdivided into 386 HRUs by overlaying land use map, slope map and the soil map

The daily discharges and sediment loads from upper catchment observed at Rampur gauging site were given as input to the main channel by employing the inlet watershed concept in the SWAT model.

The input discharges and sediment load at Rampur along with those generated from the lower catchment were routed to the catchment outlet.

Page 31: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

DELINEATION OF SUB-BASINS (SATLUJ BASIN)

Page 32: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

MODEL CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION

SWAT was calibrated using the observed daily data of runoff and sediment concentration of 11 years from 1985 to 1995

The model validation was carried out for daily surface runoff and sediment concentration for the years 1996 to 2005

Page 33: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

CALIBRATION RESULTS FOR DAILY FLOWS (SATLUJ BASIN)

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

01-0

1-19

86

01-0

7-19

86

01-0

1-19

87

01-0

7-19

87

01-0

1-19

88

01-0

7-19

88

01-0

1-19

89

01-0

7-19

89

01-0

1-19

90

01-0

7-19

90

01-0

1-19

91

01-0

7-19

91

01-0

1-19

92

01-0

7-19

92

01-0

1-19

93

01-0

7-19

93

01-0

1-19

94

01-0

7-19

94

01-0

1-19

95

01-0

7-19

95

Dis

char

ge (c

umec

)

Days

Obs dis (cumec)

Sim dis (Cumec)

Page 34: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

CALIBRATION RESULTS FOR DAILY FLOWS (SATLUJ BASIN)

y = 0.9042x + 22.871R² = 0.9249

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

Sim

ulat

ed d

isch

arge

(cu

mec

)

Observed discharge (cumec)

Page 35: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

CALIBRATION RESULTS FOR DAILY SEDIMENT YIELD CONCENTRATION (SATLUJ BASIN)

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

2500001

-01-

1986

01-0

7-19

86

01-0

1-19

87

01-0

7-19

87

01-0

1-19

88

01-0

7-19

88

01-0

1-19

89

01-0

7-19

89

01-0

1-19

90

01-0

7-19

90

01-0

1-19

91

01-0

7-19

91

01-0

1-19

92

01-0

7-19

92

01-0

1-19

93

01-0

7-19

93

01-0

1-19

94

01-0

7-19

94

01-0

1-19

95

01-0

7-19

95

Sedi

men

t con

c. (m

g/l)

Days

Obs sediment conc. (mg/l)

Sim sediment conc. (mg/l)

Page 36: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

CALIBRATION RESULTS FOR DAILY SEDIMENT YIELD CONCENTRATION (SATLUJ BASIN)

y = 0.7905x + 372.6R² = 0.8532

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000

Sim

sedi

men

t co

nc. (

mg/

l)

Obs sediment conc. (mg/l)

Page 37: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

VALIDATION RESULTS FOR DAILY FLOWS (SATLUJ BASIN)

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

450001

-01-

1996

01-0

7-19

96

01-0

1-19

97

01-0

7-19

97

01-0

1-19

98

01-0

7-19

98

01-0

1-19

99

01-0

7-19

99

01-0

1-20

00

01-0

7-20

00

01-0

1-20

01

01-0

7-20

01

01-0

1-20

02

01-0

7-20

02

01-0

1-20

03

01-0

7-20

03

01-0

1-20

04

01-0

7-20

04

01-0

1-20

05

01-0

7-20

05

Dis

char

ge (c

umec

)

Days

Obs dis (cumec)sim dis (Cumec)

Page 38: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

VALIDATION RESULTS FOR DAILY FLOWS (SATLUJ BASIN)

y = 0.8712x + 7.0788R² = 0.9127

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500

Sim

ulat

ed d

isch

arge

(cu

mec

)

Observed discharge (cumec)

Page 39: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

VALIDATION RESULTS FOR DAILY SEDIMENT YIELD CONCENTRATION (SATLUJ BASIN)

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

01-0

1-19

96

01-0

7-19

96

01-0

1-19

97

01-0

7-19

97

01-0

1-19

98

01-0

7-19

98

01-0

1-19

99

01-0

7-19

99

01-0

1-20

00

01-0

7-20

00

01-0

1-20

01

01-0

7-20

01

01-0

1-20

02

01-0

7-20

02

01-0

1-20

03

01-0

7-20

03

01-0

1-20

04

01-0

7-20

04

01-0

1-20

05

01-0

7-20

05

Sedi

men

t con

c. (m

g/l)

Days

Obs sediment conc. (mg/l)Sim sediment conc. (mg/l)

Page 40: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

VALIDATION RESULTS FOR DAILY SEDIMENT YIELD CONCENTRATION (SATLUJ BASIN)

y = 0.5971x + 389.71R² = 0.7362

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000

Sim

sedi

men

t co

nc. (

mg/

l)

Obs sediment conc. (mg/l)

Page 41: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

Description ENS

(%)

R2 Mean Standard deviation

Obs Sim Obs Sim

Discharge (m3 s-1)

92.25 0.925 429.71 411.43 421.09 395.93

Sediment concentration (mg l-1)

84.15 0.853 1091.71 1235.60 1718.18 1470.50

Daily calibration goodness of fit statistics for Satluj river catchment

Page 42: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

Description ENS (%) R2 Mean Standard deviation

Obs Sim Obs Sim

Discharge (m3 s-1)

89.73 0.913 394.86 351.07 377.46 344.21

Sediment concentration (mg l-1)

69.95 0.736 1479.67 1273.28 2026.51 1410.38

Daily validation goodness of fit statistics for Satluj river catchment

Page 43: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

DRAINAGE NETWORK (BEAS BASIN)

Page 44: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

Description ENS (%) R2 Mean Standard deviation

Obs Sim Obs Sim

Discharge (m3 s-1)

71.64 0.795 227.05 255.82 324.33 375.61

Sediment concentration (mg l-1)

42.54 0.490 328.80 439.07 771.74 702.02

Daily calibration goodness of fit statistics for Beas river catchment

Page 45: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

Description ENS

(%)

R2 Mean Standard deviation

Obs Sim Obs Sim

Discharge (m3 s-1)

70.83 0.756 180.29 183.94 263.07 286.04

Sediment concentration (mg l-1)

40.80 0.412 395.65 363.16 1185.75 692.17

Daily validation goodness of fit statistics for Beas river catchment

Page 46: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

CONCLUSIONSSatluj catchment

Mean annual rainfall 924.5 mm was partitioned amongEvapotranspiration, ET (48.3%), percolation/ groundwater recharge (35.5%), transmission loss/abstraction (0.4%) and surface runoff (15.8%).

The simulated mean annual water yield amounted to 459.8 (49.7%) mm up to Kasol.

Beas catchment

Mean annual rainfall of 1778.1 mm was partitioned among ET (45.2%), percolation/ groundwater recharge (42.3%), transmission loss/abstraction (0.3%), and surface runoff (12.2%)

The mean annual water yield was computed as 912.5 (51.3%) mm up to Naudaun.

Page 47: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

CONCLUSIONSBHAKRA RESERVOIR

Sedimentation rate in live zone (remote sensing) comes out to be 18.08 Mm3 /year while as per hydrographic survey it is 22.00 Mm3 /year .

PONG RESERVOIR

Sedimentation rate in live zone (remote sensing) comes out to be 19.77 Mm3 /year while as per hydrographic survey it is 19.87 Mm3 /year

Page 48: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

CONCLUSIONS

The mean annual sediment loading from the studied areas of Satluj and Beas catchments were simulated as 5.98 t/ha and 4.43 t/ha respectively.

The simulated sediment rates are consistent with 4.54 t/ha/yr reported by Singh (2011) for Tirthan watershed in Indian Himalayas, and 6.67 t/ha/yr reported by Sharma and Rai (2004) for a Himalayan watershed (elevation range 300–2650 m above msl, area of 3014 ha) in Sikkim state of India.

The iso-erosion rate map of India shows that mean annual erosion rates in India vary from 3.50 to 25 t/ha/yr (Garde and Kothyari, 1987).

Thus, the computed sediment yield in the present study is well within the limits in comparison to reported data. The lower rates of sediment yield can be attributed to good forest cover in the study areas of Satluj and Beas catchments.

Page 49: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

CONCLUSIONS

Considering the bulk density of sedimentation as 1.24 tm-3, the simulated sediment yield provided an average sedimentation rate of

23.28 Mm3 yr-1 at Kasol and 7.70 Mm3 yr-1 at Nadaun site against the observed values of 27.31 Mm3 yr-1 and 7.28 Mm3

yr-1 at respective sites.

Results of hydrographic survey conducted by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) in the year 2007-08 indicates that the average sedimentation rate during the period 1965 to 2007 was 43.46 Mm3 yr-1 in Bhakra (Gobind Sagar) reservoir and 24.55 Mm3 yr-1 in 2008-09 in Pong reservoir.

The Bhakra reservoir is located downstream of Kasol on Satluj river and Pong reservoir is located downstream of Nadaun on Beas river.

Page 50: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas

CONCLUSIONS

The higher sedimentation rate in the reservoirs than the simulated rate can be viewed in the light of facts that

(i) The simulated sedimentation rate is based on suspended sediment load only and does not include the bed load,

(ii)The additional catchment area of 1366 km2 between Kasol and Bhakra reservoir and 3451 km2 between Nadaun and Pong reservoir also contribute sediment into these reservoirs, and

(iii) Many streams originating from the surrounding agricultural and forest lands directly drain into these reservoirs and deliver heavy sediment load. Therefore, the simulated sedimentation rate for Bhakra reservoir is comparable with that obtained through hydrographic survey. However, the simulated sedimentation rate is underestimated for Pong reservoir because of the limitation of data.

Page 51: Purpose driven study   assessment of effects of sedimentation on the capacity life of bhakra reservoir on river satluj and pong reservoir on river beas