SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL IN KINNERASANI CATCHMENT AND COMMAND AREA

G. KISHORE KUMAR¹*, A. MANI², G. MANOJ KUMAR³, K. SADASIVA RAO^4
1Dr NTR College of Agricultural Engineering, Bapatla, 522101, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
²Associate Dean, Dr NTR College of Agricultural Engineering, Bapatla, 522101, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
³Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, 500030, Telangana, India
⁴Dean, Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, 500030, Telangana, India
* Corresponding Author : dir.kishorekumar@gmail.com

Received : 30-11-2019     Accepted : 13-12-2019     Published : 15-12-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 23       Pages : 9288 - 9291
Int J Agr Sci 11.23 (2019):9288-9291

Keywords : Trend analysis, Precipitation
Academic Editor : Dr Saurav Gupta
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Dr NTR College of Agricultural Engineering, Bapatla, 522101, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, 522034, Andhra Pradesh
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Rainfall data of 10 year from (2003-2013) of study area kinnerasani basin has analysed here for trend analysis. The rainfall data collected from department of economics and statistics, Hyderabad. Study area covered with four mandals. Rainfall trend was also analyzed through linear regression line. The average annual rainfall of study area for 11 years from 2003 to 2013 was 1224.4 mm. The average annual precipitation in the Kinnerasani basin ranged from 621.1 mm to 1780.9 mm. The Burgampadu mandal received the highest amount of precipitation whereas the Gundala mandal received the lowest precipitation amount. July is the highest precipitation month followed by August in the basin.

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