OTHER DEPARTMENTS

BUILDINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

Organisation: The Buildings and Communications Department at the district level is under the dual control of the State Government and the Zilla Parishad, respectively. The sphere of activities has been divided into two sectors. The works regarding the major district roads and the roads of the lower order, buildings required by the Animal Husbandry department and other departments at the tahsil level, constructional activities under the block development schemes and works relating to tanks that irrigate less than 250 acres of land are the responsibility of the Zilla Parishad; while the works relating to National Highways, State Highways and the buildings required for the administrative departments are the responsibility of the department in the State sector. Buildings required for research and agricultural colleges by the Department of Agriculture are also the responsibility of the department in the State sector.

Chief Engineer and other functionaries: The Chief Engineer, who is also the Joint Secretary to the Government, is the head of the department at the State level. Under the Chief Engineer are the Superintending Engineers of Buildings and Communications Circles and Electrical Engineer to the Government. Each circle, comprising five or more divisions is controlled by a Superintending Engineer. The divisions are in charge of Executive Engineers and sub-divisions incharge of Assistant Engineers or Deputy Engineers. The sub-divisions are further divided into sections each in charge of an overseer.

The Superintending Engineer is responsible for administration and general professional control over public works in charge of the department. He has to inspect the state of various works within his circle and to satisfy himself that the system of management prevailing is efficient and economical. He is required to ascertain efficiency of subordinate officers and petty establishments and to report whether the staff employed in each division is actually necessary or adequate for the management. The Superintending Engineer is empowered to transfer and post Deputy Engineers and overseers within his circle in the interest of administration. However, Executive Engineers of divisions are consulted before posting these officers to particular sub-divisional charge under their control. It is also the duty of the Superintending Engineer to recommend removals or transfers of Executive Engineers from his own circle.

In the year 1974, the total length of roads in the district under different categories was 2,873.37 km. Of these 780.02 km. were under the State sector and the remaining under the district sector. Out of the total road length, the National Highway accounted for 96.60 km., the State Highways 621.41 km. the Major District Roads 618.71 km., the Other District Roads 1325.85 and the village roads 210.82 km.

In the district sector the Zilla Parishad has one District Engineer known as the Parishad Engineer of the rank of Executive Engineer with four or five Deputy Engineers under him. All the roads excepting National Highway and State Highways have been transferred to the Zilla Parishad.

The Akola division headed by the Executive Engineer is under the control of the Superintending Engineer, Amravati Circle, Amravati.

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