The Gazetteers Department

Prior to 1884, irrigational facilities in the district mainly included well-watering or motasthal and small channel-watering or patasthal. The area of neither class was large. At the same time the want of a large enough supply of water and of land at a suitable level made the area of channel-watered land much less than the area of well-watered land. Most of the dams or bandharas were built of mud and had to be repaired every year after the rains. Such bandharas were found throughout the district especially in Parner, Shrigonda, Karjat, Ahmadnagar, Kopargaon and Sangamner talukas, built across the many small early-dry streams which seam the country. Even now this practice is in vogue. Besides, wells were also used for irrigating all over the district. They were the property of individuals, but the small dams or bandharas belonged to all who used to share in its building or in its repairing. A sluice-man or patkari, whose business was to keep the channel in order, used to arrange the share of water according to the area of land held by each sharer and for this he was paid by a grant of land or by a small share of the produce of the watered land. Some wells used in watering fields and gardens were square with a flight of steps but most were round. Generally, they were eight to ten feet across and ranged from eighteen to seventy-eight feet deep and built with brick or stone and mortar or dry cut stone, often only on the side on which the bucket or mot was worked. In 1882-83, of 26,306 wells 1,718 had steps. The cost of sinking and building a step-well varied from Rs. 120 to Rs. 5,000 and of a stepless well between Rs. 100 and Rs. 3,000.

Besides the small bandharas and irrigation wells, there were a few Government water works which mainly included the Bhatodi lake and the Ojhar and Lakh canals of the Pravara river water scheme. The following statement gives sources of water-supply in the district since 1882-83: —

1882-83	1. Bhatodi lake
	2. Ojhar and Lakh canals
	3. Private irrigation wells — 26,306
1922-23	1. Private irrigation wells — 35,041
	2. Tanks — 90
	3. Other sources — 1
1952-53	1. Government canals — 13
	2. Private canals—-136,
	3. Private irrigation wells — 46,589
	4. Reservoirs — 7
	5. Tanks — 4
1962-63	1. Government canals—18
	2. Private canals — 450
	3. Private irrigation wells — 69,880
	4. Reservoirs — 9
	5. Tanks — 25
1965-66	1. Government canals —18
	2. Private canals — 442
	3. Private irrigation wells — 74,868
	4. Tanks — 4

The following statement gives decade variation in the area irrigated by different sources of water-supply since 1890-91: —

(Area in acres)

	1890-91	1900-01	1910-11	1920-21
By canals	5,092	6,399	3,880	1,62,553
By wells and tanks	78,411	59,704	77,600	67,395
By other sources	--	546	9,095	95,158
Total	83,503	66,649	90,575	3,25,106
	1940-41	1950-51	1960-61	1970-71*
By canals	57,426	85,000	1,11,800	43,899
By wells	1,06,441	1,24,000	2,21,000	1,03,961
By tanks	--	2,300	2,900	--
Total	1,63,867	2,11,300	3,35,700	1,47,860

* Figures for 1970-71 are in hectares.

Bhatodi Lake: The Bhatodi lake was built by Salabat Khan, Minister of the Nizamshahi king Murtaza Nizamshah I (1565-1588). It is on the Mehkri, a feeder of the Sina, which rises ten miles north-east of the town of Ahmadnagar. Unlike most native works of the kind the dam was in two parts, a low massive masonry wall and some distance behind the wall an earthen bank forming the chief part of the dam. The explanation of this double line of defence is believed to be that the original dam was made entirely of earth and was breached either for want of a proper arrangement for flood escape or because proper care was not taken to prevent leakage. To remedy this mistake a masonry dam was begun but never finished. As it was evident that much of the old work could be turned to use in restoring it the project has received considerable attention among others from Captain Meadows Taylor. It was not until the formation of the Irrigation Department in 1862 that complete plans and estimates were prepared and sanctioned. The work was begun early in 1868 and was finished in 1877. It is a masonry dam 2,316 feet long and fifty feet in maximum height. The waste weir has been constructed on the left bank and is 450 feet wide. Through this the overflow passes into a channel which joins the river some distance below the dam. On the right bank is the main irrigation canal 4� miles long capable, at the head, of discharging 140 cubic feet a second. There are also branch canals with an aggregate length of 3� miles. The take-off level of the main canal is 22� feet below the crest of the waste-weir. The lake drains 44 square miles, and when full, has an area of 310 acres and an available capacity of 149 millions of cubic feet. It is estimated to fill with a rain-fall of 5 2/5 inches of which a quarter of an inch runs off. The work was partially completed and opened on the 1st of November 1871. As the water rose 8� feet over the masonry in the gap the dam was raised five feet more and a cistern was added to break the force of the falling water. The storage was thereby increased to 108 millions of cubic feet. Before the rains of 1876, the dam was raised by 2� feet and was completed before, the end of 1876-77. In 1882-83 as the heavy floods which passed through the main canal had caused large deposits of silt in the canal, two of the four water-ways of the masonry escapes were enlarged. The total outlay to the end of 1882-83 had been Rs. 3,76,250. The available area under the immediate command of the canal was 12,124 acres.

The area watered in 1882-83 was 1,023 acres and the water assessment Rs. 3,527. In 1882-83 the gross earnings from the lake amounted to Rs. 3,997. The per-acre water-rates' charged were, for twelve months' crops, Rs. 12; for eight months' crops, Rs. 4; for late and four months' crops, Rs. 2; for early or dry crops, Re. 1; and for special hot-weather crops, Rs. 4. During the 11 years ending 1881-82, the area watered had risen from 363 acres to 785 acres, the receipts from Rs. 970 to Rs. 4,480, and the charges from Rs. 50 to Rs. 1,750. The following statement gives area irrigated under the project since 1871-72:—

Year	Area irrigated in acres			Year	Area irrigated in acres
Year	Early	Late	Total	Year	Early	Late	Total
1871-72	--	--	363	1920-21	--	--	587
1872-73	--	--	65	1935-36	153	449	602
1873-74	44	156	200	1936-37	106	608	714
1874-75	100	289	389	1937-38	111	425	536
1875-76	85	229	314	1938-39	83	469	552
1876-77	124	215	339	1939-40	275	329	604
1877-78	234	321	555	1940-41	107	162	269
1878-79	279	231	510	1941-42	108	198	306
1879-80	429	303	732	1944-45	198	519	717
1880-81	420	337	757	1945-46	--	518	518
1881-82	375	410	785	1946-47	222	375	597
1890-91	N.A.	N.A.	1,251	1947-48	278	638	916
1900-01	N.A.	N.A.	1,039	1948-49	271	544	815
1910-11	N.A.	N.A.	1,068	1949-50	203	619	822

Year	Area irrigated in acres			Year	Area irrigated in acres
Year	Early	Late	Total	Year	Early	Late	Total
1950-51	136	465	601	1956-57	--	400	400
1951-52	109	475	584	1957-58	27	553	580
1952-53	97	294	391	1958-59	100	559	659
1953-54	234	381	615	1959-60	127	573	700
1954-55	114	347	461	1960-61	59	606	665
1955-56	63	476	539

Ojhar Canal: The head-works of this canal are on the left bank of the Pravara above the village of Ojhar, about ten miles below the town of Sangamner. At this point the river drains an area of about 600 square miles.

Besides distributing channels of a total length of twenty miles, the Ojhar canal is nineteen miles long. The discharge at the canal head was 113 cubic feet a second and the arable area commanded was 20,088 acres. In March 1869, when the people were suffering from the failure of crops caused by drought, the earth-work was begun as a relief work. Water was not used till 1874-75. In 1876-77 ten miles of the canal were opened. The remaining work of the canal was completed in 1879. The canal is completely bridged and regulated. A weir of rubble masonry, 830 feet long and twenty-nine feet in maximum height, on the top of a rocky barrier, raises the water to the head-works. The whole outlay to the end of 1882-83 was Rs. 3,11,020. During the five years ending 1878-79, the average acre rate for watering land was Rs. 2 and annas 2¹/3. In 1882-83, 3,161 acres were watered. The following statement gives the area irrigated by the canal since 1874-75:—

Year	Area irrigated in acres			Year	Area irrigated in acres
Year	Early	Late	Total	Year	Early	Late	Total
1874-75	8	--	8	1890-91	N.A.	N.A.	3,162
1875-76	--	185	185	1900-01	N.A.	N.A.	7,380
1876-77	363	1,018	1,381	1910-11	N.A.	N.A.	2,628
1877-78	877	963	1,840			(Right and Left Canals)
1878-79	125	433	558			(Right and Left Canals)
1879-80	249	703	952	1920-21	N.A.	N.A.	26,574
1880-81	1,319	1,842	3,161			(Right and Left Canals)
1881-82	1,296	1,797	3,093			(Right and Left Canals)

The Ojhar right bank canal was also constructed. It increased the area under command by the left bank canal and benefited the extremely dry tract in Sangamner and Rahuri talukas. In 1910-11 it irrigated an area of 157 acres and the same was increased to 11,455 in 1920-21.

Lakh Canal: The head-works of this canal are on the left bank of the Pravara river, twenty-eight miles below those of the Ojhar canal. A masonry weir, 1,290 feet long and 15� feet in maximum height, founded on rock, raises the water to the level of the canal. The canal is twenty-three miles long and it crosses portions of Rahuri and Nevasa on the left bank of the Pravara, with twenty-two miles of distributing channels. The twenty-three miles of canal command 23,026 acres of fine arable black soil lying between the meeting of the Pravara and the Godavari. The canal is completely bridged and regulated. The first three miles were opened in March 1868. Two miles more were opened in the following June, and in August 1869 water was passed along 21� miles. The extension to twenty-three miles and the tail distributaries were begun in 1872-73 and completed in 1873-74. To the end of 1882-83 the total outlay amounted to Rs. 3,62,370. During the 14 years ending 1881-82 the area watered had varied from 21 acres in 1870-71 to 1,541 acres in 1877-78. The area irrigated by this canal since 1873-74 is given below:—

Year	Area irrigated in acres			Year	Area irrigated in acres
Year	Early	Late	Total	Year	Early	Late	Total
1873-74	66	51	117	1880-81	190	152	342
1874-75	14	56	70	1881-82	134	182	316
1875-76	12	81	93	1890-91	N.A.	N.A.	433
1876-77	55	1,148	1,203	1900-01	N.A.	N.A.	982
1877-78	541	1,000	1,541	1900-01	N.A.	N.A.	982
1878-79	27	95	122	1910-11	N.A.	N.A.	240
1879-80	26	45	71	1920-21	N.A.	N.A.	741

These irrigation works were followed by Bhandardara tank, Godavari right and left bank canals and many other works which increased the area under irrigation in the district. The table No. 18 gives the culturable area, irrigable area and the area actually irrigated by the old works and the table No. 19 supplies details regarding new major, medium and minor irrigation projects under the charge of Ahmadnagar Irrigation Division.

TABLE No. 18—AREA IRRIGATED BY OLD WORKS IN AHMADNAGAR DISTRICT

(In acres)

Year	Godavari Right Bank Canal			Godavari Left Bank Canal
Year	Culturable area	Irrigable area	Area irrigated	Culturable area	Irrigable area	Area irrigated
1920-21	--	--	36,699	--	--	19,746
1935-36	136,390	49,331	9,990	--	--	7,738
1936-37	136,390	49,331	27,663	--	--	17,806
1937-38	136,390	49,331	21,976	--	--	12,530
1938-39	136,390	49,331	15,863	--	--	11,739
1939-40	136,390	49,331	19,734	--	--	13,754
1940-41	136,390	49,331	20,872	--	--	15,858
1941-42	136,390	49,331	18,591	--	--	14,531
1944-45	136,390	49,331	30,608	--	--	17,944
1945-46	136,390	49,331	32,934	--	--	21,277
1946-47	136,390	49,331	33,675	--	--	22,978
1947-48	136,390	49,331	29,948	83,000	30,109	19,223
1948-49	136,390	49,331	23,027	83,000	30,109	17,724
1949-50	136,390	49,331	28,540	83,000	30,109	22,980
1950-51	136,390	49,331	30,961	83,000	30,109	22,920
1951-52	136,390	49,331	30,442	83,000	30,109	21,173
1952-53	136,390	49,331	29,305	83,000	30,109	22,352
1953-54	136,390	49,331	36,618	83,000	30,109	24,132
1954-55	136,390	49,331	37,005	83,000	30,109	25,834
1955-56	136,390	49,331	40,047	83,000	30,109	25,896
1956-57	136,390	49,331	15,061	83,000	30,109	19,193
1957-58	136,390	49,331	36,363	83,000	30,109	28,492
1958-59	136,390	49,331	20,485	83,000	30,109	1,40,370
1959-60	136,390	49,331	40,620	83,000	30,109	30,299
1960-61	136,390	49,331	41,189	83,000	30,109	26,353

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Pravara Right Bank Canal			Pravara Left Bank Canal
Culturable area	Irrigable area	Area irrigated	Culturable area	Irrigable area	Area irrigated
--	--	--	--	--	--
58,415	16,960	8,158	124,561	40,040	29,058
58,415	16,960	16,633	124,561	40,040	57,425
58,415	16,960	11,613	124,561	40,040	41,687
58,415	16,960	9,696	124,561	40,040	40,508
58,415	16,960	14,719	124,561	40,040	49,578
58,415	16,960	15,714	124,561	40,040	61,329
58,415	16,960	16,534	124,561	40,040	59,045
58,415	16,960	17,426	124,561	40,040	56,731
58,415	16,960	21,894	124,561	40,040	68,079
58,415	16,960	24,638	124,561	40,040	65,392
58,415	16,960	22,159	99,025	40,040	61,919
58,415	16,960	19,497	99,025	40,040	815
58,514	16,960	27,289	99,025	40,040	70,728
58,514	16,960	27,727	99,025	40,040	66,806
58,514	18,400	22,338	99,025	40,040	59,872
58,514	18,400	22,180	99,025	40,040	58,788
58,514	18,400	22,905	99,025	40,040	57,623
58,514	18,400	19,510	99,025	40,040	51,686
58,415	18,400	17,953	99,025	30,800	48,093
58,415	18,400	8,885	99,025	30,800	24,410
58,415	18,400	23,107	99,025	30,800	51,828
58,415	18,400	17,871	99,025	30,800	48,276
58,415	16,960	15,263	99,025	40,040	41,417
58,415	16,960	20,426	99,025	40,040	49,857

TABLE No. 19—INFORMATION REGARDING IRRIGATION PROJECTS
IN AHMADNAGAR DISTRICT

Name of the work	Type	Taluka	Taluka or Talukas served	Year of
Name of the work	Type	Taluka	Taluka or Talukas served	Commencement	Completion
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
1. Wilson dam at Bhandar-dara.	Major	Akola	Part areas of Sangamner, Shrirampur, Nevasa Rahuri talukas. and	1910	1926

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Cost of construction in rupees	Gross area	Culturable area	Irrigable area	Description of the work	Crops irrigated and rates of irrigation per acre
(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)
	Acres	Acres	Acres			Rs.
1,13,90,060	98,807	1,56,440	57,000	Masonry dam, 1,600 feet in length and 270 feet in height. The water from dam is let into river from dam-site upto Ozar weir in Sangamner taluka and from Ozar weir it is let into Pravara Left and Right Bank Canals.	Cane	180
					Rabi	9
					L. Grass	120
					F. Block	120
					Kharif crops	6

TABLE No. 19—contd.

Name of the work	Type	Taluka	Taluka or Talukas served	Year of
Name of the work	Type	Taluka	Taluka or Talukas served	Commencement	Completion
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
2. Ghod dam	Medium	Shirur, District Pune.	Part areas of Shrigonda and Karjat talukas from Ahmadnagar district and part areas of Shirur taluka of Pune district.	1954	1966
3. Visapur tank	Medium	Shrigonda	Villages from Shrigonda taluka— (1) Pimpalgaon Pisa, (2) Bel-wandi, (3) Kolgaon (4) Ghargaon, (5) Pisore Bk., (6) Baburdi, (7) Yelapne, (8) Loni Vyankanath, (9) Pargaon, (10) Shirasgaon, (11) Shrigonda.	1896	1927
4. Gunwadi tank	Minor	Ahmadnagar	Areas of villages—Gunwadi, Hatavalan, Rui Chattishi, Ambilwadi, Mathpimpri.	1951	1955
5. Durgaon tank	Minor	Karjat	Areas of villages Durgaon, Rashin, Therwadi.	N.A.	1953
6. Bahiroba-wadi tank	Minor	Karjat	Part areas of village Karjat.	1946	1953
7. Limajewadi tank	Minor	Shrigonda	Part areas of villages Ghargaon and Limajewadi.	1944	1947
8. Kolgaon tank	Minor	Shrigonda	It is a feeding tank for Visapur canal.	1952	1956
9. Guravpimpri tank	Minor	Karjat	Part areas of villages Gurav-pimpri, Mirajgaon and Ravalgaon.	1951	1955
10. Chincholi Gurav tank	Minor	Sangamner	Part areas of village Chincholi Gurav.	1963	1965

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Cost of construction in rupees	Gross area	Culturable area	Irrigable area	Description of the work area	Crops irrigated and rates of irrigation per acre
(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)
	Acres	Acres	Acres			Rs.
Estimated cost revised to 599 lakhs.	1,30,936	1,03,400	62,400	Earthen dam with length of embankment 10,900 feet and height 97 feet with gated weir. The water from dam is let into canal with Ghod Left and Right Bank head regulators.	Cane	180
					Rabi	9
					L. Grass	120
					F. Block	120
					Kharif crops	6
40,44,332	95,000	76,000	13,143	Earthen dam 84 feet in height partly clear overfall and partly submerged type W. W. There is only one canal on left bank with a length of 16 miles.	Cane	180
					Kharif	6
					Rabi	9
15.88,787	7,000	5,600	1,700	Earthen dam 44 feet in height with round crested clear overfall type weir, one canal on right bank side, 10 miles in length.	Kharif and rabi crops.
7,76,062	2,000	1,600	1,080	Earthen dam: Height of dam 36.50 feet with channel type W. W., canal on left bank side is 7 miles in length.	Kharif and rabi crops.
7,15,975	1,323	814	525	Earthen dam with masonry clear overfall type W. W. Height of the bank is 32.60 feet. There is only one canal on left bank side, 8 miles in length.	Kharif	6
					Rabi	9
4,27,543	--	--	600	Earthen dam with masonry clear overfall type W. W. Height of the dam is 41.32 feet. There is only one Canal on left bank.	Kharif	6
					Rabi	9
13,13,363	--	--	1,200	Earthen dam with masonry round crested clear overfall type W. W. Height of the dam is 47 feet. There is only one canal on left side, 6 miles in length. The canal joins Visapur tank canal.	Kharif	6
					Rabi	9
11,49,573	3,600	2,880	1,300	Earthen dam with masonry round crested free overfall type W. W. Height of the dam is 47 feet. There is only one canal on left side which is 6 miles in length.	Kharif	6
					Rabi	9
5,07,600	800	640	375	Earthen dam with drowned channel type W. W. Height of the dam is 43.70 feet. There is only one canal 2 miles in length on right bank side.	Kharif	6
					Rabi	9

TABLE No. 19—contd.

Name of the work	Type	Taluka	Taluka or Talukas served	Year of
Name of the work	Type	Taluka	Taluka or Talukas served	Commence-ment	Completion
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
11. Loharekasare tank	Minor	Sangamner	Part areas of village Loharekasare.	1963	1965
12. Ambhore tank	Minor	Sangamner	Part areas of villages Ambhore, Kolwade, Pimparne.	1963	1967
13. Kamargaon tank	Minor	Ahmadnagar	Part areas of village Kamargaon.	1965	Under construction
14. Deulgaon Siddhi tank	Minor	Ahmadnagar	Part areas of village Deulgaon Siddhi.	1962	Do.
15. Mohori tank	Minor	Jamkhed	Part areas of villages Mohori, Jamkhed.	1966	Do.
16. Mohari tank	Minor	Pathardi	Part areas of village Telan-gashi.	1967	Do.
17. Pargaon- sudrik tank	Minor	Shrigonda	Part areas of village Pargaon-sudrik.	1966	Do.
18. Adhala tank at Deothan	Medium	Sangamner	Part areas of villages in Akola and Sangamner talukas.	1966	Do.
19. Malunje tank	Minor	Sangamner	Part areas of villages Digras, Malunje, Hangewadi, Kanoli.	1969	N.A.

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Cost of construction in rupees	Gross area	Culturable area	Irrigable area	Description of the work	Crops irrigated and rates of irrigation per acre
(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)
	Acres	Acres	Acres			Rs.
4,73,243	800	640	441	Earthen dam with drowned channel type W. W. Height of the dam is 34. 80 feet. There is only one canal of 2 miles in length on right bank side.	Kharif	6
					Rabi	9
18,82,621	1,200	960	874	Earthen dam with clear overfall with ogee shape W. W. Height of the dam is 20. 30 metres. There is only one canal of 3 miles in length on right bank side.	Kharif	6
					Rabi	9
15.88 lakhs	1,400	1,120	885	Earthen dam with drowned channel type W. W. Height of the dam is 43.71 feet. There is only one canal on left bank side, 4 miles in length.	Kharif	6
					Rabi	9
18.23 lakhs	1,600	1,280	905	Earthen dam with drowned channel type W. W. Height of the dam is 47.61 feet. There is only one canal on right bank side of 4 miles in length.	Kharif	6
					Rabi	9
13.00 lakhs	900	720	638	Earthen dam with clear overfall type W. W. Height of the dam is 46.46 feet. There is only one canal on right bank side with 2 miles in length.	Kharif	6
					Rabi	9
19.08 lakhs	1,398	955	800	Earthen dam with clear overfall type W. W. Height of the dam is 47.84 feet There is only one canal on left bank which is 2.5 miles in length.	Kharif	6
					Rabi
7.58 lakhs	600	480	355	Earthen dam with drowned channel type W. W. Height of the dam is 41.48 feet There is only one canal on right bank with a length of 2.5 miles.	Kharif	6
					Rabi	9
197.22 lakhs	18,750	13,600	9,700	Earthen dam with clear overfall type W. W. Height of the dam is 131.75 feet There are two canals. The Length of the right bank canal is 11.8 km and that of the left bank canal 8.3 km.	Kharif	6
					Rabi	9
10.61 lakhs	500	299	264	Earthen dam with clear overfall type W. W. Height of the dam is 13.02 metres. There is only one canal on left bank 2.5 km. in length.	Kharif	and rabi

Note.—Kharif crops include bajri, mug, kaduwal, hulga, groundnut etc. while Rabi crops include rabi jowar, wheat gram etc.

Mula Project: This masonry ogee spillway irrigation project is under construction since June 1957 near village Baregaon Nandur in Rahuri taluka. It will be the biggest project in the district. Its catchment area is 878 square miles. Its length and maximum height above the deepest bed are 9,250 feet and 153 feet, respectively. Its estimated cost is Rs. 16,11 lakhs. The other details of the project are as follows:—

1. Storage (Gross)	@ R.L. 26,000 Mcft.	@ R.L.—1812.
2. Storage (Live)	@ R.L. 21,500 Mcft.	@ R.L.—1812.
3. Storage (Dead)	@ R.L. 4,500 Mcft.	@ R.L.—1748.
4. Submerged area: 13,312 acres or 21.80 square miles.
5. Length of main canal	Mula Right Bank Canal =36 miles. Two branches=44 miles (22 miles each). Mula Left Bank Canal=11 miles. Pravara Right Bank Canal = 5 miles.
6. Head discharge of main canal.	(1) Mula Right Bank Canal= 1,400 cusecs.
	(2) Mula Left Bank Canal=250 cusecs.
7. Gross commanded area	(1) Mula Right Bank Canal=2,10,200 acres.
	(2) Mula Left Bank Canal = 42,000 acres.
			2,52,200 acres.
8. Culturable commanded area	(1) Mula Right Bank Canal = 1,78,660 acres.
	(2) Mula Right Bank Canal = 35,700 acres.
			2,14,360 acres.
9. Total area irrigated annually	(1) Mula Right Bank Canal = 1,34,000 acres.
	(2) Mula Left Bank Canal = 25,000 acres.
			1,59,000 acres.

Besides the above described major, medium and minor irrigation projects in charge of Irrigation Department, a large number of small and minor irrigation works under the supervision of the Zilla Parishad, Ahmadnagar provide another important source of irrigation. The table No. 20 gives details regarding such irrigation works. Table No. 21 gives the statistics of sources of water-supply and area irrigated by them taluka-wise in Ahmadnagar district from 1961-62 to 1965-66.

TABLE No. 20—NEW MINOR IRRIGATION WORKS UNDER AHMADNAGAR ZILLA PARISHAD

Serial No.	Location of the percolation tank	Taluka	Estimated cost in lakhs (Rs.)	Area irrigated (indirectly) (in acres)	Brief description			Remarks
Serial No.	Location of the percolation tank	Taluka	Estimated cost in lakhs (Rs.)	Area irrigated (indirectly) (in acres)	Capacity of the tank in M. cft	Length of dam in feet*	Height of dam in feet*	Remarks
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
1	Maldad	Sangamner	3.67	172	11.47	1,280	45.23	Work completed.
2	Talegaon	Sangamner	3.27	185	12.30	2,430	32.97	Do.
3	Malegaon	Sangamner	0.12	18	1.20	455	23.65	Do.
4	Panodi	Sangamner	1.12	90	6.00	830	27.35	Do.
5	Manchi	Sangamner	1.66	150	10.00	379 M.	8.83 M.	Do.
6	Khanjapur	Sangamner	1.76	151	10.09	368 M.	10.62 M.	Work in progress.
7	Pemgiri	Sangamner	4.39	307	20.46	317 M.	13.50 M.	Do.
8	Lohare	Sangamner	4.88	375	25.00	523 M.	7.00M.	Do.
9	Daithane Gunjal	Parner	0.64	45	2.97	639	25.33	Work completed.
10	Takli Dhokeshwar	Parner	2.00	125	8.30	777	37.11	Do.
11	Alkuti	Parner	2.07	135	9.02	930	39.24	Do.
12	Panoli-Pimpalner	Parner	4.63	300	20.00	1,682	42.81	Work in progress.
13	Parner	Parner	3.67	243	16.23	1,770	49.48	Do.
14	Astagaon	Parner	3.57	210	14.10	1,680	30.47	Do.
15	Goregaon	Parner	5.57	300	20.00	1,793	42.72	Do.
16	Vilad	Ahmadnagar	4.04	367	24.50	1,325	40.33	Do.
17	Takli Kaji	Ahmadnagar	5.57	300	20.00	1,596	39.52	Do.
18	Khandke	Ahmadnagar	2.09	117	7.82	226 M.	12.36 M.	Do.

*Note.—M. = Metres.

TABLE No. 20—contd.

Serial No.	Location of the percolation tank	Taluka	Estimated cost in lakhs (Rs.)	Area irrigated (indirectly) (in acres)	Brief description			Remarks
Serial No.	Location of the percolation tank	Taluka	Estimated cost in lakhs (Rs.)	Area irrigated (indirectly) (in acres)	Capacity of the tank in M. cft	Length of dam in feet*	Height of dam in feet*	Remarks
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
19	Majalechincholi	Ahmadnagar	1.29	76	5.07	920	39.82	Work in progress.
20	Udarmal	Ahmadnagar	2.02	105	6.18	1,400	32.00 '	Do.
21	Sandawe	Ahmadnagar	2.63	136	9.06	1,057	37.31	Do.
22	Pisore Khand	Shrigonda	2.26	170	11.35	1,980	32.89	Work completed.
23	Jambhul Nalla	Shrigonda	4.29	492	32.80	2,431	32.21	Do.
24	Arangaon	Shrigonda	1.77	120	7.69	1,488	25.35	Do.
25	Kolgaon	Shrigonda	4.34	266	17.71	1,585	34.70	Work in progress.
26	Bhangaon	Shrigonda	4.61	439	29.25	2,660	38.16	Do.
27	Ghogargaon	Shrigonda	5.36	300	20.00	2,290	31.71	Do.
28	Bavi	Jamkhed	1.19	80	5.31	281 M.	8.50 M.	Do.
29	Shiur	Jamkhed	3.50	135	9.00	1,024	46.00	Do.
30	Diksal	Karjat	1.44	81	5.39	953	24.25	Work completed.
31	Deshmukhwadi	Karjat	0.56	75	5.00	--	--	Do.
32	Chilwadi	Karjat	0.99	74	4.92	1,485	32.75	Do.
33	Khandavi	Karjat	2.95	193	12.85	1,262	35.61	Do.
34	Kopardi	Karjat	4.05	750	50.00	2,282	41.37	Do.
35	Chincholi Ramzan	Karjat	1.45	88	5.87	1,025	31.41	Do.
36	Chapadgaon	Karjat	1.14	63	4.19	790	28.83	Do.
37	Bhose	Karjat	1.83	103	6.85	1,250	32.39	Work in progress.
38	Pandavdagar	Karjat	5.38	358	23.90	1,965	37.65	Do.

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39	Benwadi	Karjat	2.30	124	8.25	330 M.	9.37 M.	Work in progress
40	Karanji	Pathardi	2.02	150	10.00	800	39.80	Do.
41	Shirsatwadi	Pathardi	5.55	450	30.00	1,940	42.03	Work stopped due to obstruction of land.owners.
42	Madhi	Pathardi	4.98	450	30.00	570	40.00	Work in progress.
43	Shiral	Pathardi	4.97	450	30.00	615 M.	40.00	Do.
44	Khirvire	Akola	2.66	240	16.00	477 M.	16.00 M.	Work stopped.
45	Ambhol	Akola	3.28	268	17.86	291 M.	19.00 M.	Work in progress.
46	Dhamangaon Awari	Akola	1.57	90	6.00	--	--	Do.
47	Loni Kh.	Shrirampur	4.12	320	21.35	3,225	28.65	Work completed.
48	Adgaon	Shrirampur	0.40	31	2.09	260	19.01	Do.
49	Pimpri Nirmal	Shrirampur	0.44	33	2.21	885	21.00	Do.
50	Rodam Nalla	Shrirampur	1.71	108	7.20	--	--	Work stopped due to obstruction of land owners.
51	Korhale	Kopargaon	2.42	132	8.40	2,315	26.90	Work in progress.
52	Jolki	Kopargaon	2.23	144	9.58	649 M.	7.04 M.	Do.
53	Pimpaldara	Rahuri	3.30	206	13.73	2,090	37.27	Work completed.
54	Nimbhere	Rahuri	0.98	66	4.40	322 M.	8.69 M.	Do.
55	Wambori	Rahuri	0.81	48	3.20	340 M.	25.00	Do.
56	Malharwadi	Rahuri	0.71	55	3.66	177.45 M.	28.61	Do.
57	Moraya Chinchore	Nevasa	1.00	50	3.37	1,145	22.30	Do.
58	Wanjoli	Nevasa	2.57	164	10.93	550 M.	8.57 M.	Work in progress.
59	Ranegaon	Shevgaon	2.29	104	6.96	985	32.00	Work to be started.
60	Waghere	Akola	0.82	61	4.01	605	40.40	Work completed.

*Note.—M.=Metres.

TABLE No. 21—SOURCES OF WATER-SUPPLY AND AREA IRRIGATED IN EACH TALUKA OF AHMADNAGAR DISTRICT, 1961-62 AND 1965-66

Taluka	Year	Canals
		Government		Private
		Number	Mileage	Number	Mileage
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
Ahmadnagar	1961-62	--	--	198	223
Ahmadnagar	1965-66	--	--	198	223
Sangamner	1961-62	3	26	10	22
Sangamner	1965-66	3	26	10	22
Akola	1961-62	--	--	124	235
Akola	1965-66	--	--	124	235
Kopargaon	1961-62	2	118	--	--
Kopargaon	1965-66	2	118	--	--
Shrirampur	1961-62	3	34	--	--
Shrirampur	1965-66	4	34	--	--
Rahuri	1961-62	2	26	--	--
Rahuri	1965-66	2	26	--	--
Nevasa	1961-62	1	5	120	190
Nevasa	1965-66	1	5	--	--
Shevgaon	1961-62	--	--	--	--
Shevgaon	1965-66	--	--	--	--
Pathardi	1961-62	--	--	--	--
Pathardi	1965-66	--	--	--	--
Parner	1961-62	--	--	115	53
Parner	1965-66	--	--	115	53
Shrigonda	1961-62	3	28	3	9
Shrigonda	196566	3	28	3	9
Karjat	1961-62	3	21	--	--
Karjat	1965-66	3	21	--	--
Jamkhed	1961-62	--	--	--	--
Jamkhed	1965-66	--	--	--	--
District Total	1961-62	17	258	562	732
	1965-66	18	258	442	542
	1967-68	19	137	322	458

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Wells			Number of wells used for domestic purpose only	Number of wells not in use	Tanks
No. of wells used for irrigation (Private)					With ayacut 100 acres or more	With ayacut less than 100 acres	Total
Masonry	Non-masonry	Total			With ayacut 100 acres or more	With ayacut less than 100 acres	Total
(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)
5,820	845	6,665	725	65	3	--	3
6,120	810	6,930	745	65	3	--	3
6,595	792	7,387	861	320	--	7	7
8,081	360	8,441	745	287	--	7	7
1,032	274	1,306	473	65	--	--	--
1,032	274	1,306	473	65	1	--	1
4,204	610	4,814	715	376	--	--	--
6,300	1,481	7,781	785	200	--	--	--
6,218	1,144	7,362	657	335	--	--	--
6,460	1,219	7,679	675	315	--	--	--
3,690	275	3,965	372	237	--	1	1
4,003	162	4,165	374	235	--	1	1
5,461	909	6,370	36	147	--	--	--
5,667	859	6,526	36	137	--	--	--
3,445	548	3,993	129	153	--	--	--
3,645	548	4,193	129	153	--	--	--
5,200	526	5,726	874	419	--	--	--
5,780	480	6,260	880	410	--	--	--
5,947	1,400	7,347	653	703	--	7	7
6,261	1,165	7,426	653	685	--	7	7
4,562	476	5,038	920	412	3	--	3
4,562	476	5,038	920	412	3	--	3
2,812	1,127	3,939	--	772	3	--	3
3,125	1,318	4,443	--	705	4	--	4
4,155	420	4,575	450	60	--	--	--
4,310	370	4,680	460	90	--	--	--
59,141	9,346	68,487	6,865	4,064	--	--	--
65,346	9,522	74,868	6,875	3,759	--	--	--
53,230	13,214	66,444	6,939	11,649	25	3	28

TABLE No.21—contd.

Taluka	Year	Number of oil engines	Net area irrigated by
Taluka	Year	Number of oil engines	Government canals	Private canals	Tanks	Wells	Other source	Total
(1)	(2)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)	(21)
Ahmadnagar	1961-62	493	--	463	1,814	33,880	--	36,157
Ahmadnagar	1965-66	592	--	--	699	24,339	--	25,038
Sangamner	1961-62	825	3,135	183	--	13,658	--	16,976
Sangamner	1965-66	1,536	1,417	--	--	18,623	--	20,040
Akola	1961-62	113	--	1,297	--	1,504	--	2,801
Akola	1965-66	421	189	1,093	--	1,469	189	2,940
Kopargaon	1961-62	2,609	47,765	--	--	28,794	--	75,559
Kopargaon	1965-66	2,962	63,612	--	--	23,341	--	86,953
Shrirampur	1961-62	1,228	36,542	--	--	25,922	--	62,464
Shrirampur	1965-66	1,500	45,186	--	--	26,975	--	72,161
Rahuri	1961-62	514	16,532	--	--	15,650	--	32,182
Rahuri	1965-66	766	19,143	--	--	25,743	200	45,086
Nevasa	1961-62	617	1,817	315	--	12,145	--	14,277
Nevasa	1965-66	725	1,810	--	--	13,544	--	15,354
Shevgaon	1961-62	92	--	--	--	11,474	--	11,474
Shevgaon	1965-66	214	--	--	--	13,573	--	13,573
Pathardi	1961-62	200	--	--	--	14,333	--	14,333
Pathardi	1965-66	851	--	--	--	15,643	--	15,643
Parner	1961-62	350	--	1,540	--	19,536	--	21,076
Parner	1965-66	382	--	230	--	20,846	--	21,076
Shrigonda	1961-62	210	13,164	--	--	25,032	--	38,196
Shrigonda	1965-66	325	14,362	--	--	20,311	--	34,673
Karjat	1961-62	172	--	--	899	20,523	1,424	21,422
Karjat	1965-66	784	--	--	4,713	20,878	1,100	26,691
Jamkhed	1961-62	148	--	--	--	13,096	--	13,096
Jamkhed	1965-66	225	--	--	--	17,664	--	17,664
District Total.	1961-62	7,571	1,18,955	3,798	2,713	2,35,547	--	3,61,013
	1965-66	11,283	1,45,719	1,323	5,412	2,42,949	1,489	3,96,892
	1967-68	11,266	1,31,900	800	900	2,20,200	--	3,53,800

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Percentage of net area irrigated to net area sown	Area irrigated more than once in the same year	Total gross area of crops irrigated (21 +23)	Percentage of total gross irrigated area to total area sown	Number of wells having independent ayacuts	Number of wells supplementing recognised sources of irrigation	Percentage of area irrigated by wells having independent ayacuts to the total area irrigated
(22)	(23)	(24)	(25)	(26)	(27)	(28)
--	3,113	39,270	--	--	--	--
9	4,629	29,667	10	--	--	--
--	4,697	21,673	--	--	--	--
8	3,450	23,490	9	--	--	--
--	414	3,215	--	--	177	--
1	1,208	3,959	2	--	177	12
--	3,946	80,505	--	--	--	--
39	5,522	92,475	42	--	--	--
--	2,239	64,703	--	1,144	--	32
44	2,675	74,856	45	1,219	--	5
--	3,086	35,268	--	--	--	--
27	1,923	47,009	27	--	--	--
--	3,805	18,082	--	--	--	--
6	3,837	19,191	7	--	--	--
--	1,692	13,166	--	--	--	--
6	3,604	17,177	7	--	--	--
--	3,741	18,074	--	--	--	--
7	4,957	20,600	8	--	--	--
--	7,665	28,741	--	--	--	--
6	6,195	27,271	8	--	--	--
--	6,151	44,347	--	--	--	--
12	4,426	39,099	13	--	--	--
--	3,005	25,386	--	2,772	--	45
10	4,063	30,754	11	3,115	--	15
--	3,222	16,318	--	20	--	--
10	4,036	21,700	11	27	--	--
--	46,776	4,08,748	--	3,936	177	38
14.23	50,525	4,47,246	15.38	4,361	177	10.66
11.30	62,200	4,16,000	12.60	36,682	177	--

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