OTHER DEPARTMENTS

IRRIGATION AND POWER DEPARTMENT

The Superintending Engineer is responsible to the Chief Engineer for administration and general professional control of public works in charge of the department in his circle. He inspects the slate of various works under his charge with a view to ensuring proper and efficient working of the departmental activities within his jurisdiction. The Executive Engineer is responsible to the Superintending Engineer for the execution and management of all the works in his Division. The Sub-Divisional Officers responsible to the Executive Engineer are placed in charge of the Sub-Divisions for management and execution of works within their Sub-Divisions. Overseers work under the Sub-Divisional Officers.

All irrigation works in Ahmadnagar district except the major, medium and minor irrigation works in the command of Godavari river are administered by the Executive Engineer, Ahmadnagar Irrigation Division, Ahmadnagar. All the minor irrigation works that irrigate below 101.17 hectares of land (i.e., 250 acres) are entrusted to the charge of the Zilla Parishad. The various activities pertaining to irrigation consist of management of existing irrigation works. construction of medium and minor irrigation works and investigations concerning various major irrigation works. There are eight sub-divisions in the Ahmadnagar division. Out of these, the Vadala Sub-Division at Shrirampur and Deolali Sub-Division at Deolali look after the management of irrigation on Pravara Left and Pravara Right Bank Canals, respectively; Ghod Irrigation Sub-Division, Chinchani and Ghod Left Bank Canal Vadgaon Sub-Division look after the management of Ghod Right and Left Bank Canals respectively; and the Shrigonda Sub-Division at Shrigonda looks after the irrigation of medium irrigation work of Visapur tank and other minor irrigation tanks in Shrigonda, Karjat and Ahmadnagar talukas. The remaining three Sub-Divisions, viz., (I) Minor Irrigation Construction Sub-Division No. I, Sangamner; (II) Minor Irrigation Construction Sub-Division No. II, Ahmadnagar; and (III) Minor Irrigation Works Sub-Division at Ahmadnagar look after investigation and construction of minor irrigation works in the district. Table No. 1 shows the minor irrigation works undertaken in Ahmadnagar district during 1969-70.

TABLE No. 1—MINOR IRRIGATION WORKS IN AHMADNAGAR DISTRICT NEARING COMPLETION

Mula and Adhala projects: The Mula and Adhala projects are under construction in the district. Mula Project is being executed by the Mula Dam Division, Mula Canal Division and Mula Spill-way Division under the control of Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Canal Division No. I. Adhala Project is in progress through Medium Irrigation Division under the control of the Superintending Engineer, Irrigation and Canal Division (N), Nasik. After the completion of the Mula Project an approximate area of 2,19,100 acres from Rahuri, Nevasa and Shevgaon talukas would be benefited whereas on completion of Adhala Project an area of about 9,700 acres from Akola and Sangamner talukas will be benefited.

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