The Gazetteers Department

Irrigation is important in the agricultural economy of the district. The agricultural prosperity of Bhandara district depends to a very large extent upon adequate supply of water. The excessive dependence on the timely arrival of monsoon makes agriculture a highly uncertain, unpredictable and risky occupation. Again the rainfall of the district is unevenly distributed. The main crops grown in the district like paddy, wheat, sugarcane, etc., need a regular supply of water. Intensive cultivation under the pressure of a growing population is not possible without irrigation. Besides, it is only by providing irrigation that vast tracts of land in the district could be rendered fit for cultivation. It helps to increase the double cropped area as also the yield of crops. There were no bandharas and co-operative lift irrigation societies in the district in the past. The main sources of water-supply for the purpose of irrigation at present are Government canals, tanks and wells which exist in large numbers. Thus in every tahsil of the district, the proportion of irrigated area is considerably higher than the State average. In fact, of all the districts of Maharashtra, Bhandara has the largest proportion of irrigated lands.

The gross irrigated area in 1971-72 was 140,429 hectares in Bhandara district. The total area under different crops, irrigated and non-irrigated, has, however, increased much more, and as a result the proportion of gross irrigated area to gross cropped area decreased from 25.10 per cent in 1964-65 to 23.30 per cent in 1965-66. However, the proportion increased to 27.17 per cent in 1971-72. In 1971-72 Gondia tahsil had the largest area of 55,523 hectares representing 39.54 per cent of the total area under irrigation in the district, while Sakoli and Bhandara tahsils which followed next accounted for 50,877 hectares and 34,029 hectares representing 36.23 per cent, and 24.23 per cent, respectively. Table No. 20 indicates the area irrigated by different sources of water supply in the district, during 1961-62, 1965-66, 1969-70 and 1971-72.

TABLE No. 20

AREA IRRIGATED BY DIFFERENT SOURCES (TAHSILWISE) IN BHANDARA DISTRICT DURING 1961-62, 1965-66, 1969-70 AND 1971-72

(Area in Hectares)

Name of the taluka and years

Government Canals

Tanks

Tube wells and other wells

Other sources

Net Area Irrigated

Gross area Irrigated

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Bhandara—

1961-62

1965-66

1969-70

1971-72

22,097

1,620

9,158

9,930

52,409

10,649

19,830

20,496

2,053

1,940

2,582

2,824

1,010

1,663

1,076

779

77,569

15,872

32,646

34,029

78,871

15,872

33,280

34,029

Gondia—

1961-62

1965-66

1969-70

1971-72

33,688

6,311

14,195

I5,453

85,058

32,038

38,371

38,459

971

680

806

856

785

868

811

730

1,20,502

39,917

54,183

55,513

1,20,861

39,917

54,374

55,523

Sakoli—

1961-62

1965-66

1969-70

1971-72

128

161

512

3,514

1,01,349

46,038

45,397

44,368

4,657

1,085

1,495

1,563

2,109

1,220

1,298

1,432

1,05,243

48,504

48,702

50,877

1,05,565

48,504

49,019

50,877

District Total—

1961-62

1965-66

1969-70

1971-72

55,913

8,092

23,865

28,912

2,38,816

88,725

1,03,598

1,03,323

4,681

3,705

4,883

5,243

3,904

3,771

3,185

2,941

3,03,314

1,04,293

1,35,531

1,40,419

3,05,297

1,04,293

1,36,673 1,40,429

It will be seen from the above table that there were 12 Government canals throughout the district and the net area irrigated by them amounted to 19,995 acres in 1965-66. There were 62 tube wells of which 32 were in Bhandara tahsil. There were 6,378 masonry wells and 2,775 non-masonry ones which together irrigated 9,154 acres of land. Wells used for domestic purposes were 12,724 while wells not in use numbered 4,108. The district had 360 oil-engines. There were 501 tanks with ayacut of 100 acres or more and 13,701 with ayacut less than 100 acres, which together irrigated a net area of 219,243 acres. The net area irrigated by other sources amounted to 9,318 acres, thus bringing the net area irrigated by various sources of water supply to 257,710 acres.

Tables No. 21 and 22 show the area under food crops and nonfood crops irrigated in Bhandara district during 1961-62, 1965-66, 1969-70 and 1971-72.

TABLE No. 21

AREA IRRIGATED UNDER FOOD CROPS (TAHSILWISE) IN BHANDARA DISTRICT DURING 1961-62, 1965-66, 1969-70 AND 1971-72.

(In acres)

Tahsil	Year	Rice	Wheat	Jow-ar	Barl-ey	Sugar- cane	Chillis	Gin-ger	Tur- meric	Pota-toes	Miscell-aneous food crops	Total food crops
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)
Bhan-dara	1961-62	73,969	316	177	13	242	762	42	31	311	2,991	78,854
	1965-66	34,104	880	28	12	157	765	40	31	309	2,875	39,201
	1969-70	29,690	440	33	--	64	--	--	7	112	68	33,274
	1971-72	30,566	894	25	--	68	425	--	7	204	510	34,022
Gondia	1961-62	1,19,080	84	--	4	153	320	7	--	9	1,202	1,20,859
	1965-66	96,331	258	--	1	143	440	11	--	32	1,421	98,637
	1969-70	52,920	176	8	--	132	--	--	--	8	65	54,374
	1971-72	54,212	166	1	--	102	217	--	--	13	224	55,513
Sakoli	1961-62	1,00,557	309	--	158	850	2,176	11	--	3	1,093	1,05,157
	1965-66	1,03,549	717	5	--	919	1,237	--	--	6	14,357	1,19,790
	1969-70	45,516	1,287	24	--	481	--	--	--	5	51	49,013
	1971-72	47,080	1,532	22	--	439	1,042	--	1	3	183	50,870
District Total	1961-62	2,93,606	709	177	175	1,245	3,258	60	31	323	5,286	3,04,870
	1965-66	2,33,984	1,855	33	13	1,219	1,442	51	31	347	18,653	2,57,628
	1969-70	1,28,126	1,469	65	--	677	--	--	7	175	184	1,36,661
	1971-72	1,31,858	2,592	48	--	609	1,684	--	8	220	917	1,40,405

Note.—Figures for the years 1969-70 and 1971-72 are given in hectares.

TABLE No. 22

TAHSILWISE AREA IRRIGATED UNDER NON-FOOD CROPS IN BHANDARA DISTRICT DURING 1961-62, 1965-66, 1969-70 AND 1971-72.

Tahsil	Year	Castor seed	Miscellaneous non-food crops	Total non-food crops
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Bhandara	1961-62	--	10	10
	1965-66	1	5	6
	1969-70	--	2	6
	1971-72	N.A.	N.A.	7
Gondia	1961-62	--	2	2
	1965-66	--	--	--
	1969-70	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
	1971-72	N. A.	N.A.	10
Sakoli	1961-62	12	3	15
	1965-66	64	--	64
	1969-70	N. A.	N.A.	6
	1971-72	N. A.	N.A.	7
District Total	1961-62	12	15	27
	1965-66	65	5	70
	1969-70	--	2	12
	1971-72	--	--	24

Note.—Figures for the years 1969-70 and 1971-72 are given in hectares.

It will be seen from the above table that the gross cropped area irrigated by the different sources in the district was 1,23,549 hectares in 1961-62. By 1971-72 it had increased to 1,40,429 hectares representing an increase of 13.66 per cent. The net area irrigated in 1961-62 by different sources was 1,22,747 hectares, which increased to 1,40,419 hectares in 1971-72, the increase being to the extent of 14.39 per cent. Net area irrigated by Government canals which stood at 22,627 hectares in 1961-62 rose to 28,912 hectares in 1971-72, an increase of 23.36 per cent. The area irrigated by tanks, wells and other sources which was 96,645, 1,490 and 1,580 hectares, respectively, also increased to 1,03,323 hectares 5,243 hectares and 2,941 hectares.

There are three principal sources of irrigation in Bhandara district viz., tanks, canals and wells which are described below.

Tanks.— Tanks are the most ancient and the major sources of irrigation and are found throughout the district. They were a characteristic feature of the Indian agricultural economy in the past and even today their importance in the district has not diminished. There are 14,202 tanks irrigating 78 per cent of the net irrigated area in the district. The following account of tank irrigation given in the old Gazetteer of Bhandara district is interesting.

Nawegaon tank

"The largest and best known of them, Nawegaon merits a detailed description. It is situated in a basin almost surrounded by hills and only two bunds had to be made. One is 2,244 feet long and 30 feet high and the other 330 feet long and 40 feet high. They are constructed of earth with a loose pitching. The tank is said to have been constructed about 300 years ago by an ancestor of the present malguzar. It has a waste weir 286 feet long and there is a steady flow all the year round through the main irrigation outlet which is never completely closed. There is one main irrigation channel irrigating four villages, and one small one irrigating one village. The tank has a catchment area of 23 square miles and a waterspread area of about 5 square miles. It irrigates about 2,250 acres nearly all rice and it absolutely protects this area against any famine conditions that have yet been experienced in this District. In the year 1899 when the failure of the rains reduced the total cropped area of the Sakoli tahsil by 31 per cent, the area in the 5 villages protected by this tank increased slightly, and a sixteen anna crop of rice and sugarcane was reaped. The Nawegaon people rather welcome famine as it does not affect their crops and increases the price they can get for their grain.

Seoni tank

The next in importance is the tank at Seoni, also in the Sakoli tahsil, with a catchment area of 8� square miles and a water-spread area of 2 square miles. This tank in 1899, though not quite so successful as Nawegaon, gave a sixteen anna crop of rice on a slightly reduced area to the three villages that it serves. After these two lakes come a large number of others in a descending scale of size and effectiveness, till one gets to those of one square mile catchment area which fail entirely in a year of famine.

Small tanks

Tanks of the second class are usually small, though occasionally they have a catchment area of two or three square miles. They have as a rule no sluice and a very primitive wasteweir, if any. The water is let out by cutting a channel through the embankment, which is filled up again in the following hot weather.

If the water is wanted early in the rains the cut is made near the end of the embankment and as much water as will run through at this high level is allowed to go. Very often water is not wanted for the crops until September or October. The cut is then made nearer the middle and the water is sometimes led to it by digging a channel in the bed of the tank to draw off all that is available. In dry years and in the larger tanks a mot or other lifting arrangement is sometimes used for a short period so as to make use of any water that remains in the tank below the level of the bottom of the cut. Many of these were in use in 1902-03; but it is rather a counsel of despair. In ordinary years enough water is drawn off for the crops by the cut alone. The bed of the tank or part of it is often used for rabi cultivation after the water has been run off.

Statistics of tanks

In the annual agricultural statistics no distinction is made between the two classes of tanks, nor indeed would it serve any useful purpose, since the object of both kinds is to irrigate rice and the effectiveness of a tank for this purpose depends on its catchment area and similar considerations and not on its class.

Now the most striking thing about the number of irrigation tanks given in the returns is that it fluctuates violently from year to year. In 1902-03 it is given at 12,300, in 1903-04 only 8,600 are put down, and in 1904-05 the number has risen to 9,800. This does not of course mean that in 1902-03 (a year when the rainfall was only 29 inches) nearly 4,000 tanks were destroyed or that 1,200 were built between 1903-04 and 1904-05. For the purposes of the returns an irrigation tank is one that is actually used for irrigation in the year in question, and it is conceivable—though not likely—that in a specially wet year, Nawegaon itself might fall out of the category. The largest number of tanks is brought into use in a year in which there is plentiful early rain (which fills the tanks) followed by a long break. If there is not much early rain the smaller ones do not fill. If the rain is well distributed the water is not used.

In the last 15 years the highest number ever used was 14,475 in 1901-02; and 1900-01 with 13,361 and 1902-03 with 12,317 are not far behind. On the other hand in the good years 1893-94 and 1903-04, only 9,332 and 8,603 tanks were brought into use. And in the wet years, 1891-92 and 1892-93, only 4,300 were used.

Skill and industry of the cultivators

The total number of tanks and boris that are occasionally used for irrigation is probably not less than 15,000. There are 1,800 villages in the District, so this gives an average of over 8 to a village. This of course includes a large number of very small tanks. The average area irrigated varies very much from year to year, but probably from 15 to 25 acres per tank would be far out. Nawegaon irrigates 2,250 acres and many of the small tanks only irrigate an acre or two.

Private tanks Grants-in-aid

Government has aided the construction of private tanks in two ways, by grants-in-aid and by takavi loans. Both the construction of new tanks and the improvement of existing ones, especially those that have breached or fallen into disrepair, is undertaken on the grant-in-aid system. The Deputy Commissioner selects the tank to be improved or the site for a new one and obtains the malguzar's consent to the improvement. The Public Works Department then supply an estimate of the cost of making the improvement. Half the estimate is met from Government grant and the other half the owner is expected to supply. It was originally provided that the owner could either pay his half in cash, or take a takavi loan for the amount. But in practice a takavi loan repayable in from 20 to 30 instalments has invariably been taken. The whole amount, both Government grant and private contribution, is then paid to the credit of the Public Works Department and the tank is constructed by that department, the owner having no say in the method or detail of construction. When completed the tank is handed over to the owner, his principal obligation being to keep it in repair. A systematic annual inspection by the Public Works Department ensures that this obligation is fulfilled.

On these terms then a large number of tanks have been built, some for malguzars only, some for a combination of malguzar and tenants and one or two for combinations of tenants only. In 1902-03 under pressure of the scarcity no less than 28 were commenced, though some of these were closed in the hot weather when it was found that the demand for work was less than had been anticipated. Nearly all of those abandoned were however taken up in subsequent years. Up to date, 21 tanks have been completed, nine are under construction and a number of others are in various stages of investigation and survey. The typical grant-in-aid tank costs from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 4,000 and is provided with a wasteweir and a masonry sluice. The embankment also is usually stronger and better made than that of the private tank. A few of the tanks undertaken on this system however come to from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 15,000 and one or two have cost Rs. 1,000 or less. The number of tanks which it is possible to deal with on the grant-in-aid system is limited. It requires first that the tank should be worth improving and second that the owners should be willing to take their share in paying for the improvement. One has also to be careful that as much is not lost by flooding valuable ground, as would be gained by additional irrigation. A large number of the tanks that have been investigated have been left untouched on one or other of these grounds. The programme for this District is probably not very far from completion.

Improvement tanks

In addition to the above a considerable amount of improvement to private tanks has been done by ordinary Land Improvement loans without a grant. The amount advanced under the Land Improvement Loans Act in the years 1902 to 1906, excluding the sums advanced for grant-in-aid tanks, was Rs. 47,600 and though a considerable part of this represents loans of small aims for petty repairs or for field embankments a part of it has been spent on irrigation tanks. When sums of over Rs. 300 are advanced, it has generally been provided that the money should be given in instalments and the work inspected by an officer not below the rank of a naib-tahsildar before each instalment is paid. The owner is allowed to construct the work in his own way and in his own time. The periodical inspection makes it reasonably certain that the money or the bulk of it is spent on the work. A considerable number of tanks have been restored and repaired in this way. A group of 18 tanks near Gondia was done under the superintendence of Mr. MacNair in 1903 and a number of tanks in other parts of the District have been repaired under the supervision of the executive staff.

General conclusion

The system of large tanks is still in the experimental stage. There is no doubt that they are valuable to the people and will give them good crops when rain fails, and bring prosperity to the country they irrigate. It is however doubtful if they will prove financially remunerative to Government. And it is probable that on this depends the question whether there will be any large extension of them in future. The grant-in-aid system has still a limited scope, and for some years to come one or two tanks a year can be taken up under it. But most of the works that can suitably be arranged for are already on the programme, and it will be increasingly difficult to find tanks which can be constructed under this system. For the simple takavi loan there will always be a demand in this district, both for minor improvements and to restore tanks that have breached by heavy rain or been allowed to fall into disrepair."

Government irrigation

Tanks are almost always constructed and maintained by the Government. The old Gazetteer of Bhandara district states that " Government assistance to irrigation in this district dates from the time of the Irrigation Commission. The Commission indicated the rice tracts of the Wainganga valley of which this district forms part, as one of the most suitable for irrigation in the Provinces. After considering various methods their conclusion was that we should have to depend mainly on storage reservoirs." [Central Provinces District Gazetteers, Bhandara District Vol. A, 1908, pp. 91 to 98.]

The following table shows the position of each of the irrigation schemes either under construction or completed on 1st October 1967 in the district.

TABLE No. 23

IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN BHANDARA DISTRICT IN 1967.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Approximate year of Construction		Pre-plan or Plan
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Starting	Completion	Pre-plan or Plan
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
	Minor Irrigation Division, Bhandara
1	Chorkhamara Tank	Medium.	1915	1923	Pre-plan.
2	Bodalkasa Tank	Do.	1911	1923	Do.
3	Khairbandha Tank	Do.	1902	1915	Do.
4	Pangadi Tank	Minor	1911	1917	Do.
5	Gumdoh Tank	Do.	1908	1913	Do.
6	Sedepar Tank	Do.	1910	1912	Do.
7	Kumbhali Tank	Do.	--	--	Do.
8	Rawanwadi Tank	Do.	1953	1962	Plan.
9	Amgaon Tank	Do.	1953	1962	Do.
10	Risala Tank	Do.	1953	1967	Do.
11	Hari Tank	Do.	1953	1967	Do.
12	Nawegaon Tank	Do.	1954	1967	Do.

TABLE No. 23 — contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Location of Dam		Catchment area (in sq. miles)	Calculated maximum flood discharge (in cusecs)	Details of Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Village	Tahsil	Catchment area (in sq. miles)	Calculated maximum flood discharge (in cusecs)	Type	Height (in ft.)	Top leval (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)
	Minor Irrigation Division, Bhandara—contd.
1	Chorkhamara Tank	Chorkhamara	Gondia	29.00	9,335 Cusecs.	Earthen	M.B. 60.6 ft. S.B. 12.4	1,000.00
2	Bodalkasa Tank	Bodalkasa	Do.	23.5	6,779	Do.	63.0 ft.	1,011.00
3	Khairbandha Tank	Zadutola	Do.	16.52	10,290	Do.	M.B 59.6	162.60
4	Pangadi Tank	Pangadi	Do.	3.32	1,556	Do.	39.1	1,138.56
5	Gumdoh Tank	Gumdoh	Do.	1.6	470	Do.	32.27	1,154.48
6	Sedepar Tank	Sedepar	Sakoli	0.59	1,095	Do.	23.96	1,147.45
7	Kumbhali Tank	Kumbhali	Do.	0.52	9,806	Do.	23.5	107.00
8	Rawanwadi Tank	Rawanwadi	Bhandara	5.00	1,613.5	Do.	41.0 M.B. 14.18 S.B.	896.00
9	Amgaon Tank	Amgaon	Do.	1.46	750	Do.	37.30	138.00
10	Risala Tank	Lonhara	Do.	7.00	14,803	Do.	50.0	984.00
11	Hari Tank	Gangazari	Gondia	1.3	1,713	Do.	29.0	124.00
12	Nawegaon Tank	Nawegaon bandh.	Sakoli	22.00	4,358	Do.	29.0	919.00

TABLE No. 23 — contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Details of Reservoir			Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in M. eft.)	Details of Waste weir or spill way
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	F. R. L.	Water spread area at F. R. L. (in Sq. miles)	M. W. L. (in ft.)	Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in M. eft.)	Type	Length (in ft.)	Crest level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)	(21)
	Minor Irrigation Division, Bhandara—contd.
1	Chorkhamara Tank	991.4	1.94	994.40	--	779.00	Clear over fall	510.00	991.4
2	Bodalkasa Tank	1001.25	2.20	1005.00	--	697.00	Do.	310.0	1001.25
3	Khairbandha Tank	153.10	1.56	158.60	--	582.00	Do.	2 Nos. 150.0 & 75.0	153.10
4	Pangadi Tank	1130.56	0.92	1138.56	--	88.00	Do.	92.0	1130.56
5	Gumdoh Tank	1148.48	0.22	1151.48	--	47.00	Do.	28.0	1148.48
6	Sedepar Tank	1141.45	89.72 acres	1143.45	--	21.00	Do.	122.0	1141.45
7	Kumbhali Tank	102.00	34.4 acres R. L.	104.00	--	26.00	Flush bar	100.0	102.00
8	Rawanwadi Tank	887.00	0.90	890.00	--	238.71	Submerged	116.0	887.00
9	Amgaon Tank	131.00	0.12	134.00	--	31.07	Clear over fall	60.0	131.00
10	Risala Tank	975.00	0.56	978.00	--	224.15	Do.	125.0	973.00
11	Hari Tank	117.00	0.14	120.00	--	42.72	Flush bar	262.0	117.00
12	Nawegaon Tank	910.00	4.2	913.00	--	1055.70	Clear over fall	210.0	910.00

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood discharging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Outlets in Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood discharging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Type	Location in Dam	Number	Size (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(22)	(23)	(24)	(25)	(26)
	Minor Irrigation Division, Bhandara—contd
1	Chorkhamara Tank	9,358.00	Rectangular Type	R. C. O. 1.50 Ch.	1 No.	4' x 4'.
2	Bodalkasa Tank	6,779.00	Valve Type	R. B. C. 1.00 Ch. L. B. C. 15.60 Ch.	2 Nos.	R. B. C. 2 Nos. 4' x 4'. L. B. C. 1 No. 3' x 2�'.
3	Khairbandha Tank	10,290.00	Circular Type	62.6 Ch.	1 No. 1 No.	30'dia. 2' dia.
4	Pangadi Tank.	1,556.00	Rectangular Type	19.50 Ch.	1 No.	21" x 21".
5	Gumdoh Tank	470.00	Do.	1.50 Ch.	1 No.	18" x 18".
6	Sedepar Tank	1,095.00	Do.	11 Ch.	1 No.	18" X 18".
7	Kumbhali Tank	622.6	Do.	27.5 Ch.	1 No.	2' x 1�'.
8	Rawanwadi Tank	1,613.80	Do.	3.83 Ch.	1 No.	2' x 3'
9	Amgaon Tank	750.00	Do.	15.80 Ch.	1 No.	1�' x 2'.
10	Risala Tank	8,250.00	Do.	Sub-bund 1.02 Ch.	1 No.	4' x 3'.
11	Hari Tank	1,713.00	Do.	2.00 Ch.	1 No.	1�' x 2'.
12	Nawegaon Tank	4,358.00	Do.	L. B. C. O. Ch. F. B. C. 20.6 Ch.	2 Nos.	4' x 4'. 1�' x 2'.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Sill level (in ft.)	Cornmanded area (in acres)				Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Canals completed
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Sill level (in ft.)	Maximum discha-rging capacity (in cusecs)	Gross	Cultura-ble	Irriga-ble	Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Main Canal Miles/Feet	Branch-es Miles/ft.
(1)	(2)	(27)	(28)	(29)	(30)	(31)	(32)	(33)	(34)
	Minor Irrigation Division, Bhandara—contd.
1	Chor-khamara Tank	960.85	146.00 Cusecs	60,578.00	32,730.00	1,000	1,488.00 M. cft.	R.B.C. 8.4	47.06
2	Bodalkasa Tank	980.05	174.00 „	47,280.00	36,237.00	10,000	1,206.00	R.B.C. 20.70 L.B.C. 7.80	29.07
3	Khairbandha Tank	128.00	146.00 „	30,754.00	27,841.00	9,500	770.00	R.B.C. 7.48 L.B.C. 21.32	28.78
4	Pangadi Tank	1,097.56	26.60 „	12,575.00	7,393.00	2,663	168.00	M.C. 12 Miles	3.4
5	Gumdoh Tank	1,131.48	23.00 „	3,879.00	3,100.00	1,140	90.00	M.C. 5.3	Nil.
6	Sedepur Tank	1,124.45	8.3 „	840.00	840.00	565	21.00	M.C. 1.35	0.66 Miles.
7	Kumbhali Tank	84.00	9.03 „	10,194.00	1,006.00	581	29.36	3.6 Miles	Nil.
8	RawanWadi Tank	866.00	36.74 „	12,568.00	8,262.00	2,600	261.35	8 Miles	8 Miles.
9	Amgaon Tank	115.00	16.6 „	1,584.00	1,254.00	748	80.5	138	Nil.
10	Risala Tank	947.00	66.00 „	11,316.00	8,726.00	4,858	289.7	3.05	14.21 Miles
11	Hari Tank	95.00	16.89,,	2,000.00	1,574.00	817	60.22	R.B.C. 53 Ch. L.B.C. 10 Ch.	24 Chains.
12	Nawegaon Tank	898.00 902.00	212.00 „	23,016.00	17,139.00	13,500	1,212.2	5.03 Miles	44.11 Miles.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Approximate year of Construction		Pre-plan or Plan
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Starting	Completion	Pre-plan or Plan
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
	Minor Irrigation Division, Bhandara—contd.
13	Shivanibandh Tank	Minor	1954	1966	Plan.
14	Salegaon Tank.	Do.	1954	1964	Do.
15	Bhanpur Tank	Do.	1963	1966	Do.
16	Khamari Tank	Do.	1954	1967	Do.
17	Chandori Tank	Do.	1963	1967	Do.
18	Kokana Tank	Do.	1963	1967	Do.
19	Girola Tank	Do.	1963	1967	Do.
20	Putali Tank	Do.	1963	1967	Do.
21	Sawarbandh Tank	Do.	1965	1967	Do.
22	Palasgaon Dawa	Do.	1964	1967	Do.
23	Bopabodi	Do.	1963	1966	Do.
24	Kosabi	Do.	1965	1966	Do.
25	Rajoli	Do.	1950	1966	Do.

Note.—Tanks from Sr. No. 17 to 65 are ex-malguzari tanks.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Location of Dam		Catchment area in Sq. miles	Calculated Maximum flood discharge (in cusecs)	Details of Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Village	Tahsil	Catchment area in Sq. miles	Calculated Maximum flood discharge (in cusecs)	Type	Height (in ft.)	Top level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)
	Minor Irrigation Division, Bhandara—contd.
13	Shivanibandh Tank	Shivanibandh	Sakoli	7.5	2,420	Earthen	29.0	823.00
14	Salegaon Tank	Salegaon	Do.	2.85	3,070	Do.	58.65	1,186.25
15	Bhanpur Tank	Bhanpur	Gondia	0.79	1,455	Do.	17.0	107.00
16	Khamari Tank	Khamari	Do.	0.79	1,520	Do.	18.0	112.00
17	Chandori Tank	Chandori	Sakoli	2.16	4,630	Do.	20.0	115.00
18	Kokana Tank	Kokana	Do.	1.25	2,318	Do.	21.0	99.00
19	Girola Tank	Girola	Do.	0.60	1,119	Do.	20.0	106.00
20	Putali Tank	Putali	Do.	1.05	1,978	Do.	30.0	102.00
21	Sawarbandh Tank	Sawarbandh	Do.	6.73	1,404	Do.	20.0	827.00
22	Palasgaon Dawa	Palasgaon	Do.	0.60	1,122	Do.	20.36	103.50
23	Bopabodi	Bopabodi	Do.	6.50	943	Do.	23.62	104.00
24	Kosabi	Kosabi	Do.	6.62	1,201	Do.	24.27	104.00
25	Rajoli	Rajoli	Do.	2.8	5,112	Do.	29.8 R.L.	110.50

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Details of Reservoir			Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in M. cft.)	Details of Waste weir or spill way
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	F. R. L.	Water spread area at F. R. L. (in Sq. miles)	M. W. L. (in ft.)	Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in M. cft.)	Type	Length (in ft.)	Crest level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)	(21)
	Minor Irrigation Division, Bhandara—contd.
13	Shivanibandh Tank	816.00	1.83	819.00	--	344.00	Clear over fall	90	816.00
14	Salegaon Tank	1,177.25	0.20	1,180.25	--	119.29	Do.	94.0	1,177.25
15	Bhanpur Tank	101.00	0.18 Acres	103.00	--	22.81	Do.	160.0	101.00
16	Khamari Tank	106.00	129.16	108.00	--	27.98	Do.	185.0	106.00
17	Chandori Tank	108.00	129.10	111.00	--	36.76	Do.	250.0	108.00
18	Kokana Tank	94.00 Depressed F. T. L. 92.00	127.40 Acres	95.00	--	25.69	Do.	159 W.W. 380 S.W.	94.00
19	Girola Tank	100.00	86.92 Acres	102.00	--	1819	Flush bar	200.0	100.00
20	Putali Tank	95.00	28.60	98.00	--	15.08	C. O. F.	125	95.00
21	Sawarbandh Tank	821.00	130.60	823.00	--	27.40	Do.	160.0	821.00
22	Palasgaon Dawa	96.50	75.34	99.50	--	19.20	Flush bar	140.0	96.50
23	Bopabodi	100.00	70.45	100.00	--	18.05	C. O. T	108.0	98.00
24	Kosabi	99.00	122.00	101.00	--	30.80	Do.	137.0	98.00
25	Rajoli	104.50	112.3 Acres	106.50	129.5 acres	45.18	C. O.F.	227.0	104.50

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood discharging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Outlets in Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood discharging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Type	Location in Dam	Number	Size (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(22)	(23)	(24)	(25)	(26)
	Minor Irrigation Division, Bhandara—contd.
13	Shivanibandh Tank	2,421.00	Rectangular type	L. B. C. O., Ch. R. B. C. 9.20 Ch.	2 Nos.	3 �' x 2 �'.
14	Salegaon Tank	3,070.00	Do.	3.20 Ch.	1 No.	2' x 3'.
15	Bhanpur Tank	1,455.00	Do.	R. B. C. Ch. 29.30 L. B. C. Ch. 3.70	2 Nos.	1�' dia. 1�'dia.
16	Khamari Tank	1,520.00	Circular type	Ch. 4.00	2 Nos.	18" dia.
17	Chandori Tank	4,630.00	Do.	1.50 Ch. 8.00 Ch.	2 Nos.	2' dia.
18	Kokana Tank	2,318.00	Circular plug type	3.00 Ch. 35.00 Ch.	2 Nos.	18" dia. pipe.
19	Girola Tank	1,119.00	Do.	10.00 Ch. 25.50 Ch. Lower Bank.	3 Nos.	18" dia. pipe.
20	Putali Tank	1,978.00	Do.	0.00 Ch.	1 No.	1' X 1.5'.
21	Sawarbandh Tank	1,404.00	Do.	13.73 Ch. 29.00 M. B. Ch.	2 Nos.	18" dia. pipe.
22	Palasgaon Dawa	1,122.00	Plug type	5.5 Ch. S. B. 13.50 Ch. S. B.	3 Nos.	2' dia. 1' dia.
23	Bopabodi	943.00	Do.	Ch. 11.00 Ch. 24.00. Ch. 2.60.	2 Nos.	1�' dia. 2' dia. 1' dia.
24	Kosabi	1,201.00	Do.	Ch. 2.60 Ch. 19.10	3 Nos.	2' x 3' 2' x 1' 2' x 3'
25	Rajoli	1,821.00	Do.	Ch. 27.81 Ch. 12.5	1 No.	1�' x 2'.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Commanded area (in acres)					Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Canals completed
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Sill level (in ft.)	Maximum dis-charging capacity (in cusecs)	Gross	Culturable	Irriga-ble	Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Main canal Miles/Feet	Branches Miles/ft.
(1)	(2)	(27)	(28)	(29)	(30)	(31)	(32)	(33)	(34)
	Minor Irrigation Division, Bhandara—contd.
13	Shivanibandh Tank	805.00	41.00	7,125.00	6,631.00	4,573	413.25	8.52	2.72
14	Salegaon Tank	1,138.00	30.00	4,200.00	3,016.00	1,900	204.4	4.59	3.72
15	Bhanpur Tank	95.00	7.71	500.00	418.00	418	43.45	5 Ch.	18 Chains.
16	Khamari Tank	98.00	7.18	700.00	525.00	525	43.45	98 Ch.	Nil.
17	Chandori Tank	97.00	13.57	786.00	742.00 Acr.	692	118.8	M.C. 78 Ch.	39 Ch.
18	Kokana Tank	97.00	8.77	1,148.00	620.00	462	68.75	52.66 Ch.	Nil.
19	Girola Tank	92.00	2.16 1.31 3.15	393.00	383.00 „	380	33.00	58 Ch.	11 Chains.
20	Putali Tank	77.00	6.04	340.00	290.00 „	290	57.75	68 Ch.	Nil.
21	Sawarbandh Tank	812.00	9.46	993.71	505.00	500	40.70	80 Ch.	Nil.
22	Paiasgaon Dawa	86.00	4.4	642.00	518.00	357	33.00	M. C. 30 Ch.	Br. 47 Ch.
23	Bopabodi	91.00	5.81	368.00	342.00	340	27.50	M.C. 32 Ch.	Nil.
24	Kosabi	90.00	5.21	1,512.00	647.00	487	30.80	M. C. 99 Ch.	Br. 20 Ch.
25	Rajoli	90.00	19.2	987.52	987.52	500	176.00	125 Ch.	Nil.

Note.— Tanks from Sr. No. 17 to 65 are Ex-malguzari Tanks.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Approximate year of Construction		Pre-plan or Plan
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Starting	Completion	Pre-plan or Plan
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
	Works in Progress:
26	Saundad	Minor	1963	1967	Plan.
27	Walmazari	Do.	1963	7/1968	Do.
28	Parsodi	Do	1963	1967	Do.
29	Sangadi	Do.	1963	1968	Do.
30	Kesalwada	Do.	1963	1967	Do.
31	Dighori	Do.	1963	1968	Do.
32	Zari	Do.	1964	1968	Do.
33	Sitepar	Do.	1963	1968	Do.
34	Pathari	Do.	1964	1967	Do.
35	Chirchadi	Do.	1954	1968	Do.
36	Morgaon Tank	Do.	1966	1969	Do.
37	Jambhora Tank	Do.	1963	1968	Do.
38	Yelkazari Kesalwada Tank	Do.	1964	1968	Do.
39	Fulchur Tank	Do.	1963	Work sustained for want of revised additional approval.	Do.
40	Adasi Tank	Do.	1963	1966	Do.
41	Zilmili Tank	Do.	1964	1968	Do.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Location of Dam		Catchment area in Sq. miles	Calculated Maximum flood discharge (in cusecs)	Details of Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Village	Tahsil	Catchment area in Sq. miles	Calculated Maximum flood discharge (in cusecs)	Type	Height (in ft.)	Top level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)
	Works in Progress—contd.
26	Saundad	Saundad	Sakoli	2.75	5,150	Earthen	21.0	98.00
27	Walmazari	Walmazari	Do.	2.35	4,956	Do.	27.50	106.00
28	Parsodi	Parsodi	Do.	1.80	4,692	Do.	22.0	104.00
29	Sangadi	Sangadi	Do.	0.84	1,556	Do.	17.0	104.00
30	Kesalwada	Kesalwada	Do.	0.62	1,154	Do.	20.72	105.00
31	Dighori	Dighori	Do.	1.99	3,560	Do.	22.44	105.00
32	Zari	Zari	Do.	1.90	3,559	Do.	23.40	105.00
33	Sitepar	Sitepar	Do.	0.85	1,598	Do.	18.0	111.00
34	Pathari	Pathari	Do.	2.00	3,756	Do.	24.50	93.00
35	Chirchadi	Chirchadi	Do.	0.75	1,377	Do.	31.50	108.00
36	Morgaon Tank	Morgaon	Do.	2.00	3,708	Do.	24.0	99.00
37	Jambhora Tank	Jambhora	Bhandara	0.78	1,437	Do.	16.05	101.50
38	Yelkazari Kesalwada Tank	Yelkazari	Do.	1.47	2,758	Do.	18.0	103.50
39	Fulchur Tank	Fulchur	Gondia	0.37	707	Do.	25.0	115.00
40	Adasi Tank	Adasi	Do.	0.35	671	Do.	22.0	102.00
41	Zilmili Tank	Zilmili	Do.	0.75	1,355	Do	24.10	101.50

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Details of Reservoir			Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in M. cft.)	Details of Waste weir or spill way
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	F. R. L.	Water spread area at F. R. L. (in Sq. miles)	M. W. L. (in ft.)	Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in M. cft.)	Type	Length (in ft.)	Crest level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)	(21)
	Works in Progress—contd.
26	Saundad	91.00	174.24 Acres.	94.00'	--	45.05	Flush bar	300.0	91.00
27	Walmazari	99.00	236.50	162.00	--	62.72	C. O. T.	354.0	99.00
28	Parsodi	97.00	176.00 Acres.	100.00	--	44.63	Flush bar	225.0	97.00
29	Sangadi	99.00	115.68	100.00	2.5	26.83	C. O. F.	110.0	97.00
30	Kesalwada	99.00	91.37	101.00	--	20.27	Do.	132.0	99.00
31	Dighori	98.00	133.31	101.00	--	35.11	Channel type	320.9	98.00
32	Zari	100.00 and Depressed 98.00	198.78 Acres.	101.00	--	61.87	Flush bar	37�.0	100.00
33	Sitepar	105.00	118.40	107.00	--	28.62	C. O. F.	183.0	105.00
34	Pathari	88.50	16.00 Sq. m.	89.50	--	36.20	Flush bar	390.0	86.50
35	Chirchadi	100.00	0.20 Sq. m.	103.00	--	36.79	Do.	132.0	100.00
36	Morgaon Tank	92.00	1.3 Sq. m.	95.00	--	55.10	Do.	235.0	92.00
37	Jambhora Tank	95.00	110.29	97.50	--	27.02	Do.	180.0	95.00
38	Yelkazari Kesahvada Tank	97.50	138.25	100.50	--	30.94	Clear over fall	187.0	97.50
39	Fulchur Tank	109.00	53.22 Acres.	111.00	--	14.72	Do.	96.0	100.00
40	Adasi Tank	96.00	57.54	98.00	--	17.68	Do.	77.0	96.00
41	Zilmili Tank	95.00	137.13	97.05	--	34.19	Do.	155.0	95.00

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood discharging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Outlets in Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood discharging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Type	Location in Dam	Number	Size (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(22)	(23)	(24)	(25)	(26)
	Works in Progress—contd.
26	Saundad	5,150.00	Plug type	Ch.	1 No.	1�' X 2'
27	Walmazari	4,950.00	Do.	Ch. 2.25	2 Nos.	2'-6" dia. pipe.
28	Parsodi	4,692.00	Do.	Ch. 14.00	1 No.	2' dia.
29	Sangadi	1,556.00	Do.	Ch. 12.50	1 No.	1.5' dia.
30	Kesalwada	1,154.00	Do.	Ch. 6.44	1 No.	1�' X 1�'.
31	Dighori	3,560.00	Do.	Ch. 19.50 Ch. 5.35.	2 Nos.	6" dia. 2' X 1-6".
32	Zari	3,559.00	Do.	--	1 No.	2�' dia.
33	Sitepar	1,598.00	Do.	Ch. 28.50	1 No.	1' x 1'-0".
34	Pathari	3,756.00	Do.	Ch. 9.75 Ch. 28.30.	2 Nos.	1'-3"dia. 2' dia.
35	Chirchadi	1,377.00	Do.	Ch. 1.5 Ch. 5.00.	2 Nos.	2' dia. 1' dia.
36	Morgaon Tank	3,708.00	Do.	Ch. 7.00 Ch. 11.00.	3 Nos.	1' dia. 2' dia.
37	Jambhora Tank	1,437.00	Do.	R. D. Ch. 2 Ch. 9. Ch. 32.	3 Nos.	1' dia. and 2' dia.
38	Yelkazari Kesalwada Tank	2,758.00	Do.	Ch. 7 Ch. 25.	2 Nos.	1' dia. 1�' dia.
39	Fulchur Tank	707.00	Head wall type	Ch. 12 Ch. 26.	2 Nos.	1 X 1. 1�' dia.
40	Adasi Tank	671.00	Plug type	Ch. 16.35	1 No.	1�' dia.
41	Zilmili Tank	1,355.00	Head wall type	Ch. 3 Ch. 27.	2 Nos.	18" dia. 18" dia.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Sill level (in ft.)	Commanded area (in acres)				Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Canals completed
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Sill level (in ft.)	Maximum discharging capacity (in cusecs)	Gross	Culturable	Irrigable	Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Main canal Miles//Feet	Branches Miles/ft.
(1)	(2)	(27)	(28)	(29)	(30)	(31)	(32)	(33)	(34)
	Works in Progress —contd.
26	Saundad	80.85	--	1,035.00	850.00	850	156.40	99 Ch.	28 Ch.
27	Walmazari	80.00	23.71	3,426.00	1,834.00	1,100	129.25	286 Ch.	Nil.
28	Parsodi	88.00	15.49 Cus.	2,493.00	1,384.36	840	99.00	M. C. 57 Ch.	31 Ch. Br.
29	Sangadi	89.00	6.63 „	1,804.00	1,271.00	500	46.20	51 Ch.	29 Chains.
30	Kesalwada	90.00	5.95 „	476.50	360.00	360	20.27	68 Ch.	Nil.
31	Dighori	80.00	1/12 "	688.00	648.00	628	104.50	2 Mile	Nil.
32	Zari	83.00	22.13 "	1,410.00	1,235.00	1,170	104.50	M. C. 113 Ch.	Nil.
33	Sitepar	96.00	10.11 „	745.65	500.59	500	46.75	118 Ch.	19 Ch.
34	Pathari	73.00	11.20 „	1,151.00	672.00	672	100.00	137 Ch.	77 Ch.
35	Chirchadi	87.00	7.25 „	850.00	800.00	725	41.25	90 Ch.	13 Ch.
36	Morgaon Tank	85.00	9.67 „	954.00	730.00	730	110.00	M. C. 100 Ch.	Nil.
37	Jambhora Tank	85.00	6.10 „	1.29 Cus.	540.00	527	52.90	36.9 Ch.	Nil.
38	Yelkazari Kesalwada Tank.	103.50	2.50 „	7.63 Cus. 7.63 Cus. 172.25	565.00	565	80.85	53 Ch.	20 Chains.
39	Fulchur Tank	98.00	2.55 M 3.30	--	281.00	281	20.35	12 Ch.	20 Chains.
40	Adasi Tank.	84.00	6.92 Cus.	--	337.00	337	19.25	18 Ch.	30 Chains.
41	Zilmili Tank	87.00	9.54 „	1,135.00	1,135.00	645	48.50	88 Ch.	Nil.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Approximate year of Construction		Pre-plan or Plan
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Starting	Completion	Pre-plan or Plan
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
	Ex-malguzari Tank Division, Gondia (Works completed)
42	Zaliya Tank	Minor	1965	1966	Plan
43	Kati Tank	Do.	1965	1966	Do.
44	Mendha Tank	Do.	1965	1966	Do.
45	Tedha Tank	Do.	1965	1967	Do.
46	Khairi	Do.	1965	1967	Do.
47	Mahuli	Do.	1965	1966	Do.
48	Kohalgaon	Do.	1965	1966	Do.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Location of Dam		Catchment area in Sq. miles	Calculated Maximum flood discharge (in cusecs)	Details of Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Village	Tahsil	Catchment area in Sq. miles	Calculated Maximum flood discharge (in cusecs)	Type	Height (in ft.)	Top level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)
	Ex-malguzari Tank Division, Gondia (Works completed)—contd.
42	Zaliya Tank	Zaliya	Gondia	0.56	1,050	Earthen	17.0	102.03 M
43	Kati Tank	Kati	Do.	0.68	1,260	Do.	5.30 M	100.50 M
44	Mendha Tank	Mendha	Do.	0.50	943	Do.	6.00 M	103.00 M
45	Tedha Tank	Tedha	Do.	1.12	1,995	Do.	6.33 M	99.08 M
46	Khairi	Khairi	Sakoli	0.50	968	Do.	6.41	99.70 M
47	Mahuli	Mahuli	Do.	1.06	1,988	Do.	5 M	101.50
48	Kohalgaon	Kohalgaon	Do.	1.12	2,164	Do.	27.0	106.80 M

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Details of Reservoir			Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. Miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in M. cft.)	Details of Waste weir or spill way
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	F. R. L.	Water spread area at F. R. L. (in Sq. miles)	M. W. L. (in ft.)	Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. Miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in M. cft.)	Type	Length (in ft.)	Crest level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)	(21)
	Ex-Malguzari Tank Division, Gondia (Works completed)—contd.
42	Zaliya Tank	101.10 M (Raised)	71.75 Acres	101.10 M	--	15.84 M. cft.	Clear over fall	39 M.	100.50 M
43	KatiTank	100.50 (Depressed).	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
44	Mendha Tank	101.80 M	78.44 Acres	101.80 M	--	18.38	Clear Over fall	35 M	101.20 M
45	TedhaTank	97.28 M (Raised) 96.98 (Depressed).	103.66 Acres	97.88 M	--	21.138	Do.	41 M	96.98 M
46	Khairi	98.5 M	67.50 Acres	98.50 M	--	15.94	Do.	31 M	97.80 M
46	Khairi	97.80	67.50 Acres	98.50 M	--	15.94	Do.	31 M	97.80 M
47	Mahuli	99.30 M	83.60 Acres	100.30	--	16.00	Do.	34 M	99.30 M
48	Kohalgaon	105.00 M	40.00 Acres	105.60	--	16.35	Free over fall	75 M	105.00 M

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood disch arging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Outlets in Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood disch arging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Type	Location in Dam	Number	Size (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(22)	(23)	(24)	(25)	(26)
	Ex-malguzari Tank Division, Gondia (Works completed)—contd.
42	Zaliya Tank	1,050.00	Plug type	32.4 M 145 M.	2 Nos.	18"dia. H. P.
43	Kati Tank	--	--	--	--	--
44	Mendha Tank	943.00	Rectangular type	0.00 Ch. 30 M.	1 No.	1' x 1.5'.
45	Tedha Tank	1,995.00	Plug type	487 M 45 M.	3 Nos.	18" dia.
46	Khairi	968.00	Head wall type	285 M 226 M.	2 Nos.	18" dia.
47	Mahuli	1,988.00	Plug type	Ch. 510 M Ch. 165 M. 60 M.	3 Nos.	18" dia.
48	Kohalgaon	2,164.00	Do.	97 M	2 Nos.	1 x �'. 1' x 2'.
48	Kohalgaon	2,164.00	Do.	179.5 M.	2 Nos.	1 x �'. 1' x 2'.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Commanded area (in acres)					Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Canals completed
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Sill level (in ft.)	Maximum dis-charging capacity (in cusecs)	Gross	Culturable	Irrigable	Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Main canal Miles/Feet	Branches Miles/ft.
(1)	(2)	(27)	(28)	(29)	(30)	(31)	(32)	(33)	(34)
	Ex-malguzari Tank Division, Gondia (Works completed)— contd.
42	ZaliyaTank	99.15 M 99.57 M	5.57 Cus.	350 Acres	326.00 Acres	292 Acres	30.80	1.25 Miles	--
43	Kati Tank	96.72 M 96.72 M	4.75 „	384 „	360.00 „	340 „	37.14	3.04 Km.	--
44	Mendha Tank	98.60 M 95.8 M	7.188 „	345 „	345.00 „	345 „	27.50	2.40 Km.	--
45	Tedha Tank	95.08 M 95.20 M	3.183 " 3.561 „	502 „	502.00 „	423 „	61.60	1.77 Km.	--
46	Khairi	95.2 M 97.29 M	8.76 „	335 „	335.00 „	302 „	27.50	2.95 Km.	--
47	Mahuli	96.47M x1 96.5M x 2	5.800 „	486 „	325.00 „	325 „	58.30	1.83 Km.	--
48	Kohalgaon	101.00 M 103.00 M	5.20 „ 1.60 „	367 „	352.00 „	327 "	61.06	1.0 Km	1 Km.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Approximate year of Construction
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Starting	Completion	Pre-plan or Plan
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
49	Kawatha	Minor	1965	1966	Plan
50	Umari	Do.	1965	1966	Do.
51	Pindakepar	Do.	1965	1967	Do.
52	Dahegaon	Do.	I965	1967	Do.
53	Khandala	Do.	1965	1967	Do.
54	Channa	Do.	1964	1967	Do.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Location of Dam		Catchment area in Sq. miles	Calculated Maximum flood discharge (in cusecs)	Details of Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Village	Tahsil	Catchment area in Sq. miles	Calculated Maximum flood discharge (in cusecs)	Type	Height (in ft.)	Top level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(10	(12)	(13)
49	Kawatha	Kawatha	Sakoli	0.46	890	Earthen	23.0	103.00 M
50	Umari	Umari	Do.	0.50	970	Do.	26.0	101.65 M
51	Pindakepar	Pindakepar	Do.	0.75	1,452	Do.	5 M	100.40 M
52	Dahegaon	Dahegaon	Do.	1.60	3,037	Do.	5.5 M	100.70 M
53	Khandala	Khandala	Do.	0.86	1,665	Do.	5.4 M	100.50 M
54	Channa	Channa	Do.	0.87	1,685	Do.	13.0	102.61

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Details of Reservoir			Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in m. cft.)	Details of Waste weir or spi11 way
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	F. R. L.	Water sp read area at F. R. L. (in Sq. miles)	M. W. L. (in ft.)	Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in m. cft.)	Type	Length (in ft.)	Crest level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)	(21)
49	Kawatha	97'	80.00 Acres	99.00	--	15.46	Clear over fall	105 M	97.00
50	Umari	99.85 M	--	100.45 M	--	19.66	Do.	34 M	99.85
51	Pindakepar	98.5 M Depressed 99.00 M Raised.	--	99.24 M	--	21.88	Channel type	57 M	98.50
52	Dahegaon	98.70 M	--	99.50 M	--	31.164	Clear over fall	50.30	98.70
53	Khandala	98.85 Raised 98.70 Depressed	--	99.30 M	--	34.65	Flush bar	70 M	98.70
54	Channa	100.80	17.51 Acres	101.41 M	--	14.46	Do.	79 M	100.80

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood discharging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Outlets in Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood discharging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Type	Location in Dam	Number	Size (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(22)	(23)	(24)	(25)	(26)
49	Kawatha	890.00	Plug type	2.45 Ch.	2 N0S.	18" dia.
49	Kawatha	890.00	Plug type	0.22 Ch.	2 N0S.	18" dia.
50	Umari	970.00	Do.	0 M. 120 M. 252 M. 582 M. 705 M.	5 Nos.	1 No. 1�' x 1� '. 3 Nos. 18" dia. 1 No. 1'dia.
51	Pindakepar	1,480.00	Do.	90 M. 390 M. 570 M.	3 Nos.	2' X 1'. 2' X 1�'. 1' X 1'.
52	Dahegaon	3,037.00	Do.	23 M. 500 M.	2 Nos.	18" dia.
53	Khandala	1,713.00	Do.	25 M. 60 M.	2 Nos.	2' dia. 18" dia.
54	Channa	1,699.00	Do.	103M 505 M.	2 Nos.	0.15 Sq.m. 1.66 Sq.m.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Commanded area (in acres)					Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Canals completed
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Sill level (in ft.)	Maximum discharging capacity (in cusecs)	Gross	Culturable	Irrigable	Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Main canal Miles/Feet	Branches Miles/ft.
(1)	(2)	(27)	(28)	(29)	(30)	(31)	(32)	(33)	(34)
49	Kawatha	91.00 88.49	5.45	296.00 Acres	262.00 Acres	--	25.30	3600 Km.	--
50	Umari	99.26 M 98.14 M 96.6 M 97.6 M 99.02 M	2.54 2.57 2.61 2.54 0.50	432.00 „	393.00 „	393 „	27.50	2.13 Km.	--
51	Pindakepar	96.0 M 98.0 M	2.29 5.00	756.00 „	521.00 „	413,,	41.25	3.100 Km.	0.15 Km.
52	Dahegaon	96.0 M 96.0 M	5.48 7.70	802.00,,	560.00 „	560 „	88.00	1.69 Km.	--
53	Khandala	96.32 M 97.50 M	11.87 1.25	772.00 „	650.00 „	635 „	47.3	1.38 Km.	--
54	Channa	98.0 M 100 M	4.019	415.00 „	304.00 „	304 „	47.85	4.210 Km.	--
54	Channa	98.0 M 100 M	2.31	415.00 „	304.00 „	304 „	47.85	4.210 Km.	--

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Approximate year of Construction		Pre-plan or Plan
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Starting	Completion	Pre-plan or Plan
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
53	Indora Tank	Minor	1965	1967	Plan
56	Rengepar Tank	Do.	1965	1967	Do.
57	Pimpalgaon Tank	Do.	1965	1967	Do.
58	Chapral Tank	Do.	1966	1967	Do.
59	Chirchalbandh	Do.	1968	--	Do.
60	Kokodi Tank	Do.	1966	--	Do.
6!	Lawari Tank	Do.	1964	--	Do.
62	Kaneri Tank	Do.	1965	1968	Do.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Location of Dam		Catchment area in Sq. miles	Calculated Maximum flood discharge (in cusces)	Details of Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Village	Tahsil	Catchment area in Sq. miles	Calculated Maximum flood discharge (in cusces)	Type	Height (in ft.)	Top level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)
55	Indora Tank	Indora	Sakoli	1.166	2,240	Earthen	19.0	101.50 M
56	Rengepar Tank	Rengepar	Do.	0.76	1,471	Do.	11.0	99.44 M
57	Pimpalgaon Tank	Pimpalgaon	Do.	5.12	8,890	Do.	23.0	102.10 M
57	Pimpalgaon Tank	Pimpalgaon	Do.	5.12	8,890	Do.	8M	102.10 M
58	ChapralTank	Chapral	Do.	0.53	1,026	Do.	4.2 M	100.90 M
59	Chirchalbandh	Chirchalbandh	Gondia	0.30	580.8 Cusecs	Do.	5.72 M	100.00 M
60	Kokodi Tank	Kokodi	Sakoli	--	--	Do.	--	--
61	Lawari Tank	Lawari	Do.	1.14	2,216	Earthen	10 M	97.20 M
62	Kaneri Tank	Kaneri	Do.	2.02	--	Do.	10.0	103.00 M

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Details of Reservoir			Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in m. cft.)	Details of Wasteweir or spillway
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	F. R. L.	Water spread area at F. R. L. (in Sq. miles)	M. W. L. (in ft.)	Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in m. cft.)	Type	Length (in ft.)	Crest level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)	(21)
55	lndora Tank	100.30	--	100.30 M	--	36.36	Clear over fall	46 M	99.40 M
56	Rengepar Tank	97.50	--	98.24 M	--	20.02	Do.	37.3 M	77.50 M
57	Pimpalgaon Tank	99.40	--	100.90 M	--	57.09	Do.	81 M	99.40
58	Chapral Tank	99.70 M Raised 99.00 M Depressed	--	99.70 M	--	16.43	Do.	30.5 M	99 00
59	Chirchalbandh	98.00	54.25 Acres	98.80	--	13.73	Free over fall	13.5 M	98.00 M
60	Kokodi Tank	95.70 M	161.00 Acres	96.00 M	--	29.25	Depressed over fall	44 M	95.10 M
61	Lawari Tank	101.60	--	101.80	--	20.63	Channel type	77 M	101.66
62	Kaneri Tank	100.50	--	100.75	--	67.81	--	--	100.50

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood discharging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Outlets in Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood discharging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Type	Location in Dam	Number	Size (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(22)	(23)	(24)	(25)	(26)
55	Indora Tank	2,244.00	Plug type	Ch. 92 M.	1 No.	0.5 x 0.6 M.
56	Rengepar Tank	1,471.00	Do.	Ch. 30 M. 325 M.	2 Nos.	1 x 1�'. 18" dia.
57	Pimpalgaon Tank	8,890.00	Do.	Ch. 390 M.	1 No.	3' dia.
58	Chapral Tank	1,026.00	Do.	Ch. 200 M. Ch. C. M. Ch. 486 M.	3 Nos.	9" dia. 12" dia. 12" dia.
59	Chirchalbandh	580.8	Do.	--	--	--
60	Kokodi Tank	2,216.00	Do.	Ch. 137 M. 510 M. 735 M.	3 Nos.	--
61	Lawari Tank	--	--	--	2 Nos.	--
62	Kaneri Tank	3,141.00	--	--	3 Nos.	--

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Sill level (in ft.)	Maximum discharg-ing capacity in Cusecs)	Commanded area (in acres)			Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Canals completed
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Sill level (in ft.)	Maximum discharg-ing capacity in Cusecs)	Gross	Culturable	Irrigable	Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Main canal Miles//Feet	Branches Miles/ft.
(1)	(2)	(27)	(28)	(29)	(30)	(31)	(32)	(33)	(34)
55	Indora Tank	96.75 M	15 Cus.	1,000.00 Acres	700.00 Acres*	700 Acres	64.13	2.83	1.38 Km.
56	Rengepar Tank	95.00 M	2.73 "	521.00 „	373.00 „	373 „	41.80	1.560 Km.	--
57	Pimpalgaon Tank	96.50 M	--	1,490.00"	1,078.00 „	1,078 „	281.6	4.440 Km.	103 Km.
58	Chapral Tank	98.0 M 97.4 M 98.25 M	1.2 Cus. 3.5 „ 2.2 „	500.00"	400.00 „	305 „	29.15	1.320 Km.	--
59	Chirchal-bandh	95.160 M	--	707.00 „	285.00,,	263 „	16.50	--	--
60	Kokodi Tank	92.30 M 92.17 M 93.50 M	3.95 2.54 6.96	680.00 „	650.00 „	585 „	42.68	957 M.	210 M.
61	Lawari Tank	98.50	5.495 Cus.	670.00 „	390.00,,	390 „	42.878	2.44 Km.	--
61	Lawari Tank	98.50	2.77 Cus.	670.00 „	390.00,,	390 „	42.878	2.44 Km.	--
62	Kaneri Tank	97.23	--	1,960.00	1,289.00 „	1,289 „	93.50	7.4 Km.	--

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Approximate year of Construction		Pre-plan or Plan
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Major/Medium or Minor	Starting	Completion
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
63	Ekodi Tank	Minor	1965	--	Plan
64	Lendezari Tank	Do.	1966	--	Do.
65	Bagheda	Medium	1967	--	Pre-plan
	Nagpur Irrigation Division, Nagpur
66	Sorna Tank	Medium	1965	--	Plan
67	Chandpur Tank Upper	Do.	--	1915	Pre-plan
	Lower	Do.	--	1915	Do.
68	Managad Tank	Do.	1964	--	Do.
69	Sangrampur Tank	Do.	1964	--	Do.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Location of Dam		Catchment area (in Sq. miles)	Calculated Maximum flood discharge (in Cusecs)	Details of Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Village	Tahsil	Catchment area (in Sq. miles)	Calculated Maximum flood discharge (in Cusecs)	Type	Height (in ft.)	Top level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)
63	Ekodi Tank	Ekodi	Gondia	1.70	3,141	Earthen	19.0	101.95 M
64	Lendezari Tank	Lendezari	Do.	0.95	1,839	Do.	5.45 M	102.45
65	Bagheda	Bagheda	Bhandara	9.64	15,750	Do.	44.32	999.59
	Nagpur Irrigation Division, Nagpur
66	SornaTank	Sorna	Bhandara	8.08	13,600	Do.	47	999.00'
67	Chandpur Tank Upper Lower	Chandpur --	Do. Do.	28.00 0.75	-- --	Do. Do.	62.3 25.8	258.00 210.00
68	Managad Tank	Managad	Gondia	4.43	17,800	Do.	52.4	1,107'
69	Sangrampur Tank	Nimgaon	Do.	5.7	12,500	Do.	46.5	1,021'

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Details of Reservoir			Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in m. cft.)	Details of Wasteweir or spill way
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	F. R. L.	Water spread area at F. R. L. (in Sq. miles)	M. W. L. (in ft.)	Water spread area at M. W. L. (in Sq. miles)	Live storage capacity at F. R. L. (in m. cft.)	Type	Length (in ft.)	Crest level (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)	(21)
63	Ekodi Tank	100.29 M	53.56 Acres	101.25	--	13.95	Over fall	33 M	100.29
64	Lendezari Tank	988.41	0.64	993.59	--	162.35	Flush bar	400.0	988.41
65	Bagheda	988.00	0.80	933.00	--	202.46	Clear over fall	350.0	988.00
	Nagpur Irrigation Division, Nagpur
66	Sorna Tank	248.00	3.5	252.00	--	1,151.38	Flush bar 2 Nos.	323.0	248.00
67	Chandpur Tank Upper Lower	203.00 --	-- --	200.00 --	-- --	71.10	Do. --	70.0 --	203.00
68	Managad Tank	1,098.00	0.42	1,102.00	--	198.72	Do	620.0	1,098.00
69	Sangrampur Tank	1,010.9	0.32	1,015.5	--	138.00	Flush bar	400.0	1,010.9'

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood discharging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Outlets in Dam
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Flood discharging capacity at M. W. L. (in cusecs)	Type	Location in Dam	Number	Size (in ft.)
(1)	(2)	(22)	(23)	(24)	(25)	(26)
63	Ekodi Tank	1,839.00	--	--	2 Nos.	--
64	Lendezari Tank	17,800.00	Rectangular	Ch.,2140 M.	1 No.	4' X 51 �'.
65	Bagheda	13,600.00	Rectangular gated	R. & B. C. 32'-0 L. B. C. 9.7.	2 Nos.	2' X 2'.
	Nagpur Irrigation Division, Nagpur
66	Sorna Tank	--	Do.	Upper	1 No.	--
67	Chandpur Tank Upper Lower	--	--	--	2 Nos.	--
68	Managad Tank	17,800.00	Rectangular gated	Ch. 17.05	1 No".	4' X 4'.
69	Sangrampur Tank	12,500.00	Do.	Ch. 6.5	One	3' X 2'.

TABLE No. 23—contd.

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Commanded area (in acres)					Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Canals completed
Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Sill level (in ft.)	Maximum discharging capacity (in Cusecs)	Gross	Culturable	Irrigable	Average annual run off (in m. cft.)	Main canal Miles /Feet	Branches Miles/ft.
(1)	(2)	(27)	(28)	(29)	(30)	(31)	(32)	(33)	(34)
63	Ekodi Tank	97.00	1.90 Cus. 3.65 „	290.00	265.00 Acr.	265	52.25	2.225	--
64	Lendezari Tank	977.10	61.00 „	6,660.00 Acr.	4,662.00	3,330	270.00 M. cft.	4 Miles	3.6 Miles.
65	Bagheda	961.00	RBC. 25 „ LBC. 41 „	4,203.00 „	3,837.00	3,040	273.00	10.16 „	C. 75 „
Nagpur Irrigation Division, Nagpur.
66	Sorna Tank	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
67	Chandpur Tank Upper Lower	--	Upper 200Cus. L.B.C. 41,,	Nil	28,676.00 Nil	Nil	1,314.00 101.00	--	71.6
68	Managad Tank	1,070.00	90.00 „	12,376.00	8,377.00	4,200	255.6	9.5 Miles	10.0 Miles.
69	Sangrampur Tank	988.00	51.00 „	7,361.00	4,928.00	2,400	175.00	4.75	6.00

Canals and Wells.—Besides tanks, canals and wells are the other sources of irrigation in the district.

Canals and wells irrigate 18.18 per cent and 1.98 per cent of the net area irrigated in the district, respectively. Other sources irrigate the remaining 1.68 per cent of the net irrigated area. The largest canal irrigation is in Gondia tahsil. It is extremely small in Sakoli tahsil. Well irrigation has increased from 4,681 acres in 1961-62 to 9,154 acres in 1965-66, on the other hand canal irrigation has declined from 55,913 acres in 1961-62 to 19,995 acres in 1965-66.

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