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OTHER DEPARTMENTS
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Organisation.— THE PUBLIC WORKS 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 will irrigate less than 200 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 in the State sector, such as judicial department, Police department, etc., are entrusted to the department in the State sector. Buildings required for research and agricultural college 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 Public Works and Housing 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 of Assistant Engineers or Deputy Engineers. The Sub-Divisions are further divided into sections each in charge of an overseer.
Superintending Engineer.— 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 of the department. 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 charges under their control. It is also the duty of the Superintending Engineer to
recommend removals or transfer's of Executive Engineers from his own circle.
Under Superintending Engineer, Nagpur Circle, are three Public Works divisions, viz., Nagpur divisions Nos.
I and II which comprise Nagpur and Bhandara districts and the Road Project Division having jurisdiction over four districts, viz.. Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur and Wardha.
The Road Project Sub-Division No. 1, Nagpur has jurisdiction over Nagpur and Bhandara districts. The jurisdiction of Buildings Project Sub-Division at Nagpur extends over the districts of Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur and Wardha.
In the district sector the Zilla Parishad has one Parishad Executive Engineer of the rank of the Executive Engineer with four or five Deputy Engineers under him.
During 1974-75, the total length of the roads in the district under different categories was 2886.28 km. Of these roads of the length of 2340.14 km were under the Zilla Parishad and the remaining under State sector. Out of the total length, the National Highways accounted for 97.37 km. State Highways 299.10 km; Major District Roads 449.31 km. Other District Roads 206.36 km and Village roads 1891.96 km. |
