The Gazetteers Department

"The oldest of Government irrigation works in the Deccan are the Panjhra River Works in Khandesh. They date from 1851-52 and were constructed at the cost of about five lakh rupees for the irrigation of about 13,000.acres." Dhulia district thus has irrigation works over a century old but still in use.

Organisation.

At the State level, the overall administrative control of major, medium and minor irrigation works is distributed in a functional manner between four Chief Engineers.

Subject to adjustment, most of the major projects are executed by the Superintending Engineer, Deccan Irrigation Construction Circle (I), Nasik, while most of the medium and minor projects including Irrigation management is attended to by the Superintending Engineer, Deccan Irrigation Circle (North). In Dhulia district, the Superintending Engineer, Deccan Irrigation Construction Circle (I) is in charge of the Girna Canal System Project while Superintending Engineer, Deccan Irrigation Circle (North) attends to upper Panjhra and Karwand Projects.

The actual execution of irrigation work is carried out by the Executive Engineers, All the major and medium irrigation works in the district are administered by the Executive Engineer, Karwand-Malangaon Project Division. This Division with its headquarters at Dhulia has four Sub-Divisions at Shirpur and one Sub-Division at Sakri. Minor irrigation works in the district are supervised by the Executive Engineer, Khandesh Irrigation Division, Dhulia. Two of the three Sub-Divisions under the control of the Khandesh Irrigation Division, look after the works in the Dhulia district while the remaining Sub-Division is in-charge of the works in Jalgaon district.

Superintending Engineer.

The Superintending Engineer is responsible for the administration and general financial and technical control of the works in the charge of officers of the department in the Circle. It is his duty to inspect various works within his circle and to ensure that the system of management and working prevailing in his circle is efficient and economical.

The Executive Engineer is responsible to the Superintending Engineer of his circle for execution and management of all works within his division. The Sub-Divisional Officers are responsible to the Executive Engineer in-charge of the Division for management and execution of works within jurisdiction of their sub-divisions. The overseers are in charge of the sections working under Sub-Divisional Officers.

Activities.

Major and medium irrigation works in progress

Serial No.	Name of the work	Location	Estimated Cost (Rs.)	Irrigation Potential on Completion (in acres)
1	Karwand Project	Shirpur Taluka	12,732,000	11,200
2	Malangaoo Project	Sakri Taluka	6,175,000	6.670

The following eight minor irrigation projects are in progress in the district:-

Serial No.	Name of the Work	Location	Estimated Cost (Rs.)	Irrigation Potential on Completion (in acres)
1	Tank at Jampha	Sindkheda Taluka.	1,195,000	718
2	Tank at Kulthe	Dhulia Taluka	748,000	1,050
3	Remodelling Shanimadal tank including Asarabari nalla in the existing tank at Talwade.	Nandurbar Taluka	80,000	76 acres in addition to existing irrigation on Talwade tank.
4	Drainage scheme near Shahada town.	Shahada Taluka	271,000	634
5	Construction of bandhara and canal at Walkheda.	Sindkheda Taluka	328,000	1,900.
6	Extensiona and improvement to Bandhara and Canal at Dhanrat.	Nawapur Taluka	159,000	450.
7	Construction of tank at Chawadi	Sakri Taluka	1, 058,000	1,287.
8	Percolation tank at Laling	Dhulia Taluka	1 25,000	Percolation tank hence no Irrigation potential.

The Superintending Engineer, Bombay Public Health Circle is in charge of the public health organisation in the district so far as this department is concerned. Its main functions are:

(i) preparation and execution of Government and municipal water supply and drainage schemes and also individual rural water supply schemes costing more than Rs. 500,000 net; and

(ii) supervision of water supply and drainage schemes executed by local bodies through their own agencies.

The work of execution and supervision of water supply and drainage schemes in the district is looked after by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Public Health Works Sub-Division, Dhulia, who is responsible to the Executive Engineer, Public Health Works Division, Nasik. The major public health schemes are prepared by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Public Health Project Sub-Division, Nasik, under the control of the Executive Engineer, Public Health Project Division, Nasik.

Dhulia, Nandurbar, Songhir, Dighave and Ambapur in the district are provided with protected piped water supply. Improvements to Nandurbar water supply, Dhulia water supply scheme, stage III Distribution system, Dondaicha-Varwada water supply scheme, Shahada and Shirpur water supply schemes are in progress. Plans and estimates are under preparation for Dhulia underground drainage scheme and Shahada drainage scheme.

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