OTHER DEPARTMENTS

IRRIGATION AND POWER DEPARTMENT

Organisation.

The Superintending Engineer is responsible to the Chief Engineer for the administration and general professional control of public works in charge of the department in his Circle. He inspects the state 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 the irrigation works in Sangli district are administered by the Executive Engineer. Kolhapur Irrigation Division, Kolhapur. All the minor irrigation schemes that irrigate up to 101.17 hectares (250 acres) are the responsibility of the Zilla Parishad. The various activities pertaining to irrigation consist of management of the existing irrigation works, construction of medium and minor irrigation works and investigation of various minor irrigation works. There are three Sub-Divisions which look after the works in Sangli district. The Minor Irrigation Project Sub-Division, Miraj, looks after the investigation, construction and maintenance of minor irrigation works in the district. The Irrigation Sub-Division, Tasgaon, looks after construction of minor and medium works in the district. The Krishna Canal Sub-Division, Karad, looks after a part of remodelling and extension of Krishna Canal and Chikhali Canal in Sangli district.

Irrigation works in Sangli district nearing completion.

The Krishna Irrigation Project that will provide irrigation facilities to the district of Satara and Sangli envisages storages on the Venna river at Kanher and on the Krishna at Dhom and Borkhel in Wai and Satara talukas all in Satara district. It will have a left bank canal, 111.045 km. (69 miles) in length from Dhom, irrigating 23067.102 hectares (57,000 acres), a feeder canal from Kanher to Borkhel of 14.484 meters (9 miles) in length, irrigating 809.372 hectares (2,000 acres) and a left bank canal of 212.433 km. (132 miles) from Borkhel storage irrigating 46538.890 hectares (115,000 acres).

Storage near Kanher on Venna is mainly meant as a feeder to Borkhel system. The project is estimated to cost about Rs. 28 crores.

Warna River Project will benefit Sangli and Kolhapur districts. The project provides for a large storage reservoir across the Warna at Khujgaon and canals on both the banks. The Canals are expected to irrigate about 48764.663 hectares (1,20,500 acres) in the Sangli district. The Kolhapur district will also be benefited. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 30 crores.

Public Health.

The work of preparing plans and estimates for major Public Health Schemes in the Poona Public Health Circle is entrusted to the Public Health Project Division, Poona.

The Public Health Works Division located at Kolhapur under the supervision of the Superintending Engineer, Poona Public Health Circle, Poona, is entrusted with Public Health Schemes in Sangli district excepting those schemes undertaken by the village panchayats and which will cost less than Rs. 5,00,000. The Public Health Works Division, Kolhapur, is divided into five subdivisions viz., the Ratnagiri Sanitary Sub-Division, Ratnagiri; the Kolhapur Water-Supply Sub-Division, Kolhapur; the Sangli Sanitary Sub-Division, Sangli; the Miraj Sanitary Sub-Division, Miraj and the Mahabaleshwar Water-Supply Construction Sub-Division, Satara.

The Public Health Works in Sangli district are looked after by the Sub-Divisional Officers, Sangli Sanitary Sub-Division, Sangli and Miraj Sanitary Sub-Division, Miraj.

Walva and Shirala talukas of Sangli district and Sangli town proper, come under the jurisdiction of the Sub-Divisional Officer, "Sangli Sanitary Sub-Division, Sangli. Remaining talukas of the district come within the jurisdiction of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Miraj Sanitary Sub-Division, Miraj.

The Major Public Health Schemes in the district are prepared by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Public Health Projects Sub-Division with headquarters at Kolhapur and under the control of the Executive Engineer, Public Health Project Division, Poona.

Sangli, Miraj, Vita, Islampur, Budhgaon, Kakadwadi, Kavla-pur and Madhavnagar in the district are provided with protected piped water-supply. Improvements to Sangli water-supply, water-supply to Market Yard at Sangli, improvement to Miraj water-supply and underground drainage scheme at Miraj are in progress in the district. It is proposed to undertake Tasgaon water-supply scheme, Sangli drainage scheme, Islampur drainage scheme and scheme for water-supply to Industrial Estate at Sangli in the fourth five year plan. Water-supply schemes for Kameri, Bahe and Mhaisal estimated to cost Rs. 1,10,381, Rs. 1,06,035 and Rs. 1,18,200, respectively, have been entrusted to the Sangli Zilla Parishad.

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