OTHER DEPARTMENTS

BUILDINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

Organisation.

THE BUILDINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT DEALS WITH (1) Roads and Buildings, (2) Irrigation, (3) Electricity, and (4) Public Health. All these branches are dealt with separately by district branches of departments.

(1) Roads and Buildings.—The Satara Division is a permanent Division, in charge of the Executive Engineer, Satara Division, under the Superintending Engineer, Central Circle. There are six Subdivisions under Satara Division which are as follows:—

Duties of Officers.

While each Circle is in charge of a Superintending Engineer, the divisions are in charge of Executive Engineers and the Sub-divisions in charge of Assistant Engineers or Deputy Engineers. The Assistant Engineers belong to the Maharashtra Service of Engineers (M. S. E.). Class I, and Deputy Engineers to M. S. E., Class II. These Officers are each in charge of a Sub-division and are, therefore, called Sub-divisional Officers. The Sub-divisions are divided further into sections each in charge of an overseer. There are about 20 overseers in each Division.

Superintending Engineer.

The Superintending Engineer is responsible for the administration and general control of Public Works in charge of Officers of the Department within the Circle. It is his duty to inspect the state of the various works within his circle and to satisfy himself that the system of management prevailing is efficient and economic. He is required to ascertain the efficiency of the subordinate Officer and petty establishments and to see and report whether the staff employed in each division is actually necessary or adequate for the management. He also examines the conditions of the surveying and mathematical. instruments at the headquarters of divisions. In the case of office and petty establishments borne on divisional scales, he sees that these scales are not exceeded without proper authority. The Superintending Engineers are empowered to transfer and post Deputy Engineers and Overseers within their Circles. 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 Superintending Engineer to recommend removals and transfer of Executive Engineers from their own Circles. The supervision and control of the assessment of revenue from irrigation works within his Circle rests with the Superintending Engineer. The Superintending Engineer is authorised to correspond direct with any of the local authorities, Civil or Military, within his Circle.

Executive Engineer.

The Executive Engineer is responsible to the Superintending Engineer of his Circle for the execution and management of all works within his division. He has to see that proper measures are taken to preserve all buildings and works in his division and to prevent encroachment on Government Lands in his charge. He is responsible to see that the surveying and mathematical instruments in his division are properly cared for and to report on their condition to the Superintending Engineer at the end of each working season. In addition to his duties, he is ex-officio professional adviser of all departments of the State within the limits of his charge.

The Sub-divisional Officers are responsible to the Executive Engineer in charge of the Divisions for the management and execution of works within their Sub-divisions.

The overseers are in charge of sections under the Sub-divisional Officers.

The total mileage as on 31st March 1961 as maintained in Satara division was 492.98 under the different categories of roads as detailed below:—

Out of the above total length of road, the type of the surface and their lengths are as under:—

4.00 miles is of cement-concrete surface. 

182.03 miles is of B. T. surface.

182.45 miles is of W. B. M. surface.

124.50 miles is of Murum surface.

(2) As regards New Building Construction the following buildings are completed:—

(i) Government Polytechnic at Karad.

(ii) Police lines at Vaduj.

(iii) Industrial Estate at Karad.

(iv) C. D. Building at Satara.

Buildings for police lines and Police Sub-Inspectors' Quarters are in progress at Karad, Dhebewadi, Satara, Umbraj and similarly major buildings, viz., (i) New Civil Hospital with its sub-structures and New Inspection Bungalow at Satara are also in progress.

(3) All irrigation works from this Division have been transferred to Nira Right Bank Canals Division, Phaltan, recently.

Electrical Circle.

For carrying out advisory, administrative and executive duties per- raining to the generation and use of electricity, there is the Electrical Circle under the Electrical Engineer to Government. The jurisdiction of this officer extends to the whole of the State. Under him are five Electrical Divisions, each in charge of an Executive Engineer. Out of these five Electrical Divisions, two Divisions have their Head-Quarters at Bombay, two at Poona and one at Nagpur. Satara District falls under the jurisdiction of the Poona Electrical Division, Poona.

In Satara District there are three Electric Supply Companies at Satara, Karad and Mahabaleshwar. The Maharashtra State Electricity Board is also supplying electricity to certain towns in the district.

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