Keyword(s):
Area of Operation, Ayacut Road, Chak, Commanded Area, Distributary
System, Farmers, Field Channel, Field Drain, Irrigation System, Operational
Plan, Pani Panchayat, Warabandi, Water Allocation, Water User
AN ACT TO PRO’V113E FOR FARMERS’ PARTICIPATIGN 1N IHE MATc’AGEMEhTOF
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED ‘IHERE’CI’ITROH .
INCIDENTAL THERETO.
Whereas, i II theState of Orissa, which is rsscntially an agricultural,State depending on an efficient
and equitable supply and distribulion of water, which-isa National:Wealth. ensuring optimum utfIisation
of water by farmers for improvement of agricultural production is the utmost need;
And whereas, scientific and systemetic c’e~elohentand maintena-cce of irrigation infrast r uclure ‘ is
considered best possible .throughfarmers’ participation;
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And whereas, such FarmersyOrganisationshave to be given an effective role in the management
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i and maintenance of the irrigation systenl for equitable and 2e~er.dabIesup~lyard distribution of
India as follows :-
water;
And whereas, it isjnecessaryin the State of Orissa to enact a Jaw for fame~ participation fa the management of irrigatron systems by way of forming Pani Panchayats. Be it enacted by the LegisIature oithe State of 0rissa in the Fifty-third Year of 4h0 ~e~ubfic of CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY ,. , (2) It extends to the whoIc of the State of Orissa. .. Shaa title, 1. (1) This Act may’ be called tbe Orissa Pani ~anchayatAct, 2002. t*nt and’ Eommcu- cement (3)’Itshallcome into force’ on such: ‘ &ti ab . tte, .Govkrarient may by . *not~cation in the Oririssa Gazeffe appoint. and different’dates as may be appointed for different areas and for different-proviaiom. =tfidtiooa 2. (1) Inthis Act, unless the contextotherwise requires:- . (a) %rea of operation” in relationto Farmers’ Organisation means contiguous patch of Iand in the commanded area of an irrigation qstem as may be notified£or the purposes ofthis Act; (b) “ayacut road” mesns a road within the area of operatian of a- Farmers Organisation,fthe purpose of irrigation and agriculture-butdoes not
incIude a road vested iq a Garma Panchayat,. Panchayat Sarniti, Zilla ,
Parishad, Municipality, Municipal Corporation or Roads -and Buildings
Department of the Government; .
‘(c) “chak” means an area irrigated by one outlet;
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(d) “Chief EngineerIChief Engineer and Basin Manager” means the Chief
Engrneer under whosejurisdiction the irrigation system is situated and
includes any officer specially notified by the Government- to perform all
or any of the functions of lhe Cbief Engineer under this Act;
(e) “commanded area” means an area irrigabd or capable of being irrigated
eltber by gravitational flow or by lift irrigation or.by any.other method
from a source funded by Government or by Coqperative Society and –
includes every such area whether it is calIed ‘ayacut’ or by any other name
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under any law for tbe .time being io force.
For the Bill, see Orissa Gazette, ~xtraordinarydated the 26th March 2002
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“ Came into.force !v., e. ,f.the 15th November 2002, vide .department’ofwate~’
Resources NQ,40881-W,R., dated the 15th November, 2002,
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. ,(N0,456):(f) “compe:ent authority” means the authority appointed under section 21;
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(g) “distributary system” means and includes,-
(i) all main canals, branch canals, distributaries and minor cands
constructed forathesupply and distribution of water for irrigation;
(ii) all.works, structures and appkiancss connktcd with the distribution
of water for irrigation but does not include headworks; and ,
(iij) all fie~dchanncls and other related channels and structures under a
.- outlet or pipe outlet;
@) “Farmen’ Organisationm”means and includes,-.
(i) Pani ~an&a~al at-theprimary kvd consisting 01 a11 the water users,
as constituted witbin a specieed hydraulic boundary of a major,
medium, minor (flow and lift-both surface and grouud water) and
creak irrigation projects funded by Government as constituted under
section 3;
(ji) Distributary Comnittce at th~tsscoadary Icvcl, as constitut~dnnder
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section 5; and
(iii) Praj~iCDmirlczat rhe project level, as constituted under section 7;
(i) “fieId channel” includes a channel existing or to be con~lructedby the
Government or by the landholdms or by any agency to receive and
distribute water from a pipe outlet;
(j) “field drain” includes a channel excavated and maintained by the land-
halder or by any other agoncy. to discharge waste or surplus water from
the landholding under a pipe-outlet; and includes drains, escape channels
and other similar Works existing,or to be constructed.
(k) “financial year7′ means a year commencing from the 1st April of the
relevant pear tothe 31st March of the ensling year;
(l)’~inanciagAgency” means any organisation or bank in India which lends
money and includerr any commercial bank,or any Co-operative Soclety or
any other bank or organisation established or incorporated under any
law, for the time being in for* which !ends money or any External
Organisationsuch as European .Gommunlty, World Bank,Kreditanstalt
Fur Wiedefaufbau (aW), Germany, Department for Intornational
Development(~~~D), U.K., etc. for the de~eIopmentofthe arm of
operation ofthe FarmcrabOrganisation;
(m)”f3overnrn:nt” means the State C)owrnment of Orissa;
(0) “hydraulicbasis” means tho basis for identifying a viable irrigated area
served by one or more hydraulic structures such as headworks, distri-
butaries, minors,pipe outlets and the like;
(0) “irrigatton systemw means a system of irrigatioa for harnessing water by
Werent methods,havingseveralty as such as major, medium, mlnor and
creek irrigation sgskrn and other akd uses from Governmint or ea-
operative source and includes reservoirs, open head channels. diversion
systems,anicuts, lift-idgation schemea. tanks, web, and the like;
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