{ "id": 14493, "slug": "andhra-pradesh-farmers-management-of-irrigation-systems-rules-1997", "title": "Andhra Pradesh Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Rules, 1997", "short_title": "Andhra Pradesh Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Rules, 1997", "act_number": "", "act_year": 1997, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Andhra Pradesh", "law_status": "unknown", "enactment_date": null, "description": "Andhra Pradesh Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Rules, 1997", "preamble": "", "section_label": "Section", "sections": [ { "number": "1", "title": "1. Short Title.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. Definition.", "chapter": null, "content": "(1) \"Act\" means the Andhra Pradesh Farmers' Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997.\n(2) \"Authorised Officer\" means an officer authorised by the District Collector not below the rank of a Deputy Tahsildar.\n(3) \"Form\" means a form appended to these rules.\n(4) \"Farmers Organisation\" means Water Users' Association at the primary level, Distributory Committee at the secondary level and Project Committee at the project level.\n(5) \"Notice\" means Notice appended to these rules.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 1 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. Delineation of Command Area of an Irrigation System.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) for each of the irrigation system he shall cause preparation of maps or sketches, indicating the distribution system like major, minors and outlets along with the related structures in the command area. In the map or sketch the village boundaries, the drains, ayacut roads and all structures shall be marked.\n(ii) the areas irrigated or planned to be irrigated under each of the distributory, minor, survey number wise shall be prepared.\n(iii) the command area for each water user area shall be delineated on hydraulic basis, each to be served by a distinct segment of the irrigation system and with a control structure or a mechanism at its head for supply of allocated or designated quantity of water for that command area.\n(iv) such delineated area may have one or more distributories or minors or sub-minors or direct pipes or outlets or a combination of two or more thereof, serving its command. It shall also have a distinctly demarcated boundary which could be a drain, or a bund or an uncommandable land.\n(v) in case of minor irrigation system, including tanks, diversion channels, lift irrigation schemes, wells, and such other smaller irrigation systems each shall form into one water user area.\n(vi) in case of major and medium irrigation system such delineated water user areas shall be more than one.\n(vii) to ensure administrative viability, the area of operation of each of the Water Users' area shall be within the limits of a village or contiguous villages situated within a Mandal, as far as possible.\nupto 1000 hectares -- 4 territorial constituencies\nfrom 1001 to 1500 ha. -- 6 territorial constituencies\nfrom 1501 to 2000 ha. -- 8 territorial constituencies\nmore than 2000 ha. -- 10 territorial constituencies\nupto 200 ha. (500 Ac.) -- 4 constituencies\nfrom 201 ha. to 400 ha. (1000 Ac.) -- 6 constituencies\nfrom 401 ha. to 600 ha. (1500 Ac.) -- 8 constituencies\nfrom 601 ha. to 2000 ha. (5000 Ac.) -- 10 constituencies", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 2 }, { "number": "3A", "title": "3A. Appeal from the order of the Collector.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 3 }, { "number": "3B", "title": "3B. Power of revision and review by the Government.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 4 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. Preparation of Landholders list, Voters list and other Water Users' list.", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) In case no such option is exercised by the land holder the Authorised Officer shall allot his vote to the constituency in which the land holder holds the maximum extent of land; where such land held is the same in two constituencies any of the constituency may be allotted.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 5 }, { "number": "4A", "title": "4A. Appeal for correction of voter lists.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 6 }, { "number": "4B", "title": "4B. Power of revision and review by the Commissioner.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 7 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. Delineation of distributory areas.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 8 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Delineation of project areas.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 9 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. Procedure for conducting elections.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. Recall.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 11 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. Casual Vacancies.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) (i) If a vacancy in the office of the President of the Water Users' Association arises the President of the Distributory Committee in which the Water Users' Association is situate, shall nominate one of the existing Managing Committee Members of the Distributory Committee as President of the Water Users' Association.\n(ii) If a vacancy of a member of Managing Committee of Water Users' Association arises, the President of the Distributory Committee shall nominate, any one of the landholders from that particular constituency in such vacancy has arisen, as a member of the Managing Committee.\n(b) (i) If a vacancy in the office of a President of a Distributory Committee arises, the Chairman of the Project Committee in which the Distributory area is situate, shall nominate one of the members of the Managing Committee of the Project Committee as the President of the Distributory Committee.\n(ii) If a vacancy of a member of Managing Committee of a Distributory Committee arises the Chairman of the Project Committee shall nominate one of the members of general body of the Distributory Committee as a member.\n(c) (i) If a vacancy in the office of the Chairman, of the Project Committee arises, the Apex Committee or the Government shall nominate one of the general body members of the Project Committee as a member :\n[(d) (i) If any vacancy in the office of the President of the Water Users' Association of Minor Irrigation arises, the members of the Managing Committee shall choose one of the Managing Committee members to officiate as President during the absence of the elected President.\n(ii) If a vacancy in the office of a President of Water Users' Association of Major Irrigation arises, the President of the Distributory Committee may nominate one of the existing Managing Committee members of the Water Users' Association to officiate as the President during the absence of the elected President.\n(iii) If a vacancy in the office of a President of Water Users' Association of Medium Irrigation arises, the Chairman of Project Committee shall nominate one of the existing Managing Committee members of the Water Users' Association to officiate as President.]", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 12 } ], "metadata": { "Act ID": "Last Updated 21st October, 2019 [ap116]", "Act Number": "", "Enactment Date": "", "Act Year": "1997", "Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Rules, 1997", "Type": "STATE", "Location": "Andhra Pradesh" }, "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18" }