Andhra Pradesh Irrigation (Construction and Maintenance of Water Courses) Act, 1965

Q: What does Section 2 of Andhra Pradesh Irrigation (Construction and Maintenance of Water Courses) Act, 1965 say?

(a) "ayacut" in relation to an irrigation work means all the lands which are entitled to irrigation under that irrigation work; (b) "ayacutdar" means owner of land in an ayacut; (c) "construction" includes extension, improvement or alteration of water course; (d) "Government" means the State Government; (e) "Irrigation Officer" means any officer of the Revenue Department or the Public Works Department not below the rank of a Revenue Divisional Officer or an Executive Engineer, empowered or autho

Q: What does Section 4 of Andhra Pradesh Irrigation (Construction and Maintenance of Water Courses) Act, 1965 say?

(a) every owner who wishes to receive supply of water to his land through the water course or to make use of the water course for drainage purposes to make an application in that behalf to the Irrigation Officer within thirty days of publication of notice: (b) Every person likely to be affected by the construction of the water course or interested in the land on which it is proposed to construct the water course to submit his petition to the Irrigation Officer stating his objections to the propo

Q: What does Section 5 of Andhra Pradesh Irrigation (Construction and Maintenance of Water Courses) Act, 1965 say?

(i) the district, taluk, village and the survey number and description of the land on which the water course is proposed to be constructed; (ii) the approximate area of such land: (iii) where the plan of the land is made, the place where such plan may be inspected.

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            "content": "(i) any proceeding started or action taken by or on behalf of the Government under the provisions of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 as modified by the Nagarjunasagar Project (Acquisition of Land) Act, 1956 before the commencement of the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation (Construction and Maintenance of Water Courses) Amendment Act, 1966, for the acquisition of land needed for the construction of any water course under the Nagarjunasagar Project shall be deemed to be proceeding started or action taken in pursuance of the aforesaid sub section (1) of Section 6;\n(ii) the Revenue Divisional Officer may, after the commencement of the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation (Construction and Maintenance of Water Courses) Amendment Act, 1966, acquire any land needed for the construction of any water course under the Nagarjunasagar Project under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 as modified by the Nagarjunasagar Project (Acquisition of Land) Act, 1956 and any proceeding started or action taken in respect thereof shall be deemed to be proceeding started or action taken in pursuance of the aforesaid sub section (1) of Section 6.",
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Andhra Pradesh Irrigation (Construction and Maintenance of Water Courses) Act, 1965

Sections

1. Short title, extent and Commencement.

2. Definitions.

3. Obligation of ayacutdars to construct water courses.

4. Power of Irrigation officer to construct water course suo motu or on application.

5. Enquiry into objections and publication.

6. Acquisition of land.

6A. Acquisition of land with the consent of the beneficiaries.

7. The cost of construction of water course.

8. Construction of water course.

9. Recovery of the cost of construction of water course when it is carried out by the Irrigation Officer.

10. Discontinuance from the construction of water course.

11. Obligation of owners of lands which receive or discharge water through water course.

12. Right to enforce the obligation under Section 11.

13. Protection of action taken under the Act.

14. Act to override other laws, contracts, etc.

15. Power to make rules.

16. Repeal.