{
    "act_title": "Chhattisgarh Sinchai Prabandhan Me Krishkon Ki Bhagidari Niyam, 2006",
    "act_slug": "chhattisgarh-sinchai-prabandhan-me-krishkon-ki-bhagidari-niyam-2006",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "section": {
        "number": "12",
        "title": "12. Responsibility of Individual water users.",
        "chapter": null,
        "content": "(i) to maintain the micro-level irrigation system particularly the turn outs, field channels, structures, and field drains;\n(ii) to he aware of the rules of operation of water supply framed by the farmers' organization for each season;\n(iii) to adhere to the water delivery schedules;\n(iv) to not to interfere/tamper with the system by breaching, cross bunding, damaging the structure in the minor, sub-minor or field distribution system;\n(v) to close the turnout fully after the allotted turn or time is over;\n(vi) to conserve water and make judicious use of the irrigation supply;\n(vii) to divert water if not required, during the turn or time allotted, so as not to damage other member farmers;\n(viii) to get the lands levelled/shaped for efficient utilization of land and water and to prevent deep percolations leading to water logging and salinity in the downstream area;\n(ix) to pay the water charges fees and other charges regularly and in time;\n(x) to avoid misuse/wastage of water, taking water out of turn, taking more lime than allotted;\n(xi) to maintain Field Channels/Field Drains in the reaches specified by the Water Users' Association, or contribute to labour/cost for maintenance, whenever required;\n(xii) to permit inspection by the Competent Authority or the Farmers' Organization of-\n(a) irrigated area;\n(b) measurement of irrigated area;\n(c) observation of water levels in dug wells/bores/tubewells;\n(d) crop-cutting experiments of assessing productivity/production; and\n(xiii) to respect eascmenlary rights and other customary practices in vogue in the system.",
        "footnote": "",
        "is_definition": false,
        "sort_order": 11
    },
    "prev_section": "11",
    "next_section": "13"
}