Financial Powers

(1) The Water Users Association shall have a fund which shall consist of: (a) Grants received from the Government; (b) Contributions from the members; (c) Fines collected; (d) Any other income generated by the association. (2) The funds shall be utilized for the maintenance, repair and management of the irrigation system and for any other purposes as may be prescribed. The Project Committee shall perform the following functions, namely: - (a) to prepare an operational plan based on its entitlement area, soil, cropping pattern, within the project area at the beginning of each irrigation system; (b) to approve a plan for the extension, improvements, renovation, modernization and annual maintenance of irrigation system including the major drains within area of its operation at the end of each crop season and execute the maintenance works with the fund of the committee from time to time and to provide funds for the maintenance of staff including such persons who are placed by the State Government with the Distributory Committee for the purpose of regulation and maintenance of irrigation system; (c) to maintain a list of Distributory Committees and Water User Associations in its area of operation; (d) to maintain an inventory of the distributory and drainage systems in it area of operations; (e) to resolve disputes, if any, among the Distributory Committees; (f) to promote economy in the use of water; (g) to maintain accounts; (h) to cause annual audit of its accounts; (i) to maintain other records in such manner as may be prescribed; (j) to conduct General Body meetings in such manner as may be prescribed; (k) to cause regular water budgeting and also the periodical social audit in such manner as may be prescribed; (l) to work with the Canal Officer duly empowered by the competent authority to estimate the water availability before each season in the entire project area of each irrigation system; (m) to allocate water shares to each Distributory Committee and Water User Association. (b) to approve a plan for the extension, improvements, renovation, modernization and annual maintenance of irrigation system including the major drains within area of its operation at the end of each crop season and execute the maintenance works with the fund of the committee from time to time and to provide funds for the maintenance of staff including such persons who are placed by the State Government with the Distributory Committee for the purpose of regulation and maintenance of irrigation system. (c) to maintain a list of Distributory Committees and Water User Associations in its area of operation; (d) to maintain an inventory of the distributory and drainage systems in it area of operations; (e) to resolve disputes, if any, among the Distributory Committees; (f) to promote economy in the use of water; (g) to maintain accounts; (h) to cause annual audit of its accounts; (i) to maintain other records in such manner as may be prescribed; (j) to conduct General Body meetings in such manner as may be prescribed; (k) to cause regular water budgeting and also the periodical social audit in such manner as may be prescribed; (l) to work with the Canal Officer duly empowered by the competent authority to estimate the water availability before each season in the entire project area of each irrigation system; (m) to allocate water shares to each Distributory Committee and Water User Association; (n) to establish bye-laws establishing rules and sanctions of the organisation for implementing the above functions.