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Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 705 – Irrigation Act and Rules

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 705 – Irrigation Act and Rules

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The Goa, Daman and Diu Irrigation Act, 1973, along with its executive rules, regulates the construction, control, maintenance, and usage of canals and public water bodies in the region. It applies to landowners, tenant cultivators, and non-agricultural water users seeking access to public irrigation infrastructure across Goa, Daman, and Diu. The legislation sets out clear procedures for applying for water supply, paying prescribed water rates, constructing field channels, and managing seasonal crop irrigation. It also outlines emergency repair responsibilities and penalties for water wastage or unauthorized access. This framework ensures equitable, organized water distribution and protects vital agricultural water resources.

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Part II Part II

  1. 3Notice to occupier of building, etc.
  2. 4Passing of persons, animals or vehicles in or across canals.

Part III Part III

  1. 5Notification under section 15.
  2. 6Fixation of boundary marks of lands acquired for field Channels.
  3. 7Maintenance of boundary marks.
  4. 8Notice under section 19.

Part IV Part IV

  1. 9Application for permission to use water from canal.
  2. 10Dates for applications.
  3. 11Acknowledgement of application.
  4. 12Application by whom to be made and conditions for sanctions.
  5. 13Applications may be rejected or granted wholly or in part—Manner of sanction and approval
  6. 14Allotment of available supply.
  7. 15Regulation of cultivation.
  8. 16Cultivation and use of water.
  9. 17Construction and maintenance of bunds and demarcation and preparation of land

Part V Part V

  1. 18Water-rates how to be fixed.
  2. 19Areas on which water-rates are leviable.
  3. 20Water-rate leviable when mixed crops are grown.
  4. 21Water rate leviable when crop sanctioned is not planted or fails and another crop is grown
  5. 22If no such notice is given, the irrigation of the second crop shall be treated as unauthorised.
  6. 23Water-rate leviable when well water and canal water are conveyed in the same channel
  7. 24Irrigation from escape channels.
  8. 25Water rate leviable for supply of water for forming thrashing floors.- The
  9. 26Water-rates for non-irrigational purposes.
  10. 27Water rate leviable for supply of water obtained without permission or misused
  11. 28Charges to be imposed when water supplied through a water-course is suffered to run to waste

Part VI Part VI

  1. 29Preparation of list of labourers under section 55.
  2. 30Classes of persons to be included in or exempted from list of labourers.
  3. 31Hearing of objections.

Part VII Part VII

  1. 32Inquiry under section 58.

Part VIII Part VIII

  1. 33Appeals.
  2. 34Manner of preferring appeals.

Part IX Part IX

  1. 35Drawing of water from canal on which no expenditure is made by
  2. 36Application for water.
  3. 37Sanction for the use of water for food and fodder crops.
  4. 38Making channels for taking water.
  5. 39Separation of crops irrigation by water supplied under this Part.
  6. 40Non-interference with the natural drainage or artificial channels.
  7. 41Marking of the area for which water has been sanctioned on a plan
  8. 42Compensation for failure or deficiency of water
  9. 43Penalty for using water after the expiry of the period of the pass.
  10. 44Granting of different canal water for the area sanctioned under this Part.
  11. 45Water-rates for crops grown in excess of the sanctioned area.
  12. 46Prohibition of taking water before sanctioning

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