Protection of Irrigation in irrigable areas.

1. (1) It shall be the duty of the State

Government to protect, preserve and maintain irrigation from the waters of the Cauvery river and its tributaries in the irrigable areas under the various projects specified in the

Schedule.

1. (2) For the purpose of giving effect to sub-section (1) the State Government may abstract or cause to be abstracted, during every water year, such quantity of water as it may deem requisite, from the flows of the Cauvery river and its tributaries, in such manner and during such intervals as the State Government or any officer, not below the rank of an Engineer-in-Chief designated by it, may deem fit and proper.