Definitions

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:-(a) Act means the Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Act, 1931 (3 of 1931); (b) Adsali sugar cane means that variety of sugar cane, which is ordinarily sown during the period from 1st September to 30th November and becomes ready for harvesting after not less than 14 months of its sowing and needs first watering before 15th January following the year of sowing; (c) Abi rate means the amount of canal revenue payable for the use of dampness and accumulated silt in the tank bed by the cultivator for a single crop on one acre of land; (d) Block means whole area of certain specified land to which the block system is applied; (e) Banihar means any person. Appointed by the Sub- Divisional Officer or Canal Deputy Collector to Super wise and control the field to field and day today distribution of water beyond the outlet in the field; (f) Canal Deputy Collector means a Canal Deputy Collector in charge of Irrigation Division in any area; (g) Executive Engineer means Executive Engineer, In charge of Irrigation Division In any area; (h) Fruit block means a block In which the Irrigation of long term fruit trees is permitted; (I) Form means a form appended to these rules; (j) Garden Block means a block In which the Irrigation of crops other than sugarcane, pllm or long term fruit trees Is permitted throughout the year; (k) Kharif Crop means a crop grown within the period from the break of the monsoon season to the beginning of the cold weather season. It generally includes the following: Rice, Rajika, Senji, Opium Ganja, Tobacco, Cotton, Jawar, Bajra, Charu, Kodon, Sowan, Moth, Moong, Urad, Groundnuts, Makka, san and Tilli, Singhara etc., (l) Perennial Crop means a crop which Is Irrigated continuously for a period of more than 8 months; (m) Plot. means one of the two or more portions Into which a piece of land Is divided for the purpose of irrigation; '. (n) Rabi Crop means a crop grown within the period between- 18th September and the end of February next following. It includes the following: Wheat, Tilhan, (Excluding Tilli) Arhar, Gram, Peas, Masur, Chori, Potatoes and Batra etc. (o) Section means a section of the Act: (p) Section subordinate means a person In charge of a section of Irrigation department: (q) Sub-Divisional Officer means the sub-divisional officer In charge of irrigation in any area subordinate to the Executive Engineer; (r) Submerging tank means, any tank constructed, maintained and controlled by the State Government for the purpose of storing water to moisten the land in tank bed for Rabi cultivation and emptied by the end of October every year; (s) Sugarcane block means a block In which the Irrigation- of sugarcane is permitted; (t) Superintending Engineer means the Superintending Engineer In charge of the Irrigation Circle In any area; (u) Thok means a group of adjoining fields, with in the command of a particular chak to be determined by the beneficaries themselves; (v) Thokder means any respectable person, selected by the permanent holders of thok, from amongst themselves, for the management of day to day distribution of water within the thok, to which he is selected: (w)*Year means a year commencing from 1st of July in the calender year and ending on the 30th of June in the next calender year. 1[(X) Osrabandi - means a programme of rel88seof water In different distributaries and minors of canal system showing the discharge, duration of supply and area to be irrigated. 2[(y) Warabandi means a programme of distribution of water to each holding of a chak, from an outlet, fixing the time and date/day for irrigation. 1,2. Inserted vide Irrigation. Deptt. Notification No. F-27-8-8I - MM – 39 dated 6.I1.82. * It is also known as Irrigation Year.