Chapter I PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Godawari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation Act, 1998.
2. (2) It shall extend to the main stream of Godawari River in the Districts of the State of Maharashtra as specified in the Schedule to this Act and such other area or areas, as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (a) "area of operation of the Corporation" means the area of the main stream of Godawari River and any other area or areas to which the provisions of this Act are extended by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette, under sub-section (2) of section 1;
2. (b) "Corporation" means the Godawari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation established under section 3;
3. (c) "Hydro-Electric Power Project" means and includes the planning, construction, maintenance and management of Hydro-Electric Power Projects (excluding Bhandardara (Phase I and II) and Ghatgar Hydro-Electric Power Projects) within the area of operation of the Corporation and shall also include such Hydro-Electric Power Projects as are assigned, handed over or transferred to the Corporation by the State Government;
4. (d) "Irrigation Department" means the Irrigation Department of Government;
5. (e) "Irrigation Project" means the planning, construction, maintenance and management of-
   • (i) Major Irrigation Project having irrigable command area of more than 10,000 hectares,
   • (ii) Medium Irrigation Project having irrigable command area of more than 2,000 hectares and upto 10,000 hectares,
   • (iii) Minor Irrigation Project having irrigable command area of more than 250 hectares and upto 2,000 hectares, and shall include command area development, flood control and other allied activities;
6. (f) "main stream of Godawari River" means the geographical area of Godawari River and all its tributaries within the Districts of Nashik and Ahmednagar and in the Marathwada region of the State of Maharashtra;
7. (g) "Member" means a member of the Corporation designated as Director;
8. (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
   • (i) "regulations" means the regulations made under this Act;
9. (j) "State Government" or "Government" means the Government of Maharashtra.