Chapter IV FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF CORPORATION

The functions of the Corporation shall be as follows, namely :-

1. (a) to prepare, promote, execute, and finance the schemes 1[including the schemes upto 100 hectares of Zilla Parishad;] for water conservation, irrigation, soil conservation, watershed management, social forestry 2[works of saline and alkaline land and construction of flood protection walls] in conformity with the published policies of the State Government;
2. (b) to render all necessary services in regard to water conservation, irrigation, soil conservation, watershed management, social forestry and works of saline and alkaline land to the State Government, local bodies and on the request to provide services, on payment, to institutions or individuals also;
3. (c) to prepare draft State plans for water conservation, irrigation, soil conservation, watershed management, social forestry in conformity with the directions of the State Government;
4. (d) to review and advise on the taxes and fees, water rates etc., to be levied on the farmers benefited due to recharge of wells located in the watersheds which is developed under any watershed development scheme implemented in the areas of the Corporation and local bodies which have entered into agreement with the Corporation;
5. (e) to assess the requirement of materials, and arrange for their procurement and utilization;
6. (f) to assess the requirement of manpower and training in relation to water conservation and all other related activities in the State;
7. (g) to carry out applied research for efficient discharge of the duties and functions of the Corporation;
8. (h) to plan, investigate, design, construct and manage the water conservation projects in the watersheds;
   • (i) to enter in to contract in respect of the works in any other matters transferred to the Corporation along with assets and liabilities under this Act;
9. (j) to invite tenders, bids, offers and enter into contracts for the purposes of activities of the Corporation;
10. (k) to promote participation of any person or body or association of individuals, whether incorporated or not, in planning, investigation, designing, construction and management of watershed development projects;
11. (l) to undertake schemes or works, either jointly with other corporate bodies or institutions, with the Government or local bodies or on agency basis in furtherance of the purposes for which the Corporation is established and all matters connected therewith;
12. (m) to promote irrigation related activities such as fisheries, pisciculture, floriculture, horticulture, sericulture, etc.;
13. (n) to prepare annual plan and five-year working development plan;
14. (o) to prepare annual budget;
15. (p) to undertake any other activities including the works under Employment Guarantee Scheme entrusted by the State Government in furtherance of the objectives for which the Corporation is established.

1. (1) The Corporation shall have the powers to accord administrative approval, revise administrative approval, technical sanction, acceptance of all tenders, sanctioning the budget and making financial provisions, settling disputes arising out of contracts and any other thing which may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of carrying out its functions under this Act.
2. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, such powers shall include the power-
   • (a) to inspect and issue directions for implementation of measures, as may be, in respect of all work of water conservation, watershed management, social forestry, executed by the Corporation, including those works which are under the control of local bodies;
   • (b) to obtain periodic or specific information from any local body and operating agency as the Corporation may deem necessary;
   • (c) to provide training for its own personnel as well as employees of local bodies;
   • (d) to lay down the schedule of fees and other charges of all kinds of services rendered by the Corporation to the State Government, local bodies, institutions or individuals;
   • (e) to acquire, to hold property both movable and immovable as the Corporation may deem necessary for the performance of any of its functions, duties, activities and to lease, sell, exchange or otherwise transfer any property held by it on such conditions as may be deemed proper by the Corporation;
   • (f) to stock its reservoir or water courses with fish, to sell fish or fishing rights and prohibit taking out fish from the water under its control;
   • (g) to assist in the establishment of water users' association and other organizations formed under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (Mah. XXIV of 1961) for the better use of facilities made available by the Corporation;
   • (h) to engage suitable consultant or person having special knowledge or skill to assist the Corporation in the performance of its functions;
     • (i) to do all such other things and perform such acts as may be necessary for, or incidental or conducive to any matters which are necessary for the furtherance of the objectives for which Corporation has been established.