Chapter IV MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND USE OF WORKS CARRIED OUT

(1) The Soil Conservation Officer shall, on completion of the works under a scheme, prepare a statement in the prescribed form giving the following particulars, namely:- i. name of the landowners, including the Government, and khasra numbers of the land included in the scheme; ii. the works carried out under the scheme together with a map thereof; iii. the total cost of such works; iv. the rate of recovery of cost per acre; v. the amount to be recovered from the land-owners, the period within which such amount is recoverable and the number of instalments of recovery; vi. the works which, in the opinion of the Soil Conservation Officer, should be maintained and repaired by landowners individually or jointly and the name of such landowners; and vii. such other matters as may be prescribed. (2) A copy of the statement shall be sent to the Revenue Department for recovery in the manner prescribed. (3) When a statement is prepared under this section, any rights and liabilities shown therein shall be entered in the record of rights or where there is no record of rights in such village record and in such manner as may be prescribed and shall thereupon form part of such record of right or such village record.

Any dispute as to the execution of works under a scheme or the expenses incurred on the works. or their maintenance and repair as referred to in section 16 or section 17 shall be decided by the Director whose decision shall be final.

All amounts payable to, or recoverable by the State Government or the Soil Conservation Officer under this Act may be recovered as if they were arrears of land revenue.