Sno Title Description means a person who is interested in the land which is

1 Bharai 23 Shareholder irrigated or likely to be irrigated by a canal and also includes a

2 Canal person who is interested in a field drain.
 "Canal Officer" means an officer appointed under this Act Vessel. - "Vessel" includes boats, rafts, timber and other floating
29 Vessel
to exercise control or jurisdiction over a canal or any part bodies;
thereof; 30 Warabandi
 "Superintending canal officer" means an officer exercising "Watercourse" means any channel which is supplied with
general control over a canal or portion of a canal; water from a canal, but which is not maintained at the cost of the
31 Water Course
 "divisional canal officer" means an officer exercising State Government, and all subsidiary works belonging to any such
3 Canal Officer channel;
control over a Division of canal;
 "Sub-divisional canal officer" means an officer exercising 32 Water rate
control over a sub-division of a canal;
 "Deputy Collector" means an officer appointed as such by
the State Government who assists the Divisional Canal
Officer in revenue matters arising in a Division of a Canal.
should be sufficient to deliver the irrigation water to planned
4 Capacity Statement command area (Irrigation potential) and designed cropping Question 2 Describe the procedure to be followed when application is made to the Divisional Canal Officer for :-
pattern of project in expected rotation period i. e. fortnightly.
5 Chakbandi i) Transfer of areas from one outlet to another. What is the importance of preparing comparative command statement in such cases?
"Collector" means the head revenue officer of a district, and
6 Collector includes a Deputy Commissioner or other officer appointed under
this Canal Act to exercise all or any of the powers of a Collector;
"Commissioner" means a Commissioner of a Division,
7 Commissioner and includes any officer appointed under this Canal Act to exercise
all or any of the powers of a Commissioner;
means that portion of the culturable irrigated area which is
Culturable Command
8 commanded by flow or lift irrigation from an irrigation channel,
Area
outlet or State tube-well

9 Drainage works

10 Fard darkhwast kharaba

22 Sartal
 iv)

ii) Shifting of the site of an outlet

Question 3
a) What is Warabandi?
 Warabandi system is a rotational water allocation system which can fulfill the requirement of equality.
 Warabandi system got two primary purposes, high efficiency on water supply and equity on water usage.
 Urdu word “wahr” + “bandi”, wahr means “turn” and “bandi” means “fixation”
 “Warabandi” is “rotation of water supply according to a fixed schedule

Describe brief procedure for framing Warabandi

Official warabandi should be framed in accordance with the following procedure and is covered U/S 68
of the Cnal Act:-
iii) Shifting of alignment of water course (A) Period of rotation
1 Integral days e.g. 7 day or 10 day urn e.g 7 days advantage turn at every
same weekday
2 An Odd No.of ½ days
3 From the size of chak – fixed time Allowance per unit area
(B) Operation
 Continuous – either water running or not , turn will continue the final authority to hear appeal Superintending Canal Officer
Non-Continuous – use full where peoples are united
(C) Order of turn e) Describe procedure when an application is made to the DCO for interruption caused by other shareholder in getting water as per sanctioned
Down the water course accordance to distance of the off-take from the warabandi?
outlet 1. Application received by DCO and sent to Deputy collector
Round the water course 2. DC make an enquiry as section 68 gives power to hear dispute
(D) Length of turn According to proportion of land and not basis of type of soil 3. Give notice to respected persons and here on order of enquiry
(E) Plan of chak Senctioned warabandi should be accompanied by shazra . 4. Warabandi is prepared if need and order is done
(F) Form of warabandi Warabandi should be arrange in tabular form showing items as below 5. Appeal lies for 30 days to DCO after the order date
1 Order of tun 6. After that Superintending Canal officer may suo-Motuor on an application made in this behalp may revise the order
2 Field no. comprised in unit
3 Name of share holder Q4
4 Area of Unit
a) What is watercess ? State the procedure to prepare the bills of water cess ?
5 Length of turn in strict proportion to area
b)
6 Any addition or subtraction
c) Can water from canal be supplied for purpose other than irrigation? If yes list the purposes.
7 Length of turn allotted
8 Remarks
a) What is difference between chakbandi and warabandi. State Section of the Canal Act under which such cases are dealt with?
Chakbandi Warabandi
Definition The mapping out of area irrigated by It is the scheme or lot of rotation al turns
the outlets of a disty and preparation or times at which each shareholder is a
of list of shareholders thereon is water course obtain his supply of water for
known as chakbandi irrigation purpose.
Canal Act It is done under section 30-A It is done under section 68

b) Who is the competent authority to frame warabandi under the Canal Act and under what section?
c) Which section of Canal Act confers the powers to frame warabandi and with whom does the appeal lie?
d) Who is the final authority to hear appeal?

Frame warabandi under the Canal Act Section 68

Initial Sanction and powers to frame Deputy Collector
warabandi
Appeal lie (30 days) Divisional Canal Officer
Q5
a) What are the offences punishable under section 70 of the Canal Act? Who is the competent authority to try such cases?

b)
c) What are the penalities leviable for the theft of Canal Water
 Complaints against khasra entries.- [Section 75]. - If a cultivator desires to contest the correctness of the entries made against him in the demand
statement whether as to the fact of the land having been irrigated or of its being charged "flow" or "lift" or as to the measurement and entries of class
or crop; he must lodge a complaint with the Divisional or Sub-Divisional Canal Officer or Deputy Collector or Ziladar within twenty-one days of the
date on which the parchaswere distributed on completion of the measurements of the village, or if he has been charged without having done any
irrigation from the canal during the harvest under assessments or, if no parcha has been delivered either to him or to the lambardars, within ten days
of the date on which he first became acquainted with the claim against him; and the claim shall be investigated on the spot within fifteen days of
receipt of the complaint, and promptly decided.

On a complaint being presented to a Ziladar, he will immediately make a local enquiry and report the circumstances of the case to Sub-Divisional
d) Officer for order.

The order of the Divisional or Sub-Divisional Canal Officer, or Deputy Collector, in such cases shall be forthwith communicated to the complainant,
and shall be subject to appeal to the Commissioner of the Division.

ii) Distribution of parchas

Distribution of parchas.- As soon as the Khatauni and parchasof a canal Patwari's Circle are completed, the Canal Patwari shall inform the
Lambardars of the dates on which the parchase will be distributed in each village. The Lambardar shall call upon the irrigators to attend and
receive theparchas from the Canal Patwari. Undistributed parchas shall be entrusted to the Lambardars of the village. The Canal Patwari shall in
every case endorse the date of distribution on the parcha.[Notification No. 1077-I, dated 21.4.1882.]
iii) Khatauni to be accessible to villagers
Khatauni to be accessible to villagers.- [Section 75]. - The Patwari is responsible that the village copy of Khatauni or demand statement is at all
times accessible to any person who pays for canal water.
Q7
a) List of the cases when D.C.O. can prepare a scheme under section 30-A(i) of Canal Act.
Q6 Describe the subsidiary rules of the Canal Act for the following:-
i) Assesment and realization of ossupier’s rate

 Realization of Owner's Rates.- The amount of Owner's Rates shall be shown separately in the demand statements of occupier's Rate and shall be
realized from the landowners in the same manner as prescribed for the recovery of Occupier's Rates.
 [Remission of Owner's Rates.- Where Occupier's Rates on any land has been remitted under the rules for the time being in force relating to any
Canal the Owner's Rates in respect of that land shall be deemed to be remitted automatically, and the landowner concerned need not put in an
application for remitting the same, separately.]

i) Complaint against khasra Entries

 i) Offence under the Act - 70
ii) Liability when water runs to waste - 34
iii) Power of Canal Officers -6
iv) Compensation may or may not be awarded.
v) Powers of Deputy Collector to order use or Distribution of water -68
vi) Describe the rules prescribing the procedure for service of Summons and Notices -69
Q What are the charges for when :-
i) Mixed crop is sown in the same field
ii) Crop grown separately in the same field.
iii) When crop is harvested and another crop is sown in the same season
iv) When a field is partly irrigated from canal and partly from private tube well
b) v) When a canal water course is used for conveyance of water from a private tube well
c) What steps D.C.O. is required to take under section 30-A(2),30-B(2)
Q
a) List out the cases for which DCO can prepare a scheme under section 30-A of Canal Act.

d)
e) Who is the final authority under section 30-B(2) and compensation fixed by DCO under section 30D?

b)
c) Can a Superintending Canal Officer effect change in scheme published under section 30-A of Canal Act.

f)
Q8 State the relevant section of the ‘Canal Act’ related to following:-
 d)
e) Describe detail procedure for restarting a sanctioned water Course?

b) A shareholder neglects to maintain the water course of an outlet in proper form

c)
d) Under what provisions of law, restoration of water course is possible.
Under section 30 FF

f) Cana mutual consent water course be also restored by the DCO?

Describe the remedies under canal act under following cases:-

a) A shareholder refuses to allow construction of water course through his land to supply water to a shareholder in the chak .
Answer the following:-
a) Define drainage works
b) Under which section of Canal Act notification is required to be issued to declare any stream or drainage channel as “Drainage work” if it appears that
construction of obstruction in stream or drainage channel is likely to cause injury to any land or public convenience?
c) Who is authorized to take action for removal of such obstructions and in what manner?
Answer the following:-
a) Describe the procedure to be followed by :-
i) J.E.
ii) Zilledar
iii) SDO
iv) DCO
In preparing and concluding Tawan cases for unauthorized cut on a disibutary.

b) What is the role of civil/judicial authorities in this respect.

 Section 6
Section 8
Section 17
Section 20
Section 34
Section 19
Section 46
Section 68
Section 70

c) What is the maximum limit of Tawan that can be levied.

Under what circumstances shifting of outlet required, under what section of canal act it can be done

d) Who is the competent authority to levy the charges and under which section of Canal Act. – DCO – under section 33 or 34

e) Who is the competent authority to entertain an appeal against such charges - Commissioner

Answer the following

Section 5 NOTIFICATION TO ISSUE WHEN WATER-SUPPLY IS TO

BE APPLIED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
a) Maximum punishment for such offences

b) empowerment under the canal act to arrest without warrant

 Procedure when
Short title & Local Recovery of fines for offences in
1 26 objection is held 50
extent navigating canals
valid
Procedure when
Canal Officer Power to seize and detain vessel
2 Repeal of Act 27 51
disagrees with the on failure to pay charges
Collector
Expenses to be paid
Power to seize cargo or goods, if
Interpretation by applicant before
3 28 52 charges due thereon not are
clause receiving
paid
occupation
Condition binding
Power to appoint on applicant placed Procedure for recovery of such
4 29 53
officer in occupation of charges after seizure
water- course
Notification to
issue when water Procedure in respect f vessels
Preparation of
5 supply is to be 30A 54 abandoned and goods
Draft Scheme
applied for public unclaimed
purposes
Powers of Canal Publication of a Power to prohibit obstructions
6 30B 55
Officers scheme or order their removal
Notice as to claims Publication of Power to remove obstructions
7 30C 56
for compensation scheme after prohibition
Damage of which In absence of
compensation written contract Preparation of scheme for
8 31 57
shall not be water-supply to the works of improvement
awarded subject to rules
Limitation of Power of persons employed on
9 32 Condition as to 58
claims such scheme
Liability when
Enquiry into claims person using
Rate on lands benefited by
10 and amount of 33 unauthorisedly 59
works
compensation cannot be
identified
 Abatement of rent Liability when Fines excluded
Objections to Powers to make, alter and
11 on interruption of 34 water runs to 60 Recovery of rate 24 48 from Sections 75
transfer applied cancel rules
water supply waste 45,46, 47
Enhancement of Charges When applicant
Disposal of claims to Detaining of vessel
12 rent on restoration 35 recoverable in 61 25 may be placed in 49
compensation violating rules
of water supply addition to penalty occupation
Charge on occupier
Compensation
13 36 for water how 62 Limitation of such claims
when due
determined
Power to enter Jurisdiction under this Act of
14 37 Owner’s rate 67
any survey etc Civil Court
Power to enter for Power of Deputy Collector to
Amount of owner’s
15 repairs and to 38 68 order use or distribution of
rate
prevent accidents water
Owner’s rate when Power to summon and examine
16 Omitted 39 69
not chargeable withness
State Government
17 to provide means 40 Repealed 70 Offence under the Act
of crossing canals
Persons using Water rate by
water-course to whom payable
Saving of prosecution under
18 construct work for 44 when charged on 71
other laws
passing water land held by several
across road etc.- owners
Adjustment of
Certified dues
claims between
19 45 recoverable as land 72 Compensation to person injured
persons jointly
revenue
using water-course
Supply of water
Power to contract
through Powers to arrest without
20 46 for collection of 73
intervening warrant
canal dues
watercourse
Application for Lambardars may be
23 transfer of existing 47 required to collect 74 Definition of “Canal
watercourse canal dues