Irrigation from escape percolation, leakage from channels and from drainage channels shall be charged at crop rates, provided that the number of watering is two or more including water for preparing land for cultivation, otherwise rate for preparing land for cultivation, shall be charged. In case of fields irrigated by well or wells, within distance of 150 metres from main canal and 50 metres from distributories the water rate shall be charged for the irrigated area at half the crop rate.
