No. T-261/1508, dated 29-6-1966.The Government have recently increased the water rate by Rs. 5/-per acre on non-cereal crops. Due note of this is to be taken while preparing new projects now. This office has worked out that instead of the average of 8.75 adopted for new rates this would be Rs. 10.00 per acre.In the new projects, there is sufficient un-occupied culturable waste area, which on introduction of irrigation by the new project, will be converted into cultivated area and will be so allotted by the Revenue authorities. They will charge the lowest Barani rate on such area till the next settlement. The officers preparing the projects should find out such area in the project and should show the enhancement of the land revenue on this score.If the Executive Engineer, preparing the report for a new project finds that settlement operations are proceeding in the commanded area, he may as well make a note of it and take enhanced land revenue into account while preparing the project.
