20. Preparation of irrigation charts for supply of water for staple cereal crops and other crops.
- [Section 20] - (1) The Irrigation Officer shall prepare a draft irrigation chart for lands under each irrigable command for staple cereal crop and other crops showing the quantity of water to be supplied according to the time schedule indicated therein. The chart shall by draft published in a conspicuous place of each village in which the lands under the irrigable command are situated in the presence of two witnesses of the locality inviting objections and suggestions, if any, to be filed before the irrigation Officer within fifteen days from the date of publication. The expiry of the last date for filing objections and suggestions the Irrigation Officer shall consider objections and suggestions received by him after giving due notice to the parties concerned and shall finalise the irrigation charts. The irrigation charts as finalised shall be got published by the Irrigation Officer in the same manner as prescribed for draft publication of such charts.(2)Any person aggrieved with the decision of the Irrigation Officer in preparing the final irrigation charts may file an appeal before the Collector within thirty days from the date of publication of the final charts. The decision of the Collector shall be final.
