Section 48 in Rajasthan Farmers' Participation in Management of Irrigation System rules, 2002
48. Operational plan and water budgeting.
(1)Water allotted for irrigation by water distribution and utilization standing committee shall be further allocated with aspect to time and quantity by Farmers' Organization under their jurisdiction observing the principal of equity among the individual beneficiaries with respect to assigned turn (ban). The help of the water management sub-committee & chak samities etc. shall be taken for efficient delivery.(2)For the Rabi and Kharif seasons, the Project Committee will determine the area to sown based upon the actual availability of water as decided in water distribution and utilisation committee at the beginning of Rabi and Kharif seasons. The water so available shall be allocated among the distributaries committees who in turn will further allocate water to Water Users' Association. Water Users' Association will further distribute water to individual member according to pre-decided schedule/operation plan, maintaining equity and timeliness by adoption for a proper rotational programme.(3)Each of Farmers' Organization shall draw up an operational plan/schedule which shall specify the water to be drawn per watering.(4)The drawal of water shall be monitored each day at specified gauge points as decided by the Farmers' Organization in consultation with Project Authority.(5)Review of the drawals and distribution shall be done by each Farmers' Organization at the end of each fortnight or watering and implement corrective measures for efficient utilization.(6)At the end of each season the respective Farmers' Organization shall prepare a report of water received and utilized alongwith the area irrigated quantity of water supplied and area under different crops, and submit it to the Project Authority and also place it in the General Body meeting.(7)The Farmers' Organization shall analyses the deviations from water budget and suggest for the improvement in consultation with Project Authority.
