Section 2(3) in The Goa Command Area Development Act, 1997
(3)"Comprehensive command area development" includes,-(a)systematic land development for conservation of land and water;(b)water use management for optimum use of water, including irrigation by turns, volumetric measurement of water and other enabling measures to avoid waste water logging, salinity, alkalinity and the like;(c)conjunctive use of surface and ground water for multiple cropping and proper utilisation of available water resources;(d)regulation, maintenance and repairs of irrigation systems;(e)bringing the land records upto date for consolidation of land holdings, land survey and mapping;(f)realignment of field boundaries and consolidation of land holdings under a pipe outlet or under an adjacent pipe outlet, for efficient farm management;(g)grouping of small holding in a contiguous area nearer the outlet and larger ones further away;(h)all round development of the farms in the areas pertaining to agriculture, horticulture, sericulture, farm forestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, communication, agro-based industry and co-operation;
