Section 16(5) in Orissa Pani Panchayat Rules, 2003
(5)If a vacancy occurs in the Executive Committee of the Distributary Committee due to any reasons, the concerned Project Committee of the Major Irrigation Project under the jurisdiction of which the distributary area is situated, in a meeting of its General Body, shall nominate one of the members of the General Body of the Distributary Committee to which the member so expire/resigned belongs. The concerned Election Authority as per provisions of Rule-41 shall fill up the vacancy so caused by nomination in a regular manner. The nomination shall automatically cease on election of the Executive Committee member in regular manner by the Election Authority.
