Section 3(viii) in State Water Resources Regulatory Authority (Manner and Guidelines to Ensure Smooth, Uninterrupted and Leakage free Supply of Water to Farmers) Regulations, 2018
(viii)30 days before the start of each season (Rabi/Kharif), the canal system should be inspected by the Assistant Executive Engineer by a Reconnaissance survey and maintenance needs for each structure (such as intakes, siphons, aqueducts, mogas and canal crossing etc.) should be listed, well documented and properly maintained in a register, which will be open to inspection by the concerned Chief Engineer, Superintending Engineer and Executive Engineer. This Reconnaissance survey requires walking by field functionaries such as Assistant Executive Engineer and below along each irrigation channel and taking note of each and every Operation and Maintenance need, as driving through may depict or capture only the major problems.
