Section 248 in Rajasthan Land Revenue (Land Records) Rules, 1957
248. The rainfall organisation.
- (i) The registration of rainfall in Rajasthan is under the control of the Board of Revenue. The duties of the Controlling Officer, as specified by the Meteorological Department, are:(a)the suitable distribution of rain-gauge stations wherein the rainfall of the State is properly represented;(b)the choice of suitable siles for the gauges;(c)the issue of rain-gauges and measuring glasses by countersigning indents on the Mathematical Instruments Office, which will not, as a rule, supply a rain-gauge unless the indent is countersigned by the Controlling Officer;(d)The collection of data; and(e)the preparation of rainfall statements.(ii)In cases of doubt as to the desirability of starting new gauges and changing the sites of old ones, the Director-General of Observatories should be consulted. In the latter case a site plan showing the distance and bearing of the new site as compared with the old and existing one should be sent.
