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ACHIEVEMENT UPTO MARCH 2004

The Irrigation Department along with Assam State
Minor Irrigation Development Corporation (ASMIDC)
Ltd. has achieved an irrigation potential of 6.75
Lakh Hectares upto March 2004. Of this, 2.03 Lakh
Hectares has been achieved under Major /Medium
Irrigation Sector from 13 No. of completed projects and 7 No. of ongoing projects and 4.72 Lakh Hectares under Minor Irrigation Sectors from 947 No. of completed Minor Irrigation Schemes and from some of 1206 on going Minor Irrigation Schemes. The amount required for completion of the ongoing Major / Medium projects is Rs. 479.00 Crore for achieving additional potential of 1.33 Lakh Hectares and that for ongoing Minor irrigation schemes is Rs. 342.00 Crore to achieve additional potential of 1.68 Lakh Hectares. The total achievement is around 25% of the State’s Ultimate Irrigation Potential of 27.00 Lakh Hectares.

The details of Irrigation Potential achieved from Completed and Ongoing Schemes are as under :

(a)	Under Major/Medium Sector (Government)	2.22 Lakh Hectares
(b)	Under Minor Irrigation Sector (Government)	3.24 Lakh Hectares
	Total	5.46 Lakh Hectares
(c)	Under Private Sectors through ASMIDC	1.49 Lakh Hectares
	Grand Total from all sources	6.95 Lakh Hectares

The statewise irrigation programme was formally started in the Fifth Five Year Plan. Upto early part of Eighth Plan, the department completed 10 no. of Major/Medium projects, viz. Jamuna, Sukla, Longa, Horguti, Dikhari, Kaliabor, Bhumki, Kaldiya, Kulsik and Dekadong Irrigation Projects and 1521 no. of Minor Irrigation Schemes. Due to low plan allocation during VIIIth Plan, 10 no. of ongoing Major/Medium Projects like Dhansiri, Champamati, Bordikrai, Intd. Kallong, Borolia, Pahumara, Rupohi, Buridehing, Hawaipur and 1327 no. of ongoing Minor Irrigation Schemes spilled over to IXth Plan. The plan allocation further deteriorated during IXth Plan and salary expenditure increased due to revision of pay scale and hence practically no works could be done out of the normal plan allocation after meeting the salary expenses. Details of the plan allocation/budget with expenditure from 1999-2000 to 2002-2004 shown in Annexure-I. However, some works of Major/Medium projects could be taken up with AIBP fund since 1997-98 and some works of Minor Irrigation Schemes under NLCP and ARIASP programme and lately under AIBP also (2001-02)

(a) AIBP Programme (General and Hills)

Since starting of this programme in 1996-97, the department received CLA up to March/2004 amounting to Rs. 89.22 Crore against CLA of Rs. 98.12 Crores released by GOI under this programme against which achievement made is 30,491 Hectares. For Minor Irrigation Schemes, department has received Rs. 9.08 Crore from 1999-2000 to 2003-2004 and achieved a potential of 5,690 Hectares.

(b) NLCP Programme (General Area)

In the first phase of this program, in General Area, the department took up 86 Nos. of ongoing Minor Irrigation Schemes for completion at Rs. 11.21 Crores and a potential of 12,745 Hectares has already been achieved. In the second phase, works of 25 Nos. of ongoing Minor Irrigation Schemes are taken up at Rs. 3.19 Crore for a target of 3,490 Hectares; out of which 13 Nos. have been completed upto June’04 achieving around 2878 Hectares. The works of the remaining schemes are in progress.

(c) NLCP Programme (Hill Area)

Since 1999-2000, 12 Nos. of ongoing schemes are taken up at Rs. 79.88 Crores for a target of 10,099 Hectares out of which 5 Nos. have been completed while the remaining 7 are partially completed achieving 2,339 hectares.

(d) ARIASP Programme

Under this programme, in General Area, rehabilitation of 192 Nos. of Minor Irrigation Schemes have been completed out of 222 Nos of schemes at Rs. 8.734 Crore stabilizing irrigation in 6,067 Hectares and another proposal for 34 Nos. Schemes (31 MLIS + 3 Rehab of RPS) at Rs.83.23 Lakhs and bringing 462 Hectares under irrigation coverage have been submitted.

(e) Command Area Development Programme (CAD)

The department has taken up CAD works in 6 Major/Medium Projects like Jamuna, Sukla, Kaliabor, Kaldiya, Dekadong and Bordikorai irrigation Projects for increasing utilization of already created potential. Due to low plan allocation, much work could not be done under CAD Sector. The updated achievement in Major items of works is Field Channel – 55,466 Hectares, Field Drain – 32,145 Hectares, Warabandi – 55,618 Hectares and Topo Survey – 74,490 Hectares with a total expenditure of Rs. 60.33 Crore.

(f) Maintenance Works of Irrigation Schemes

Due to fund constraints, adequate maintenance works of schemes could not be taken up for a long period. As a result, many schemes remained partially or fully inoperative. However, with availability of adequate fund, maintenance works of schemes will be taken up as necessary to make the schemes fully functional.

(g) Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM)

For better irrigation Management, and to improve Irrigation efficiency, active participation of farmers is necessary which is attained through PIM by formation of Water User’s Association (WUA) from the beneficiary members. The WUA will be responsible for Operation & Maintenance of the schemes. This concept has only recently been introduced in our department. In Major/Medium projects, 40 Nos. of WUA under CAD Programme, 254 Nos. in Minor Irrigation Schemes and 215 nos. under ARIASP have already been formed, and more numbers are in the process of formation to cover the irrigated areas of all schemes. The process of handing over of the schemes to WUA for Operation & Maintenance has already been started.