G.O. (Ms.) No. 226, Rehabilitation of old anicuts in the Amaravathi river system, 2011
The Public Works (W1) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 226, dated 1 November 2011, granting administrative sanction of Rs. 18 crore to rehabilitate old anicuts in the Amaravathi river system in Karur and Tiruppur districts. The project is funded through Rs. 1,710 lakh in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development loan assistance and a Rs. 90 lakh State share under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund XVII.
What the government approved
The Public Works (W1) Department granted administrative sanction for rehabilitating old anicuts in the Amaravathi river system in Karur and Tiruppur districts. The approval accepts the proposal submitted by the Chief Engineer (Plan Formulation), Water Resources Department.
The estimate was based on the schedule of rates for 2010 to 2011 and included provision for escalation during 2011 to 2012. The rehabilitation project was one of four irrigation schemes approved for loan assistance by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Funding and expenditure
Government Order (Ms.) No. 226, dated 1 November 2011, provides the following funding arrangement:
- Total administrative sanction is Rs. 18,00,00,000, or Rs. 18 crore.
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development loan assistance is Rs. 1,710 lakh, representing 95 per cent of the cost.
- The State Government share is Rs. 90 lakh, representing 5 per cent of the cost.
- The assistance is provided under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund XVII.
- Expenditure is assigned to a new account head under capital outlay on major and medium irrigation schemes.
The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, is designated as the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority for the new account subhead. The relevant Pay and Accounts Officer and Treasury Officers were asked to open that subhead in their accounts.
Legislative and financial process
The sanctioned expenditure was classified as a new service requiring approval from the Legislature. Until legislative approval, the expenditure was to be met initially through an advance from the Contingency Fund, subject to separate orders from the Finance Department.
The Engineer-in-Chief was directed to submit a proposal for the Contingency Fund advance and prepare explanatory notes for including the expenditure in the Supplementary Estimates for 2011 to 2012. The Finance Department concurred with the sanction.
Relevance to landowners and buyers
Government Order (Ms.) No. 226 concerns public funding and administration of irrigation rehabilitation works in Karur and Tiruppur districts. It does not state that land is acquired, transferred, reclassified or subjected to new ownership restrictions. A buyer or owner near the Amaravathi river system may note the planned anicut rehabilitation, but the document does not identify individual survey numbers or properties.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 226 acquire private land?
No land acquisition is stated. The document grants administrative and financial sanction for rehabilitating old anicuts and does not identify private properties or survey numbers.
Which districts are covered by the rehabilitation project?
The project covers old anicuts in the Amaravathi river system in Karur and Tiruppur districts.
How is the Rs. 18 crore project funded?
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development provides Rs. 1,710 lakh as loan assistance, and the State Government provides Rs. 90 lakh. These represent 95 per cent and 5 per cent of the project cost respectively.
Was legislative approval already obtained for the expenditure?
The document says legislative approval would be obtained in due course. Pending that approval, the expenditure was initially to be met through an advance from the Contingency Fund under separate Finance Department orders.
