G.O. (Ms) No. 253, Screw Gearing Shutters for Lower Bhavani Project Canals, 2011
The Tamil Nadu Public Works (W1) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No. 253 on 14 December 2011, granting administrative sanction of Rs.3 crore for screw gearing shutters and related work on Lower Bhavani Project canals in Erode and Karur districts. The document funds irrigation infrastructure under NABARD Rural Infrastructure Development Fund XVII and does not contain provisions changing land ownership, property title or land use.
What the document does
The Tamil Nadu Public Works (W1) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No. 253 on 14 December 2011. It grants administrative sanction for work on all sluices along the Lower Bhavani Project Main Canal from mile 0/0 to mile 124-2-560, including branch canals and distributaries in Erode and Karur districts.
The approved cost is Rs.3 crore. The work is supported through NABARD loan assistance under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund XVII.
Approved irrigation works
G.O. (Ms) No. 253 approves the following components:
- Providing 1,374 screw gearing shutters to sluices in the Lower Bhavani Project Main Canal.
- Constructing sluice head walls, guide walls and wing walls in cement concrete to house the new shutters.
- Relaying the bed portions of 310 sluices in cement concrete to maintain the sill level.
- Painting hydraulic boards and gauge plates.
The estimate was prepared using the schedule of rates for 2010-2011, with provision for escalation during 2011-2012.
Funding and accounts
The sanctioned amount consists of:
- Rs.285 lakh as NABARD loan assistance, representing 95 per cent of the cost.
- Rs.15 lakh as the State share, representing 5 per cent of the cost.
G.O. (Ms) No. 253 creates a new account head under Demand No.40.01 for the expenditure. The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department is made the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority for that account. The relevant Pay and Accounts Officer and Treasury Officers were asked to open the new account in their records.
The expenditure was classified as a New Service requiring approval from the Legislature. Pending that approval, the document states that expenditure would initially be met through an advance from the Contingency Fund, subject to separate orders from the Finance Department. Supplementary Estimates for 2011-2012 were also to include the expenditure.
Who may be affected
The works concern canal and sluice infrastructure in Erode and Karur districts. They are therefore relevant to Water Resources Department officials, district authorities, treasury officers and people relying on the Lower Bhavani Project canal system.
G.O. (Ms) No. 253 is an administrative and financial sanction for irrigation works. It does not identify private land for acquisition or state that any ownership, title, boundary or land use is changed.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No. 253 change my land title or ownership?
No such change is stated. The document grants administrative sanction for irrigation infrastructure and contains no provision changing property ownership, title, boundaries or land use.
Where will the approved canal work be carried out?
The work covers the Lower Bhavani Project Main Canal from mile 0/0 to mile 124-2-560, including branch canals and distributaries in Erode and Karur districts.
How is the Rs.3 crore cost funded?
NABARD provides Rs.285 lakh as loan assistance under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund XVII. The remaining Rs.15 lakh is the State share.
What physical works were approved?
The approval covers 1,374 screw gearing shutters, associated sluice walls, relaying the bed portions of 310 sluices, and painting hydraulic boards and gauge plates.
