G.O. (Ms.) No. 260, Rehabilitation and Improvements to 16 Anicuts in Kallar River, 2011
The Public Works (W1) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 260 on 14 December 2011, granting administrative sanction of Rs.2,15,00,000 for rehabilitating and improving 16 anicuts in the Kallar river system of the Vaniar Minor Basin in Pappireddypatty Taluk, Dharmapuri District. The sanction covers specified irrigation repairs and improvements funded through National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development loan assistance and a state contribution.
What the government approved
The Public Works (W1) Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 260 dated 14 December 2011, approved an estimated cost of Rs.2.15 crore for rehabilitation and improvements to 16 anicuts in the Kallar river system of the Vaniar Minor Basin. The works are located in Pappireddypatty Taluk of Dharmapuri District.
The Kallar is described as a tributary of the Vaniar, originating in the Mookanur hill ranges. The project covers 14 anicuts across the Kallar, one across the Jalakandeswar river and one across another jungle stream. All 16 were reported to be damaged because of a lack of maintenance funds.
Works covered
G.O. (Ms.) No. 260 authorises the following work:
- Desilting anicut portions and irrigation channels.
- Providing skin walls to stop leakage.
- Repairing disturbed talus aprons and solid aprons.
- Providing downstream cut-off walls where necessary.
- Repairing off-take sluices and shutters.
- Constructing new head sluices with shutters where open off-takes exist.
- Providing bank protection walls where necessary.
- Repairing cross-masonry works in irrigation channels.
- Providing selective channel lining where necessary.
- Providing footpath crossings and road culverts.
Funding and administration
The sanctioned amount is Rs.2,15,00,000. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development assistance under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund XVII is Rs.204.25 lakh, representing 95 per cent of the cost. The state share is Rs.10.75 lakh, representing 5 per cent.
The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, is designated as the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority for the new account created for the project. The expenditure was treated as a new service requiring later approval from the Legislature. Pending that approval, the document states that the initial expenditure would be met through an advance from the Contingency Fund under separate orders.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. (Ms.) No. 260 concerns public irrigation infrastructure in the identified river and channel system. It does not identify private survey numbers, announce land acquisition, determine compensation or change land ownership or land use. Owners or buyers near the affected anicuts and irrigation channels can use the document to understand the approved physical works, but the text does not establish that any particular property is included.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 260 acquire any private land?
The document does not announce land acquisition or identify any private survey numbers. It grants administrative sanction for irrigation repair and improvement works.
Where are the 16 anicuts covered by the sanction?
They are in the Kallar river system of the Vaniar Minor Basin in Pappireddypatty Taluk, Dharmapuri District. The document identifies 14 across the Kallar, one across the Jalakandeswar river and one across another jungle stream.
What is the approved project cost?
The approved cost is Rs.2,15,00,000. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development assistance is Rs.204.25 lakh, and the state share is Rs.10.75 lakh.
Will the project include work on irrigation channels?
Yes. The approved works include desilting, repairs to cross-masonry structures, selective lining, sluice repairs, footpath crossings and road culverts.
