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Enacted 1997

The Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation Act, 1997

In force 71 sections Maharashtra Govt of Maharashtra

An Act to make special provisions for mobilisation of resources for completion of .some ongoing irrigation projects in time bound manner, for promotion and operation of the said irrigation projects in Vidarbha region and command area development and scheme for generation of hydro electric energy to harness the water of Godavari and Tapi Rivers allocated to the State of Maharashtra under the Water Disputes Tribunal Award and other allied and incidental activities including flood control by establishing the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation.

Act 26 of 1997 Enacted 28 Apr 1997 Department Water Resources Department

Administered by. Govt of Maharashtra, Water Resources Department · Other Acts of 1997

Preamble

MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXVI OF 19971

[THE VIDARBHA IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT, 1997.]

[This Act received the assent of the Governor on the 28th April 1997; assent was first published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Extraordinary No. 38, Part IV, on the 28th April 1997.]

An Act to make special provisions for mobilisation of resources for completion of some ongoing irrigation projects in time bound manner, for promotion and operation of the said irrigation projects in Vidarbha region command area development and schemes for generation of hydro electric energy to harness the water of Godavari and Tapi Rivers allocated to the State of Maharashtra under the Water Disputes Tribunal Award and other allied and incidental activities including flood control by establishing the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation.

WHEREAS it was expedient to make special provisions for promotion and operation of some irrigation projects in Vidarbha region, command area development and schemes for generation of hydro-electric energy to hardness the water of Godavari and Tapi Rivers allocated to the State of Maharashtra under the Water Disputes Tribunal Award and other allied and incidental activities including flood control, by establishing the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation ;

AND WHEREAS it was considered necessary to immediately make a law for the same ;

AND WHEREAS both Houses of the State Legislature were not in session ;

AND WHEREAS the Governor of Maharashtra was satisfied that circumstances existed which rendered it necessary for him to take immediate action to make a law, for the purposes hereinafter appearing; and, therefore, promulgated the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation Ordinance, 1997 (Mah. Ord. XI of 1997), on the 12th March 1997 ;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to replace the said Ordinance by an Act of the State Legislature; It is hereby enacted in the Forty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

Sections

Type to filter. 71 sections.

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Establishment of Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation
  4. 4Constitution of Corporation
  5. 5Executive Committee
  6. 6Disqualifications for membership and removal of members
  7. 7Meetings of Corporation
  8. 8Constitution of committees
  9. 9Provision for inviting officers of Government and local authority
  10. 10Filling up of casual vacancy of member
  11. 11Act not to be invalidated by vacancy, informality, etc
  12. 12Officers and servants of Corporation
  13. 13Disqualification of all officers and staff
  14. 14Authentication of orders etc., of the Corporation
  15. 15Vesting and transfer of property to the Corporation
  16. 16Decision of the State Government on the vesting of property to be final
  17. 17Power of State Government to depute certain Government employees to Corporation
  18. 18Functions of Corporation
  19. 19General powers of the Corporation
  20. 20Water charges for supply of water for irrigation, industrial and domestic purpose
  21. 21Responsibility of Corporation for payment of interest on borrowed money
  22. 22Prohibition of construction of dam, bandhara, weir, etc., except with approval of Corporation
  23. 23Co-ordination with other authorities to minimise inconvenience caused by submergence
  24. 24Powers to be exercised by the Corporation under Maharashtra Irrigation Act, 1976
  25. 25Powers of the State Government to issue directions
  26. 26Power to acquire land for purposes of this Act
  27. 27Transfer of Government lands to Corporation
  28. 28Power of Corporation to dispose of land etc
  29. 29Application of Corporation's assets, etc
  30. 30Fund of Corporation
  31. 31Contribution of Government to Corporation Fund
  32. 32Grants, subventions, loans and advances to Corporation
  33. 33Power of Corporation to borrow
  34. 34Acceptance of deposits by Corporation
  35. 35Power to spend
  36. 36Expenditure on objects other than irrigation and Power Projects
  37. 37Allocation of expenditure chargeable to project on main objects
  38. 38Reserve and other funds
  39. 39Submission of budget to Corporation
  40. 40Sanction of budget estimates
  41. 41Government as Guarantor
  42. 42Disposal of profits and deficits
  43. 43Interest charges and other expenses to be added to and receipts taken for reduction of capital cost
  44. 44Depreciation fund
  45. 45Apportionment of betterment charge levied by State Government
  46. 46Financial Statement and programme of work
  47. 47Accounts and Audit
  48. 48Concurrent and special audit of accounts
  49. 49Furnishing of annual reports and returns, etc
  50. 50Rehabilitation and resettlement of the project affected persons
  51. 51Execution of contract, etc
  52. 52General penalty
  53. 53Power of entry
  54. 54Dues to be recovered as arrears of land revenue
  55. 55Service of notice, etc
  56. 56Public notice how to be made known
  57. 57Notice period for performance
  58. 58Default in performance of duty
  59. 59Offences by companies
  60. 60Authority for prosecution
  61. 61Compounding of offences by Corporation
  62. 62Penalty for obstruction
  63. 63Delegation of powers of Corporation
  64. 64Protection of action taken in good faith
  65. 65Chairman, Vice-Chairperson, Executive Director, Members and Officers, etc., to be public servants
  66. 66Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws
  67. 67Power to make rules
  68. 68Power to make regulations
  69. 69Power to remove doubts and difficulties
  70. 70Dissolution of Corporation
  71. 71Repeal of Mah. Ord. XI of 1997 and Saving

Schedules

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Rules made under this Act

2 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.

  • Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (Meetings for transaction of Business) Regulations,2015 Corrigendum2019
  • Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (Meetings for transaction of Business) Regulations,20152017

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