Government of Andhra Pradesh

Irrigation & Command Area

Development
ANDHRA PRADESH COMMUNITY BASED TANK
MANAGEMENT PROJECT

Certificate
Handing over of Operation &
Maintenance Responsibilities of
Minor Irrigation Tank
to the Water User Association

The minor irrigation tank

of Village:
Mandal:
District:
was renovated under the Andhra Pradesh Community Based Tank
Management Project during …………………………………………………………….
All the works approved under the Tank Improvement Management
Plan have been completed.
As per Government orders - GO. Ms. No. 231 I&CAD(PW-EA) of
Government of Andhra Pradesh, the Commissioner CADA, transfers
the future operation & maintenance responsibilities to the
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Water User Association on ………………………………………………………

State Project Coordinator/Director District Project Director

APCBTM Project APCBTM Project

Andhra Pradesh Community Based

Tank Management Project

Irrigation & CAD Department

Government of Andhra Pradesh

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ANDHRA PRADESH COMMUNITY BASED TANK
MANAGEMENT PROJECT (APCBTMP)

Background

The Government of Andhra Pradesh initiated the process of providing to the farmers
benefiting from irrigation projects, substantive management role in the operation and
maintenance of the irrigation infrastructure. For this purpose, the Andhra Pradesh Farmers
Management of Irrigation System Act 1997 was enacted.

After the passage of the APFMIS Act 1997, I&CAD Department carried out minimum
rehabilitation of minor irrigation tanks and modernization of major irrigation projects for future
maintenance by Water Users Associations (WUAs). Performance evaluation of the WUAs
highlighted the need for greater investment in the institution building process for enabling the
WUAs in infrastructure management. This process has been initiated as part of the ongoing
sector reform process in tune with the observations of Mid Term Appraisal of the Xth plan
and observation of the Sub Group on Agriculture and Irrigation of National Development
Council. While new infrastructure creation is the main agenda of the Irrigation Department,
the reform process and facility management are the agenda of the CAD wing of the I& CAD
department under the flagship Jalayagnam program of the Government.

Water tax collection and plough back: In order to provide incentive to WUAs to take over
O&M responsibilities, the I&CAD Department initiated the process of ploughing back the
water tax collected to the WUAs. The Water Management committee under the chairmanship
of Chief Secretary suggested measures for simplification of the tax collection and plough
back procedures (vide IRRIGATION & C.A.D. [General.IV.2] DEPARTMENT G.O. No. 96
Dated: 08-06-2007).

The Andhra Pradesh Community Based Tank Management Project is taken up with the
assistance of the Government of India and the World Bank covering 3,000 tanks in 499
mandals of 21 districts with an approximate cost of Rs. 1,044 crores. The proposed project
development objective is for selected tank based producers to improve agricultural
productivity and water user associations to manage tank systems effectively. Key
performance indicators proposed to measure achievement of the project development
objective include: increase in area irrigated; improved water availability for tail-end
farmers; increase in agricultural (including livestock and fisheries) productivity and
production from tank systems; resources raised and operation and maintenance (O&M)
expenditures incurred by user groups.

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 (Credit No. 42910-IN/Loan No. 48570-IN)

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Tank History and Technical Details
Tank Name WUA
code
Village
Mandal
District
Global Latitude: Longitude:
coordinates
Hydrology -- Catchment Area (in sq.km)
Free: Intercepted: TOTAL:

STANDARDS Unit Data

1 Top Width (m) M
2 Side slopes
3 Bed side
4 FTL M
5 MWL M
6 TRL M
7 TBL M
8 Sill Level M
9 Maximum height of sill M
10 Capacity of FTL M.Cum
11 Water spread at FTL M.Sqm
12 Total yield available M.Cum
13 Available yield
14 Number of fillings
DUTY
1 0.15 Mcft/acre or 0.0105 M.Cum/Ha. For Abi
2 0.30 Mcft/acre or 0.0210 M.Cum/Ha. For Tabi
3 0.40 Mcft/acre or 0.0278 M.Cum/Ha. For Dofasla
BUND The existing bund M From Ch: …………. To …………….
length is

LOCATION OF SLUICES AND WASTE WEIR

No. Situated at Chain No Specifications
SLUICE 1
SLUICE 2
SLUICE 3
SLUICE 4
Weir 1:
Weir 2:
Weir 3:

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Weir 4:

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WUA Name: WUA code:
Phone/ contact
# Position Name
number
1.1 President
1.2 Vice president
1.3 Executive Committee: TC Member
1.4 Executive Committee: TC Member
1.5 Executive Committee: TC Member
1.6 Executive Committee: TC Member
2.1 Finance and Resources sub-
committee - Convener
2.2 Member
2.3 Member
2.4 Member
3.1 Works sub-committee – Convener
3.2 Member
3.3 Member
3.4 Member
4.1 Water Management sub-committee
-- Convener
4.2 Member
4.3 Member
4.4 Member
5.1 Monitoring, Evaluation and Training
sub-committee -- Convener
5.2 Member
5.3 Member
5.4 Member
6.1 Coopted Members
6.2 Gram Panchayat
6.3 Gram Panchayat (Woman)
6.4 Fisheries
6.5 Fisheries
6.6 Washermen
6.7 Washermen
6.8 PGM GP
6.9 PGM GP
6.10 Other ...
7.1 Paraworker – Community
mobilisation
7.2 Paraworker – Agriculture
7.3 Paraworker – Water management

8 DPU member (competent authority

– AEE/AE)

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Tank Name:

Details of Support Organisation for APCBTMP implementation

Positio Names Address , Email & Person
n Contact Phone no responsible for
which task/
documentation

SO (NGO)
details

SO CEO/

SO
Coordinat
or
Communi
ty
Organize
r
Agricultur
e
Coordinat
or

Work
Inspector

Declaration

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……… (name of SO)
has been involved in the implementation of the APCBTMP from (date)
……………………………………………………. to (date)
……………………………………………………
As a Support Organization,
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
has worked conscientiously to facilitate completion of the APCBTMP tasks as planned in
the TIMP in collaboration with the WUA and the DPU. All tasks have been completed as
per agreement between SO and the and the District Project Director, APCBTMP.

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 Signature of SO CEO/Coordinator

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Tank Name:
Mandal:
Village:
Ayacut (Ha): As per GAZETTE
Average ayacut (Ha) irrigated Ha
in the last 5 years (Pre-Project)

FORMAT - III - TIMP ABSTRACT

Technical
sanction Activity/Works Completed
# Comp Activity Units Quantity Cost (Rs. Quantity Cost (Rs. In Date
In lakhs) lakhs)
1 1. Capacity building

2 1.1 WUA Trainings (a) Nos

3 1.2a Tank System Improvements

Participatory Groundwater
4 1.2b Nos
Management (b)
Agricultural Livelihood Support
5 1.3 Nos
Services Training
Monitoring, learning and
6 1.4 Nos
evaluation
2. Tank System Improvements
7 2.1 Jungle Clearance Sqmts
8 2.2a Benching RMT
9 2.2b Feeder channels Cum
Tank Bund (Height of bund ---)
10 2.3 Cum
(d)
11 2.4 Sluice (s) Nos (___) Cum
12 2.4a Diversion Wall (___)
Weir (s) including Surplus
13 2.5 Cum
course Nos (____)
14 2.6 Irrigation channels Nos (_____) Cum
15 2.7 Measuring devices & outlets Nos
16 2.8 Others
17 2.9 Total cost
18 2.10 Cost/ha
PGM Interventions: PHM
19 2.11a Nos
equipment and installations (e)
PGM: Water distribution pipeline
20 2.11b m
system (groundwater users)
3. Agricultural Livelihood Support
Services
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 Technical
sanction Activity/Works Completed
# Comp Activity Units Quantity Cost (Rs. Quantity Cost (Rs. In Date
In lakhs) lakhs)
Agriculture - Demonstration
21 3.1.1 includes implements in case of Nos
SRI Paddy
22 3.1.2 Vermi and NADEP units Nos
23 3.2.1 Horticulture - Demonstrations Nos
24 3.2.2 Poly tunnels and Veg. Nurseries
Livestock development
25 3.3.1 Nos
(Equipment for Gopal Mitras)
26 3.3.2 Ram lamb units Nos
27 3.4 Pisciculture Ha
28 3.5 Foreshore plantation Ha
29 3.6 Information Kiosks Nos
30 3.7 Collection centers Nos
31 3.8 Kisan Melas Nos
31 3.9 Ice boxes No
33 3.10 Fodder Demo Ha
34 3.11 Azolla unit Nos
35 3.12 Others
TOTAL

Notes

(a) All WUA trainings including kalajathas

(b) All participatory ground water management trainings
(c) All agricultural related trainings including gopalamitra trainings and exposure visits

(d) Indicate height of bund, If bund height is more than 10m,proposals to be referred to
Dam safety panel for their technical input
All PGM equipment (water level & discharge measurement provisions, Raingauge,
(e) Water Level Indicator, and Stop Watch) and pipelines to groundwater users for
water sharing

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Tank Name:

Completion Status of key activities stage wise

Planned Actual Budgeted Actual
# Activity completion completion cost (Rs) cost (Rs)
date date
Pre-planning stage (2 months)
1 Social mapping & identification of all
tank stakeholders including
groundwater users in tank system area
and influence zone
2 Project sensitization and awareness
among the tank stakeholders (Kalajatha
etc.)
3 Involve village level functionaries of line
departments / PRI department
4 Organize tank based consultation with
all stakeholders (Fishermen, catchment
farmers, groundwater users in influence
zone, etc.)
5 Assessment of WUA readiness for
contribution towards restoration &
rehabilitation of tank, Identified
encroachments in the tank system
6 Resettlement Plan (RAP) prepared
7 Draft MoU between WUA & DPU agreed
on
8 Signed MoU between WUA & DPU
9 Regular maintenance of documents,
books and accounts by WUA started
Planning Stage (4 Months)
10 Implementation of Enterprise Resource
Plan
11 Data collection through Participatory
Rural Appraisal (PRA)
12 Technical aspects of tank, catchments
area & command area / tank influence
zone demarcated
13 Initial training to WUA members on TIMP
preparation (on micro-planning,
preparation of estimates, procurement,
etc)
14 Constitute four WUA sub committees: (i)
Finance and Resources, (ii) Works, (iii)
Water Management, and (iv)
Monitoring, Evaluation & Training
15 Provide training to all WUA sub
committee members on their roles and
functions

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 Planned Actual Budgeted Actual
# Activity completion completion cost (Rs) cost (Rs)
date date
16 Mobilize groundwater users in tank
influence zone into groundwater user
groups and affiliate them to the WUA
17 Awareness generation among
groundwater user groups about project
groundwater interventions
18 Implement Resettlement Action Plan
19 Prepare TIMP
20 Prepare design and estimate of Civil
works
21 Prepare Training Plan
22 Prepare Livelihoods Plan
23 Prepare Gender and Tribal development
plan
24 Compile TIMP Document
25 Ratify TIMP in WUA General Body
meeting
26 Identification of activities for Gram
Panchayat implementation and submit
the list to the GP
27 Open WUA bank Works Account
(separate from WUA O&M account)
28 Mobilization of cash contributions
29 Appraisal of TIMP by DPU
30 TIMP in the District Action Plan for DLIC
Approval
31 Sign Agreement on TIMP
implementation between WUA and DPU
32 Prepare procurement plan for materials
& services for works by WUA
33 Prepare tender documents for works to
be tendered
Implementation (18 Months)
34 Public display of project information on
Social Audit Board
35 Implementation of civil works by WUA
36 Civil Works tendered and awarded
37 Implementation of civil works by
contractors
38 Supervision of WUA Works by WUA
Works Sub-Committee
39 Supervision of Tendered Works by WUA
Works Sub-Committee
40 Quality assurance through agreed
mechanism and reporting
41 Work completion report
42 Organize trainings (WUA management /
livelihood / financial management /
O&M / M&E / water management /
groundwater management, etc)

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 Planned Actual Budgeted Actual
# Activity completion completion cost (Rs) cost (Rs)
date date
43 Implementation of participatory
hydrological monitoring
44 Crop-water budgeting and crop
planning for groundwater use in tank
influence zone
45 Promotion of water efficient
technologies in groundwater based
irrigation
46 Institutional strengthening of
groundwater user groups
47 Mobilization and formation of common
interest groups for agri-business
promotion
48 Implementation of livelihoods & agri-
business plans etc.
49 Implement Gender and Tribal
development plans
50 Strengthen linkages with departments,
commercial banks and private sector
51 Maintenance of documents, books and
accounts

52 Participatory monitoring at the village

level

Post Implementation (6 Months &

onwards)
53 Assessment of WUA for refresher
trainings
54 Refresher Training for WUA
55 Update seasonal O&M strategy, plans
and estimates
56 Operationalize O&M plan
57 Maintenance of O&M fund
58 Maintenance of documents, books and
accounts
59 Preparation of project completion report
on agreed format
60 Monitoring at WUA performance every 6
months

Ayacut – Irrigation management

2007-08 2009-10 2010-11 (ha) 2011-12 (ha)
Ayacut 2008-09 (ha)
(ha) (ha)
# irrigated
Seas Seas Seas Seas Seas Seas Seas Seas Seas Seas
under
on 1 on 2 on 1 on 2 on 1 on 2 on 1 on 2 on 1 on 2
1 Full tank
(76-100%)

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 50-75 %
filled
25-50%
filled
<25%
filled
Tailend
ayacut
2
irrigated
(Ha)

Agricultural Livelihoods Support Services (ALSS)

# Item UNIT DATA
1 No of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) conducted N
2 Normal Yield (Crop ……….. Kg/Ha.
Kg/Ha.
3 Yield in FFS (SRI PADDY)
Kg/Ha.
4 Increase in yield as a result of adoption of Technologies in village
Kg/Ha.
5 Value of increase in productivity

6 Fingerlings stocked N

7 Fish yield per Ha. : Pre Project Qtl/Ha.

8 Fish Yield per Ha. : Post Project Qtl/Ha.

9 Area brought under foreshore plantation under the project Ha

10 Artificial inseminations conducted during the project N

11 Improved calves born due to artificial inseminations during the project N

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Tank Name:

Training and capacity building activities conducted

(Tick  in the relevant column Yes or No)
# Com Code Trainees Training program Yes No Date
p
1 I PW–CO – Para Community mobilization, APFMIS
1 Worker- Act, Roles and responsibilities of
CO WUA and WUA book keeping
2 PW–CO – Para Self rating analysis of WUA
I 2 Worker- activities, cross learning and QPA
CO
3 WUA – 1 WUA Awareness on APCBTMP, PIM,
Roles and responsibilities of WUA
I
and Sub-committees; Records
maintenance
4 I WUA – 2 WUA Finance management
5 I WUA – 3 WUA WUA procurement strategy
6 WUA – 4 WUA Awareness on TIMP
I
Implementation
7 I WUA – 5 WUA Awareness on SEMF
8 WUA – 6 WUA Awareness on Grievance
I
redressal mechanism
9 WUA – 7 WUA Self rating analysis of WUA
I
activities, cross learning and QPA
10 II-A PW-CO – Parawork Joint ajmoish, demand raising
3 er -CO and collection of water charges
11 II-A PW–WM– Parawork Crop planning and water
1 er -WM budgeting
12 II-A WUA – 8 WUA Works management
13 II-A WUA – 9 WUA Supervision of civil works, quality
control / SEMF forms 4 and 6
14 II-A WUA – WUA Awareness on O&M of irrigation
10 system
15 II-A WUA – WUA Crop planning and water
11 budgeting
16 II-A WUA – WUA Joint ajmoish, demand raising
12 and collection of water charges
17 II-B PGM-1 PHM Need for PHM & Groundwater
Volunteer resource estimation
18 II-B PGM-2 s& PHM equipment and data
Parawork management
19 II-B PGM-3 ers Crop water budgeting
20 II-B PGM-4 WUA GB Crop water budgeting workshop
& PGM
Groups
21 III PW-A & Para Formation of Commodity Interest
AH – 1 Workers - Groups
22 III PW-A & Agri / Production, marketing and
AH – 2 Animal business plan, preparation on
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 Husbandr agri-business
y
23 III WUA – WUA Production, marketing and
13 business plan, preparation on
agri-business
24 I WUA-14 WUA Exposure visits …

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Tank Name:

RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE WUA

WUA Office
Location
Address

Owned Donated
Status  rented / Monthly rent: Rs. ………………………

The WUA, …………………………………………………………………………………………

is maintaining at its office, the following accounts, records and documents.

(Tick  Yes or No
in column as relevant)
Items Records maintained by WUA Yes No Remarks
An up-to-date copy of “The Andhra
Pradesh Farmers Management of
APFMIS Irrigation Systems Act (Act 11 of 1997)
With Updated Amendments as on April
2007
Assets A statement of the assets and liabilities
Copies of audit reports and enquiry
Audit
reports
A map of the area of operation of the
Farmers Organisation along with map
of the structures and distributory
Maps & networks prepared in consultation with
Records the Irrigation Department
Map showing the localized/notified ayacut
Map showing the areas under irrigation not
falling within ayacut notified
Inventory Register
Register of vacant lands and building
Property Register of income on Miscellaneous
Register property
and
Records Register of Machinery
Membership Register and Records
Water Flows register and records

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Items Records maintained by WUA Yes No Remarks
Ayacut register showing extent (Form VI A)
Farmer wise demand register (Form IV B)
Area and
crop Works register and records
register Register of administration sanction (Form
and V)
records Register of administration sanction (form
V)
Register of technical clearance
WUA O&M Bank Account: No. & Name and
Bank Bank Location
accounts
WUA Works Account: No., Bank, Location
Cash book (Form VI A)
Cash Receipt book (form VI B)
register
and Bill register (Form VI C)
records Cheque memo register (Form VI D)
Special fee register (form VI E)
General Body
Minutes Managing Committee
Registers Sub-committees

Others ….
APCBTM TIMP
P WUA manual
Documen
ts O&M Manual
PGM Process Book
PHM data record
Others …
Others …

Assets created by the APCBTMP

The following assets (equipments, instruments etc.) have been generated and
handed over to the WUA during the implementation of the APCBTMP. We agree to
maintain them and use them productively for the purposes for which they are
intended for.
# Asset/Equipment Location/Name of Cost (Rs)
beneficiary/
Present custodian
PGM Raingauge station and
installation
PGM Rainfall measuring jar
PGM Water level indicator
PGM Stop watch & 100 litre

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# Asset/Equipment Location/Name of Cost (Rs)
beneficiary/
Present custodian
drum for borewell yield
measurement
PGM PHM Well -1
PGM PHM Well -2
PGM PHM Well -3
PGM PHM Well -4
PGM PHM Well -5
ALSS Cono Weeder
ALSS Marker (SRI paddy)

Income Plan for O & M of tank system

Budget in lakhs
# Sources (Rs)
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
1 Savings from previous Year
2 Water tax to be collected by WUA
3 Plough back of water tax from previous years
4 Membership fee
5 Fees collected from user groups
6 Interest from fixed deposits
7 Interest earned from rotation of Corpus fund

8 Interest earned from Agribusiness Fund

9 Income from foreshore plantation
10 Income from fisheries
11 Savings from EPA works
Income from use of tank bed lease for short
12
duration crops
Income from lease of tank bund for vegetable/grass
13
cultivation
14 Income from collective marketing
15 Scenerage charges for silt transportation
16 Donations
17 Resource fees
18a Any other (specify)
18b
Total

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 Expenditure Plan for O & M of tank system
Budget in Rs
# Activity/Tasks
2010- 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014-
Tank system maintenance 11 12 13 14 15
1 Silt removal from tank bed
2 Cleaning of supply channels
3 Cleaning of field channels in ayacut
4 Jungle clearance
5 Minor repairs to tank bund and surplus weir
6 Maintenance of sluices (greasing etc)
7 Minor repairs to the guide walls and other
8 structures
Any unforeseen expenditure
Management
1 WUA office maintenance (rent, electricity,
2 stationery etc.)
Furniture and equipment
3 Remuneration to Para Workers
4 Honorarium to Neeridi/Neeruganthi
5 Maintenance of WUA books and records
6 WUA general body meetings
7 MC meetings
8 Joint Ajmoish
9 Water Tax collection
10 Corpus generation
11 Water use plans (season wise)
12 Maintenance of WUA assets (Weeder, marker,
13 PHM
Annualequipment
audit feesetc)
14 Repayment of loans and debits
15 Repayment of debits from previous year
16 Miscellaneous
Capacity building
1 Organise meetings with line departments
2 Need based trainings/exposure visits
3 Others
Total

Statement of Income and Expenditure

Rupees in lakhs
# Description
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
1 Income
2 Expenditure
3 Balance

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Pledge by the Water User Association Members

We, members of …………………………………………………………………………

WUA, have participated in the implementation of the rehabilitation of
……………………………………………………………………………………………....
Tank under the APCBTM Project. We received the requisite training and have
made exposure visits planned under the project.

All the works approved under the APCBTM Project have been completed by the
WUA and the Contractor. The WUA Works sub-committee has checked the
quantity and quality of the construction and has recommended payments for the
same.

As agreed in the MoU between WUA and DPD, we have contributed Rs. …….
……… ……………………… ……………………………………………………………………….…
in cash/kind towards cost of the Civil Works (5% of total cost of civil works).

We have created a WUA Corpus Fund in which Rupees ………………………………..

………………………………………………. have been deposited (in the WUA O&M
Account). We have developed an Expenditure Plan and a Financial Plan for the
next Five Years to meet the O&M expenses using the proceeds of the WUA
Corpus Fund.

WUA assuming O&M responsibilities

We now resolve to take over the responsibility of operation and maintenance of
the ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
tank.

We will abide by the rules and regulations of The Andhra Pradesh

Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Act (Act 11 of 1997) with
Updated Amendments as on April 2007.

We understand that the tank system will require regular operation and
maintenance comprising a number of activities and that the costs for these have
to be paid for through our contributions in cash and/or in kind. These activities
include:
Desilting (feeder channels, irrigation channels and if required tank bed)
Jungle clearance in the tank system
iii. Repairs to embankment, revetment, shutters, masonry and lining, waste
weir and surplus course
Cleaning and oiling of screw gears and gate groves

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Emergent breach closing works
Reconstruction/ repairs of sluices, and
Reconstruction / repairs to drops and regulators

We will protect the tank system by preventing any future encroachment. We

will protect the trees and plants in the foreshore and on the tank bund areas. We
will properly maintain the feeder channels, nalas, and irrigation channels.

We will avoid:

i. Lifting of water by pumping from tank or canal or any wastage of water

ii. Drawing of water from tank and canal by siphoning

iii. Obstructing free flows in the channels

iv. Contamination of tank water

v. Unauthorized operation of sluice

vi. Damaging of sluice, tank bund, waste weir, irrigation canal, distribution
system, surplus course

vii. Unauthorized lowering and rising of tank bund and weir height

viii. Grazing of animals on tank bund

ix. Violation of water regulation rules or water budget

x. Obstructing and interfering in the duties of Neerugantis

xi. Violation of cropping pattern and crop water budget

We will regulate and monitor:

i. Utilization of water from open wells and borewells in the ayacut

ii. Groundwater use by ayacutdars and those in the tank influence zone

iii. Discrepancies in utilization of water by the land holders

iv. Schedule of crop period by water users

Funds for repairs

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We understand that no further funds will be released from the Government for
ordinary repairs. In emergency situations such as floods or earthquakes, if tanks
get breaches or major damages occur to the tank system, repair works will be
taken up by the WUA as per the specifications and quantity mentioned in the
Operation and Maintenance Manual provided by the Irrigation Department. WUA
will approach the Irrigation Department for any guidance in preparing estimates
or carrying out the repair works.

Works not to be taken up by WUA

The following activities are not to be taken up by the WUA:

i. Allowing irrigation in the foreshore

ii. Increasing or lowering of weir height

iii. Increasing or lowering of Sill level of sluice

iv. Change of standards of tank system

Any such repair works are to be taken up as per the technical guidelines provided
by the Irrigation Department.

Annual crop planning

We will conduct an annual crop planning exercise to optimize use of the available
water in the tank so that water is shared equitably between all the stakeholders.
We will monitor the water inflow regularly to assess water quantity in the tank.
The TC member and farmers of each TC will discuss and plan the crops for each
survey number. The WUA Water Management Sub-committee shall consolidate
the water distribution plan in accordance with the demand of the farmers.

Season wise water distribution & management

The Subcommittee will seek endorsement of plan from the WUA Management
Committee. The plan will be implemented through the lashkar (watermen).

i. distribute water among all the tank users equitably

ii. create an awareness on economic use of water and promote efficient water
use technologies & practices among the tank users
iii. collectively prepare water use and agricultural plans for each irrigation
season

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 iv. arbitrate and resolve any disputes over distribution of water among the
tank users

Any dispute arising in water distribution will be resolved amicably. Anyone who
breaches the agreed water distribution plan will be suitably penalized by the WUA
Management Committee.

O&M Fund
We agree to contribute regularly to maintain a healthy Corpus Fund to meet all
the operation and maintenance expenses of the tank in the future. We will
maintain regular ledgers and accounts of the WUA as required.

We will collect O&M funds mainly from the following sources:

i. Water charge collection ploughed back to the WUA
ii. O&M fund created out of the 5 % contribution collected as cash
iii. Funds received as WUA share of the fisheries auction
iv. Funds from foreshore plantation
v. Rental income raised community farming equipments owned by WUA
vi. Membership Fees
vii. Members contribution towards meeting tank O&M works
viii. Sale proceeds of silt removed from tank beds
ix. Interest income from fixed deposits, rotation of corpus funds among CIGs,
etc.
x. Donations

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Solemn pledge
We, the members/representatives of the
……………………………………………………..
WUA, do hereby solemnly affirm, that we shall faithfully and without prejudice,
take the responsibility of operation and maintenance of the
………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
Tank from (date) ……………………………………..

On behalf of the Name Signature

WUA members
1. President

2. Vice President

3. Executive
Committee
member

Witness Designation Name Signature

es
Witness President of Gram

1 Panchayat
Witness
SO Representative
2
Witness
DPU Representative
3

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 TIMP COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

ANDHARA PRADESH COMMUNITY BASED TANK MANAGEMENT PROJECT

All the activities and works as proposed in the tank improvement management
plan (TIMP) under the Andhra Pradesh Community Based Tank Management
Project in
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

have been completed.

The WUA Works Sub-Committee has verified the quantity and quality of the
works undertaken by the WUA and/or Contractor and have approved payment.
All due payments to WUA and Contractor have been paid.

The Water User Association has contributed its share to the Project as per
agreement and has created an O&M Fund for meeting future expenditures. The
WUA is ready to take over responsibilities of O&M of the tank.

The Support Organisation has facilitated the activities and prepared the required
documents for completion of the TIMP.

The District Project Director has provided the necessary technical inputs and
funds for the completion of the project. Any pending payment of bills for works
completed by the contractor is the responsibility of the District Project Director.

We, the undersigned, certify that the details provided in this document are true
to the best of our knowledge.

Signature Signature Signature

Name of WUA President Name of SO Chief Name of District Project

Functionary Director APCBTMP

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Signatures/LTIs of all WUA Members (optional)

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