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    Water Conservation Department

    Introduction

    Minor Irrigation Department

    Vision and Mission

    Minor irrigation Department is one of the total 14 departments of Thane ZillaParishad. The District Water Conservation Officer is the head of the department.Through the District Water Conservation Department, Percolation tank, village ponds, K.T. weirs, Cement concrete Bandhara ,canal dams of irrigation capacity of 0 to 100 hectares are constructed. Planning of non-tribal areas through the District planning department and of tribal areas is done through tribal projects and works are proposed.

    Objectives of the scheme-

    • To get the benefit of dam water irrigation to tribal farmers.• Replenishment of wells from seepage and provision of drinking water for animals and birds. IndirectlyIncrease in irrigation capacity.• Replenishment of wells from seepage and provision of drinking water for animals and birds.

    • Information about farmers and the sludge they carry, Information on catchment wise and village wise farmer wise land holding, amount of silt carried and number of loaded trolleys (with details of tractor trolleys.)
    • Reinforcement of pond bank / embankment like stone pitching excluding concretization, Fencing or protection measures for pond area-composite (including Chain Link Fencing), Provision of public facilities like toilets or portable toilets, dustbins to the population of the benefit area.

    Head of the Department
    Name – Mr. Prakash Sase
    Designation – District Water conservation Officer
    Email Address- mizpthane[at]gmail[dot]com
    Address- Square feet homes, plot no.106,107, S.G.Barve Road No.22 next to Toyota Showroom , Wagle estate, MIDC Thane west
    Phone Number-9423874408

    Water Conservation & Irrigation Schemes Information
    अ.क्र. Scheme Name Details Criteria Benefits
    1 Village Pond Construction & Beautification Excavation up to 3.00 m depth and construction of 3.00 m earthen embankment to create water reservoir (village lake). – Recharging wells through seepage.
    Providing drinking water for animals and birds.
    2 Cement Concrete Embankment (Bandhara) Construction/repair of embankments to store post-monsoon water in rivers/canals. 1. Hard rock foundation at shallow depth
    2. Adequate height on both sides of drain
    3. Good quality sand & metal
    4. Use of mixer & vibrator
    5. Foundation depth within limits
    6. As per government financial norms    		 Well recharge through seepage.
    Water for animals.
    Increase in irrigation potential.
    3 Lift Irrigation Scheme 100% government-funded irrigation scheme for tribal farmers in hilly areas using dam water. 1. Minimum 25 hectare command area
    2. 90% tribal beneficiaries
    3. Cooperative society registration required
    4. Water permit required
    5. As per financial norms    		 Access to irrigation water from dam for tribal farmers.
    4 Lake Conservation & Beautification Project State-level lake conservation (since 2006-07) including water purification, embankment strengthening, waste management, beautification. – Environmental balance improvement.
    Water conservation.
    Public facilities & awareness.
    5 GDGS Scheme (Geo-tagging System) Monitoring works through Avani App including geo-tagging, photos, videos, farmer & sediment data. – Better monitoring & transparency.
    Accurate data collection of works.
    6 Jalyukt Shivar Scheme Water conservation mission to increase groundwater through various works like drains, dams, recharge, desilting. – Increase groundwater level.
    Improve irrigation efficiency.
    Sustainable water availability.
    Water conservation awareness.

    State Government

    State Government – Water Conservation Schemes and Objectives
    Sr. No. Scheme Name Objectives / Details
    1 Construction, Repair and Beautification of Village Ponds Recharge of wells through seepage and provision of drinking water for animals and birds.
    Indirect increase in irrigation potential.
    2 Construction / Repair of Cement Concrete Bandharas Storing rainwater to increase groundwater level, recharge wells through seepage and
    increase water availability for irrigation.
    3 Lift Irrigation Scheme Providing tribal farmers access to irrigation water from dams and ensuring
    availability of protected water for agriculture.
    4 State Lake Conservation Scheme Measures for purification of lake water.
    Fencing/protection of lake area (Chain Link Fencing).
    Beautification such as afforestation, tree plantation, solar street lights, pedal boating.
    5 Silt-Free Dam and Silt Application Scheme Maintaining records of water bodies, farmer-wise land data, quantity of silt removed,
    number of tractor trolleys, machinery working hours and total silt extracted.
    6 Jalyukt Shivar Campaign Watershed works, cement nala bunds, KT weir repairs,
    desilting of water sources, strengthening resources, well recharge,
    efficient use of water and stream/nala linking works.