(a) The Executive Engineer shall pass orders on applications made under rule 64.
(b) If the demand for the supply of water for which an application is made under rule 65 Is urgent, the Sub-Divisional Officer may, in anticipation of the Executive Engineer's order, Issue an order for the supply of water.
66. When an application for remission of water rate Is made, the Executive Engineer shall grant remission only if he is satisfied that there was a failure to supply water to the area In respect of which application is made, and such remission shall be in full.
Section 39
67. An application for the supply of water to supplement a village tank shall be made In Form 5 and shall ordinarily be presented at least fifteen days before the water is required, to any canal officer or canal subordinate.
68. Before he sanctions an application for the supply of water to supplement a village tank, the Executive Engineer shall intimate to the applicants, the approximate sum that will be charged for the water required. This shall be done in writing in Form 5 and the applicants shall sign thereon a statement that they undertake jointly and severally to pay the sum calculated at the prescribed rate for water actually supplied in Form No.6.
69. The Executive Engineer shall not ordinarily sanction the application If :
(i) he anticipates that the supply of water for the Irrigation of rice under agreement will be adversely affected thereby, or
(ii) In his opinion the applicants have not made suitable arrangements to deliver the water from the point at which it is supplied into the tank, or
(iii) he has good reason to anticipate that the water will be used for the Irrigation of a crop. which is not under agreement.
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70. Charges for water supplied to supplement a village tank shall be calculated on the volume of water supplied as measured in the tank.
Section 40 1[71. Water may be supplied for any village tank, town or for industrial purposes and to a corporation at the rates not less than the rates specified in col. (3) of the table below as prescribed and approved by the Government :~ Table
1. 2. *3
1. Village Tanks. Rs. 6.00 per 10,000 eft from 15th July to 31st October and RI. 12.00 from 1st Nov. to 15th July.
2. Industrial purposes. Rs. 40.00 per 10,000 cft. except where high rates exists or are agreed upon.
3. Corporation & towns. Rs. 12.00 per 10,000 eft.. do...do...
1. Rule 71 is substituted vide Notification No. 29-Sl-78-Ml..33 dated 30'6-78 * Rates indicated in col 3 are as inforce from 1-4-83.
Provided that the Executive Engineer may permit, with the agreement in Form 7 the supply of canal water for purposes other than irrigation without sacrificing the interest of irrigation for any term not exceeding one year and where the supply is not to exceed five Mcft. of water in a year. For term exceeding one year and, where the supply Is to be more than five Mcft. In a year the previous sanction of the State Government shall be necessary.
Section 44 1[72. (a) The charge for water which has been used in an unauthorized manner on cultivated land under agreement shall be made at 1.75 times the demand rate so leviable for the class of crop grown on it.
2[ (b) The charge for water which has been used in an unauthorized manner on cultivated land not under agreement shall be at the following rates :
(i) From Harijans, Tribals, small and marginal Farmers at 1.25 times of the demand or short term agreement rate.
(ii) From other cultivators at 1.75 times the demand rate or short term agreement rate.