(1) Where in the opinion of the Government it is in public interest to prepare small schemes for irrigating lands not exceeding 100 hectares or such area as may be prescribed, the Government may, direct the concerned Executive Engineer to prepare such small schemes for supply of water from an irrigation work to such lands and thereafter handover the management of the scheme and distribution of water therefrom to the Water Committee appointed under section 64.
(2) Every scheme under sub-section (1) shall contain the following particulars, namely :––
(a) the area to be covered by the scheme ;
(b) the survey number of lands included in such area and the name of owners and occupiers thereof ;
(c) the period or periods during which water shall be supplied to such lands ;
(d) the crop or crops which shall be permitted to be sown, produced or grown thereon ;
(e) the water charges for supply of water to such land included in the scheme ;
(f) the support amount to be paid by the Government for the management of the irrigation work to the Water Committee ; and
(g) the manner of publication of the scheme, invitation of objections or suggestion thereon.
(3) The scheme prepared under sub-section (1), shall be given wide publicity by the Assistant Executive Engineer in the language understood by the inhabitants of the area through which the irrigation work passes in such manner as he thinks fit for the information of, and for inviting objections and suggestions, if any, from, the inhabitants who are likely to be benefitted or affected by such scheme.
(4) After considering such objections and suggestions, if any, received in respect of the scheme published under sub-section (3) within the specified period, the Government may, after making due inquiries, approve the scheme with or without any modification or may reject it.
(5) The scheme approved under sub-section (4) shall be published by the Government, by notification, and shall come into force on such date as the Government may specify in such notification.
(6) The scheme may at any time be varied by a subsequent scheme made, approved and published in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) to sub-section (5).
(7) The scheme may at any time be cancelled by the Government by a notification.