(1) The State Government may group together into circles, areas in which canals have been or are to be constructed, and may divide circles into divisions, and divisions into sub-divisions.
(2) The State Government may at any time form new Circles, divisions or sub divisions, abolish existing circles, Divisions or sub-divisions, or alter the limits of existing circles, divisions or sub-divisions
(3) The State Government shall appoint a chief Engineer to be in charge of the irrigation department generally, a Superintending Engineer to be in charge of each circle, an Executive Engineer to be in charge of each division, and a Sub-Divisional Officer, to be in charge of each division.
(4) The State Government may appoint persons to be additional canal officers in any sub division, division or circle, and may invest them with any or all of the powers of Sub-Divisional Officer, Executive Engineer or Superintending Engineer, respectively.
(5) T he State Government may invest Superintending Engineers with the power to appoint Sub-Divisional Officers to sub-divisions within their circles.
Section-18-20] M.P.IrrigationAct,1931 [8 1 (18-A. Additional Canal Officers.- The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint the canal officers of any neighbouring State to be Additional Canal Officers in any Sub Division, Division or Circle of the state and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties under this Act as may by specified in the notification.
19. Subordination of canal officers, - The Chief Engineer shall be subordinate to the State Government:
- All other canal officers shall be subordinate to the Chief Engineer:
- All canal officers in circle shall be subordinate to the Superintending Engineer: and - All canal officers in a division shall be subordinate to the Executive Engineer.