(a) to prepare and implement a warabandi schedule for each irrigation season, consistent with the operational plan, based upon the entitlement, area, soil and cropping pattern;
(b) to prepare a plan for the maintenance, extension, improvements, renovation and modernisation of irrigation system in the area of its operation and carry out such works of both distributary system and field drains in its area of operation with the funds of the association from time to time;
(c) to regulate the use of water among the various outlets under its area of operation according to the warabandi schedule of the system;
(d) to promote economy in the use of water allocated;
(e) to prepare demand and collect water charges;
(f) to maintain a register of land owners as published by the revenue department;
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(g) to prepare and maintain an inventory of the irrigation system within the area of operation;
(h) to monitor flow of water for irrigation;
(i) to resolve the disputes, if any, between its Members and water users in its area of operation;
(j) to raise resources;
(k) to maintain accounts;
(1) to cause annual audit of its accounts;
(m) to assist in the conduct of elections to the Managing Committee;
(n) to maintain such other records, as may be prescribed;
(o) to abide by the decisions of the Distributary and Project Committee;
(p) to conduct General Body meeting in the manner, as may be prescribed;
(q) to encourage avenue plantation on canal bunds and tank bunds by leasing such bunds, and
(r) to conduct regular water budgeting and also to conduct periodical social audit in the manner, as may be prescribed.
18. Functions of the Distributary Committee - The Distributary Committee shall perform the following functions, namely
(a) to prepare an operational plan based on its entitlement area, soil, cropping pattern at the beginning of each irrigation season, consistent with the operational plan prepared by the Project Committee;
(b) to prepare a plan for the extension, improvements, renovation, modernisation and annual maintenance of both distributaries and medium drains within its area of operation;
(c) to regulate the use of water among the various Water Users' Associations under its area of operation;
(d) to resolve disputes, if any, between the Water Users' Associations in its area of operation;
(e) to maintain a register of Water Users' Associations in its area of operation;
(f) to maintain an inventory of the irrigation system in the area of its operation, including drains;
(g) to promote economy in the use of water allocated;
(h) to maintain accounts;
(i) to cause annual audit;
(j) to maintain such other records, as may be prescribed;
(k) to monitor the flow of water for irrigation;
(1) to conduct General Body Meetings in the manner, as may be prescribed;
(m) to abide by the decisions of the Project Committee;
(n) to cause regular water budgeting and also the periodical social audit in the manner, as may be prescribed;
(o) to assist in the conduct of elections to the Managing Committee; and
(p) to encourage avenue plantations in its area of operation.