Water Irrigation Department Zilla Parishad Yavatmal
- Name and Address of the Department – water Irrigation Department Zilla Parishad, Arni Road, Yavatmal
- Subject Committee Chairman – Hon. Chairman, Water Management and Sanitation Committee.
- Designation of the Head of Office – District Water Conservation Officer
- Telephone No. of the Department – 07232-245258
- Department Email ID – dwczpytl@gmail.com
Brief Information about the Department
In Yavatmal district, the water Irrigation Department under the Zilla Parishad Yavatmal has been functioning since 1971, and four sub-divisions (Yavatmal, Darvha, Pusad, Vani sub-divisions) are functioning in a total of 16 talukas under this department. There are a total of four talukas under each sub-division.
Meanwhile, the Government Decision No. Astha 2016/Proc. 88 (Part-9)/Jal-2 Ministry of Rural Development and Water Conservation Mumbai dated 31 May 2017, the regional system of the department was restructured with the establishment of the Soil and Water Conservation Commissionerate. Accordingly, for the entire state, a Soil and Water Conservation Commissionerate. has been established at Ch. Sambhajinagar and the Water Conservation Department has been renamed as Soil and Water Conservation Department and the posts approved by the District Council system along with the working officers and employees have been permanently adjusted to the Soil and Water Conservation Department. As per the said government decision, a structure of 19 posts has been approved for the Zilla Parishad (water irrigation) department and approval has been given for the creation of one post of District Water Conservation Officer, one post of Assistant District Water Conservation Officer, four posts of Water Conservation Officer and other office staff posts. Also, a total of 15 posts have been approved at the sub-division level.
The water Irrigation Department under the District Council has schemes with irrigation capacity of 0 to 200 hectares. Under it, the technical branch mainly carries out the construction of Kolhapuri style dams, storage dams, water irrigation ponds, seepage ponds, storage ponds, cement drain construction, etc. from the account head of the district annual plan. Also, from time to time, various schemes proposed by the government, such as desalting of ponds, deepening of drains and removal of silt, etc. are mainly carried out. Also, the technical drawing branch is responsible for preparing district information booklets, preparing annual administration reports, preparing statistical reports, maintaining records regarding water fee collection and fishing catch, etc. Works are done. Also, the establishment branch of the department and the sub-division of the working class 1, 2 and 3 officers and employees of the department and the sub-division, such as preparing salary payments, employee service matters, leave matters, annual salary increment, travel allowance payment, retirement matters, transfers, etc. are implemented.
In the accounts branch, tendering of technical works, transferring payments of contractor’s works, reconciliation of the amount of deposits, maintenance of various records, local accounts audit as well as compliance with the audit of the Accountant General, etc. Works are done. Also, the purchase of materials, maintenance of stock registers, etc. are done in the warehouse branch.