Name: Sri Karuna Bora Designation: Executive Engineer Phone No.: 87619 75931
INTRODUCTION
The Irrigation Department is playing a vital role in the development of irrigation potential of Assam by harnessing the rich surface water and ground water resources of the state. The main service of the department is to supply water to the crop field as per demand of the cultivators and as per requirement with a view to delivering the service to the citizen/cultivators. The Department executes the works, operate the schemes and also maintains them. Irrigation and water resources development provides the basic infrastructure for the growth of economy of the country and large investment has been made for the purpose in our country.
OBJECTIVES
To increase agricultural production of the State by ensuring timely and adequate irrigation to the fields to cultivate high yielding variety crops.
To increase irrigation intensity by ensuring water throughout the year and there by encouraging multiple cropping through Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM).
To develop and maintain irrigation system in support of the agricultural program of the government to provide adequate level of irrigation service on a sustainable basis in partnership with the farmers & local government units.
Providing employment opportunity to citizen at various level as regular employee and/ on contractual basis and also through works executed by the contractors.
Imparting exposure to the WUA (Water User Association) farmers for adopting scientific agriculture and for proper utilization of created irrigation potential.
KEY FUNCTIONS
Utilization of irrigation potential by equitable distribution of water through command area development
Rendering assistance to form Water Users' Association.
Collection of Service Charge from the beneficiaries.
Providing employment opportunity to citizen at various level as regular employee and/ on contractual basis and also through works executed by the contractors.
DIFFERENT WINGS OF THE ORGANISATION IN THE DISTRICT
Previously this department had three different wings for execution, monitoring and maintenance of different works. These wings were Civil, Mechanical and Electrical and all these wings were headed by Executive Engineer at the Divisional level and Assistant Executive Engineers at the Sub - Divisional level. The Morigaon District is comprised of 1 (one) Division and 3 (three) Sub-Division.
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PHOTO GALLERY:
1. Inauguration of PMKSY-HKKP (Ph-II) in Jagiroad LAC on 5/08/2023 in presence of Deputy commissioner Morigaon District, Superintending Engineer, Nagaon Circle,Executive Engineer, Morigaon -Laharighat -Jagiroad Division (Irrigation), Morigaon, official staffs and beneficiaries of Jagiroad LAC.
In presence of DC Morigaon, SE Nagaon Circle Irrigation & EE Morigaon irrigation
2. Inauguration of PMKSY-HKKP (Ph-II) in Morigaon LAC on 11/08/2023 in presence of Executive Engineer, Morigaon-Laharighat-Jagiroad Division (Irrigation), Assistant Executive Engineer, Morigaon, Jagiroad Sub-division, Assistant Engineers, Junior Engineers, Official staffs and beneficiaries of Morigaon LAC.
3. Inauguration of PMKSY-HKKP (Ph-II) in Laharighat LAC on 26/07/2023 in presence of Executive Engineer,Morigaon-Laharighat-Jagiroad Division (Irrigation),AEE, Laharighat, Jagiroad Sub-division, Assistant Engineers, Junior Engineers, official staffs and beneficiaries of Laharighat LAC.
4. Murkata LIS is one of the successful schemes under Jagiroad Subdivision (Irrigation) with a Net Irrigation Area (NIA) over 40Hectares. While different types of crops are being cultivated in the command area of scheme, Maize is the primary cultivation of the area. With regular & continuous supply of Irrigation Water in the scheme, the farmers have been greatly benefited and have been getting pretty good harvest every crop season. Snapshots of the visit today of the officials of the Irrigation Department in the scheme & interaction with the beneficiaries. Department of Irrigation, Government of Assam Irrigation department Assam.
