'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎148v] (28/148)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION BEPOET. [I909.i 91 o,
Irrigation.
General.
Northern
Division,
Central
Division.
Southern
Division,
over the creek at Ealyto. Miscellaneous Public Improvements accounted f 0r
IjL ]akhs. No Famine Relief Works were carried out under the Department,
39 The expenditure upon irrigation increased by 7 a - 'filths to 72f lah^g
of which Sind absorbed 371 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Works, repairs and establishment accounted
for 26f, 28| and 15| lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , respectively. The whole expenditure was distri.
buted under the different heads as follows : Protective Works, 2.5-| lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ;
Productive Works, Ilf lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ; Minor Works and Navigation lej lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ; and
Agricultural Works 18f lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . There was no outlay upon Irrigation Works for
famine relief. The net revenue derived from all classes of works was about
46^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
The total area irrigated from the Deccan and Gujarat Works, for which
Capital and Revenue Accounts are kept, was 145,155 acres against 142,928 i n
the previous year. The gross assessed revenue also rose from Rs. 10,99,014 to
Rs. 11,22,916.
The area irrigated by all classes of works in bind was 2,936,523 acres
against 3,354,738 in the previous year. The gross assessed revenue amounted to
Rs. 76,94,804 of which Rs. 3,32,171 were on account of direct and Rs. 73,62,633
on account of indirect receipts, the corresponding figures for 1908-1909 being
Rs. 82,54,210 (Rs. 3,53,073 direct and Rs. 79,01,137 indirect).
Owing to good rain in the catchment areas the total area irrigated from
theHathmati and the Khari Cut Canals was 21,398 acres and the gross revenue
amounted to Rs. 1,00,085. These figures are considerably in excess of those
for last year which were the highest on record. There was no irrigation under
the Tranza-Nagrama Tanks owing to deficiency of water. For the same reason
the Wangroli Tank irrigated only 438 acres compared with 1,921 in the
previous year. The area irrigated from the new Savli Tank increased to
1,569 acres. The gross revenue from the two latter tanks amounted to
Pts, 6,020 compared with Rs. 10,693 in the preceding year.
On the Girna River, the Chankapur Storage Works were approaching
completion. The Girna Left Bank Canal was completed and opened for rabi
irrigation. Satisfactory progress was made with the Godaveri Canal project,
despite the difficulty of obtaining labour. This work is estimated to cost over
05i lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and the gross area commanded by the projected canals is 239,698
acres of the Aasik and Ahmednagar Districts. Work was in progress on the
1 ravara Canals during the year. In Poona District the demand for water for
monsoon crops r ai sed the area irrigated from the Nira Canal above the average
ot the past ten years but the area irrigated from the Mhaswad Tank decreased
hi cent, below the average. The total area under all irrigation
ioa rm 11 h 181011 WaS acres and the gross assessed revenue was
_ 5 .. S ’, 9 , I ;"j ur ? s exoee di ll g the average by 14,205 acres and Rs. If Mkhs
nnrlpr tihn'i T> e 1Dcreases are P ar tly due to the introduction of irrigation
exttdS i • T- S , kandtheGirna Left Bank CaQals > and P ar % t0
extended irngatmn under the Nira and Mutha Canals and the Ashti Tank.
“■ation wmh' 3 ' mder *™S a tion and the assessed revenue on all first class irri-
CZZ P t r 3,689 a ° reS and Rs - J ' 3 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ‘ a >-ea was 790 acres
sal owit Th !, Pr r dinS year > but the revenue was practically the
season Tito 9 demand for Water for high rated crops during the rabi
“aniU 6 ^^ 8600111101 - ‘^decreased by 580 acres to 75,162
Shedhal was pLhT'i a “ ounted to over 2 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. . The new tank at
Canal we re commenced! ** ^ ^ 63 ’ 386 ^ ^P 1,076121611 * 8 oc the D 1181,1 ” 8