'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎264v] (112/150)

Chap. IV.
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
The system of six yearly leases for eight, months crops was introduced under the a u •
Tank, but the applications received and sanctioned were for 1,105 acres only, which is l ess a " J
a fourth of the proposed area. The rainfall being favourable the people were not so
enter into leases It was therefore decided to postpone.the introduction of the scheme toT°
year. A similar scheme for the Mhaswad Tank was approved at the end of the y ear f
arrangements have been made to introduce it next year. ' a "4
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I9u.
The area under irrigation and the gross assessed revenue on all the First Class Irriaatin
Works in the Southern Division are shown below m two statements ; in the first, they 2
detailed by works, and, in the second, by districts. The figures of the past year are compared
with those of the average of the previous ten years
Statement /.—Individual Works.
Gokik Canal.
—
Average of previous
1910 - 1911 .
ten years.
Name of work.
Area under consolidated
assessment.
Area
Assessed
Area
Assessed
irrigated.
revenue.
irrigated.
revenue.
Major Works.
Acres.
Rs.
Acres.
Rs.
Krishna Canal ... •••
3,495
38,187
6,452
44,750
Minor Works.
Rewari Canal
Upper Man River Works
Yerla River Irrigation Works
Chikhli Canal
Maini Canal Tank
1,340
1,098
5,100
4,348
760
736
3,038
321
E425
38
377
3,583
2,761
3,684
175
1,605
14,320
938
6,262
I 4, 2 57
1,631
5,892
Muchkundi Tank
Gadikeri Tank (a)
2
377
1,987
1,996
(a) Only 337 acres are
under consolidated
assessment.
Dambal Tank ( 6 )
251
1,041
323
1,825
{b) Of this 207 acres are
under consolidated
assessment.
Medleri Tank
59
688
105
699
Madag Tank
613
2,356
803
2,554
{c) Of this 185 acers are
under consolidated
Asundi Tank (e)
217
827
275
1,321
assessment.
Mavinkop Tank (d) ...
627
2,290
56i
i,993
{d) Area under consoli
dated assessment.
Gokdk Canal, 1 st Section, and
9,976
& Storage Works
6,859
32,986
47,912
Total ...
16,907
73,i43
18,738
86,845
Grand Total ...
20,402
i,n,330
25A90
i,3U595
Statement II. — Districts.
Name of District.
Belgaum
Dharwar Irrigation
Satara
Bijapur
7,236
1,767
11 >397
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34,973
7,202
69U55
io,353
2,067
12,732
38
49,908
8,392
72,874
421
Total ...
20,402
i,n,330
25A90
i,3U595
the total area irrigated was less than that ot the previous year oy 3,207 d.cics, »
the decrease of assessed revenue by Rs. 18 , 617 . The decrease in area in the case of
Canal was due to less land having been cultivated owing to the uncertainty of the ^water-supp y
for the rabi season. In the case of Krishna Canal and other works in the ^ a ^ ara
was due to a reduction in the demand for water owing to seasonable rain, and, in the case
Dharwar Irrigation District, owing to shortage of water in some of the tanks at e
mencement of the year.
Remarks on Individual Works. , ^
An expenditure of Rs. 941 was incurred on certain works in connection with the ^ 0 ^.^ on the
An addition of 175 million cubic feet was obtained by constructing a f ern P orar y i1 "t j. this i s
crest of the permanent weir. Late freshets carried away portions of the wall, u
expected and intended, the wall being made of a section which will yield before un u j n
comes on the main weir. The storage obtained was less than usual. The local s ^ or f 1 S r e p s hort
April and early May, did not occur this year, and the supply of water in the tan
of requirements on the 10 th May 191
rear, and the supply ot water in rnc ^ j une
o, and the deficiency continued till the 2