**Executive Summary**
This document, published by the Water Resources Department of Maharashtra, India, on January 9, 2026, concerns the implementation of the Maharashtra Management of Irrigation System by Farmers (MMISF) Act, 2005. It declares the applicability of the Act to the Morphali Storage Tank irrigation project in Beed district, effective January 9, 2026. Additionally, the document appoints Canal Officers for the project, assigning them specific powers and responsibilities under the MMISF Act.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Act Implementation:**
* The Maharashtra Management of Irrigation System by Farmers (MMISF) Act, 2005 is being implemented for the Morphali Storage Tank project in Dharur Taluka, Beed district.
* All sections of the Act are applicable to the Culturable Command Area (C.C.A.) of 698 hectares.
* Effective date of implementation: January 9, 2026.
* **Appointment of Canal Officers:**
* Executive Engineer, Beed Irrigation Division, Beed, is appointed as Canal Officer.
* Superintending Engineer, Beed Irrigation Project Circle, Beed is appointed as Canal Officer.
* **Powers of Canal Officers:**
* The appointed Canal Officers are empowered to exercise powers and discharge duties under specific sections of the MMISF Act, 2005.
* The sections vary based on the officer's role (Executive Engineer vs. Superintending Engineer).
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Farmers within the Morphali Storage Tank Culturable Command Area (CCA)**
* **Impact:** The MMISF Act now governs the management of the irrigation system, likely involving farmers in the decision-making process and management.
* **Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with the provisions of the MMISF Act and participate in the management of the irrigation system.
**Stakeholder: Executive Engineer, Beed Irrigation Division, Beed**
* **Impact:** Responsible for executing powers and duties as per the listed sections of the MMISF Act, 2005.
* **Action Required:** Understand and implement the responsibilities assigned under the specified sections of the MMISF Act, 2005.
**Stakeholder: Superintending Engineer, Beed Irrigation Project Circle, Beed**
* **Impact:** Responsible for executing powers and duties as per the listed sections of the MMISF Act, 2005.
* **Action Required:** Understand and implement the responsibilities assigned under the specified sections of the MMISF Act, 2005.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Management of Irrigation System by Farmers (MMISF) Act, 2005: The primary law discussed in the document, concerning the management of irrigation systems by farmers in Maharashtra.
Morphali Storage Tank, Tq.Dharur, Dist. Beed: The specific irrigation project to which the notifications apply.
Water Resources Department: The department issuing the notifications and responsible for implementing the MMISF Act.
Maharashtra Irrigation Act, 1976: Referenced law, grants power to the Governor to appoint Canal Officers.
Mumbai: Location of the Water Resources Department (Mantralaya).
RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/37831
महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र
असाधााराण भााग चाारा-ब
वर्षष १२, अंक ६(५)] मंगळवारा, जानेवाराी १३, २०२६/पौर्ष २३, शाके १९४७ [पष्ृठे े४, किंकमं त : रुपये े९.००
असाधााराण क्रमांक २२
प्रााकिंधाकृत प्राकाशान
महाारााष्ट्र शाासनाने महाारााष्ट्र अकिंधाकिंनयेमांन्वयेे तयेारा केलेेलेे
(भााग एक, एक-अ आकिंण एक-ले येांमध्येे प्राकिंसद्ध केलेेलेे किंनयेम व आदेेशा येांव्येकिंतरिराक्त) किंनयेम व आदेेशा.
जलेसंपदेा किंवभााग
मंंत्राालय, मंंंबई ४०० ०३२, दि�नांांक ९ जाानांेवाारी, २०२६.
अकिंधासूचाना क्रमांक.१
[(संदेभाष-कलमं १(३)]
महाारााष्ट्र किंसंचान पद्धतीचाे शाेतकऱ्येांकडूून व्येवस्थाापन अकिंधाकिंनयेम, २००५.
क्रमंांक दि�डीीए-२०२५/(प्र.क्र.१३८/२५)/लाक्षेेदिवा (कामंे).— मंहााराष्ट्र दि�ंचानां पद्धतीीचाे शेेतीकऱ्यांकडीूनां व्यवास्थाापनां अदि�दिनांयमं,
२००५ मं�ील कलमं १ च्या खंंडी ३ अन्वाये प्राप्ती अदि�काराचाा वाापर करूनां मंहााराष्ट्राचाे राज्यपाल खंालील तीक्त्यांती स्तींभा (२) मंध्ये
दिवादिनांदि�ष्िट कले ल्े या दि�चां नां प्रकल्पाच्ं या स्तीभां (३) मंध्य ेदिवादिनांदि�ष्िट कले ल्े या लाभाक्षेत्राे ातीील स्तीभां (४) मंध्य ेदिवादिनांदि�ष्िट कले ले ी अदि�दिनांयमंाचाी
कलमंे स्तींभा (५) मंध्ये दिवादिनांदि�िष्ट केलेल्या दिनांयती दि�नांांकापा�ूनां लागू केल्याचाे अदि��ूदिचाती करीती आहाेती:—
अ.क्र. प्रकल्पाचाे नांावा काय�ा लागू लागू करावायाचाी दिनांयती दि�नांांक शेेरा
हाोणाारे क्षेेत्रा कलमंे
(१) (२) (३) (४) (५) (६)
१. मंोरफळीी �ाठवाणा लागवाडीीलायक लाभाक्षेेत्रा �वाि कलमंे ०९/०१/२०२६
तीलावा, तीा.�ारूर,
C.C.A. ६९८ हाे.
दिजा. बीडी.
मंहााराष्ट्राचाे राज्यपाल यांच्या आ�ेशेानांं�ार वा नांावाानांे,
किंनलेेशा भाोईरा,
शेा�नांाचाे उप �दिचावा.
(१)
भााग चाार-ब-२२–१2 महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग चाारा-ब, जानेवाराी १३, २०२६/पौर्ष २३, शाके १९४७
WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032, dated the 9th January, 2026.
NOTIFICATION NO.1
[ (Ref. Section-I (3) ]
Maharashtra ManageMent of IrrIgatIon systeM by farMers (MMIsf) aCt, 2005.
No.CDA-2025/( C.R.138/25 )/ CAD(works).— In exercise of the power conferred by Section 1
Clause (3) of Maharashtra Management of Irrigation System by Farmers (MMISF) Act, 2005, the
Government of Maharashtra hereby bring into force the Sections of MMISF Act, 2005 specified in
column (4) from the appointed date specified in column (5) for the command areas specified in column
(3) for the irrigation project specified in the column (2) of the table below:—
Sr.No Name of Command Area Section Appointed Remark
Irrigation Project brought into Date
force
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
1. Morphali Storage Culturable All Sections 09/01/2026
Tank, Tq.Dharur, Command Area
Dist. Beed. C.C.A. 698 Ha.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
NILESH BHOIR,
Deputy Secretary to Government.महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग चाारा-ब, जानेवाराी १३, २०२६/पौर्ष २३, शाके १९४७ 3
जलेसंपदेा किंवभााग
मंंत्राालय, मंंंबई ४०० ०३२, दि�नांांक ९ जाानांेवाारी, २०२६.
अकिंधासूचाना क्रमांक २
[(संदेभाष-कलमं क.१ (३)]
महाारााष्ट्र किंसंचान पद्धतीचाे शाेतकऱ्येांकडूून व्येवस्थाापन अकिंधाकिंनयेम, २००५.
क्रमंांक दि�डीीए-२०२५/(प्र.क्र.१३८/२५) लाक्षेेवाी (कामंे).— मंहााराष्ट्र पाटबं�ारे अदि�दिनांयमं, १९७६ च्या कलमं २ खंंडी (४)
अन्वाये प्राप्ती अदि�कारांचाा वाापर करूनां मंहााराष्ट्र राज्याचाे राज्यपाल खंालील तीक्त्यातीील स्तींभा (२) मंध्ये दिवादिनांदि�िष्ट केलेल्या प्रकल्पा�ाठी
स्तींभा (३) मंध्ये दिवादिनांदि�िष्ट केलेले कालवाा अदि�कारी दिनांयंक्ती करीती आहाेती. ती�ेचा मंहााराष्ट्र दि�ंचानां पद्धतीीचाे शेेतीकऱ्यांकडीूनां व्यवास्थाापनां
(मंदि�ंपशेेव्य) अदि�दिनांयमं, २००५ च्या कलमं २ खंंडी (चा) अन्वाये प्राप्ती अदि�कारांचाा वाापर करूनां मंहााराष्ट्र राज्याचाे राज्यपाल यांनांी
दिनांयंक्ती केलल्े या कालवाा अदि�काऱ्यानांं ा खंालील तीक्त्याच्या स्तींभा (४) मंध्य ेदिवादिनांदि�ष्िट केलल्े या (मंदि�पं शेव्े य) अदि�दिनांयमंाच्या कलमंांन्वाये
अ�लेले अदि�कार वाापरण्या�ाठी आदिणा कतीिव्य बजाावाण्या�ाठी प्रादि�कृती करीती आहाेती:—
अ. क्र. प्रकल्प वा क्षेेत्रा कालवाा अदि�कारी मं.दि�.प.शेे.व्य. अदि�दिनांयमं, २००५ अंतीगिती अदि�कार �ेण्याती
आलेल्या कायद्याातीील कलमंे
(१) (२) (३) (४)
१. मंोरफळीी �ाठवाणा तीलावा, कायिकारी अदिभायंतीा, बीडी कलमंे- ६(१), ९(२), ९(४), ९(६), ९(९), १०(१),
तीा.�ारूर, दिजा.बीडी पाटबं�ारे दिवाभााग, बीडी. १२(२), १२(६), १२(९), १३(१), १३(३), १५(४),
लागवाडीीलायक लाभाक्षेेत्रा १५(६), १५(९), १६(४), १८(२), १८(४), १८(६),
C.C.A.६९८ हाे. १८(९), १९(१), १९(२), २१(१), २२, २३(१),
२६(१), आदिणा ६८(१).
अ�ीक्षेक अदिभायंतीा, बीडी कलमंे- ६(५), १६(४), आदिणा १८(९).
पाटबं�ारे प्रकल्प मंंडीळी,
परळीी (वाै.).
मंहााराष्ट्राचाे राज्यपाल यांच्या आ�ेशेानांं�ार वा नांावाानांे,
किंनलेेशा भाोईरा,
शेा�नांाचाे उप �दिचावा.4 महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग चाारा-ब, जानेवाराी १३, २०२६/पौर्ष २३, शाके १९४७
WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032, dated the 9th January, 2026.
NOTIFICATION-2
[(See Section- I (3))]
Maharashtra ManageMent of IrrIgatIon systeM by farMers (MMIsf) aCt, 2005.
No.CDA-2025/(C.R.138/25)/ CAD(works).— In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 2 (4)
of Maharashtra Irrigation Act, 1976 the Governor of the state of Maharashtra hereby appoints Canal
Officers specified in column (3) for the Irrigation Project specified in Column (2) of the table below.
Further in exercise of the powers conferred under clause (f) of section 2 of Maharashtra Management
of Irrigation System by Farmers (MMISF) Act, 2005 the Governor of the State of Maharashtra hereby
empower the appointed Canal Officer to exercise powers and discharge duties under the Section of
MMISF Act specified in column (4) of the table below:—
Sr.No. Project & Canal officers Section of MMSIF Act, 2005 of which
Command Area powers are given to canal officers
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1 Morphali Storage Executive Engineer, Sections- 6(1), 9(2), 9(4), 9(6), 9(9), 10(1),
Tank, Tq.Dharur, Beed Irrigation 12(2), 12(6), 12(9), 13(1), 13(3), 15(4), 15(6),
Dist. Beed. Division, Beed. 15(9), 16(4), 18(2), 18(4), 18(6), 18(9), 19(1),
19(2), 21(1), 22, 23(1), 26(1) and 68(1).
Superintending Sections- 6(5), 16(4), and 18(9).
Culturable Engineer, Beed
Command Area Irrigation Project
(C.C.A.) 698 Ha. Circle, Beed.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
NILESH BHOIR,
Deputy Secretary to Government.
ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR,
RUPENDRA DINESH MORE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD,
MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS,
21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.