Date: 2026-01-13Category: Not ApplicableState: MaharashtraCountry: India
Part IV-B Extra 21 (13-1-2026), WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, NOTIFICATION No. 1
[ (Ref. Section-I (3) ]
Maharashtra Management of Irrigation System by Farmers (MMISF ) ACT, 2005.
No.CDA-2025/(C.R.129/25)/ CAD(works).
**Executive Summary**
This document comprises a series of notifications from the Water Resources Department of the Government of Maharashtra, dated January 9, 2026. These notifications pertain to the implementation of the Maharashtra Management of Irrigation System by Farmers (MMISF) Act, 2005, specifically for the Bhima Ujjani Project. The notifications define applicable sections of the Act, command areas, appointed dates, and designate canal officers with specific powers and duties.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Notification No. 1: Implementation of MMISF Act Sections**
* Applies the MMISF Act, 2005 to the Ujjani Left Bank Canal D.Y. 38, Minor No. 3 and Direct Outlets No. 21 to 25, covering a total area of 179.78 hectares.
* All sections of the Act are brought into force, excluding Section 22.
* Effective date: January 9, 2026.
* **Notification No. 2: Appointment and Empowerment of Canal Officers**
* **Bhima (Ujjani) Project, Tal. Madha, Dist. Solapur D.Y.38**
* The Executive Engineer, Bhima Development Dn, No. 2, Solapur, is appointed as the Canal Officer.
* The Canal Officer is empowered with duties as laid out in Sections 6(1), 9(2), 9(4), 9(6), 9(9), 10(1), 12(2), 12(6), 12(9), 13(1), 13(3), 15(4), 15(6), 15(9), 16(4), 18(2), 18(4), 18(6), 18(9), 19(1), 19(2), 21(1), 23(1), and 26(1) of the MMISF Act, 2005.
* **Ujani Left Bank Canal Dy-38 Minor No.3 and Direct Outlets 21 to 25 Total area 179.78 Ha**
* The Superintending Engineer and Administrator, Command Area Development Authority, Solapur, is appointed as a Canal Officer.
* The Chief Engineer (S.P.), Water Resources Department, Pune, is appointed as a Canal Officer.
* The Superintending Engineer and Administrator, is empowered with duties as laid out in Sections 6 (5), 16 (1), 16 (4), 18 (9), 19 (1) and 19 (2) of the MMISF Act, 2005.
* The Chief Engineer (S.P.), is empowered with duties as laid out in Section-16 (3), 19 (1) and 19 (2) of the MMISF Act, 2005.
**Impact Analysis**
**Farmers in the Command Area of Ujjani Left Bank Canal D.Y. 38, Minor No. 3 and Direct Outlets No. 21 to 25**
* **Impact:** The MMISF Act, 2005, will now be implemented in their area, enabling farmer participation in irrigation management. They will be subject to the provisions of the Act (excluding section 22).
* **Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with the MMISF Act, 2005, and engage in the participatory irrigation management processes.
**Executive Engineer, Bhima Development Dn, No. 2, Solapur.**
* **Impact:** Designated as the Canal Officer for the Bhima (Ujjani) Project, with defined powers and responsibilities.
* **Action Required:** Exercise the powers and discharge the duties outlined in the specified sections of the MMISF Act, 2005.
**Superintending Engineer and Administrator, Command Area Development Authority, Solapur.**
* **Impact:** Designated as the Canal Officer for the Ujani Left Bank Canal Dy-38 Minor No.3 and Direct Outlets 21 to 25. Empowered with defined powers and responsibilities.
* **Action Required:** Exercise the powers and discharge the duties outlined in the specified sections of the MMISF Act, 2005.
**Chief Engineer (S.P.), Water Resources Department, Pune.**
* **Impact:** Designated as the Canal Officer for the Ujani Left Bank Canal Dy-38 Minor No.3 and Direct Outlets 21 to 25. Empowered with defined powers and responsibilities.
* **Action Required:** Exercise the powers and discharge the duties outlined in the specified sections of the MMISF Act, 2005.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Management of Irrigation System by Farmers (MMISF) Act, 2005: The central act establishing a framework for farmer management of irrigation systems in Maharashtra.
Bhima Ujjani Project: An irrigation project in Madha Taluka, Solapur District, Maharashtra, specifically addressed in the notification.
Mumbai: Location of the Water Resources Department and the Mantralaya, where the notification was issued.
Maharashtra Irrigation Act, 1976: Act referenced for defining the powers of canal officers.
RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/37831
महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र
असाधााराण भााग चाारा-ब
वर्षष १२, अंक ६ (४)] मंगळवारा, जानेवाराी १३, २०२६/पौर्ष २३, शाके १९४७ [पष्ृठे े4, किंकमं त : रुपये े९.००
असाधााराण क्रमांक २१
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
[संं�भाभ - कलमं १ (३)]
महाारााष्ट्र किंसंचान पद्धतीचाे शाेतकऱ्येांकडूून व्येवस्थाापन अकिंधाकिंनयेम, २००५.
क्रमंांक-संीडीीए-२०२५/(प्र.क्र. १२९/२५)/लाक्षेेदिवा (कामं)े .— मंहााराष्ट्र दिसंचां नां पद्धतीीचा ेशेतीे कऱ्याकं डीनांू 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�भष्ट केलेल्या दिसंंचानां प्रकल्पांच्या स्तींभा (३) मंध्ये दिवादिनांदि�भष्ट केलेल्या लाभाक्षेेत्राातीील स्तींभा (४) मंध्ये दिवादिनांदि�भष्ट केलेली
अदि�दिनांयमंाचाी कलमंे स्तींभा (५) मंध्ये दिवादिनांदि�भष्ट केलेल्या दिनांयती दि�नांांकापासंूनां लागू केल्याचाे अदि�संूदिचाती करीती आहाेती.
अ.क्र. प्रकल्पाचाे नांावा काय�ा लागू हाोणाारे क्षेेत्रा लागू करावायाचाी दिनांयती दि�नांांक शेेरा
कलमंे
(१) (२) (३) (४) (५) (६)
१ भाीमंा उजानांी प्रकल्प उजानांी डीावाा कालवाा दिवातीरीका क्र. ३८ कलमं २२ वागळूनां ९ जाानांेवाारी
तीा. मंाढाा, दिजा. संोलापूर वारील लघुं दिवातीरीका क्र. ३ वा संरळ �ारे संवाभ कलमंे २०२६.
दिवाती. ३८. २१ तीे २५ दिभाजाणाारे क्षेेत्रा १७९.७८ हाे.
मंहााराष्ट्राचाे राज्यपाल यांच्या आ�ेशेानांंसंार वा नांावाानांे,
किंनलेेशा भाोईरा,
शेासंनांाचाे उप संदिचावा.
भााग चाार-ब-२१–१ (१)2 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.129/25)/ 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 brought Appointed Remark
Irrigation into force Date
Project
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
1 Bhima Ujjani Ujjani Left Bank Canal All Sections 9th January
Project, D.Y. 38, Minor No. 3 and excluding 2026.
Tal.Madha, Direct Outlets No. 21 to Section 22.
Dist. Solapur 25, Total Area 179.78
D.Y.38. 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
[संं�भाभ - कलमं १ (३)]
महाारााष्ट्र किंसंचान पद्धतीचाे शाेतकऱ्येांकडूून व्येवस्थाापन अकिंधाकिंनयेम, २००५.
क्रमंांक संीडीीए-२०२५/(प्र.क्र. १२९/२५) लाक्षेेदिवा (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�भष्ट केलेल्या प्रकल्पासंाठीी
स्तींभा (३) मंध्ये दिवादिनांदि�भष्ट केलेले कालवाा अदि�कारी दिनांयंक्ती करीती आहाेती. तीसंेचा मंहााराष्ट्र दिसंंचानां पद्धतीीचाे शेेतीकऱ्यांकडीूनां व्यवास्थाापनां
(मंदिसंंपशेेव्य) 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�भष्ट केलल्े या (मंदिसंपं शेव्े य) अदि�दिनांयमंाच्या कलमंांन्वाये
असंलेले अदि�कार वाापरण्यासंाठीी आदिणा कतीभव्य बजाावाण्यासंाठीी प्रादि�कृती करीती आहाेती.
अ. क्र. प्रकल्प वा क्षेेत्रा कालवाा अदि�कारी मं.दिसं.प.शेे.व्य. अदि�दिनांयमं,२००५ अंतीगभती अदि�कार
�ेण्याती आलेल्या कायद्याातीील कलमंे
(१) (२) (३) (४)
१ भाीमंा (उजानांी) प्रकल्प कायभकारी अदिभायंतीा, दिभामंा कलमंे- ६(१), ९(२), ९(४), ९(६), ९(९),
तीा. मंाढाा, दिवाकासं दिवाभााग क्र.२, संोलापूर. १०(१), १२(२), १२(६), १२(९), १३(१),
दिजा. संोलापूर १३(३), १५(४), १५(६), १५(९), १६(४),
दिवाती.३८ १८(२), १८(४), १८(६), १८(९), १९(१),
१९(२), २१(१), २३(१) आदिणा २६(१).
अ�ीक्षेक अदिभायंतीा तीथाा कलमंे- ६(५), १६(१), १६(४), १८(९), १९(१)
उजानांी डीावाा कालवाा दिवाती.
प्रशेासंक लाभाक्षेेत्रा दिवाकासं आदिणा १९(२).
३८ वारील लघुं दिवातीरीका
प्रादि�करणा, संोलापूर.
क्र. ३ वा संरळ �ारे २१
तीे २५ दिभाजाणाारे क्षेेत्रा मंंख्य अदिभायंतीा(दिवा.प्र.), कलमंे- १६(३), १९(१) आदिणा १९(२).
जालसंंप�ा दिवाभााग, पंणाे.
१७९.७८ हाेक्टर
मंहााराष्ट्राचाे राज्यपाल यांच्या आ�ेशेानांंसंार वा नांावाानांे,
किंनलेेशा भाोईरा,
शेासंनांाचाे उप संदिचावा.4 महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग चाारा-ब, जानेवाराी १३, २०२६/पौर्ष २३, शाके १९४७
WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Mantralaya, Mumbai 400032, dated the 9th January 2026.
NOTIFICATION No. 2
[ (See Section-I (3) ]
Maharashtra ManageMent of IrrIgatIon systeM by farMers (MMIsf) aCt, 2005.
No. CDA-2025/(C.R. 129/25)/ 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. Project & Command Canal officers Section of MMSIF Act 2005 of which
No Area powers are given to canal officers
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1 Bhima (Ujjani) Executive Engineer, Bhima Sections- 6 (1), 9 (2), 9 (4), 9 (6),
Project, Development dn, No. 2, 9 (9), 10 (1), 12 (2), 12 (6), 12 (9),
Tal. Madha, Solapur. 13 (1), 13 (3), 15 (4), 15 (6), 15 (9),
Dist. Solapur 16 (4), 18 (2), 18 (4), 18 (6), 18 (9),
D.Y.38. 19 (1), 19 (2), 21 (1), 23 (1) and 26 (1).
Superintending Engineer and Sections- 6 (5), 16 (1), 16 (4), 18 (9),
Ujjani Left Bank
Administrator, Command 19 (1) and 19 (2).
Canal Dy-38 Minor
Area Development Authority,
No.3 and Direct
Solapur.
Outlets 21 to 25
Chief Engineer (S.P.), Water Section- 16 (3), 19 (1) and 19 (2).
Total area 179.78
Resources Department, Pune.
Ha
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
NILESH BHOIR,
Deputy Secretary to Government.
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