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1. Activities under various thematic areas :

1.1. Irrigation Development: A method that ingresses contentment in farmers' minds by scientific balance of channelling and storage of water.

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  • Enhancing state wide irrigation potential.
  • Construction of new irrigation canals, dams, barrages, weirs, check dams and other irrigation structures.
  • Maintaining existing 9499 km irrigation canals, 28 no. dams, 15 no. barrages, 33 no. weirs, 72 no. check dams and 5753 other irrigation structures.
  • Providing irrigation water for Kharif, Rabi and Boro irrigation.

1.2. Flood Management – Creating valiance against nature

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  • Structural measures
    • ➤ Protecting 38,138 Sq Km of Flood Prone Area.
    • ➤ Maintaining 10,584 Km of embankments and 67 Km of sea wall / sea dyke.
    • ➤ Maintaining 8,409 Km of drainage channels and khals.
    • ➤ Maintaining 2781 no. sluices, 20 no. Pumping Stations.
    • ➤ Anti-erosion works by protection against slips, ghats etc.
    • ➤ River training works.
    • ➤ Bank protection works.
    • ➤ Dredging & De-siltation works.
  • Non-Structural measures
    • ➤ Regular coordination in an organized manner initiated and sustained with the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Indian Meteorological Institute (IMD), Central Water Commission (CWC) and Governments of Jharkhand & Odisha. Timely dissemination and sharing of flood related information for appropriate mitigation measures are done on a regular basis.
    • ➤ Identification of vulnerable areas used for cultivation ("Char" land of rivers or blue line areas adjoining river banks) likely to be inundated during passage of floods, were identified up to mouza level in each of the districts and these are shared with the District Administrations for preparation of spatially appropriate rehabilitation and restoration plan.
    • ➤ Two toll-free helpline telephone numbers were established at Salt Lake and Jalpaiguri for use by the general public during the entire monsoon period from 1st June until 31st October every year. The telephones used to operationalize the helplines are controlled from the 24×7 Flood Monitoring Cells in the districts and the Central Control Room at the Headquarters (HQ) at Jalpaiguri/Bhawan at Salt Lake.
    • ➤ Rainfall data, gauge level of major rivers, discharge data of important dams and barrages are shared through e-mails and fax with the Disaster Management Department, District Administrations and the Chief Secretary on a daily basis during monsoons.

1.3. Connectivity and Communication - Making destinations come nearer

  • Special emphasis on rural connectivity : 18WD, over the years has developed rural connectivity networks, particularly in the remote rural areas outside the jurisdiction of Public Works Department (PWD) and the Panchayat & Rural Development Department (P&RDD). The 18WD has acted as a facilitator in this process by constructing wooden as well as RCC & steel bridges over various irrigation channels and drainage Khals so as to bring about a continued physical connectivity and communication in the area, as per the need of the local people. At present 944 no. wooden bridges and 4316 no. RCC/Steel bridges are maintaining by this Department.
  • Facilitation of inland water transport : 2 permanent jetties at Lot No.8 (Jetty No. 1 & 4) and one permanent jetty at Kachuberia were constructed by the 18WD and handed over to the Transport Department for maintaining. 3 no. of semi-permanent jetties at Lot No.8 (Jetty no. 2, 3 & 5), 5 no. at Kachuberia and one Jetty at Benuban are also constructed / erected by the 18WD every year to facilitate safe and prolonged Ferry Services over River Muriganga for passengers travelling to & fro between Kakdwip and Sagar Island. During Ganga Sagar Mela, these jetties were extensively being used by the pilgrims.
  • Support in road transport development : The 18WD has also acted as a facilitator to develop rural communication networks by constructing inspection paths over various irrigation channels and drainage Khals so as to bring about a continued physical connectivity and communication in the area, as per the need of the local people. At present 5683 km rural road / inspection path is maintaining by this Department.

1.4. Re-vitalization of assets and environment improvement

  • Short Term Action Plan
  • Coastal protection
  • Rehabilitation and face-lifting of infrastructure
  • Maintenance of channels & canals

1.5. Land Management

  • Optimal utilization of land resources

1.6. Quality Assurance

  • Guidelines for routine maintenance
  • Safety Audit of major dams
  • Improved surveillance coverage
  • Up-gradation of the Central Design Office (CDO)
  • In-house capacity building for Quality Testing

1.7. Reform Measures

  • e-Tendering
  • e-Governance
  • Ease of Doing Business
  • Administrative restructuring
  • Promoting advanced studies in River Engineering
  • Employees attendance monitoring
  • Adherence to blueprint

2. Budget status under various thematic areas

2.1. Irrigation Development : Total Budget = Rs. 500.05 Crore (Capital) and Rs. 147.61 Crore (MR)

A. Capital (Major Irrigation) - Rs. 500.00 Crore

  • AAFS issued - Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Balance AA Amount - Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Released by FD = Rs. 115.18 Crore (29 % of BE)
  • Allotment made by IWD = Rs. 22.09 Crore (19 % of FD release)
  • Expenditure made by the EEs = Rs. 22.09 Crore (49 % of IWD release)

B. Capital (Medium Irrigation) - Rs. 71.00 Crore

  • AAFS issued - Rs. 23.43 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Balance AA Amount - Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Fund Released by FD - Rs. 23.43 Crore (29 % of BE)
  • Fund Allotment made by IWD = Rs. 3.03 Crore (13 % of FD release)
  • Expenditure made by the EEs = Rs. 0.00 Crore (0 % of IWD release)

C. Capital (Minor Irrigation) - Rs. 30.00 Crore

  • AAFS issued - Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Balance AA Amount - Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Fund Released by FD - Rs. 0.00 Crore (0 % of BE)
  • Fund Allotment made by IWD = Rs. 0.00 Crore (0 % of FD release)
  • Expenditure made by the EEs = Rs. 0.00 Crore (0 % of IWD release)

D. Maintenance & Repair (Major Irrigation) - Rs. 94.41 Crore

  • AAFS issued - Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Balance AA Amount - Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Fund Released by FD = Rs. 31.17 Crore (33 % of BE)
  • Fund Allotment made by IWD = Rs. 9.36 Crore (30 % of FD release)
  • Expenditure made by the EEs = Rs. 6.42 Crore (69 % of IWD release)

E. Maintenance & Repair (Medium Irrigation) - Rs. 53.20 Crore

  • AAFS issued - Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Balance AA Amount - Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Fund Released by FD = Rs. 17.55 Crore (33 % of BE)
  • Fund Allotment made by IWD = Rs. 5.01 Crore (29 % of FD release)
  • Expenditure made by the EEs = Rs. 4.51 Crore (89 % of IWD release)

2.2. Flood Management : Total Budget = Rs. 2242.26 Crore (Capital) and Rs. 147.61 Crore (MR)

A. Capital

  • AAFS issued - Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Balance AA Amount - Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Released by FD = Rs. 701.81 Crore (29 % of BE)
  • Allotment made by IWD = Rs. 157.66 Crore (23 % of FD release)
  • Expenditure made by the EEs = Rs. 97.95 Crore (62 % of IWD release)

B. Maintenance & Repair

  • AAFS issued = Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Balance AA Amount = Rs. 22.09 Crore ( % of BE)
  • Released by FD = Rs. 115.18 Crore (31 % of BE)
  • Allotment made by IWD = Rs. 22.09 Crore (19 % of FD release)

Expenditure made by the EEs = Rs. 22.09 Crore (49 % of IWD release)

3. Ongoing Projects under various thematic areas (> 1.0 Crore)

A.  Irrigation Development

Sl No Project Name Tendered Amount Physical Progress (%)
3 Improvement of irrigation potential by resuscitation of Kulai Irrigation project within Block- Simlapal, District- Bankura 473.90 37.00
5 Improvement of Irrigation potential by Resuscitation of Mayurakshi Dwarka Main Canal in between ch. 85.0 to ch. 223.00 (Total length 2.56 Km) with Block MahamadBazar, District- Birbhum. 377.00 22.00
13 Improvement of Tara Irrigation Scheme within Block- Purulia-I, District-Purulia 207.94 55.00
23 Rehabilitation of Anderson weir by replacement of gates, roller path, rubber seal path along with upgradation of hoisting platform & electrically operated hoisting system over River Damodar at Block-Galsi-I, P.S- Budbud, Dist.- Purba Bardhaman. 128.45 0.00

B.  Flood Management

Sl No Project Name Tendered Amount Physical Progress (%)
1 Protection work along left embankment of River Hooghly (Length 800M) from Pulermar sluice to Hathkhola Sluice at Noorpur within Block Diamond Harbour-II, P.S.- Ramnagar, Dist.- South 24Pgs. 797.29 65.00
2 Protection work along left bank of River Ganga from Manikchak ferry ghat towards upstream (ch:29.500 km to ch:30.600 km) upstream of Narayanpur barrage (Length 1150.00 m) at Narayanpur within Block and P.S.- Manikchak, Dist.- Malda. 774.32 94.00
3 Protection work along right bank of River Ganga (500M) at Nurpur within Block-Suti-I, P.S.- Suti, Dist.- Murshidabad. 403.22 73.00
4 Strengthening and resetting of brick block pitching in damaged Sundarban Embankment for a total length of 0.95 Km along the right bank of river Ichamati at Mouzas: Barunhat (0.70 Km) and Kalutala (0.25 Km) in Block- Hasnabad, PS- Hasnabad under Basirhat Irrigation Division, Dist- North 24 Parganas. 324.34 72.00
5 Protection work by Brick pitching along left bank of river Nonagong from 1.800 Km to 2.600 Km at Mouza- Ghosalabad, G.P- Deganga-II, Block- Deganga in the District North 24 Parganas. 324.34 72.00
6 Final restoration of cut portion of Bhutni Diara Circuit Embankment at Kata Bundh, GP-Dakshin Chandipur, PS-Bhutni, Block-Manikchak, Dist-Malda. 252.97 95.00
7 Protection of eroded Left Ex Zamindary Embankment of River Rupnarayan for a length of 1100 m at Ghoradaha of Dhannagari G.P. , Block Khanakul II, P.S.- Khanakul, Dist.- Hooghly. 237.45 77.00
8 Protection work along right ex-zamindari embankment of river Ajoy (length 1250 M) at Rajoa. Churpuni within G.P. Koshigram, Block-Katwa-I, P.S.-Katwa, Dist: Purba Bardhaman. 204.96 47.00
9 Protection to the left bank berm line of River Ajoy in Between Ch 6.32 Km and Ch 7.62 Km (Actual Working Length = 1300.00 m) at Mouza –Rasulpur in Block & P.S.- Bolpur-Sriniketan, Dist. Birbhum . 190.91 95.00
10 Protection work along right bank of river Nagar from Start point : 25°54'48.2"N, 88°05'03.1"E to End point : 25°54'38.8"N , 88°05'17.7"E (length 600.00 m) near village - Kadirganj, GP-Rasakhowa-II, Block and P.S.- Karandighi, Dist. - Uttar Dianjpur. 147.22 50.00
11 Protection work to the left bank of river Bhagirathi near Kishoriganj Para for length of 700.0M in Village- Jaluidanga, G.P.- Nasaratpur, Block-Purbasthali-I, PS.-Nadanghat, Dist Purba Bardhaman (Sorasori Mukhyamantri) 134.99 52.00
12 Remodelling of Sundarban Embankment along right Bank of river Bidyadhari for a length of 500.00 metre at Mouza Hatgachi, Block Sandeshkhali-I, P.S. Nazat, District North 24 Parganas. 112.26 0.00

C.  Connectivity and Communication

Sl No Project Name Tendered Amount Physical Progress (%)
1 Construction Of R.C.C. Bridge Over Benedighi Khal At Mouza-Uchitpur In Block-Sabang, G.P.- Debhog and Dist.- Paschim Medinipur Under K.K.B. Project Division. 325.75 0.00
2 Construction of Single lane R.C.C Bridge over Nila Branch Khal at Birpana within Block-Diamond Harbour-II, Dist-South 24 Parganas. 199.80 65.00
3 Construction of Single lane R.C.C Bridge over kholakhali Khal at Mathur within Block-Diamond Harbour-II, Dist-South 24 Parganas. 192.25 3.00
4 Rehabilitation of ten number of canal bridge at different location (Cart bridge over MDMC at Ch. 128.00, Ch. 271.50, Ch. 382.00, Ch. 412.00, Ch. 542.00, Cart bridge over MDBC at Ch. 448.00, Regulator cum cart bridge over MDMC at Ch. 503.00, over Minor 57 of MDMC at Ch. 1.00, over Dy-7A of MDBC at Ch. 45.00, over Dy-7A of MDBC at Ch. 82.00) in the Block-Md. Bazar, Sainthia & Mayureswar-I, P.S-Md Bazar, Sainthia and Mayureswar, Dist-Birbhum. 170.19 62.00
5 Construction of single lane RCC Bridge over 14.083 KM of S.A.M.D Part-1 Channel at Purirabad within G.P.- Begampur, Block & P.S.- Baruipur, Dist.-24 PGS (South) 147.65 70.00
6 Construction of single lane R.C.C Bridge over kholakhali Khal at Haridevpur within Block-Diamond Harbour-II, P.S.- Diamond Harbour, Dist.-South 24 Parganas. 141.22 1.00
7 Construction R.C.C Bridge over Guniagachi Branch Channel at Ch. 1.20 KM near Satabdi park at Daspara within Ward No. 109 of KMC in P.S. Purba Jadavpur, Dist-Kolkata. 117.27 40.00

D.  Dredging & De-siltation :

Sl No Project Name Tendered Amount Physical Progress (%)
1 Desiltation and strengthening of embankment of Trimohini Khal from downstream of Mamudpur Culvert at Ch. 4.68 KM to upstream of confluence of Pakhimara Khal upto chainage 10.80 KM for a length of 6.120 KM to ease out drainage congestion of Naihati Municipality within Block-Barrackpore-I, P.S.- Basudebpur, District-North 24-Parganas. 208.72 95.00

E.  Coastal Protection :

Sl No Project Name Tendered Amount Physical Progress (%)
1 Special repair to damaged boulder pitching and providing additional protective measures to coastal protection structure for a length of 175m near Sam's Beach Club & Resort at Chandpur Mouza, G.P. Talgachari-II, Block- Ramnagar-I and Dist. Purba Medinipur. 270.35 30.00

F. Quality Assurance

G. Reform Measures

4. Projects in Pipelines under various thematic areas

A.  Irrigation Development

  • Balance works of Teesta Barrage Project for creation of additional irrigation potential of 3.13 Lakh Hectare through pipe irrigation networks.
  • Annual Action Plan of RKVY : 2027-28 in under process.
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B.  Flood Management

C.  Connectivity and Communication

D.  Re-vitalization of assets and environment improvement

E.  Quality Assurance

F.  Reform Measures