U.P. Irrigation Charges (State Canal System) Rules, 1995 1. Short title, commencement and application. 2. Rates of irrigation charges. 3. Rescission and saving.

U.P. Irrigation Charges (State Canal System) Rules, 1995

Published vide Notification No. 2874/95-27-1-4-2-Rate-92, dated 18th September, 1995 and published in the U.P. Gazette (Extraordinary), Part 4, Section (Ka), dated 18th September, 1995

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In exercise of the powers under Section 75 of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 (Act No. VIII of 1873) as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh, read with Section 21 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (Act No. X of 1897), the Governor is pleased to make the following Rules :

Short title, commencement and application.- (i) These Rules may be called the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Charges (State Canal System) Rules, 1995.

(ii) They shall come into force with effect from the date of publication in the Gazette.

(iii) They shall apply in relation to all irrigation charges (including charges for the Kharif 1403 Fasli year), recoverable after the date of commencement of these rules.

Rates of irrigation charges.- The rates for irrigation charges for the State Canal System in Uttar Pradesh (excepting State Tube-Wells) mentioned in Column 1 of each of the Schedules I, II, III and IV to these rules in respect of the crops noted under Column 2 shall be as mentioned against the crop in Columns 3 and 4 thereof according as it is by flow irrigation or lift irrigation.
Rescission and saving.- The Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Charges (State Canal System) Rules, 1994 are hereby rescinded without prejudice to the validity of any right, privilege, obligation, liability or action required, accrued, incurred or taken thereunder.

Schedule I

(See Rule 2)

Rate: Rupees per hectare/crops

Name of Canal System		Name of Crops		Flow Irrigation	Lift Irrigation
1		2		3	4
1.	Upper Ganga Canal	1.	Sugarcane	474.00	237.00
2.	Lower Ganga Canal	2.	Paddy	287.00	143.00
3.	Eastern Yamuna Canal	3.	Vegetables, Garden (per fasal), water-nuts and poppy	287.00	143.00
4.	Madhya Ganga Canal	4.	Potato	356.00	178.00
5.	Eastern Ganga Canal	5.	Tobacco	306.00	153.00
6.	Agra Canal	6.	Wheat, barley and crops mixed with barley or wheat	27.00	143.00
7.	Sarda Canal	7.	Cotton	114.00	57.00
8.	Sarda Sahayak Canal	8.	Fodder crop	99.00	49.00
9.	Gandak	9.	Green manure	69.00	35.00
10.	All such pump canals on which permanent pump houses have been constructed and those pump canals which augment water in above (1) to (9) systems.	10.	Other Rabi crops	212.00	106.00
		11.	Other Kharif crops	173.00	86.00

Schedule II

(See Rule 2)

Rate : Rupees per hectare/crops

Name of Canal System		Name of Crops		Flow Irrigation	Lift Irrigation
1		2		3	4
1.	Doon Canal	1.	Sugarcane	474.00	237.00
2.	Ramganga Canal	2.	Paddy excluding broadcast paddy on Doon canals	173.00	86.00
3.	Afzalgarh Canal	3.	Vegetables, Garden (per fasal), water-nuts, poppy	173.00	86.00
4.	Tumaria Canal	4.	Potato	356.00	178.00
5.	Pili Canal (Lalitpur)	5.	Broadcast paddy of Doon Canals	114.00	57.00
6.	Betwa Canal	6.	Tobacco	212.00	106.00
7.	Urmil Dam Canal	7.	Tea Gardens and orchards on Doon Canals	212.00	106.00
8.	Maudha Dam Canal	8.	Wheat, barley and crops mixed with barley or wheat	173.00	86.00
9.	Balmiki Canal (Chen Dam)	9.	Cotton	59.00	30.00
10.	Ken Canal (Paddy only)	10.	Fodder crop	40.00	20.00
11.	Gursarai Canal	11.	Green manure	30.00	15.00
12.	Bhander Canal	12.	Other crop of Rabi	114.00	57.00
13.	Jamini Canal (Jamini Dam, Lalitpur)	13.	Other crops of Kharif	99.00	49.00
14.	Banganga Canal
15.	Ghagra Canal
16.	Rohini Canal
17.	Danda Canal
18.	Belan Canal
19.	Gularia Canal
20.	Rest pump canals excepting pump canals of Schedule I
21.	Bhagwanpur Sarovar (Gonda)
22.	Kalluwala Bundhi (Bijnor)
23.	Jamalpur Tal (Lalitpur)
24.	Buchera Tal

Schedule III

(See Rule 2)

Rate : Rupees per hectare/crops

Name of Canal System		Name of Crops		Flow Irrigation	Lift Irrigation
1		2		3	4
1.	Bijnor Canals	1.	Sugarcane	237.00	119.00
2.	Rampur Canals (only Kosi, Behalla, Ghungha and Ganganand Canals)	2.	Paddy	128.00	64.00
3.	Rohilkhand Canals excepting those canals mentioned in, Schedule IV	3.	Vegetables, Garden (per fasal), water-nut poppy	128.00	64.00
4.	Lalitpur Canal (Lalitpur)	4.	Potato	237.0.	119.00
5.	Dhasan Canal	5.	Tobacco	114.0.	57.00
6.	Pahuj and Garmau Canals	6.	Wheat, barley and crops mixed with wheat or barley	128.0.	64.00
7.	Barwar Canal	7.	Cotton	40.0.	20.00
8.	Arjun Canal	8.	Fodder crop	30.0.	15.00
9.	Kabrai Canal	9.	Green manure	30.0.	15.00
10.	Ranipur Canal (Saprar Dam)	10.	Other crops of Rabi	69.0.	35.00
11.	Ken Canal (Except Paddy)	11.	Other crops of Kharif	69.0.	35.00
12.	Keolari Canal
13.	Barwa Canal
14.	Kamal Kheri and Pindari Canal (Chandrawat Dam)
15.	Ghori Canal
16.	Garai and Jirgo Canal
17.	Karmnasa and Ghaghar Canals
18.	Nikoya Canal
19.	Patharwa Canal
20.	Begugangi Canal
21.	Sukhra Tal Canal
22.	Siawari Canal
23.	All other canals fed by rivers, tanks, reservoirs and lakes, except those specifically mentioned in Schedules I, II, III and IV
24.	Himaya Bundhi		Varanasi
25.	Bhoka Bundhi		Varanasi
26.	Majhgawan Reservoir (Hamirpur)
27.	Jagner Bundhi (Agra)
28.	Beeder Reservoir		Mirzapur
29.	Damohan Reservoir
30.	Rajkhour Reservoir
31.	Barwatola Reservoir
32.	Pipradih Reservoir
33.	Khatauli Reservoir
34.	Madwa Reservoir
35.	Semri Margadha Reservoir
36.	Kota Reservoir
37.	Phulwar Reservoir
38.	Badwadih Reservoir
39.	Sukhri Dud hi Reservoir
40.	Dharti Dolwa Reservoir (Zamindari works taken over by Irrigation Department)
41.	Sagar Reservoir (Shevpati Sagar)		Basti
42.	Siswa Reservoir
43.	Betwa Reservoir
44.	Majhauli Reservoir
45.	Mekra Nala System
46.	Bajha Reservoir
47.	Kosi Jheel Reservoir (Moti Sagar Reservoir)
48.	Mali Reservoir
49.	Masi Reservoir
50.	Semra Reservoir
51.	Marathi Reservoir
52.	Kohargaddi Reservoir		Gonda
53.	Basehwa Reservoir
54.	Ganeshpur Reservoir
55.	Motipur Reservoir		Bahraich
56.	Srinagar Tal Canal System		Gorakhpur
57.	Sanwaha Tank		Jhansi
58.	Melani Tank		Lalitpur
59.	Bar Tal
60.	Dhawa Tal
61.	Gundorapur Tal
62.	Arjun Kheria Tal
63.	Samoghar Tal
64.	Pahalgaon Tank		Jhansi
65.	Niao Tal
66.	Sar Tal
67.	Nihona Tal
68.	Barwapur Tal
69.	Manpur Tal
70.	Rampura Manhanpur Tal
71.	Baghaura Tal
72.	Murari Tal
73.	Gangoni Tal		Lalitpur
74.	Karila Tal
75.	Panari Tal
76.	Jhakhaura Tal
77.	Gitauli Tal
78.	Pura Kalan Tal
79.	Bunt Tal
80.	Bijroutha Tal
81.	Gajera Tal
82.	Kalapahar Tal
83.	Kailwara Tal
84.	Kakrai Tal
85.	Bijakhet Tal
86.	Binaka Mafi Tank
87.	Sagoli Tal		Jhansi
88.	Sarol Bisanpura Tal
89.	Sekhra Dhawa Tal
90.	Palra Tal
91.	Ghurat Tal
92.	Katera Tal
93.	Phutera Tal
94.	Kachneo Jheel
95.	Megarpur Jheel
96.	Arjar Tal
97.	Itaura Bundhi
98.	Dora Bundhi
99.	Pandawaha Bundhi
100.	Gursarai Bundhi
101.	Bhandarawara Bundhi No. 1
102.	Bhandarawara Bundhi No. 2
103.	Bhandara Bundhi
104.	Bakhara Bundhi
105.	Marha Bundhi
106.	All lakes, reservoirs and tanks excepting those specifically mentioned in Schedule II

Schedule IV

(See Rule 2)

Rate: Rupees per hectare/crops

Name of Canal System		Name of Crops		Flow Irrigation	Lift Irrigation
1		2		3	4
1.	Rohilkhand Canal not fed by Sarda Canal or Reservoir	1.	Sugarcane	99.00	49.00
2.	Rampur Canals, excepting Kosi, Bahaila, Ghungha and Gangan Canals	2.	Paddy	40.00	20.00
3.	All Gravity Canals in hilly and Tarai region excepting-	3.	Vegetable, Garden (per fasal), water-nut, poppy	40.00	20.00
(i)	Doon Canals	4.	Potato	99.00	49.00
(ii)	Canal systems controlled by Komaun Water Rules.	5.	Cotton	35.00	17.00
		6.	Fodder crops	35.00	17.00
		7.	Green manure	35.00	17.00
(iii)	Specifically mentioned canals systems in Schedules I, II, III and IV	8.	Other Rabi crops	40.00	20.00
(iii)		9.	Other Kharif crops	40.00	20.00
4.	Bundhies in districts Allahabad, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur, Jalaun and Banda, excepting those specifically mentioned in Schedules II and III.