ANNUAL REPORT : 2019-20 LOWER INDRA CANAL DIVISION, KHARIAR Brief Notes on activities of the Division: Lower Indra Canal Division is at Khariar of Nuapada District and under Administrative control of the Chief Construction Engineer, Lower Indra Irrigation Project, Nuapada, Site Office, Khariar. This Division looks after the works of defunct L.I.Dam Division, Tikhali and defunct L.I.Mechanical Division, Khariar in adition to it’s own works. At present total Head works of the Lower Indra Irrigation Project such as dam, spillway, 3 Nos. of Dykes and canal networks for command area of 12515.31 Ha. are coming under Jurisdiction of this Division. The total CCA of the Project is 29900Ha. All the head works including gate work of the spillway are completed. AERIAL VIEW OF DAM & SPILLWAY H.R OF LEFT MAIN CANAL H.R OF RIGHT MAIN CANAL Total length of canal network under jurisdiction of this Division as per DPR was 237.14Km. to irrigate an ayacut of 12515.31 Ha . Out of this, construction of canal upto157.73km length is completed covering Main canal 2 Nos. 20+8.22=28.22 Km, Distributaries 4 Nos. 35.64 Km, Minors 18 Nos. 37.52Km and Sub-minors 49 Nos. 56.35 Km. Command area under balance length of canals 79.41Km is being taken up through underground pipe line (UGPL) canal system. Out of 12515.31 Ha., 7495.56 Ha. is coming under open canal network & 5019.75 Ha. by UGPL canal network. CAD & WM work for entire ayacut is simultaneously under progress with balance distribution system by UGPL canal network. System wise information under open canal & UGPL is enclosed as Annexure- I. During Khariff water supply, 2019 an ayacut of 7972.64 Ha was supplied with canal water to give benefit to 56 Nos of villages. Out of these, 45 Nos. of villages coming under Khariar block and 7 Nos. under Boden block of Nuapada district and 4 Nos. under Bangamunda block of Bolangir district. Information on canal system / village wise water supply is enclosed as Annexure- II (series) . Some photographs of Canals, supplying Khariff water during 2019-20 are shown below. Duajhar Distributary Gharadhara Min Kikirbeda Distributary Khudpej Minor Staff Position: There are three Sub-Divisions with each sub-division having sanctioned post of four nos. of Junior Engineers/ Assistant Engineers under this Division. Total staff technical & Non-technical, available in the Division against the sanctioned strength are as follows. Sl No. Name of the Post Sanctioned Men in Vacancy Remarks strength position 1. Executive Engineer (Civil) 1 1 - 2. Deputy Executive Engineer 2 2 - 1 person deputed to Designs (Civil) Divn. out of 2 3. Assistant Executive 2 1 1 Engineer (Civil) 4. Assistant Engineer (Civil) 6 5 1 1 person deputed to Deo Project out of 5 5. Assistant Engineer 1 1 - Estimator 6. Junior Engineer (Civil) 6 3 3 1 person deputed to Balangir Circle out of 3 7. Divisional Accountant 1 - 1 8. Head clerk 1 1 - 9. Sr. Clerk 2 2 - 10. Jr. Clerk 7 - 7 11. Jr. Stenographer 1 - 1 12. Draughtsman 1 - 1 13. Tracer 1 - 1 14. Daftary 1 - 1 15. Peon 10 10 - 16. NWM Cum Sweeper 4 4 - 17. Contigent Khalasi 4 4 - 18. Amin(Regular wages) 2 - 2 19. Khalasi(Regular wages) 6 1 5 Works: The list of works executed during 2019-20 is enclosed as Annexure- III. The main work under this Division is UGPL work which includes both canal distribution system and CAD & WM work for entire ayacut of the project i.e 29,900Ha. An agreement for EPC contract was drawn for an amount of Rs.242.99Crore on dated 14.03.2018 with date of commencement and stipulated date of completion as 14.03.2018 and 13.02.2019 respectively. For checking and vetting of planning, designs & drawings submitted by EPC agency, WAPCOs Limited was engaged as Proof Engineering Consultancy (PEC) and an agreement was drawn with him with date commencement as 07.04.2018 and date of completion as 06.03.2019. An agreement was also drawn with M/s SGS India Pvt. Limited as Third Party Inspecting Agency (TPIA) on Quality Control Aspect such as factory and site inspection for checking of quality of pipes, fittings and other accessories as per Approved Quality Assurance Plan. The date of commencement is 07.04.2018 and date of completion as 06.03.2019. Since UGPL work could not completed by 13.02.2019, all three agencies i,e EPC, PEC and TPIA applied EOT upto 25.03.2020 to complete the work. Some of photographs related to UGPL works are shown below. GRP laying at Tukula Distributary Testing of UGPL water supply in the presence of Deputy Secretary Khariff water supply through single & double outlet Physical & Financial achievements upto 31.01.2020 shown below. Physical : Item Unit Quantity Remarks Earth work Cum 25361 Concrete Cum 501 Stone work Cum 200 UGPL Work Physical progress for entire work U-Disty : being nodal office Procurment Ha. 428 594 Laying Ha. 2840 8555 CAD& WM : Procurment Ha. 3003 6190 Laying Ha. 5231 15987 Financial : Amount in lakhs Dam & Appurtenant 52.00 Dstributary, Minors & Sub - 13.00 Minors UGPL Work 2287.00 Financial progress for entire work made by this office is 5945 lakhs being nodal office. Quality Control Monitoring: The Quality Control and Quality Assurance is the prime motto in executing each work of this Division. This is being monitored by the Executive Engineer, Designs & Quality Control Division, Bhawanipatna. In case of UGPL work third party inspecting agency (TPIA) has been engaged for testing the pipes and accessories both at factory and site. Plantation drive: This Division had taken a drive for plantation. Plantation made at down-stream area of dyke No- III and along canal bank toe at country side. The details on plantation and it’s survival are mentioned below. Plantation Activity (Nos.) Survival status (Nos.) Location of Total Total Plantation Site Saplings Seedlings Saplings Seedlings D/S of Dam 9285 - 9285 6320 - 6320 Canal Bank 1000 10000 11000 775 1060 1835 Total 10285 10000 20285 7095 1060 8155 Some of photographs during plantation are shown below. PLANTATION ALONG TUKULA DISTY PLANTATION AT TEMPLE PREMICES, TIKHALI Work plan for 2020-21: During the year 2020-21 CCE linning in vulnerable reaches of canals will be done to minimise the losses as well as to maintain FSD required for water supply through UGPL system. It will also minimise siltation in UGPL system. Balance UGPL work will be completed prior to Khariff, 2020. Electrical lines/ tower lines and electrical sub-stations coming under submergence of Lower Indra Reservoir will be shifted. Service road at right bank of left main canal will be improved from RD 00 to 20.00Km. Accordingly proposal has been submitted for the year 2020-21 for an amount of Rs. 5420 lakhs. The list of works under above proposals for the year 2020- 21 is enclosed as per Annexure- IV. Executive Engineer Lower Indra Canal Division, Khariar .