Uttarakhand - Department of Land Resources

Technical sanction for watershed works (Table 8-d.)
Sanctioning Limit
Upto Rs 10,000
Above Rs. 10,000
Sanctioning Authority
Should be passed in the meeting of WC. No sanction from PIA required.
Copy will be sent to PIA for information.
Sanction from PIA is required according to norms. The estimates prepared
will be submitted to the WDT by WC for according sanction from the
DWDU.
Once sanction is granted, a ‘technical sanction number.’ shall be allotted for each
activity.
An Integrated Activity register shall be maintained by the Secretary at each WC.
There will be no splitting of work/activity for the purpose of bypassing sanctioning
requirement from PIA for activities above Rs. 10000.
III. Implementation Agency for Work:
The WC will have the right to appoint anyone of the following Implementers for
the implementation of the work:
‣ The Gram Panchayat
‣ The Individual Farmer (Beneficiary) for the work to be executed on his
individual land. (Individual will work as a contractor, in the case.)
‣ User Group/SHG may be engaged for the activities to be implemented on
common/ community/ village assets or on individual land or asset, should the
beneficiary have no objection to this arrangement. Revenue Village
Committee will also work as a contractor.
‣ The First Right of implementation of each work under the project rests with
village-level entities such as the User Group, SHG or the Van Panchayat,
individual farmer. If these options are not available then the WC itself may decide
to execute the works. If all the above options do not work out only then the works
will be awarded to independent contractors, However the WC will have to obtain
in writing their inability to undertake the project activities before awarding the
contract for the said work to an independent contractor.
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