State Act

The Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act, 1984.

24. Power specify principles Localisation - (1) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, the Government may, having regard to resources of Land and water, nature of soil, climate and other technical considerations, by an order, specify for each command area principles of localisation for the purpose of irrigation. (2) The Government may, having regard to the advancement in technology of land and water management and other agronomic practices, alter, from time to time by an order, the principles of localisaiton so specified for any command area. Explanation- The term “principles of localisaiton” shall include the prescription of season of the irrigation, the type of irrigation, such as wet, irrigated dry, double crop, or single crop, or perennial irrigation.