State Act

The Maharashtra Land Improvement Schemes Act.

4. Power of 11[Board or Company] to direct preparation of land improvement scheme and matters for which scheme may be prepared.— (1) 12[The Board or the Company] may direct the preparation of a land improvement scheme of any area within its jurisdiction. A scheme may make provision for any of the following matters, namely :— (i) preservation and improvement of soil ; (ii) prevention of erosion of soil ; (iii) improvement of water supply 13[including the construction or improvement of wells and other underground water resources, and exploitation of those resources ] ; 14[(iii-a) development of land for better utilisation of the irrigation potential to be specified in the scheme ;] (iv) introduction of dry farming methods ; (v) improvement in the methods of cultivation ; (vi) reclamation of waterlogged land or of land from the sea ; (vii) prohibition or control of grazing ; (viii) control and maintenance of tree growth ; 1[(viiia) regulation or prohibition of firing of vegetation ;] 2[(viiib) cultivation of waste or fallow land ;] 3[(viiic) eradication of hariyali or any other kind of weed or vegetation which is likely injuriously to affect, or interfere with, cultivation ;] (ix) such other matters not inconsistent with the objects of this Act as may be prescribed. 4[(2) On such direction being issued by 5[the Board or the Company], 6[the Board or the Company] shall appoint an officer to prepare, in accordance with such instructions as it may issue, a draft scheme containing the following particulars, namely :— (i) the objects of the scheme ; (ii) the approximate area of the lands to be included in the scheme ; (iii) the work or kind of work to be carried out under the scheme ; (iv) the agency or agencies through which the work shall be carried out ; (v) such other particulars as may be prescribed.]