AREA WATER BOARDS
g. to operate and maintain the equipment, machinery and stores of the AWB effectively, efficiently and in a business like manner;
h. to prescribe and receive fees or charges for providing any service under this Ordinance and surcharge for late payment of such fees or charge as may be prescribed under the Regulations;
i. to reduce irrigation water supply services to FOs upon non-payment by one or more of its water users of due water charges;
j. to monitor and record both surface water quality and groundwater quality;
k. to monitor groundwater withdrawals for irrigation and drainage;
l. to keep all records necessary for its effective operation including records of the localities within which all bodies supplied with water by that AWB are normally supplied from the same source or combination of sources;
m. to recover any amount payable to the AWB under this Ordinance in accordance with prescribed terms and conditions, or as arrears of land revenue under the provisions of the Sindh Land Revenue Act, 1967;
n. to use prescribed processes, substances and products in accordance with their prescription;
Capital Projects and Schemes –
o. in consultation with the various stakeholders, to plan, design and construct improvements to the irrigation and drainage system and flood protection infrastructure and development work for irrigation of lands within its territorial jurisdiction;
p. to remove and prevent encroachments and unauthorised construction along the properties vested in the AWB in accordance with the Sindh Pubic Property Removal of Encroachments Act 1975;
q. to acquire or sell and operate and maintain the equipment, machinery and stores of the AWB effectively, efficiently and in a business like manner;
Public Disclosure of Information -
r. to furnish the Regulatory Authority with any information, concerning the AWB's performance in such form and in such manner and at such times as it may require, free of charge;
s. to publish the planning of water distribution, the actual water distribution and the comparison between the two and to ensure that this information is easily accessible and provided at appropriate intervals;
t. to publish information about its progress, policies, procedures and people as the Regulatory Authority may require to be published, in the manner prescribed by and to the parties identified by the Regulatory Authority;
u. to publish any additional information the AWB may consider necessary to inform the stakeholders and the general public about its activities;
v. to issue flood warnings and warnings to all parties likely to be affected, if it has cause to believe that damage or harm shall result from the use of any water flowing within its command area;
Administration –
w. to maintain records, registers and data banks as may be necessary for its effective functioning under this Ordinance;
x. to administer all its business affairs efficiently in line with normal business practice;
Other Tasks:-
z. to undertake any other tasks within the scope of the functions of the AWB and contributing to the overall purpose of this Ordinance.
