THE SINDH IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE AUTHORITY
10. Functions of the SIDA –
The functions of the SIDA shall be to -
a. operate and maintain the parts of the irrigation system such as Barrages and outlets assigned to it;
b. operate and maintain the parts of the drainage system assigned to it including spinal drains and inter-AWB drains;
c. carry out river flood protection and maintain the infrastructure in the Province of Sindh;
d. advise Government on any matter strategic or tactical, related to its functions and tasks or to the water management system as a whole e.g. irrigation or drainage contribution rates, drought management and sea water intrusion;
e. manage the transition process, to promote the formation, growth and development of the AWBs and FOs into self-supporting and financially self-sustaining entities within a period of seven to ten years of their establishment; and
f. perform any other function conferred on it under this Ordinance.
11. Tasks of the SIDA –
In order to perform its role and functions, the SIDA shall perform the following tasks: -
Strategy –
a. to develop, on a periodic basis, a strategy statement for improvement of irrigation and drainage services, integrated water management, flood protection, prevention of sea water intrusion, water distribution in times of drought and wetland management within its command and catchment areas setting goals and objectives, formulating implementation policies and identifying priority and other actions;
b. to formulate annually a Business Plan setting out its proposals for its own activities for the following five financial years;
Operations and Maintenance -
c. subject to provisions agreed with the Indus River System Authority, to receive Irrigation Water of the Barrages within the Province and/or from the inter-Provincial/link canals and deliver the same in agreed quantities to the various AWBs, FOs or, as the case may be to other agricultural users, local Councils, industries or wetlands, guaranteeing the minimum discharge below Kotri Barrage to prevent sea water intrusion, in the manner and on the terms and conditions as may be negotiated between the SIDA and the parties concerned and to receive drainage effluent at the designated points and convey the same to the sea;
d. to maintain the irrigation, drainage and flood protection infrastructure located within its territorial jurisdiction;
e. to levy and collect irrigation and drainage service fees, rates or cess and surcharge for late payment on such fees, rates or cess outside the areas of jurisdiction of AWBs and FOs, as prescribed by the SIDA;
f. to recover any amount payable to the SIDA 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;
Capital Projects and Schemes -
g. in consultation with the various stakeholders, to plan, design, construct improvements to the irrigation and drainage system, storage reservoirs and flood protection infrastructure including development work for irrigation of lands;
h. to take all such steps as may reasonably be necessary for the removal and prevention of encroachments and unauthorized construction along the properties vested in the SIDA in accordance with the Sindh Public Property Removal of Encroachments Act 1975;
