Goa Command Area Development Act, 1997 (Goa Act No. 27 of 1997). Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision Goa Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for accelerated increase in agricultural and allied production in the State of Goa, through a programme of comprehensive and systematic development of command areas on scientific and modern lines, comprising measures for optimum use of land and water, prevention of land erosion and water logging, improvement of soil fertility and regulation of cropping pattern, and for proper maintenance and up-keep of irrigation systems in the State of Goa for ensuring maximum benefits to the cultivators under the command areas and for matters connected therewith. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Water Keyword Climate change Agricultural development Water users' associations Authorization/permit Irrigation Water rights Water supply Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act, consisting of 57 sections divided into 13 Chapters, provides for accelerated increase in agricultural and related production in the State of Goa, through a programme of comprehensive and systematic development of command areas on scientific and modern lines. It includes measures for a rational and optimum use of land and water, prevention of land erosion and water logging, improvement of soil fertility and regulation of cropping pattern, and for proper maintenance and up-keep of irrigation systems in the State for ensuring maximum benefits to the cultivators under the command area. The Government may constitute Command Area Development Boards (CAD Boards’) for the command area of each major and medium irrigation projects in the State of Goa. The CAD Boards have the following functions: lay down policy guideline for the implementation of CAD Programme; disburse Central assistance and the Government’s share to Water Distribution Co-operative Societies for the works entrusted to them; provide technical assistance and guidance to Farmers’ Associations, Water Distribution Co-operative Societies; co-ordinate the activities of different departments involved in the implementation of CAD Programme; guide, supervise and monitor the work of Water Distribution Co-operative Societies; develop groundwater to supplement surface irrigation; help the Farmers’ Associations, Water Distribution Co-operative Societies in selection and introduction of suitable cropping pattern; carry out soil survey and prepare Geographical Information System; develop marketing and processing facilities and communications; diversify agriculture and develop activities like animal husbandry, farming, poultry, etc. Full text English Website www.lawsofindia.org References - Legislation Implemented by Goa Command Area Development Rules, 1999. Legislation | India | 1999 Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Climate change, Agricultural development, Water users' associations, Authorization/permit, Irrigation, Water rights, Water supply Source: FAO, FAOLEX