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top.jpg (1736 bytes) The Department functions through its Administrative Secretariat headquartered at Vikash Bhawan, Patna and its technical wing and field formations spread all over the State. The Department is presided over by the Cabinet Minister at the political level and the Secretary at the bureaucratic level.

Ministers

  Water Resources(Minor Irrigation)
Department, Visweshwarriya Bhawan, Baiely Road,
Patna-800015
Tel. 91-612-224748, 231137 (O)
Fax:91-612-227669, 221796 (R)
Mr. Vijay Prasad Gupta
Minister of State
Water Resources (Minor Irrigation)
Department
Vikas Bhawan, Patna-800015
Tel. 91-612-221327 (O)
      91-612-290992 (R)

Administrative Wing


Secretary
Water Resources (Minor Irrigation)
Department
Vikas Bhawan, Patna-800015
Tel.: 91-612-221165
Fax: 91-612-286517
E-Mail :sectmid@yahoo.com
Mr.A.Prasad (IAS) Additional Secretary
Water Resources (Minor Irrigation)
Department
Vikas Bhawan, Patna-800015
Tel.:91-612-221820
Fax:91-612-286517

Besides the Secretary and the Additional secretary, there are three Deputy Secretaries, two Under Secretaries, Assistant Budget Officer, and Registrar at the Secretariat level at Patna.

There is a Nodal Officer for NABARD assisted RIDF Projects in the State and for other Projects at the Secretariat level :
Mr. Pradip Kumar, Deputy Director, Ground Water Design Division, Vikas Bhawan, Patna-800015, Tel 91-612-221165.

Technical Wing

Tubewell Section

Giving due importance to exploitation of Ground Water, Govt. created a separate Tubewell Section within the Minor Irrigation Department in the year 1986-87. This Section is headed by Project Co-Ordinator an officer of the rank of Engineer-in-Chief.The organisational set-up of this Section is as following:

Co-Ordinator,
Tubewell Wing, Minor Irrigation Department,
Visweshwarriya Bhawan, Patna-800015
Tel.;91-612-234430
Chief Engineer, Tubewell (North),
Muzaffarpur,
Tel.; 91-621-

Circles and Their Divisions under the CE Tubewell ( North Zone )

Muzaffarpur Darbhanga Purnea
Muzaffarpur
Sitamarhi
Hajipur
Chapra
Siwan
Gopalganj
Motihari
Betiah
Darbhanga
Begusarai
Samastipur
Madhubani
Purnea
Madhepura
Khagaria
Chief Engineer, Tubewell (South),
Riding Road, Sheikhpura, Patna-800014,
Tel.; 91-621-234467

Circles under the CE Tubewell  (South Zone )

Patna Gaya Arah
Divisions:
Patna (East)
Patna (West)
Barh
Biharsharif
Bhagalpur
Munger
Divisions:
Gaya
Nawada
Jehanabad
Divisions:
Arah
Buxer
Mohaniya
Sasaram

Minor Irrigation Section

To supervise and monitor execution of Minor Irrigation Schemes other than deep tubewell all over Bihar, four Chief Engineers are posted at Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, and Ranchi.

Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department, Vikas Bhawan, Patna-800015
Tel.:91-612-221820

Circles, Divisions and other formations under the Chief Engineer (Patna Zone)

Design Circle Investigation Ground water Directorate Patna Circle Gaya Circle Sasaram Circle
Divisions: Divisions:
Survey Divisions: Divisions: Divisions: MI Divisions:
Patna Patna Patna
Bhagalpur
Muzaffarpur
Saharsa
Ranchi
Patna(Survey Design)
Patna
Nalanda
Arah
Gaya
Nawada
Jehanabad
Bhabhua
Aurangabad
Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department, Muzaffarpur,
Tel.: 91-621-242630

Circles and Divisions under the Chief Engineer (Muzaffarpur Zone)

Muzaffarpur Circle Darbhanga Circle Chhapra Circle
MI Divisions:
Muzaffarpur
Sitamarhi
Vaishali
Motihari
Betiah
MI Divisions::
Madhubani
Samastipur
Begusarai
MI Divisions:
Siwan
Gopalganj
Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department, Bhagalpur,
Tel.: 91-641-400123

Circles and Divisions and other formations under the Chief Engineer (Bhagalpur Zone)

Bhagalpur Design Circle Dumka Circle Saharsa Circle
MI Divisions:
Bhagalpur
Munger
Jhajha
MI Divisions:
Dumka
Sahibganj
Godda
Design Division, Dumka in-charge of Deoghar
MI Divisions:
Saharsa
Katihar
Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department, Combined Building, BPDP, Kachahari Road, Ranchi
Tel.: 91-651-301784

Circles and Divisions and other formations under the Chief Engineer (Ranch  Zone)

Chaibasa Circle Palamu Circle Hazaribagh Circle Ranchi Circle
MI Divisions:
Chaibasa,
Chakradharpur,
Quality Control Division (BPDP),Chaibasa
MI Divisions:
Daltonganj,
Garhwa,
Latehar,
MI Divisions:
Hazaribagh,

Giridih,
MI Divisions:
Ranchi,
Khunti,
Lohardagga,
Simdega,
Gumla,
Ranchi Monitoring & Evaluation Division,
Ranchi Quality Control Division,
Ranchi Design(BPDP) Division,
Ranchi Project Building Construction Division,
Ranchi Design Division

Besides the Administrative and Technical Wings the Department has the following support formations at the Headquarter:

Monitoring Cell
Procurement Cell
Training Division
Computer Cell

The Monitoring Cell is engaged in maintaining quality of works being executed by the Department. It has a Flying Squad. The Cell is being managed by one Superintending Engineer assisted by Two Executive Engineers and four Assistant Engineers. The Cell has also a Flying Squad for ensuring and maintaining quality of works.

The Computer Cell was established in 1995-96 with a view to expedite decision making and its implementation. This cell is being managed by two Assistant Engineers and four Data Entry Operators.

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