Duties & Responsibility
The Division is manned by EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICERS, THE SECTIONAL OFFICER, SECTION ASSISTANT having the specified roles as mentioned below.
EXECUTIVE ENGINEER:
Executive Engineer, in charge of dyke should inspect the river course during pre-monsoon, drawing up the programme quite ahead so that any work that might be necessary to strengthen the dykes in vulnerable and weak places may be carried out timely. During the course of inspection he should particularly see whether in any particular reach there is impending danger which may affect the safety of dykes. He should also make it a point to have looked at a particular place where there is any danger of developing a natural cut off which might create a disastrous, situation down below. In respect of fixing the flood free board gauges at every one K.M. apart, the Executive Engineer bears special responsibility. He should also enforce necessary steps so that the flood water levels are recorded by the Section Assistant from 15th May to 15th October, every year.
In pre monsoon period, necessary steps are to be taken by the Executive Engineer; to get the level section of each important dyke in his division is completed before 15th May. These level sections should be submitted to Superintending Engineer with necessary certificate that the dyke has adequate free board against the design flood levels as well as cross section at different places to withstand the impact of flood. In case a particular reach of flood embankment is not strong in section and also does not have adequate freeboard, the Executive Engineer, should take the steps to make the particular reach strong enough to stand fury of flood.
(a) The inspection of the dyke of the river course within the division by the Executive Engineer is to be reckoned as a part of his duty. It is also to be borne in mind clearly that the Executive Engineer carries a high degree of responsibility in strengthening the different vulnerable and weak places of various dykes under his division within limitation of fund so that the occurrence of breaches during the flood may be avoided.
The Executive Engineer, should also make frequent inspection of dykes during flood season in order to see that arrangement made for flood fighting are adequate and satisfactory.
(b) Before the flood season the Executive Engineer, will do an extensive inspection and assessment of the vulnerable reaches which are likely to get water logged in flood and is to keep reserve stock of earth by head load in advance on the country side slope of the embankment, by making adjustment in slope so that the same is handy to fight the floods.
SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICERS:
The Sub-Divisional Officer will be in charge of the Sectional Officers and will be responsible for everything that occurs in his jurisdiction. He should evince keen interest in flood levels likely to obtain against the embankments in his jurisdiction. The Sub-Divisional Officer should visit the embankments at odd hours by day and night and see that the establishment is on the alert and is well. It is his duty to inform the Executive Engineer of all the happenings daily and to make suggestions for the efficient conduct of the work. He will arrange for proper distribution of the establishment and for due discharge of the duties of concentrated strength in dangerous section. He should remain in contact with the Sectional officer at least once a day and keep himself in touch with up-to-date condition of the embankment and the rivers in his charge.
If the high stage of a river, where there is flood bank protecting a prosperous area of a town, the stability of the dyke is threatened, the Sub-Divisional Officer, should spend if necessary, more time to see that effective flood fighting works are carried out ceaselessly to hold the dyke safely. Leaving of the site under such situation shall make him liable to disciplinary action. The vigilance of the Sub-Divisional Officer and Assistant Engineer should begin as soon as the water level is just below danger level, of the particular river.
THE SECTIONAL OFFICER:
The Sectional Officer is required to pay visit, to the embankment to see all banks wave wash etc. are properly attended to and that all establishment of staff are busy with the work allotted to them. He would pay close attention to have daily gauge reading of E.B. gauges from different sites. He should take steps to meet any immediate danger to embankment or other E & D structures, without waiting for orders.
SECTION ASSISTANT:
The Section Assistant should constantly keep himself in touch with the patrollers and the gang of labourers and should know at once everything that is happening in his beat. He must maintain the materials in his charge such as Kerosine Oil, Bamboo, Gunny Bags etc. He should daily visit the entire length of his beat and inspect dangerous portion, more often. He should take reading of the gauge daily at lower stages and at least twice daily during high flood and report the same to his Sectional Officer. He is responsible for the proper custody of the flood fighting materials, stacked at various places in his beat and had to arrange for proper burning of fires and lamps after sun-set and for night patrol Patromax may be used. He should maintain a register indicating the location of leakage due to rat holes or other reasons.
As soon as flood water comes against the embankment patrolling should commence. Patrollers should work in pairs in shift duty from 8 to 10 hours. It is the duty of the Patrollers to move along the river side embankment slope keeping close watch and pressing the embankment slope with their feet, also examining the embankment immediately above water level for rat-holes or whirls. They should complete the circuit by returning along the other slope of embankment looking all the while for leaks. If a whirlpool is observed in the front, the patrollers should find out whether water is oozing out of the back slope, if he finds this is so he must at once attempt to close the leak. He should close all rat-holes found on the upstream face, similarly while patrolling along the back slope if he notices turbid water coming through embankment carrying silt with it indicating a leak, he must at once try to find a whirlpool at the water line in the front slope and take all necessary steps for closing the leak. At the same time he should inform the Sectional Assistant through the messenger. The later in turn should inform the Sectional Officer, Sub-Divisional Officer, and Executive Engineer. Patroller should carry Kodali all times and at night must carry lamps as well.
