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maintaining records of size of the land, and Nagar Nigam in urban areas. A district
maintaining records of land owner (the number of administration supervises and coordinates the
people who own that land), maintaining records functioning of these institutions so that there is no
of the crops grown at every harvest, collecting duplication of effort.
land revenue, irrigation dues, etc. from the Relief Work
farmers, reporting all serious calamities affecting
the land or the crops and outbreak of diseases The people of a district might be afflicted by
among people as well as animals to the natural disasters like floods, earthquakes,
authorities. volcanoes, droughts etc. or man-made disasters
like fire and vehicular accidents. In case of a
The Patwari regularly updates his records when
disaster like these, a district administration forms a
there are changes, such as when a farmer rents out disaster management team(s) and does whatever it
his land, buys more land, changes the crop grown can to provide relief to the people. If the calamity
or divides his land among family members. The
is too big for it to handle single-handedly, then it
Patwari also provides a copy of his records to the seeks the help of surrounding districts or
villagers or the payment of a small for when they state/central government.
need to apply for a loan, land transfer etc.
It is the duty of all citizens to come to the aid of
Civic Amenities and Development
the district administration in case of a disaster.
A district administration has to look after civic Provision of Water
amenities and development of the district as a
You receive water from the water tap in your
whole. It has to undertake numerous functions
such as construction of roads, streets, street lights, house or school. The source of this water can be
laying of water pipes, electricity lines, an overhead tank or a canal/river nearby. An
overhead tank is constructed to draw underground
construction of parks, museums, schools,
hospitals, government buildings, public toilets and water by the government through its agencies, like
urinals etc. In this task, it is assisted by the local a Nagar Nigam or Public Works Department
(PWD). Pipes are also laid from the overhead tank
self-governments in both rural and urban areas. It
also coordinates the work of various state to the neighbourhoods to which water has to be
government and central government agencies and supplied. The people can connect their houses
with the water pipes laid by such agency and get
departments which are concerned with
development, such as public works department, water in their houses. If the overhead tank was
constructed by any other agency than the local
irrigation department, rural development
self-government, it is handed over to the Nagar
authority, urban development authority etc.
Palika/Nigam for maintenance and operation.
If the source of your water is a canal or river, it is
constructed by the government through its
agencies like the Irrigation Department which can
lay water pipes to the neighbourhoods
with/without the cooperation of the local self-
government. Once the water pipes have been
laid, it is handed over to the Nagar Palika/Nigam
for maintenance and operation.
A flyover under construction Judicial Administration
Supervision of Local Self-Government
A district is a unit for administration of justice
Institutions
also. Different types of offences and disputes can
You have studied various local self-government occur in a district. The judicial administration of a
institutions, such as Zila Panchayat in rural areas district helps in resolving them. The courts of law
District Administration
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