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Repeal of Karnataka Ordinance No. 21 of 1979. ***** 4 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 6 of 1980.- Three Command Area Development Authorities for the integrated development and for ensuring rapid and optimum utilisation of irrigation potential created under the Major Irrigation Projects, namely (1) Thungabhadra Project, (2) Malaprabha and Ghataprabha Project, (3) Cauvery Basin Projects (consisting of Krishnarajasagar, Kabini, Hemavathy and Harangi Projects), were constituted in January, 1974. Subsequently, a separate Command Area Development Authority for the development of Upper Krishna Project and Bhadra Project were created in September, 1977 and December 1979 respectively. The Command Area Development Authorities have been created by administrative / executive orders of Government. Therefore, at present, they play only a promotional role in the integrated development of the Command Areas through co-ordination of the activities of the various departments and institutions operating in the area. Land development work is a key factor in utilisation of irrigation facilities. In the absence of a suitable legislation, it has not become possible to ensure systematic and scientific development of lands. Further increasing attention is being paid for providing institutional finance for land development. Eligible farmers, who are willing to avail Institutional finance, get loans from the financing banks in the normal course. But, it is found that as much as 20 per cent of the land is held by persons ineligible to raise institutional finance for want of proper title to the lands, and other reasons, or persons, though eligible, are unwilling to develop their lands by raising loans. The Command Area Development Authority has to be a statutory body to borrow necessary funds for development of lands belonging to ineligible farmers. Therefore, it has been found necessary to make CADA statutory bodies, and to empower them to enforce land development on compulsory basis as also to borrow and lend money for land development and other purposes. The special features of the Bill are summarised below :-