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(1) The Authority may constitute a Canal Committee for each branch canal of a major, medium or minor irrigation project consisting of the following members, namely:- (i) an officer of the Irrigation Department not below the rank of an Assistant Engineer in charge of the canal, who shall be the convener; (ii) an officer each from the Agriculture Department and the Co-operative Department; (iii) the Presidents of each of the Beneficiary Farmers' Associations for the pipe outlets of the canal; (iv) one representative of the credit agency; (v) such other members not exceeding five. (2) Subject to the control of the Authority, the Committee shall be responsible to perform the following functions, namely;- (a) equitable distribution of water; (b) uniform agricultural practices in branch canal ayacut; and (c) to co-ordinate the functions of the Beneficiary Farmer's Associations.