Section 4 of UTTAR PRADESH PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT ACT, 2009

The main objective of water users’ association is to bring about water users’ participation in water management and also to create among the water users’ a sense of ownership of irrigation system in their area. More specifically, a water users’ association shall:-

1. (i)promote and secure equitable, efficient and timely water distribution;
2. (ii)motivate water users for adopting practices of scientific and economic use of water;
3. (iii)encourage conjunctive use of surface and ground water;
4. (iv)encourage intensified and diversified agricultural production system; and
5. (v)protect environment and ecology.