Agricultural Engineering Department

Office Address : 2/104 Main Road,
Pavithramanickam,
Tiruvarur – 610 104.
Phone No. : 04366 241577
Fax No. : 04336 241577
email id : aedeetvr@tn.nic.in, aedeetvr@gmail.com

Head of Department & Office Address : Chief Engineer (Agrl. Engg),

487 Anna Salai,
Nandanam,
Chennai – 600 035.
Phone No. : 044 – 2435 0154 , 2435 2622, 2435 2686
Fax No. : 044 – 2434 8042
email id : aedce@tn.nic.in , aedcewrm@gmail.com

Regional Officer & Office Address : Superintending Engineer (Agrl. Engg.),

87 –A 4th Cross Street,
T.P.S.Nagar,
Thanjavur – 7.
Phone No. : 04362 235168
Fax No. : 04362 235168
email id : aedsetnj@nic.in aedsetnj@gmail.com

In Tiruvarur District Two AED – Sub Divisions at Revenue Division level at Tiruvarur and Mannargudi & One Agrl. Implements Workshop functioning under the control of Executive Engineer(AE), Tiruvarur.

The department Bulldozers, Tractors Combine Harvesters and Paddy Transplanters are hired out to farmers at nominal rates for taking up land development activities in their fields

1. To make irrigation and other farm operations efficient and easier, land leveling and land shaping are taken up in farmers lands and thereby to increase more area under cultivation and to increase food production.
2. To supplement the “Farm Power” requirements of farmers for taking up timely cultivation operation.

Details of Works:-

1. Land Shaping
2. Land Levelling
3. Ploughing, Puddling
4. Paddy Harvesting by Combine Harvester.
5. And Paddy Transplantation by Paddy Transplanter

Objectives: –

Under Minor Irrigation sector, the department Rotary Drills, Mini Drills and Hand Boring Sets are hired out to farmers at nominal rates for taking up minor irrigation activities in their fields.
To bring new areas under irrigation by creating additional irrigation facilities.

1. To stabilize the areas already under irrigation
2. Promoting conjunctive use of surface water and ground water by harnessing ground water resources
3. To help farmers in locating suitable site through Geo-physical survey for sinking of tube wells.

Details of Works:-

1. Selection of sites for construction of Tube wells.
2. Construction of tube wells in alluvial soil

Objectives:-

1. Generally to increase production two times and profit by three times
2. promote mechanization in agriculture
3. To popularise the Agricultural Machinery / implements among the farmers
4. To meet out the shortage of agricultural labourers and to bridge the gap between the farm labours and Agricultural activities
5. To ensure timeliness in carrying out farm operations
6. To supplement the available farm power
   Details of Works:- Subsidy assistance is provided to farmers for purchasing Agricultural Machinery and implements such as Tractors, Power Tillers and Rotavators etc.,
   Eligibility:- All farmers

Under the MSDA Programme Agricultural Engineering Department Carrying out the following works in Tiruvarur District during this year 2017-18 :

1. Ploughing for 4000 Hectares with subsidy @ Rs.1250/- per Hectare.
2. Entry Point Programme works as Village Pond 4 Nos. constructed at Rs.20.00 Lakhs
3. Village level Machinery Banks (Custom Hiring Centres) 4 Nos. established with a subsidy of Rs.32.00 Lakhs.
4. 25 Nos. of Farm Pond are being constructed as Water Harvesting Structures in Rs.35.00 Lakhs ( Works in progress)
5. Value addition machineries at the cost of Rs.10 lakhs will be supplied to the MSDA cluster.

6. Rain Water Harvesting – Formation of Farm Ponds&lt

Sl.No	Name of Scheme	Objectives	Details of Works	Eligibility	Subsidy
6	Rain Water Harvesting and Runoff Management Programme	1. To harvest rain water for ground water recharge 2. To increase the soil moisture regime of the watersheds 3. To prevent soil erosion 4. To provide supplementary irrigation	Formation of Farm Ponds	All the farmers	Works in patta lands are taken up with 90 % grant and the remaining 10% is collected as beneficiary share (it is 5% in case of SC/ST) in the form of Cash / labour / material.

3 Nos. of Farm Ponds constructed and 12 Nos. of Farm pond constructions in progress under TNAIMP and 2200 Nos. of Farm Ponds proposed for the year 2018-19.

The Department is fully focused on Land Development, Minor Irrigation, Farm Mechanization and Soil and Water Conservation activities, to help farming community to Sustainable increase in agricultural production.