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ORDINANCE I OF 1997 ORDINANCE I OF 1997 BALOCHISTAN IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE AUTHORITY ORDINANCE, 1997 CHAPTER‑VII FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS 33. Formation of Farmers Organizations.‑‑(1) Every Provincial Irrigation and Drainage Authority and Area Water Board shall within one‑year of its establishment devise and implement pilot programs policies and take step thereunder to ensure that Farmer Organizations are formed at the minor/distributary s level in a phased and orderly manner in accordance with the relevant bye‑Laws and Regulation framed by the Authority under section 34. (2) The Provincial Irrigation and Drainage Authority and Area Water Board concerned shall enable the Farmer Organizations formed under (1) to become financially self‑sustaining and self‑sufficient for the due and effective performance of their functions prescribed under this Ordinance within a maximum period of seven years from the respective date of their formation under (1): Provided that Farmer Organizations established by Agriculture Department Non‑Government Organizations community organizations and other sponsoring entities shall be deemed to be Farmer Organizations within the meaning of this Ordinance.