Zilla Panchayat Engineering division working within the Zilla panchayat. There are two divisions in the district. Shimoga division comprises of shimoga, bhadravati and thirthahalli talukas.Sagar division covers sagar, sorab, hosanagar and shikaripur talukas. Both the divisions are headed by Executive Engineers. At each division the works are executed through sub-divisions at taluka level and each sub-divisions are headed by Assistant Executive Engineer.Execution of new work under sectors like rural water supply scheme, irrigation , tank, minor irrigation, roads & buildings is being looked after by engineering division. Apart from that the maintainence of roads,irrigation tanks is also takenup by ZP engineering.

ZP engineering division also executes works of schemes outside ZP & institutions on deposit contribution basis.Certain works under Malnad Area Development board(MADB) and MP Local Area Development scheme, calamity releif work are also being entrusted to ZP Engineering. It also takes works entrusted to it from various departments within ZP.

World Bank Enginering Division : These division is created exclusively for execution of water supply schemes under Integrated Rural Water Supply & Sanitation (IRWSS) project takenup under the assistance of world bank. The division is headed by Executive Engineer who sits in shimoga and the execution of schemes done by contractors who are entrusted the work on the basis of their bids to selected packages ( each package consisting of water supply works in certain specified villages). Certain villages in the district have been selected for providing water supply & sanitation under the IRWSS project under the assistance of worls bank. The execution of this works is done by the ZP world bank engineering division. The world bank water supply works are taken up in two phases. In the first phase 26 villages were takenup for slice3 & slice4, out of which 10 fall within the district. The second phase 36 villages have been takenup in the district.

For Further Details Contact :

Executive Engineer,
ZP Engineering Division,
Shimoga Division,
Shimoga 577 201

Executive Engineer,
ZP Engineering Division,
Sagar Division,
Sagar