The Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation is the central executive authority in the area of land reclamation and irrigation. It fulfills the functions related to elaboration of the common national policy and legal regulation in reclamation of land, use and conservation of water facilities and water resources.

According to the Constitution and laws and regulations of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Agency has the following responsibilities:

• keep records and monitor water resources, provide services to water users on the basis of contracts;
• keep records and monitor wastewater, ensure their disposal;
• control irrigation, drainage and other structures that are under responsibility of the Agency, according to the general plan of water distribution adopted by its departments;
• repair irrigation and drainage structures and, if necessary, repair other water management facilities that are under responsibility of the Agency at the expense of centralized or investment funds;
• identify needs for rehabilitation or improvement of flow capacity in irrigation structures, drains and other water management facilities that are on the books of the Agency;
• develop Cadaster of land conditions, control fulfillment of the Government’s decrees for land improvement at the expense of available funds, supervise and prevent deterioration of land;
• analyze and monitor bank-protection activities carried out along rivulets and rivers;
• develop a plan for repair, rehabilitation and conservation of dams;
• develop an annual plan for new land development;
• etc.