Section 8: Power of Collector to order land to be irrigated from any irrigation work

(1) Notwithstanding any entry in the record-of-rights or anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, if the Collector is satisfied, after such inquiry as he thinks fit, that a certain land is likely to be benefitted by any irrigation work, he may make an order that such land shall be irrigated from such work, on such terms and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit.

(2) In making an order under sub-section (1), the Collector shall assess such amount as may, in the opinion of the Collector, be fair and equitable to be paid by the persons whose lands will be irrigated from such work to the owner of the irrigation work and to the person or persons who maintain the work 4/5 in an efficient State.