(1) The Government may lay or carry any pipe for the purposes of arranging or maintaining the supply of water through, across, under or over any road, street or a place laid out as, or intended for, a road or street or any field, orchard, park, garden or other private or public premises under the control of a local authority, government department, board or a private owner or occupier and may at all times do every such act which may be necessary or expedient for repairing or maintaining such pipes in an effective state :
Provided that such execution of work shall be carried with least annoyance to the public and within a reasonable time.
(2) For any damage suffered by an owner or occupier or a local authority as a result of carrying out of operations under sub-section (1), compensation shall be paid to such owner, occupier or the local authority, as the case may be, as per the procedure laid down in Chapter V of the Act
(3) The Executive Engineer shall cause not less than fifteen days’ notice in writing to be given to the owner or occupier or to the local authority, as the case may be, before commencing any operations under sub-section (1) :
Provided that where immediate action is considered necessary, the Executive Engineer may by order dispense with the necessity of a notice.
(4) The Executive Engineer shall cause the pipe lines to be laid sufficiently underground to safeguard the use of land by the owner or occupier.