(1) Where the State Government considers it necessary or expedient to do so, it may. by notification 1n the Gazette, declare that flood plain zoning shall be made in the manner hereinafter specified.
‘(2) The State Government may direct that asurvey be made of a river for the purpose of determining tk.;“"‘i’lmits within the provisions of the Act are to .be applied and that proper Charts and registers he prepared specifying all boundaries and landmarks and any other necessary matter for the purpose of ascertaining such limits.
(3) The State Government may, by notification m the ofiiciat Gazette, appoint the ‘Deputy Commissioner’ of the District or such othex authority as that Government considefs necessary, as the flood'zoning authority for the purpose of makinga survey of the area as required under subsection (2) and may specify in such notification, the duties to be discharged by. such authority. , . 4. The Flood Zoning Authority shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties in accordance with the provisions of thus Act and the terms and conditions specified in the notification under sub,~ section (3) of section 3. '
CHAPTER—III SURVEYS AND DELINEATION OF FLOOD PLAIN AREA '- 5. (t) The Flood "zoning Authority shall carry out surveys of flood ‘ plains of the rivers and determine the nature and the'extent of flood plains of the rivers.
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(2) The Flood Zoning Authority shall, on the basis of the Surveycarried out under sub-sec-tion (I), eshbl-Esh Flood ?lein'zones andjelineate the areas which are subject to flooding including classification[of land with reference to relative risk of floodplain ttse intended{to safeguard the health, safety and property of the general public.
(3) The Flood Zoning Authority shall prepare charts and registersindicating the areas delineated under sub-section (2).
_ 6. It shall. be lawful for the Flood Zonin,’ Authority or anyof the otficers generaily or speeiaily authorised by it in this behalf:
(a) to. enter upon and survey and takelevels of any land withinits or his jurisdiction; .
(b) to mark such levels, boundai‘iw and line; by placing maths or"‘ boundary stones;
(c) to measure the land;
(d) to do all othei-acts necessary (or the purpose of asbertainingthe limits referred toin sub-sectxon (2) of section 3;
(e) Where otherwise the survey Cannot beeompleteg't aid the levels?taken, to cut down and clear away any part of staetdtng crop, t‘encegpr jungle; .
Provided that no Flood Zoning Authority or any other officer“shall . enter into any building . or open any enclosed court orrden attached to a dwelling house or cut down and clear awayfinding crops or fence ("unless with the consent of the occupier thereof).Qithwt previously giving such occupier at least seven days' notice?! writing 0? it or his intention to do so.