(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the 13[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955], or any other law for the time being inforce, the Board may lay a main whether within or without the local limits of the Hyderabad Metropolitan area-
(a) in any street or any land vested in the Government, the Corporation or any other local authority or any Government Company or Corporation owned or controlled by the Government;
(b) with the consent of every owner or occupier of any land not forming part of a street, in over or on that land, and may, from time to time inspect, repair, alter or renew or
13. Substituted by Act No.13 of 2008 and adapted to the State of Telangana vide. G.O.Ms.No.134, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (F2) Department, dated 13.10.2015.
Supply of water in bulk to the Government, Corporation and other local authorities.
Public water supply.
Power to lay mains.
Act 2 of 1956.
[Act No. 15 of 1989] 19 may, at any time remove any main, whether laid under this Act or otherwise:
Provided that where a consent required for the purpose of this sub-section is withheld, the Board may, after giving the owner or occupier of the land a written notice of its intention so to do lay the main in, over or on that land even without such consent.
(2) Where the Board, in exercise of the powers under this section, lays a main in, over or on any land not forming part of a street or land referred to in clause (a) of subsection (1) or inspects, repairs, alters, renews or removes a main so laid in, over or on any such land, it shall pay a compensation to every person interested in that land for any damage done to, or injurious affection of, that land by reason of such laying, inspection, repairs, alteration, renewal or removal of the main.