(1) It shall be incumbent on every owner whose tanks, kuntas or bunds are situated above an irrigation work to maintain the bunds and water rejecting arrangements of such irrigation sources in a safe and good condition.
(2) If, in the opinion of the Irrigation officer, such irrigation sources are not safe or in a good condition and are likely to endanger the irrigation work, then the owner concerned shall be given a notice through, the Collector to bring such irrigation sources to a fit condition as directed by the Irrigation officer in a reasonable specified time.
(3) If the said owner fails to comply within the time specified or effects repairs which in the opinion of the Interference with canal or channel works.
Construction and repair of tanks kuntas and bunds prohibited.
Obligations of owners in respect of works affecting canal safety.
[Act No.XXIV of 1357 F.] 15 Irrigation officer are not satisfactory, then the Irrigation officer shall have the right to get the repairs executed or completed when necessary, and the cost thereof shall be recovered from the said owner by the Collector as an arrear of land revenue.
41. From every order by the Irrigation officer, under section 40, an appeal shall lie within three months to such authority as may be appointed for this purpose.
42. No person shall conduct mining or quarrying operations requiring the use of explosives within two furlongs from the boundaries of an irrigation work without the written permission of the Irrigation officer.
43. No new well shall be excavated within two hundred yards from the boundaries of an irrigation work without the permission of the Irrigation officer.
44. No person other than the Irrigation officer or the person empowered by the Government shall have the right to operate a flood-gate, regulator or a sluice-gate of a water reservoir, canal or channel.
45. No person shall have the right to ply a ferryboat in a water reservoir or a canal or channel without the permission of the Government.
46. No person other than the Irrigation officer shall be authorised to let out water from a canal or channel by cutting the bund, constructing a sluice or outlet or any other contrivance.
47. The patta for the bed land of tank shall not be granted nor the existing occupancy rights continued where the tank is utilised as water reservoir under a canal or channel:
Appeal against order issued under section 40.
Mining or quarrying by explosives prohibited.
Excavation of well adjoining irrigation work prohibited.
Operation of sluices etc., prohibited.
Plying of ferryboat prohibited.
Unlawful letting out of water from canal.
Patta of beds of tank.
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Provided that compensation in case of acquired occupancy right being so extinguished, shall be paid under the Land Acquisition Act.
48. The following matters are prohibited within the boundaries of a water reservoir, tank, canal or channel except that they are performed by persons authorised:-
(a) removal of any material relating to the irrigation work;
(b) cultivation of any kind;
(c) sowing or planting of trees;
(d) tapping of Abkari trees situated on the land acquired;
(e) establishment of any new place of worship;
(f) grazing or tethering of any animal;
(g) vehicular traffic on bunds or inspection pathways;
(h) passage of animals on bunds or inspection pathways;
(i) corruption of or fouling the water;
(j) removal or cutting of or damaging trees in any way;
(k) other prescribed matters.
Certain matters, within boundaries of tanks or canals prohibited.
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PART VIII.
PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE.