When it appears to the [Collector], after consultation with the Superintending Engineer, that any work should be executed in respect of any irrigation sources, situate on the land of any [XXX] landholder for the protection of any railway, Government irrigation sources or other public building, against the overflow or escape of water, which is not the result of any extraordinary storm, he shall cause to be prepared plan and estimates thereof, specifying the work which, having regard to the safety of the railway lines, Government irrigation sources, other public buildings and the interest of the [XXX] landholder and other persons concerned, he may think necessary, and he shall also draw a statement showing with reasons, the proportion in which in his opinion, the [XXX] landholder in possession of or having control over the said irrigation sources shall contribute towards the expenses for executing the work. The statement shall contain the estimated cost of the proposed work together with the following particulars:-
(1) A description of the irrigation sources in respect of which the work is to be executed.
(2) The name of the [XXX] landholder who, to the [Collector’s] knowledge and belief, is in possession of or has control over such irrigation sources.
(3) The proportion of the estimated expenditure which is to be borne by the [XXX] landholder.
(4) The portion of the estimated expenditure which is to be borne by [the local authority] or the Government. The [Collector] shall have the statement translated in the language spoken in the district and cause copies thereof to be fixed at a conspicuous place or places in the village or villages to which the said sources belong.