(1) All public tanks, reserviors, cisterns, wells, tube-wells, aqueducts, Vesting of conduits, tunnels, pipes, taps and other water works whether made, laid or public work.
created at the cost met from the Municipal Fund or otherwise, and things, connected therewith or appertaining thereto and any adjacent land (not being private property) appertaining to any public tank,which is situated within the Municipal area shall vest in the Municipality.
(2) All rights over the sub-soil water resources within a Municipal area shall vest in the Municipality.
Construction 142. ( 1 ) A Municipality may within the Municipal area if necessary in of water collaboration with or through other local bodies or agencies undertake works. construction of water-works and operate, manage or Maintain any water work intended to serve the inhabitants of the municipal area. For water work out side Municipal area approval of the State Government shall be required.
(2 ) Whenever the State Government has approved any water work outside the limits of Municipal area, the Municipality may exercise all the powers for construction, maintenance and repair throughout the line where such work is situated or through which it is to run, as if such work is situated in the Municipal area.
Power to lay 143. For the purpose of providing or carrying out or maintaining a system or carry pipe of water supply the Municipality may lay or carry pipe orchanner on, across, or channel. under or over any street or public place, and after giving a reasonable notice of not less than a month to the owner or the occupier, accross, under or over any private land or building whatever, situated within the limits of a Municipal area :
Provided that a reasonable compensation shall be paid to the owner or the occupier for any damage at the times sustained by him through, or in consequence of , any such operation.
Control of 144. No building or private street shall be constructed over any Municipal water-main or service-main, except with the written permission of the on land tllrough which Municipality which may impose such conditions for such construction as it water main may deem fit.
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Water conn- 145 (1) Subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed ection to the Municipality may, on the application of the owner or the occupier of any premises. house or land in respect of which property tax is paid make connection from any main, service-main or distribution pipe or from any channel maintained, owned or vested in the Municipality.
( 2 ) The Municipality may require the amount necessary for the execution of any work under this section and other charges or fees, if any, to be paid or deposited before such work is executed by it.
Water supply 146. (1) The Municipality may erect hydrants or standposts for supply of through wholesome water to the public within a Municipal area.
hydrants, stand posts etc.
( 2 ) The Municipality may, by regulation provide for safety, ' I I . maintenance and use of such public hydrants or stand-posts, or it may place d such public hydrants or stand-posts under the charge of any person who i may realise from each consumer such fee as the Municipality may I determine from time to time.
-1 1 (3) The Municipality may fix hydrants on water mains at such places 1 as may be most convenient for affording a supply of water for extinguishing 1 any fire in the locality and denote the situation of every such hydrant with I j marks or figures prominently displayed on any convenient structure near ! such hydrant :
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Provided that on deposit of requisite expenses by an owner or I 1 occupier of any factory, workshop, trade premises or palce or business situated in or near a street in which a water main is laid, the Municipality shall fix such hydrant to be used only for extinguishing fire.
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(4) The operation and maintenance of hydrants for extinguishing j i fire shall be in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed.
i 147. All private connection of premises to the mains of a Municipality for Municipality to i maintain and i the supply of water thereto and all pipes. taps, and other fittings used for al l i such supply shall be made, maintained and regulated in the manner private con- I I prescribed. nection to the , service main.
I I 148. The Municipality may, with the approval of, and on such terms as Water supply 1 may be approved by, the State Government, supply water to a local outside Muni- I authority or other person outside the Municipality area. cipal area.
-I 1 1 149. (1) If, at any time, it appears to the State Government that any Power of I I water-works executed by, or vested in, a Municipality, are maintained or the State I run in an imperfect, inefficient or unsuitable manner, the State Government Government I may by order, direct the Municipality or other local authority to show cause to take over within the period specified in the order as to why the water-works with all water works.
I plants. fittings and appurtenances thereof should not be handed over to the control and management of any other agency belonging to the State Government - I or any statutory body for such period as the State Government may fix.
1 ( 2 ) If no cause is shown to the satisfaction of the State Government 4 I within the period specified in the order under-sub-section (I) , the State Government may by order, direct that the water-works with all plants, fittings and appurtenances thereof shall be made over to such agency or statutory body as the State Government may fix, and for such period, and on such terms and conditions, as the State Government may determine.
Power to 150. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the chapter, the Munici- Cut offwatel* pality may cut off the connection of water supply to any premises, or may SUPP~Y. turn off such supply, in any of the following cases, namely :-
(a) if the premises are unoccupied or prohibited for h~unan hahitation ;
(b) if, after receipt of a written notice from the Municipality requiring him to refrain from so doing, the owner or the occupier of the premises continues to use the water or permit the same to be used in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rule or the regulations made thereunder ; or
(c) if any pipe, tap, works or fitting connected with the supply of water to the premises be found, on examination by any officer of the Municipality duly authorised in this behalf, to be out of repairs to such an extent as may cause so serious a waste or contamination of water that in the opinion of the Municipality immediate prevention is necessary ; or
(d) if there is any water-pipe situated within the premises to which no tap or other efficient means of turning the water off is attached ; or
(e) if, by reason of a leak in the service-pipe or the fittings, damages caused to the public street and immediate prevention is necessary :
'[(f) if it is found that any pump has been installed unauthorisedly to such drinking water from the supply line].
Provided that no action under clause (a) or clause (b) shall be taken without giving notice of not less than three days to the owner or the occupier, as the case may be.
(2) The expenses of cutting off the connection or of turning of the water and of restoring the same, as determined by the Municipality in any case referred to in sub-section (1) shall be paid by the owner or the occupier of the premises.
'[(3) An authorised officer of the Municipality may, if satisfied that any pump or other apparatus have been installed by any person to unauthorisedly suck drinking water from the supply line, seize, take into possession and initiate confiscation proceeding in such manner as may be prescri bed.]