196. (1) Where, on or after the commencement of this Act, any street has been made or any building, wall or other structure has been erected or any tree has been planted without the permission in writing of the [Zila Panchayat] or as the case may be of the [Kshettra Panchayat] over a public drain or culvert or a waterworks vested in it, the [Zila Panchayat] or the [Kshettra Panchayat], as the case may be, may -
(a) by notice required the person who has made the street, erected the structure or planted the tree, or the owner of occupier of the land on which the street has been made, structure erected or tree planted, to remove or deal in any other way the [Zila Panchayat] or the [Kshettra Panchayat], as the case may be, thinks fit with the street, structure or tree, or
(b) itself remove or deal in any other way it thinks fit with the street, structure or tree.
(2) Any expense incurred by the [Zila Panchayat] or the [Kshettra Panchayat] by action taken under clause (b) of sub-section (1) shall be recoverable in the manner prescribed by Chapter VIII from the person by whom the street was made, structure erected or tree planted.