Subject to the provisions of section 10, for the purpose of Work dertak

providing the municipal area with propel and sufficient supply of for public and orks I oo © he en private uses the Municipality, either on its own or through any other agency,- Or supply of water.

1. (a) shall cause to be constructed or maintained such tanks, reservoirs, engines, pipes' taps' and other water works as may be necessary within or outside the municipal area,
2. (b) may purchase, or take on lease, any waterworks or rights, to store or to take and convey water within or outside the municipal area, and
3. (c) May enter into any agreement with any person or authority for the supply of water : Provided that the Municipal may, with the approval of the State Government, make over to, or take over from, a statutory body any waterworks so as to do anything which may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force. 181. (1) Subject to the provisions of chapter XXI, the Chief Municipal Executive Management of Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer shall, either on his own or through any other water works. agency, manage all waterworks and allied facilities belonging to the Municipality and shall maintain the same in good repair and efficient condition and shall cause to be done, from time to time, all such things as shall be necessary or expedient for improving such waterworks and facilities. 182. (1) The Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer Purity of water for shall, either on his own or through any other agency, at all times, ensure that the Domestic purpose. water in any waterworks belonging to the Municipality, from which water is supplied for domestic purposes, is wholesome.

1. (2) The Municipality or the other agency, as the case may be, shall, when so required by any competent authority under any law for the time being in force, arrange for the examination of water supplied for human consumption for the purpose of determining whether the water is wholesome. 183. (1) No person, being the occupier of any premises to which water is Water not to be supplied by the municipality or any other agency, as the case may be, under this wasted. chapter, shall, on account of negligence or other circumstances under the control of such occupier, allow the water to be wasted, or allow the pipes, works or fittings for the supply of water in his premises to be out of repair causing thereby waste of water.
2. (2) No person shall unlawfully flood, or draw off divert, or take water from, any waterworks belonging to, or under the control of, the Municipality, or from any watercourse or stream by which such waterworks is supplied.
3. (3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be liable to such fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees as may be determined by regulations. D. Tube-wells and Wells 184. (1) No person shall, except with the prior permission, in writing of the Chief Prohibition regarding Municipal Executive Officer/Municipal Executive Officer’ sink any tube well or dig sinking of rube wells or construct any new well, tank, pond, cistern or fountain in any municipal area. or digging of wells etc.
4. (2) The Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer may grant such permission, and may issue a licence for the purposes of subsection (1), on such conditions' and on payment of such annual fee, as the Municipality may" from time to time, specific.
5. (3) If any such work of sinking of tube-well has begun or completed without such permission’ the Municipal Executive Officer may, -
   • (a) by notice, in writing’ require the owner or the other person, who has done such work to fill up or demolish such work" within such time as may be specified in the notice' and if the work of filing up or demolition is not done within the time so specified, cause the work to be done and realize the expenses therefore from the owner or the person to whom such notice was given, or
   • (b) grant permission to retain such work on such terms and conditions as the Empowered Standing Committee may consider fit to impose.