Power of Collector to construct canal from notified source of supply

(1) When a source of supply has been notified by the State Government under section 4 and the Collector considers that the construction of a canal to be fed therefrom will be advantageous, he shall give notice by general proclamation, to all persons interested, of his intention to construct such canal or allow construction of such canal.

1. (2) If no objection to the construction of such canal shall have been preferred within a period to be specified in the notice under sub-section (1), or if any such objection has been preferred within the said period, but has been finally over-ruled, the Collector may proceed to construct such canal.
2. (3) The provisions of sections 44 and 57 shall apply to all proceedings of the Collector under sub-section (1) of this section and under the preceding section, and power conferred upon the Collector by this and the preceding sections shall be exercised subject to such sanction as the Government may prescribe and in accordance with the rules made by the Government.