Means of crossing canals to be provided and obstruction to drainage to be avoided

Suitable means of crossing canals and channels shall be provided at such places as the State Government or the Water Users Society or Water Users Association in respect of any irrigation work entrusted to it as the case may be thinks necessary for the reasonable convenience of the inhabitants of the adjacent land; and suitable bridges, culverts, or other works shall be constructed to prevent the drainage of the adjacent land being obstructed by any canal or channel.