It is proposed to insert a similar provision in section 165 of the Land Revenue Act 1964 and repeal the said Madras Act of 1831.

The Madras Rivers Conservancy Act 1884 (Madras Act VI of 1884) This law falling under Entry 18 of List II which is in force in the Mangalore and Kollegal Area of the State provides for conservancy of rivers in the State. It empowers the Government to make survey of any river or part of a river for the purpose of determining its bed i.e. the limits and boundaries of the river bed. It prohibits constructions, plantations etc. within the river bed without necessary permission. It provides for issuing directions to remove constructions, plantations etc. in the river bed. One-Man Committee has suggested that it is desirable to have such a law and extend it to tanks, lakes and other water bodies. Such a law may help to clear encroachments of rivers, tanks, lakes and other water bodies.