Power of the Commissioner to Order work to be carried or carried out himself in default

(1) If upon notice under section 212, due to objections or any other reason leads to dropping of the intention to declare the private street or part thereof as the public street but the private street or part thereof requires to be improved, developed or maintained including road side drains for the benefit of persons using the said street as easement right; the Commissioner may by notice direct such owners to carry out any work which in his opinion may be necessary and within such time as may be specified in such notice.

1. (2) If such work is not carried out within the time specified in the notice, the Commissioner may, if he thinks fit, execute it and the expenses incurred shall be paid by owners referred to in sub-section (1) in such properties as may be settled by the Commissioner in such inter-se proportions as the Commissioner may decide: Provided the expenses made payable if not paid, shall be recoverable as the arrears of Property Tax and in the manner prescribed for recovery of property tax arrears.