No encroachment shall be allowed in the irrigation land.

(1) No person shall occupy any irrigation land for cultivation or for any other purpose and the irrigation officer shall take all necessary steps to remove encroachment on such lands. Explanation :-For the purposes of this sub-section 'irrigation land' means any land owned, controlled or maintained by Government for the purposes of an irrigation work but shall not include a poramboke. (2) The Government may declare any project area or any irrigation land or part thereof as protected area and entry to such area shall be restricted by the concerned officers. (3) No person shall let out any industrial effluent or domestic effluent to any water course without proper treatment.