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If any Anchal Sasan is satisfied that any Grama Panchayat within its jurisdiction has failed to discharge their functions under the Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1948 in respect of— (a) setting apart tanks for drinking, bathing, washing of clothes or animals ; or (b) prohibiting the misuse of water reserved for drinking, bathing, washing of clothes or animals and defiling of such water; it shall notwithstanding anything contained in the aforesaid Act make an order for discharge of such functions by the Grama Panchayat within such date as may be specified in that order and if the Grama Panchayat fails to carry out the order so made within the date specified, the Anchal Sasan shall discharge them and any order made or action taken by the Anchal Sasan shall be deemed to be made under the provisions of the aforesaid Act.