Emergency Powers of Vikas Adhikari and Chief Executive Officer

The Vikas Adhikari in the absence of the Pradhan and the Chief Executive Officer in the absence of the Pramukh from the headquarters may in case of emergency such as fire, flood, epidemic or the like, direct the execution of any work or the doing of any act, which would ordinarily require the sanction of the Panchayati Raj Institution concerned or of a Standing Committee thereof and the execution or the doing of which is, in his opinion necessary for the welfare or safety of the public or prevention of damage to property and may also direct that the expenses of executing such work or doing such act shall be paid from the fund of the Panchayati Raj Institution concerned. In every such case, he shall forthwith report the action taken and the reason therefore to the authority competent sanction such work or the doing of such act.