section 105
Power of Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat over village roads, waterways and other matters
The Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1982Infrastructure1982121 sections9 chapters
Chapter IX Chapter IX
Statutory text
- (1) A Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat shall have control over all village roads and waterways within its local limits and may do all things necessary for the maintenance and repair thereof, and may
- (a) construct new bridges and culverts;
- (b) direct or close any such village road, bridge or culvert;
- (c) widen, open, enlarge or otherwise improve any such village road, bridge or culvert and with minimum damage to the neighboring fields, plant and preserve trees on the sides of such road;
- (d) deepen or otherwise improve such waterways;
- (e) trim hedges and branches of trees projecting on roads;
- (f) set a partly public notice any public source of water supply for drinking or culinary purpose and likewise prohibit all bathing, washing or other acts likely to pollute the source so set apart.
- (2) A Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat, as the case may be, by a notice in writing, require any person who has caused obstruction or encroachment on or damage to any village road or drain or other property under the control and management of the said Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat, to remove such obstruction or encroachment or repair such damage, as the case may be, within the time specified in the notice.
- (3) If the obstruction or encroachment is not removed or damage is not repaired within the time so specified, the Gram Panchayat or the Zilla Panchayat concerned may cause such obstruction or encroachment to be removed or such damage to be repaired and the expenses of such removal or repair shall be recoverable from such person as arrears of land revenue or public demand.
- (4) For the purpose of removal of obstruction or encroachment under sub-section (3), the Gram Panchayat or the Zilla Panchayat concerned may apply to the District Collector and the District Collector shall, on such application, provide such help as may be necessary for the removal of such, obstruction or encroachment.
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