Power of Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat in respect of polluted water supply

Power of Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat in respect of polluted water supply. A Gram Panchayat or a Zilla Panchayat may, by written notice, require the owner of or the person having control over, a private water source, spring, well, or other place, the water of which is used for drinking or culinary purposes, after taking into consideration his financial position, to take all or any of the following steps within a reasonable period to be specified in such notice, namely: (a) to keep and maintain the same in good repair; (b) to clean the same, from time to time by removing any silt, refuse or decaying vegetation; (c) to protect it from pollution; (d) to prevent its use, if it has become so polluted as to be prejudicial to public health.