Precautions in case of dangerous tanks, wells, holes, etc

Precautions in case of dangerous tanks, wells, holes, etc. –

1. (1) If any tank, well, hole, stream, dam, bank or other place appears to the Executive Authority or Commissioner to be, for want of sufficient repair, protection or enclosure, dangerous to the passengers or other persons resorting thereto or dwelling or working in the neighbourhood, the Executive Authority or Commissioner may, by notice, require the owner to fill in, remove, repair, protect or enclose the same so as to prevent any danger therefrom.
2. (2) If immediate action is necessary, the Executive Authority or Commissioner may himself, before such notice and requisition are complied with, take such temporary measures as he thinks fit, to prevent danger, or after giving notice to the owner, fill in, remove, repair, protect or enclose such tank, well, hole, stream, dam, bank or other place.
3. (3) All expenses incurred by the Executive Authority or Commissioner in taking any such temporary measures, shall be recoverable from the owner of the place as if it were a tax due to the Village Panchayat or Panchayat Union Council.