(a) to enter upon and survey and take levels of any land specified in the notification;
(b) to dig or bore into the sub-soil;
(c) to set out the intended line of work;
(d) to mark such levels, boundaries and line by placing marks and cutting trenches;
(e) to cut down and clear away any part of any standing crop, fence or jungle where otherwise survey cannot be completed and levels taken and the boundaries and line marked;
(f) to do all other acts necessary to ascertain whether pipelines can be laid under the land:
Provided that while exercising any power under this section, such person or any servant or workman of such person shall cause as little damage or injury as possible to such land.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Publication of Preliminary notification.Section 4 · Hearing of objections.Section 6 · Declaration of acquisition of right of user.Section 7 · Laying of Pipelines.Section 8 · Power to enter land for inspection, etc.Section 9 · Restrictions regarding the use of land.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 14 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-07-22. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.