(2) All expenses incurred by the Irrigation Officer in the execution of such work or repair shall be recoverable from the defaulter as an arrear of land revenue and where there are a number of persons in default, such recovery shall be made in proportion to the extent of land held by each of them and served by the watercourse.
(3) Where a watercourse is not maintained in a fit state of repair and a stoppage of the supply of water thereto is necessary to prevent such, waste of water, the Irrigation Officer may stop the supply until the repairs are executed provided three days notice of such stoppage shall be given to the defaulter except where an immediate stoppage is considered necessary to prevent serious waste of water or damage.
(4) Against any order passed by the Irrigation Officer under this section, an appeal shall lie within thirty days from the date of communication of the order to the District Collector whose decision thereon shall be final.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Obligation of ayacutdars to construct water courses.Section 4 · Power of Irrigation Officer to construct water-course suo motu or on application.Section 5 · Enquiry into objections and publication.Section 6 · Acquisition of land.Section 6-A · Acquisition of land with the consent of the beneficiaries.Section 7 · The cost of construction of watercourse.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.