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Determining the compensation and appoftionment by consent: (1) The person to whom the compensation under Section 16 rs to be pard and the apportionment of such amount among the persons interested therein shall be determined by agreement between the Flood Zoning Authority and the person or persons claiming rnterest therein. (2) ln default of any such agreement, the Flood Zonrng Authority shall, after holding such enquiry as it considers necessary, make an award determtntng (a) the amount of compensation to be paid under Section '16 I and (b) the apportionment, if any, of such compensation among persons known or believed to be interested therein ; Provided that where the amount of compensation exceedsone lakh fiftythousand rupees. no award shall be madewithout the previous approvalofthe Sate Govemment or such other officer as the State Government may authoflzed in this behalf.