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( i) (a) If any person or body of persons desires that for a dram a bridge, culvert, syphon, sluice or any other device ' he ~~b~nk~:t mad_e i_n a1:1y public embankment for the purpose of drainage or a sluice in or- 1rr1gat10n ; a public em- bankment. or (b) if within any local area to which section 16 (ii) has been applied, any person . or body of -persons desires that any new embankment or drain be constructed or that any existing embankment or drain be altered or removed ; Such person or body cif persons shall make an application in writing to the Deputy Commissioner of the District in which such embankment or drain is situated or proposed. Fees on ap- (ii) At the time of making such application an appli- plication. cant unless he is applying on behalf of a body of persons or the general public, shall deposit the sum of Rs.SO towards the expenses of survey, etc., necessary to investigate the soundness of the proposal. Provided that if during tLe enquiry it appears that the proposal is likely to benefit an individual only and the aforesaid sum of Rs.50 has not already been paid, the Deputy Commissioner or the Embankment Officer may call upon such individual to depo- sit the said sum within a specified time and on his failure to do so, no action shall be taken on his application. Procedure