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A Gram Panchayat shall have control of public streets, waterways, other than canals as defined in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 *[or any other Act for the time teing in force] situate within its jurisdiction not being a private street or waterway and not being under the control of Government or district board or any other authority specified by Government and may do all things necessary for the maintenance and repair thereof, an may— verts 5 (a) construct new bridges or cul (b) divert, discontinue OF close any public street, culvert or bridge ; otherwise improve any (c) widen, open, enlarge OF public street, culvert or bridge with mini- to the neighbouring fields ; mum damage ee oe Inserted by the Punjab Zila Parishads, panchayat Samitis and Gram Sabhas (Reconstitution and Reorganisation) Order, © Scanned with OKEN Scanner may with the consent of Power to manage d fairs and markets. all Power over water- GRAM PANCHAYAT [1953 : Pp. 166 Act Mi (d) deepen of otherwise linProve Waterways . (c) with the sanction of the P dee ibed Author, | and where a canal exists under the Northa! India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873, 1 or gt other Act for the time being in force] Dy My the sanction’ also of such officer of gation Department as Government ma undertake small irrigation projects; (f) cut any hedge or branch of any tree Projectin, ona public street ; | 2g (g) notify the setting apart of any public Water. course for drinking or culinary purposes, an prohibit bathing, washing of clothes anq ani. mals or doing of other acts likely to Dollute the course so set apart : Irrj. > @PPoint, IER Provided that nothing shall be done under clayse (¢) which may affect a canal governed by the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873, ‘Lor any other Act for the We time being in force] without the prior permission of the authority prescribed by Government in this behalf. i Powers regarding *132-A. (1) A Gram Panchayat may— naming of streets and numbering of (a) cause a name to be given to a street by affixing buildings, it to or painting 1i on any building or otherwise in such a position or manner as it may think — fit ; (6) cause a number to be affixed to or painted on any building in such a position or manner as it may think fit. (2) The Gram Panchayat may require the owner oF Occupier of any building to paint thereon a number oF itself cause such a number to be painted on any building. (3) Any person, destroying, pulling down, defacing or altering any name plate of a street or number aflixe to or painted on a building under sub-sections (1) and (2) Or affixing to or painting on a building a different name Or number from that affixed or painted by or under the order of the Gram Panchayat , Shall, on conviction, bé liable to a fine which may extend to ten rupees. | Inserted by the Puni: : Aus ~ ay Sabh® in J®#b Zila Parishads 2 a amitis an rain Sab (Reconstitution and Reorganisation) Order,’ 1960. —— es “Inserted by Punjab Act No. 26 of 1960, section 7, © Scanned with OKEN Scanner 4953 : Pb. Act IV] GRAM PANCHAYA‘ Sale 167