Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Board shall, subjeot to the other provisions of this Aet, have power to do anything which n1ay be neocs~ary or expedient for performing its duties and disoharging its functions under this Aot. (2) 'Vithout projudioe to the generality of tho foregoing provisions, suoh powera shall include tho power- (a) to inspollt all water supply and sewerage faciliticH in tho State by \Vhomsoevor they aro opel'atcd; (b) to obtain such periodill or specific infor1nation fron1 any local body and operating agenoy as tho Board may deen1 nece.<1sary ; (c) to provide training for its own personnel as well as for e1nployees of tho local bodies ; (d) to prepare and carry out sohomos for water supply and sewerage; (o) to lay down the sohedule of fees and other ohargos for all kinds of services rendered by the Board to the State Gover1unont, local bodies, institutions or individuals ; (f) to enter into Gontraob or agrce1nenb with any person or persons as tho Board may deem necessary, for pcfor1ning its dutie.s and discha- rging its functions under this Act ; r (g) to adopt its own. budget annually ; (h) to approve tariffs for water supply and sewerage services applioa- ble to the aroas co1nprised within the sphere of operation of suoh servioes of the Board ; and within the jurisdiction of such local bodies as have entered into an agreement wiih the Board ; (i) to manage all its affairs so as to provide tho people of tho area within its jurisdiotion. \vibh wholesome water and, whoro feasible, efficient sewerage service ; (j) to take such other mea.sures, M may bo necessary, to ensure water supply in time.<1 of any emergency ; (k) to acquire, posso.ss and hold lands and other property and ~ carry any water or se\vcrage works through, across, over ov under any highway, road, stroeb, or place and after reasonable notille in writing to the owner or OOllupier, into, through, over or under any building or land; ~ - . i'.i.RT IV] QUJ. QOVT. GAZ., E:X., Ji[AY 6, 1979/JYAISTHA 16, 1001 14' (1) to abstraot water from auy natural source and dispose of waste water; (m) to raise, borrow or seoure money on such terms and conditions as 1uay be expedient, and in partioular by way of loarn and advances, deposits and issue of debentures aud obtain subventions or mortgages from public iJJ.s.titutions like the Life lnsuranoe Corporation of India, Banks and any international organisations or from the State and Central Goverumont, for drinking water supply and sewerage sohomes or any other schemes for iiuprovement of sanitation ; (n) to receive grants from the State Government, the Central Governmont and the local bodios for water supply and sewerage or any other sanitation improvement sohomes; (o) to repay instalment.'! of loans and pay interest on the principal thereof to the lenders as per mutuslly agreed terms and conditions ; (p) to advance loans to the local bodies or Government for their water supply and sewerage aohemes on such term.a and conditions as may be specified by the Board ; (q) to recover from the local hodi.68 or Goven1ment principal and interest thereon in rospoot of loans adva.nood to them by the Board ; (r) to in,our such expenditure as the_ Board n1a.y doon1 necessary for performing its dutios and functions under this Act I (s) to exercIBe auch ot.her poweTI!I as are conferred on the Board under other provisions of this Act.