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Dewaterzng, etc., ofpadasekhamm.—(l) Whenever one or more of the proprietors of' a pailasekharam applies or apply to the District Collector, the Punja Special Officer or any other olhcer authorised by the Government in this behalf, to arrange for dewateringthat pada- sekharam for the purpose of paddy cultivation, it shall be lawful for the District Collector, the Punja Special Officer or such other officer to arrange the dewatering of such padasekharam and to recovr-r the cost thereof from all the proprietors. (2) The District Collector, the Punja Special Officer or other officer arranging the dewatering of any padasekharam under sub- section (1) or any person or persons authorised by him to execute such dewatering shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, have power to enter upon any land and instal any machinery for the purpose of such dewateiing and to execute any temporary work incidental thereto. (3) When any portion of the bund in any padasekharnm has not been constructed or repaired properly, it shall be lawful for the District Collector, the Punja Special Officer or any other ofliccr author isrrl by the Government in this behalf to carry out the construction or repair and to recover the cost thereof from the proprietors liable to carry out such construction or repair. (4) Whenever cultivation in any patlasekhararn or in any field in any such padasekharam is likely to be afleetetl due to want of proper irrigation or drainage facrhties, the District Collector, the Punja Spreral Officer or any other officer authorised by the Governrr cut in this behalf, shall have power to arrange to execute any temporary works for removal of obstruction to existing vachals, devmtion of vachals, provisron for new vachals or such other temporary works as are rretessary to irrigate or drain the padasekharam or the field. (5) The District Collector, the l’unja Special Officer or other officer arranging any temporary work under sub-section (‘1) or any person or persons authorised by such OllKCl to execute such Work shall, notwrthstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, have power to enter upon any land and to do such work. (6) The cost incurred for the am ution of any temporary work under sub-section (4) shall be recoverable from the parties liahle to do such work.