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If the State Government is satisfied that any land for the construction of an irrigation work, excluding water courses, field channels and field drains or for the maintenance, improvement or extension of an existing irrigation Work excluding ‘water courses, field - channels and field drains, is needed, the State Govt. may acquire the land by following the provisions of the land acquisition Act, 1894 (Act 1 of l894) except to_ the extent specifically stated to the contraryrin this chapter.