Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Every local authority may, and if the Government so direct, shall provide or arrange for the provision of a sufficient supply of drinking water for consumption by the inhabitants of the area within its jurisdiction. (2) The local authority shall, so far as may be practicable, make adequate provision for securing --- (a) the sufficiency and wholesomeness of water supply within its area; (b) that the water supply is continuous throughout the year and that every house has available within a reasonable distance a sufficient supply of wholesome water for domestic purposes; and (c) that the water supplied is at all times wholesome and fit for human consumption. (3) A local authority shall also provide a supply of water to every part of its area in which danger to health arises from the insufficiency or unwholesomeness of the existing supply and shall also exercise powers for requiring owners of houses to provide a supply of water thereto. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, if the Government deems fit and necessary in public interest so to do, it may by notification in the Official Gazette, assume the powers and duties under this section after giving due notice to the local authorities concerned and also after considering their objections, if any. Power of Government to direct local authority to execute water works