Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) It shall be lawful for the Government to con- construct struct or dig field bothies on any land belonging to them Or dig or acquircd by tf em for the purpose, for utilizing the bothies* water for the purpose of irrigation, notwithstanding that such construction or digging may interfere with the right of any person to lake water from any water course fog the purpos8 of irrigating his land or far any other puspose. (2) Where, in pwsuar::e of sub-section (I), any field bothy is constructed or dug by the Government, the cost of construction or digging of such bothy, or such portion of the cost as the Collector may specify, may be recovered by the Collector from the owners cf the lands and other prbperties beneditr-d by the field bothy in such proportions and 111 such manner as may be prescribed. Explanation.-- For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression 'cost of consti.uction .ar digging of such bothy' shall include- (i) the cost of the !and acquired f o ~ the purpose, and (ii) the expenditure incurred towards the employ- ment of the special staff for the pwrposc. (3) Any amount recoverable by the Collector under sub-section (2) may be recovered as if it were an atre;lr. of land revenue. Obstruction