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The Board of Councillors may carry any drain, sewer or channel of any kind for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a system of drainage or sewerage upon, across, tinder or over any street or public place and, after giving a reasonable notice in writing to the owner or the occupier, upon, across, under, over or up the side of any private land or building whatsoever, situated within the limits of a municipal area, and, for the purpose of the outfall of sewage, or for drainage outfall, without such limits, and may, at all times, do all acts and things which may be necessary or expedient for repairing or maintaining any such drain, sewer or channel, as the case may be, in an effective state for the purpose for which the same may be used or intended to be used: Provided that in the case of sudden water-logging of any area within a municipal area or any nuisances, the Chairman-in-Council may, if considered necessary so to do in the interest of public health and convenience, take such action as is necessary for draining out the water upon, across, under, over or up the side of any private land or building within a municipal area without prior service of any notice on the owner or the occupier of such land or building. Cleaning of drains. Provision for treatment and disposal of sewage. Construction or maintenance of drainage and sewerage systems etc. Power of Board of Councillors to lay or carry pipes through private and public land. 319 The West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993. [West Ben. Act (Part VL—Civic Services.—Chapter XVL—Drainage and sewerage.—Sections 252-256.) Use of public drains by private owners. Power to order demolition of drain constructed without consent. Draining of group or block of buildings etc. by combined operation. Power to enforce drainage of undrained premises and separate drainage in any premises. Power of State Government to exercise control over imperfect, inefficient or unsuitable drainage work.