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The Collector or the Chief Engineer or any other officer authorised by the Collector or the Chief Engineer as the case may to and his servants and workmen shall have the power, subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, to enter upon any land or building or inspect any other property and to set up, construct, repair and maintain field channels or underground pipelines or any irrigation project and to do such other acts as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act: Provided that the Collector or the Chief Engineer or the officer authorised as aforesaid shall not enter into any building or any dwelling house or any enclosed courtyard or garden attached to dwelling house or any land with standing crops except by previous notice in the prescribed manner to the owner or occupier thereof, as the case may be: Provided further that no person shall be entitled to claim any compensation for damage of the land which may be caused as a result of construction and maintenance of channel or pipelines except in the manner as provided in section 30.