Section 199(1) in Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976
(1)The corporation may in any street or in any land referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 198 whether within or outside the local limits of the city lay such service pipes with such stopcocks and other water fittings as it may deem necessary for supplying water to premises and may from time to time inspect, repair, alter or renew and may at any time remove any service pipe laid in such street or land whether by virtue of this section or otherwise.