Section 16(1) in Orissa Pani Panchayat Rules, 2003
(1)If a vacancy occurs in the Executive Committee of a Pani Panchayat due to any reason, the Distributary Committee of the project under the jurisdiction of which the Pani Panchayat is situated, in a meeting of the General Body shall, nominate to the Executive Committee one of the remaining two members of the Chak Committee to which the members so expired/resigned belongs.
