Section 52(1)(a) in Karnataka Slum Areas (Development) Act, 1973
(a)to inspect any drain, latrine, urinal, cess-pool, pipe, sewer or channel in or any land or building in a slum area or slum clearance area, and in his discretion to cause the ground to be opened for the purpose of preventing or removing any nuisance arising from the drain, latrine, urinal, cesspool, pipe, sewer or channel, as the case may be: