Section 118A in The Bihar and Orissa Local Self-Government Act, 1885
118A. Water-supply.
- A Union Committee may provide the Union, or any part thereof, with a supply of water proper and sufficient for public and private purpose and, for purposes of this section, may-(a)construct, repair and maintain tanks or wells, clear out streams or water-courses and do any other necessary acts;(b)with the sanction of the District Board, purchase or acquire by lease any tank, well, stream or water course, or any right to take or convey water within or without the Union;(c)with the consent of the owner thereof, utilize, cleans or repair any tank, well, stream or water course within the Union, or provide facilities for obtaining water therefrom;(d)deal with any tank, well poor, ditch, drain or place containing, or used for the collection of, any drainage, filth stagnant water or matter likely to be prejudicial to health-by draining or cleansing it, or otherwise preventing it from being prejudicial to health, but not so as in any case to interfere with any private right; or(e)contract with any person for a supply of water.(2)When a Union Committee has under clause (c), with the consent of the owner, cleansed or repaired or provided facilities for obtaining water from any tank, well, stream or water course the same shall, subject to any rights retained by the owner, with the concurrence of the Committee be reserved for drinking and culinary purposes, and shall be kept open to access by the public.(3)Any tank, well, stream or water course which a Union Committee may construct, repair or maintain under clause (a) or purchase or acquire by lease under clause (b), shall remain under the control and administration of the Union Committee; and the Committee may, by order duly published in the village or villages in which such tank, well, stream or water course is situated set apart the same, or, subject to the provisions of clause (e), any other tank, well, stream or water-course within the Union, for the supply of water for drinking and culinary purpose.
