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Biblioteca Embankment and Drainage Act, 1952 (Act No. I of 1953).

Embankment and Drainage Act, 1952 (Act No. I of 1953).

Embankment and Drainage Act, 1952 (Act No. I of 1953).

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"Embankment" includes every bank, dam, wall and dike made or used for excluding water from or retaining water upon land, for purposes of protecting land from erosion or overflow of rivers, etc. (sect. 3). Embankments and land forming part of it maintained by the Government shall vest in the Government (sect. 4). Sections 7, 8, 10, and 11 concern maintenance of embankments and carrying out of related works by the Government Engineer. Persons wishing alteration of public embankments for purposes of drainage and other purposes, may apply to the Engineer under section 15. Subsequent sections outline powers of the Engineer to enter land and provide for acquisition of land by the Government. They also prohibit persons from undertaking certain acts including obstruction or diverting of flow of water courses.

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