Section 189
Control over sources of public water-supply.
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of cantonments with a view to impart greater democratisation, improvement of their financial base to make provisions for developmental activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) The Board may, with the previous sanction
of the Central Government, by public notice, declare any lake, stream, spring, well, tank, reservoir or
other source, whether within or without the limits of the cantonment other than a source of water-supply
under the control and in use of the Military Engineer Services or the Public Works Department from
which water is or may be made available for the use of the public in the cantonment to be source of public
water-supply.
(2) Every such source shall be under the control of the Board and it shall be the duty of the Board to preserve and maintain such source.
(2) Every such source shall be under the control of the Board and it shall be the duty of the Board to preserve and maintain such source.