Section 13
Provision for irrigation and water-supply.
The Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment and regulation of a Corporation for the development of the Damodar Valley in the Provinces of Bihar and West Bengal.
The Corporation may, with the approval of the
State Government concerned which shall not be unreasonably withheld, construct canals and
distributaries and maintain and operate them:
Provided that the State Government may, after giving notice and subject to the payment of fair compensation, take over the maintenance and operation of any such canal or distributary.
Provided that the State Government may, after giving notice and subject to the payment of fair compensation, take over the maintenance and operation of any such canal or distributary.