Section 26. Power to acquire land for purposes of this Act.

(1) The State Government may for carrying, out the purposes of this Act, compulsorily acquire for the Corporation land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (I of 1894) and the acquisition of any land for any of the said purposes shall be deemed to be a public purpose within the meaning of that Act. So also the Corporation shall make available to the Revenue Department of the Government or to any Officer authorised in this behalf by Government such fund as is required for the acquisition of the land under sub-section (1). The Officer shall submit the account of such fund to the Corporation through the concerned Revenue Commissioner.