Section 70. Compulsory acquisition of land

When any land or right in land whether within or without the limits of the Municipality, is required for the purposes of this Act, the State Government may, at the request and on behalf of the Municipality, proceed to acquire it under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act No. 1 of 1894) and on the payment by the Municipality to the State Government of compensation awarded thereunder and of other charges incurred by the State Government in connection with such acquisition, the land or right, as the case may be, shall vest in the Municipality.