Section 18. Persons using water course to construct works passing water across roads etc.

(1) The Divisional Irrigation Officer may issue an order to the persons using any water course to construct suitable bridges, culverts, or other works for the passage of the water of such water course across any public road, irrigation work or drainage channel in use before the said water course was made, or to repair any such works. (2) Such order shall specify a reasonable period within which such construction or repair shall be completed; and if, after the receipt of such order the persons to whom it is addressed do not within the said period, construct or repair such works to the satisfaction of the said irrigation officer, he may, with the previous approval of the superintending irrigation officer, himself construct or repair the same, and if the said persons do not when so required, pay the cost of such construction or repairs as declared by the divisional irrigation officer, the amount shall, on the demand of the divisional irrigation officer, be recoverable from them by the Collector, as if it were an arrear of land revenue.