Section 33. Power to acquire land

33. Where a 1[ Gram Panchayat ] or a number of 1[ Gram Panchayats ] which have combined under the provisions of section 20 or 30 require any land to carry out any purpose of this Act, it or they shall first try to have the land by private negotiation and if the parties concerned fail to arrive at an agreement, such 1[ Gram Panchayat ] or 1[ Gram Panchayat ] may make an application in the prescribed form to the Collector to acquire the land and the Collector may acquire such land for such 1[ Gram Panchayat ] or1[ Gram Panchayat ]. Explanation In this chapter the expression land includes benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth .