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Section 16. Power to Canal Officer to operate gates in order to regulate floods.
The Maharashtra Irrigation Act, 1976
Act no. XXXVIII of 19761976In forceMaharashtra (State Act)
16. Where any dam is being damaged or damage to any dam is apprehended due to floods, any Canal Officer duly empowered in this behalf may, in the interest of the safety of the dam, regulate the floods by operating gates or gated waste weir on the dam.