Section 49 of The Punjab Minor Canals Act, 1905 — Power to regulate flow of water in rivers, creeks, natural channels or lines of natural drainage and to prohibit therein or order removal therefrom of obstructions

The '[State] Government may, by notification published in the official Gazette, take power to regulate the flow of water in any river, creek, natural channel or line of natural drainage whether by the construction or removal of works or otherwise, and whenever it appears, to such Government, after inquiry through the Collector that the supply of water to a canal or the cultivation of any land or the public health or public convenience is likely to be injuriously affected by the obstruction of any river, creek, natural channel or line of natural drainage it may, by notification published as aforesaid, prohibit within the limits to be defined by such notification the formation of such obstruction, or may within such limits order the removal or other modification of such obstruction.