Section 189: Construction of public drains

(1) The Municipality may construct, within or, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 120, outside the municipality, such drains as it thinks necessary for keeping the municipality property cleansed and drained and may carry such drains through, across or under any street or place, and after reasonable notice in writing to the owner or occupier into, through or under any buildings or land :

(2) Provided that no drain shall be constructed within the limits of a cantonment without the approval of the ¹[State Government] and otherwise than with the concurrence of the General officer Commanding the division in which such cantonment is situate or, in the event of such concurrence, being withheld, the previous sanction of the ²[Central Government].