Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 Section 19 - Bare Act

(1) The metro railwayadministration shall, for the purpose of ¹ [performingits functions under section 18] have power--

(a) to enter into contracts and leases and toexecute all instruments necessary therefor;

(b) to make such number or rail tracksas the Central Government may think necessary upon, under, along or across any land, canal, river, street or road on or in themetro alignment and all other works and conveniences in connection there with;

(c)² [to open, divert or temporarily close] as the case may be,any street, road cable trench, drain (including a sewer), channel, ditch, culvertor any other device (whether for carrying of sullage, sewage, offensive matter,polluted water, trade effluent, rain water, sub-soil water or any other object),electric or gas supply line or tele-communication line, or telegraphinstallation, over, across or under any land, building, street road, railway ortramway;

(d) to burrowtunnels;

(e) to lay down signalingand other communication facilities, electric sub-stations, supply lines andother works;

(f) to regulatedrilling of tube wells or sinking of wells, public or private, in the proximatevicinity of the metro alignment;

(g) to do allother things necessary or expedient for the exercise of any of the aforesaidpowers.

(2) While exercising any powers undersub-section (1), the metro railway administration shall take such precautionarymeasures as are necessary, shall do as little damage as possible and shall beliable only for the damage or cost actually suffered or incurred by any personas a result of the exercise of such powers.

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1. Substitutedfor the words "The metro railway administration shall, for thepurpose of constructing any metro railway or any other work connected therewithhave power" by the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Amendment Act, 1982 (41 of 1982), section 11 (a)w.e.f. 15-5-1983.

2. Substituted forthe words "to open or divert" by the Metro Railways(Construction of Works) AmendmentAct, 1982(41 of 1982), section 11 (b) w.e.f. 15-5-1983.