Clause 6

All public streets, public sewers, public canals, public surface and storm water drains and public bridges and the pavements, stones and other materials thereof, and also all erections, materials, implements and other things provided for the same shall be vested in the Government for the purposes of this Ordinance.

The Minister may declare by notification in the Gazette that any unnavigable river or stream outside the limits of any port, together with such means of access thereto and along the same as are set forth in the declaration, is required for the purposes of this Ordinance, and thereupon the river or stream including its bed specified in the declaration and the land forming the said means of access shall become vested in the Government and shall be maintained and cleaned at the expense of the Government.

The Government shall make full compensation to the owner of any land for any damage which such owner sustains by reason of any such declaration as in subsection (2) of this section mentioned and, if any dispute arises touching the amount of compensation, the same shall be ascertained in the manner hereinafter provided:Provided that such owner shall not be entitled to any compensation for such damage under any other written law for the time being in force.