Section 25A(1)

121[25A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, if the State Government
is of opinion 122[that a scheme is necessary in the interest of the public or] that a state
of famine or scarcity prevails or is likely to prevail in any area 123[or that it is
necessary to provide suitable work to relieve rural unemployment in any area it may
make a declaration to that effect.

Such declaration shall be published in the Official
Gazette. On the publication of such declaration, the State Government may direct the
Collector 124[or the Company] to appoint an officer as the Executing Officer for the
purpose of immediately constructing embankments in such villages as may be
specified.

Such direction shall also require the Board 125 [or, as the case may be, the
company] to prepare a scheme providing for matters specified in clauses (i) and (ii) of
sub-section (1) of section 4 or any other matters specified in sub-section (1) of that
section in such villages.