13A. The Government may, whenever it shall think fit, order that a survey shall be made to determine the extent of erosion along the banks of any river or the extent of accretion, reformation or new formation caused from time to time due to fluvial action of any river in any district, part of a district or local area.

13B. (1) Before entering on any land for the purpose of survey under section 13A, the Collector shall cause to be published mouzawar a proclamation addressed to the residents of the villages and the occupants of the land where the extent of erosion along the banks of any river or the extent of accretion, reformation or new formation due to fluvial action of any river is about to be determined calling upon them to attend before the Collector or any officer authorized by him in that behalf, at such place and at such time as shall be stated in the proclamation, for the purpose of pointing out the extent of erosion, accretion, reformation or new formation and of rendering such aid as may be necessary and of affording of such information as may be required. (2) Such proclamation shall be published by posting a copy thereof at the Police-station and the Tahsil Office within the jurisdiction of which any portion of the land about to be surveyed is situated and at such other place or places as the Collector may direct.

13C. The provisions of sections 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to a survey carried out under this Part as they apply to a survey carried out under Part II.

13D. When the extent of erosion along the banks of any river has been determined by survey after issue of a proclamation under sub-section (1) of section 13B, the amin or other survey officer engaged for the purpose shall show the same by drawing diluvion lines on the latest survey maps of the mauzas concerned noting the year of diluvion at both ends of such diluvion lines and shall send to the Collector the mapsand all papers relating thereto after signing them legibly giving designation and date; and the amin or other survey officer engaged for the purpose of survey of accretions, reformations or new formations, as the case may be, shall show the periphery of the same on traverse sheets, and shall send to the Collector these traverse sheets, and all papers relating thereto after signing them legibly giving designation and date.

13E.(1) On receipt of the maps showing the diluvion lines thereon or the traverse sheets relating to the survey of accretions, reformations and new formations and other papers relating thereto, the Collector shall cause a notice to be posted in his office, and in such other places as he may think proper, informing all persons concerned that the maps showing the diluvion lines and the traverse sheets showing the peripheries of accretions, reformations and new formations in respect of a village or tract specified are open to inspection, and requiring any person, who may have any objection in respect thereof, to prefer such objections within thirty days of the date of the posting of such notice. (2) If any objections have been filed, the Collector, after hearing the persons concerned and holding such further enquiry as he may deem necessary, shall pass such order in respect of such objections as he may deem fit. (3) After the disposal of objections under sub-section (2) or, where no objections have been filed, after expiry of the time fixed for filing objections, the Collector shall, so far as the diluvion lines are concerned, confirm the same as shown in the maps and such confirmation shall be evidence of the fact that the diluvion lines drawn and the year of diluvion noted on the maps are correct and shall, so far as the survey of accretions, reformations and new formations are concerned, furnish a certificate on the traverse sheets in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the Government.]