law: Indian Forest Act, 1927
  25.  Power
  
  to stop ways and water-courses in reserved forests.  –
  The Forest-officer may, with the previous
  
  sanction of the State Government or of any officer duly authorized by it in
  
  this behalf, stop any public or private way or water-course in a reserved
  
  forest, provided that a substitute for the way or water-course so stopped,
  
  which the State Government deems to be reasonably convenient, already exists,
  
  or has been provided or constructed by the Forest-officer in lieu thereof.