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section 172

Municipality.

Arunachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 2007
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  1. (1) The Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer may, Supply of water to on an application by the owner, lessee or occupier or any building' either on his Connected own or through any other agency’ arrange for supply of water from the nearest premises. main to such building for domestic purposes in such quantity as may be deemed to be reasonable and may" at any time., limit the quantity of water to be supplied whenever considered necessary: Provided that the Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer may' by order in writing, delegate the responsibility of receiving the application to any other agency.
  2. (2) For the water supplied under sub-section (1) payment shall be made at such rate as may be fixed by the Municipal from time to time: Provided that such rate shall, as far as practicable, cover the costs on account of management, operation, maintenance, depreciation, debt servicing, and other charges related to waterworks and distribution costs, including distribution-losses, if any.
  3. (3) A supply of water for domestic purposes shall be deemed not to include a supply-
    • (a) to any institutional building, assembly building, business building, mercantile building, industrial building, storage building, or hazardous building, referred to in clause (2) of section 339, or any part of such building, other than that used as a residential building, or educational building, within the meaning of sub-clause (a), or sub-clause (b), of clause (2) of that section,
    • (b) for building purposes,
    • (c) for watering roads and paths,
    • (d) For purposes of irrigation,
    • (e) for gardens, fountains, swimming pools, or for any ornamental or mechanical purpose, or
    • (f) for animals or for washing vehicles where such animals or vehicles are kept for sale or hire. 173. (I) The Chief Municipal Executive Officer Municipal Executive Officer or the Supply of water for other agency, as the case may be, may, on receiving an application, in writing, non-domestic specifying the purpose for which the supply of water is required and the quantity purposes. which is likely to be consumed, supply water for any purpose other than domestic purpose, on such terms and conditions, including the condition of withdrawal of water, as may be determined by regulations.
  4. (2) For the water supplied under sub-section (I), payment shall be made at such rate as may be fixed by the Municipality from time to time.
  5. (3) The Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer may withdraw such supply at any time, if he thinks it necessary so to do, in order to maintain a sufficient supply of water for domestic Purpose. 174. (1) When an application under section, 172 or section 173 has been Provision of receive, all necessary communication pipes and fittings shall be supplied by the Communication Municipality or the other, Agency, as the case may be, and the work of laying pipes and fittings. and connecting such communication pipes and fittings shall be executed under the orders of the Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer or the other agency, as the case may be.
  6. (2) The cost of making such connections and of such communications pipes and fittings and bf the work of laying and connecting such communication pipes and fittings shall be paid by the owner or the person making such application.
  7. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1), the Chief Municipal Executive officer/ Municipal Executive Officer may require any owner, or the person applying for supply of water, to provide, to his satisfaction, all Communication pipes and fittings, and to carry out at the owner's or the applicant's cost and under his supervision and inspection the work of laying and correcting such communication pipes and fittings.
  8. (4) Where it is practicable of supply water at a reasonable cost within the meaning of sub-section (2) of section 17 1 , the work relating to making of correction and fixing of communication pipes and fittings shall be executed within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the application referred to in sub-section (1).
  9. (5) The cost recovered under this section for making connection and supplying communication pipes and fittings shall be spent only on works relating to water-supply. 175. (1) The Municipality may" in exceptional circumstances, either on its own or Water-supply through other agency, provide free of cost, supply of wholesome water to the through hydrants, public within the municipal area and may, for the said purpose, erect public stand posts and hydrants or stand-posts or other conveniences. other conveniences.
  10. (2) The Municipality may order the closure of a public hydrant, stand-post or other conveniences for reasons to be recorded in writing.
  11. (3) The Municipality may either on its own or through other agency provide for safety, maintenance and use of such public hydrants, stand-posts or other conveniences, subject to such conditions as may be specified by regulations. 176. (1) The Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer Provision for fire shall, either on his own or through other agency, fix hydrants on water-mains, hydrants. other than trunk mains, at such places as may be most convenient for affording supply of water for extinguishing any fire, and shall keep in good order such hydrants, and may, from time to time, renew every such hydrant.
  12. (2) Letters, marks or figures shall be displayed prominently on a wall, building or other structure near every such hydrant to denote the situation of such hydrant.
  13. (3) As soon as the work relating to any hydrant is completed, the Chief Municipal Executive Officer/Municipal Executive Officer or the other agency, as the case may be, shall deposit a key thereof at the nearest place where a public fire engine is kept and in such other places as he may deem necessary.
  14. (4) The Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer may, at the request and expense of the owner or the occupier of any building referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 172, which is situated in or near a street in which pipe, not being a trunk main, is laid, and being c sufficient dimensions to carry a hydrant, fix on the pipe, and deep in good order and, from time to time, renew, on or more fire hydrants as near to such building as may be convenient, to be use only for extinguishing fire.
  15. (5) The Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer shall allow any person to take water for extinguishing fire from any pipe on which a hydrant is fixed without any payment. 177. (1) The Municipality may, subject to the satisfaction of the reasonable Supply of water to requirements of water within the municipal area, supply water to a local authority areas outside or any person outside the municipal area either by itself or through any other municipal area. agency.
  16. (2) The supply of water under sub-section (1) shall be at such rate, not being less than the cost of production and delivery, including the costs of debt servicing, depreciation of plant and machinery distribution-loss, and other charges’ if any' as the Municipality may, from time to time, determine. C.

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