section 244
Powers in respect of works outside the municipality.
The Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973Infrastructure1973318 of 312 sections available1 chapters
Chapter IX FINANCE
Statutory text
- (1) The municipal council shall not undertake new works beyond the limits of the municipality without the sanction of the Government.
- (2) The council may, in the execution and for the purpose of any works beyond the limits of municipality sanctioned by the Government, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, exercise all the powers which it may exercise within the municipality throughout the line of the territory through which conduits, channels pipes, lines of posts and wires and the like run, and with the sanction of the Government, --
- (a) over any lake, tank or reservoir, from which a supply of water for drinking, for producing electric energy or for other purposes is derived, and over all lands within two kilometers of the high water level of any such lake, tank or reservoir.
- (b) over any water-courses from which a supply of water for drinking, for producing electric energy or for other purposes is derived, within two kilometers above and one kilometre below any point at which water is taken for such use, and
- (c) over any lands used for sewage farms, sewage disposal tanks, filters and other works connected with the drainage of the municipality. CHAPTER - XI SCAVENGING
- • 245. Municipality to arrange for the removal of rubbish and filth.- Every municipal council shall make adequate arrangements for : --
- (a) the regular sweeping and cleaning of the streets and removal of sweeping therefrom;
- (b) the regular cleaning of latrines and cess-pools in private premises and the daily removal of filth and the carcasses of animals, from such premises; and
- (c) the daily removal of rubbish from dust bins and private premises; and with this object, it shall provide: --
- (i) depots for the deposit of filth, rubbish and the carcasses of animals;
- (ii) covered vehicles or vessels for the removal of filth;
- (iii) vehicles or other suitable means for the removal of the carcasses of large animals and rubbish;
- (iv) dustbins for the temporary deposit of rubbish.
- • 246. Contribution from persons having control over places of pilgrimage, etc.- Where a mosque, temple, mutt or any place of religious worship or institution or any place which is used for holding fairs, festivals or for other like purposes is situated within the limits of a municipality or in the neighbourhood thereof and attracts either throughout the year or on particular occasions a large number of persons, any special arrangements necessary for public health, safety or convenience whether permanent or temporary shall be made by the municipal council, and the council may require the trustee or other person having control over such place to make such recurring or non-recurring contribution as the Government may determine to the funds of the municipal council.
- • 247. Prohibition of improper disposal of carcasses rubbish and filth.- No person shall after due provision has been made under section 245 by the municipal council for the deposit and removal of the same, --
- (a) deposit the carcasses of animals, rubbish or filth, in any street, or on the verandah of any building, or on any unoccupied ground, alongside any street, or on any public quay, jetty or landing-place, or on the bank of a water-course or tank; or
- (b) deposit filth or carcasses of animals in any dustbin or in any vehicle not intended for the removal of the same; or
- (c) deposit rubbish in any vehicle or vessel intended for the removal of filth save for the purpose of deodorising or disinfecting the filth.
- • 248. Prohibition against keeping filth on premises too long, etc.- No owner or occupier of any premises shall keep or allow to be kept for more than twenty-four hours any filth on such premises or any building or on the roof thereof or in any outbuilding or on the roof thereof or in any out-building or any place belonging thereto, or fail to comply with any requisition of the Commissioner as to the construction, repair, paving or cleaning of any latrine on or belonging to his premises.
- • 249. Prohibition against allowing outflow of filth.- No owner or occupier of any premises shall allow the water from any sink, drain, latrine or stable, or any other filth to flow out of such premises to any portion of a street except a drain or a cess-pool or to flow out of such premises in such a manner as to cause an avoidable nuisance by the soakage of the said water or filth into the walls or ground at the side of a drain forming a portion of a street.
- • 250. Prohibition against using any cart without cover in the removal of filth etc. – No person shall, in the removal of filth, use any cart or receptacle not having a covering proper for preventing the escape the contents thereof, or of the stench therefrom, or intentionally or negligently spill any filth in the removal thereof, or omit carefully to sweep and clean every place in which any such filth has been spilled, or place, or set down in any public place any filth whether in a vessel closed or open.
- • 251. Prohibition against throwing rubbish or filth into drains. – No person shall put or cause to be put any rubbish or filth into any public drain not intended for rubbish or filth or into any drain communicating with any such public drain. CHAPTER - XII STREETS Public streets
- • 252. Maintenance and repair of streets.- (1) The municipal council shall, at the cost of the municipal fund, cause the public streets and bridges to be maintained and repaired and may from the same fund meet the cost of all improvements to the same which are necessary or expedient for the public safety or convenience.
- (2) The council may entrust to any other local authority with the consent of such authority the maintenance of any public street or portion thereof, the cost of maintenance being provided by the council.
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