section 261
Projected streets
The Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973Infrastructure1973318 of 312 sections available1 chapters
Chapter IX FINANCE
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(1) The council may prepare schemes and plans of proposed public streets showing the direction of such streets, the street alignment and building line on each side of them, their intended width and such other details as may appear desirable.
- (2) The width of such proposed streets shall not ordinarily be less than twelve metres, or in any area covered by huts, six metres.
- (3) It shall be the duty of the council to lay out public streets in areas covered by huts, so far as may be practicable both for the purpose of securing proper ventilation for huts in such areas, and in view of the contingency of buildings being erected therein.
- (4) When any plan has been prepared under sub-section (1), the street to which it refers shall be deemed to be a projected public street, and the provisions of section 259 shall apply to all buildings so far as they stand across the street alignment or building line of the projected street.
- • 262. Watering of streets.- The council shall so far as it considers it requisite for the public convenience and so far as funds admit, cause the chief public streets to be watered, and for that purpose may provide such water-carts, animals and apparatus as it thinks necessary
- • 263. Temporary closure of streets.- The Commissioner may, by order in writing temporarily, close any street to traffic for repair, or in order to carry out any work connected with drainage, or lighting or any of the purposes of this Act:
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