LawgistThe Cantonments Act
141Special provisions for collection of rubbish and solid waste management
(1) All solid waste material generated in a cantonment shall be removed by the Board and be brought to the compost sites or sanitary land sites or trenching sites earmarked by it for the purpose.
(2) The Board shall also devise schemes for collecting rubbish and garbage from each house in the cantonment and may, if considers necessary, associate residents' welfare associations or such other non governmental organisation for this purpose.
(3) As far as possible the Board shall devise appropriate system to ensure that all compostable or bio-degradable waste in the cantonment is recycled and used for generating manure, bio-gas or any other form of energy.
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Conservancy and sanitation
- 132 Public latrines, urinals and conservancy establishments
- 133 Duty of occupier to collect and desposit rubbish, etc
- 134 Power of Board to undertake private conservancy arrangement
- 135 Deposits and disposal of rubbish, etc
- 136 Cesspools, receptacles, for filth, etc
- 137 Filling up of tank, etc
- 138 Provision of latrines, etc
- 139 Sanitation in factories, etc
- 140 Private latrines
- 141 Special provisions for collection of rubbish and solid waste management
- 142 Removal of congested buildings
- 143 Overcrowding of dwelling houses
- 144 Power to require repair or alternation of building
- 145 Power to require land or building to be cleansed
- 146 Prohibition in respect of air pollutant
- 147 Power to order disuse of house
- 148 Removal of noxious vegetation
- 149 Agriculture and irrigation
