Lawgist140Wells, tanks, etc., to be secured
If any well, tank or other excavation, whether on public or private ground, be, for want of sufficient repair or protection, dangerous to passers by the Nagar Panchayat or as the case may be, the Council shall forthwith require by notice such owner or occupier, or both within eight days, properly to secure or protect such well, tank or other excavation; and if after the said period the work is not executed, the Nagar Panchayat or as the case may be, the Council shall cause a temporary hoard or fence to be put for the protection of passers-by and recover the expenses so incurred from the owner or occupier or the owners and occupiers of the land on which such tank, well or other excavation is situated.
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- 137 Power to require owners to clear noxious vegetation
- 138 Power to require owners to improve bad drainage
- 139 Power to require unwholesome tanks or private premises to be cleansed or drained
- 140 Wells, tanks, etc., to be secured
- 141 Penalty for disobeying requisition under sections 137, 138, 139 and 140
- 142 Power of Government to prohibit cultivation, use of manure, or irrigation injurious to health
- 143 Public latrines and urinals
- 144 Power to demolish unauthorised drains leading into public
- 145 Penalty for allowing water of any sewer, etc., to run on any public road
- 146 Power to require owner to drain land
- 147 Penalty for disobeying requisition under section 146
