(1) If in
the opinion of the Municipality-
(a) any pool, ditch, quarry, hole, excavation, tank, well,
pound, drain water-course or any collection of water, or
(b) any cistern or other receptacle for water whether
within or outside a building, or
(c) any land on which water accumulates and which is
situated within a distance of one hundred meters
from any building used as a dwelling house, is or is
likely to become a breeding place of mosquitoes or
in any other respect a nuisance,
the Municipality may, by notice in writing, require the owner
thereof to fill up, cover or drain of the same in such manner and
with such materials, or to take such order with the same for
removing or abating the nuisance, as the Municipality may direct.
(2) (a) No new tank or pond shall be dug or constructed
without the previous permission in writing of the
Municipality, and
(b) If any such work is begun or completed without
such permission, the Municipality may either-
(i) by written notice require the owner or
other person who has done such work to
fill up or demolish such work in such
manner as the Municipality may direct; or
(ii) grant written permission to retain such
work, but such permission shall not
exempt such owner from proceedings
for contravening the provisions of
clause (a) of this sub-section.
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