Section 10(4) in Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Hill Stations) Building Rules, 1993
(4)(i)Every person, who constructs a building shall cause the floor and roof to be so designed and constructed as to withstand the combined dead load, due to their own weight and other superimposed load to which such floors and roofs may be subjected to.(ii)The flooring of every such building shall be laid or paved with stones, cuddapah slabs, cement tiles or such other hard material, impervious to attacks by rat and to moisture as may be required by the executive authority or Government.(iii)Every person who constructs a building shall provide adequate damp proof course horizontally and vertically.
