Section 14 in Tamil Nadu Panchayats Building Rules, 1997
14. Sanitation.
(1)The site shall be well drained and all sullage water shall be collected and drained off into the street drain unless separate provision is made for utilisation of domestic sullage for cultivation or gardening purposes. In no case, shall water be allowed to stagnate in the site or to form pools.(2)Every site appurtenant to a house shall be laid out with such garden or cultivation or shall otherwise be kept clean and tidy at all times and also be kept free from water logging. Removal of earth from the site and creation of hollows shall be forbidden.
