Section 187(1) in The Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976
(1)Where an application under section 185 or section 186 has been received, all necessary communication pipes and fitting shall be supplied by the Corporation and the work of laying and applying such communication pipes and fittings shall be executed by Corporation agency under the orders of the Commissioner; but the cost of making any such connection and of all communication pipes and fitting so supplied and of all works so executed, shall be paid by the owner or the person making such application. The Corporation may either provide a meter and charge rent for the same or may requite the owner or applicant to provide a meter of such size, material and description as it shall approve.
