Section 225 in Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976
225. Drainage of undrained premises.
(1)Where any premises are in the opinion of the Commissioner without sufficient means of effectual drainage and a Corporation sewer or some place approved by the corporation for the discharge of filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter is situated at a distance of not exceeding thirty five meters from any part of the said premises, he may, by written notice require the owner of the said premises,-(a)to make a drain emptying into such corporation sewer or place;(b)to construct a closed cesspool or soakage pit and fittings as may appear to the Commissioner necessary for the purpose of gathering and receiving the filth and other polluted and obnoxious matters from and conveying the same of the said premises and of effectually flushing such drain and every fixture connected therewith;(c)to remove any existing drain or other appliance or thing used or intended to be used for drainage which is injurious to health;(d)to provide a closed drain in substitution of an open drain or to provide such other appliance or thing either newly or in substitution of any existing appliance or thing or to provide both a closed drain and such other appliance or thing in substitution of the existing open drain and other appliance or thing, which is or is likely to be injurious to health.(e)to provide and set up all such appliances and fittings as may appear to the Commissioner to be necessary for the purpose of gathering and receiving the waste water from floors and galleries of buildings when they are washed and conveying the same through spouts by down-take pipes so as to prevent such waste from discharging directly on streets or inside any lower portion of the premises;(f)to carry out any work to improve or re-model an existing drain which is inadequate, insufficient or faulty.(2)Where in any case not provided for in sub-section (1) any premises are, in the opinion of the Commissioner without sufficient means of effectual drainage, he may, by written notice, require the owner of the premises,-(a)to construct a drain up to a point to be specified in such notice which shall not be less than thirty-five meters from any part of the premises; or(b)to construct a closed cesspool or soakage pit and drain or drains emptying into such cesspool or soakage pit.(3)Any requisition for the construction of any drain under sub-section (2) may contain any of the details specified in sub-section (1).(4)Where the owner of any premises to whom a notice has been issued under sub-section (2) fails to execute the work within three months from the date of receipt of such notice, the Commissioner shall cause such work to be executed and thereupon, the provisions of section 237 shall apply as if the said work is executed in accordance with the said section.
