Section 52(3) in The Kerala Panchayat Buildings Rules, 2011
(3)Windows and ventilators which open into a verandah shall be deemed to communicate with the external air, if such verandah is not more than 3 metres wide and open throughout its entire length into an open space, open to the sky; the width of such open space being not less than 3.0 metres. Trellis, mesh, grill or net may, however, be provided on the open side of the verandah.[***] [Substituted '(4) Every kitchen shall be ventilated according to the standards stipulated for habitable rooms and shall have suitable flue for the escape of smoke and heated air unless it is provided with an approved form of smokeless installation.' by Notification No. S.R.O. No. 26/2014, dated 10.1.2014 (w.e.f. 14.2.2011).]
