Section 39 in West Bengal Municipal (Building) Rules, 2007
39. Power of Board of Councillors to guard against accidents during construction or repairs.
The Board of Councillors shall, so far as practicable during the construction or repair of any building, street, drain, water-supply line or other premises vested in the Municipality or in an owner, cause proper precaution for guarding against accident to be taken by shoring up and protecting the adjoining buildings, and shall cause such bar, chain or post as it shall think fit, to be fixed across or in any street to prevent the passage of any carriage, cart or other vehicle, or of cattle, and avert danger while such construction or repair is being carried on, and shall cause such construction or repair work in a street to be sufficiently lighted and guarded during the night.
