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State of Assam - Section

Section 53 in Assam Notified Urban Areas (Other than Guwahati) Building Rules, 2014

53. Ventilation of rooms.

(1)Every room in a residential building which is intended to be used as an inhabited room shall be provided for the purpose of light and ventilation with windows, clear storey windows, doors and apertures having a total area of not less than 1/6 of the floor area of the room.
(2)When any habitable room excepting bath, water closet ,store room, kitchen and dining are not abutting on either the front side or rear open space it shall abut in an interior open space where minimum width shall be 3 m
(3)For ventilating the spaces for water closet., bath, store, kitchen and dining if not opening on any open space, shall open on the ventilation shaft the size of which is given below:--Table 3: Specification as per use
Use Height of building Min area of shaft Min width of shaft
Water Closet, bath and store (a) upto 18m(b) above 18m 3.00sq.m6.25 sq.m 2.0 m2.5 m
Kitchen & dining (a) upto 18 m(b) above 18 m 6.25 sq. m9.00 sq. m 2.5 m3.0 m
(4)Stores, backroom and the like will have at least half of the ventilation required for living rooms. When such ventilation by apertures in walls is not possible or advisable, at least there shall be ventilation by means of a flow or chimney.
(5)Laundry and Recreation room located above the basement shall be lighted by window located in exterior walls having openings of not less than 10% of the floor area.
(6)Basement and Cellars and all rooms located therein, except storage rooms shall be lighted and ventilation area of not less than 5% of the floor area.
(7)Every kitchen shall be ventilated according to the standards of habitable rooms.