Section 21 in Haryana Municipal Drainage and Sanitation Bye-laws, 1977
21. Level of lowest storey.
- The lowest or the only storey of a building (other than so much of a storey as comprises a basement of cellar or other chamber intended for storage only and constructed in a dry soil or as to be impervious to water) shall be at such a level or so constructed as to allow the construction of a drain or drains sufficient for the effectual drainage of that story :Provided that if drainage of the basement has to be done, the owner of the building shall install suitable pumps for pumping the waste water into the drain or sewer without any risk of the sewage of sullage leading back into the basement at any time whatsoever.
