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(1) The Municipality shall ensure within a reasonable time and subject to the availability of resources, that all public streets under category I , Category II and Category III have raised footpath adjoining such public streets. (2) Notwithstanding the existing situation the Empowered Standing Committee shall specify different minimum widths for footpaths which are adjacent to the public streets under Category I, Category II or Category III so as to be not less than one and a half meters on each side in any case : Provided that more than one minimum width may be specified for the foot path abutting each category of public streets so as to provide for different requirements owing to different abutting land uses: Provided further that while prescribing or revising any regular line of a public street, it shall be stipulated that the specification of minimum width for footpaths shall be complied with. (3) The minimum widths referred to in sub-section (2) may be revised by the Empowered Standing Committee. Classification of public streets. Compulsory provision of footpaths.