Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, a Housing Sche- me may provide for all or any of the following mat- ters, namely:- (a) the acquisition by purchase, exchange or otherwise of any property for necessary or affected by the execution of the scheme ; (b) the laying or relaying out of any land com- prised in the Scheme ; {c) the distribution or redistribution of site be- longing to owners or property comprised in the Scheme; (d) the closure or demolition of dwellings or portions of dwellings unfit for human habi- tation ; (e) the demolition of obstructive buildings or portions of buildings; (f) the construction and reconstruction of build- ings; (g) the sale, letting out or ex~hange of aI}y pro- perty comprised in the Scheme; {h) the construction and alteration of streets and back lanes; (i) p:ovi~ion of the dra~ning, water supply and hghtmg of the area mcluded in the Scheme· ' • 15 (j) the provision of parks, playing fields and open space for the benefit of a~y. a~ea com- prised in the Scheme or any adJommg areas and the enlargement, and ,improvement of existing parks, playing-fields, open spaces and approaches; (k) the reclamation or reservation of lands for markets, gardens, playing-fields, s?~oo~s, dispensaries, hospiitals and other amenities m the Scheme; (1) the letting out, management and use of the Board premises; (m) the provision of sanitary arrangements re- quired for the area compriised in the Scheme, including the conservation and prevention of any injury or contamination to rivers or other sources and means of water supply; (n) the provision of accommodation for any class of inhabitants; (o) the advance of money for the purpose of the Scheme; (p) the proviision of facilities for communication and transport; (q) the collection of such information and statis- tics as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act; (r) any other matter for which, in the opinion of the State Government, it is expedient to make provision with a viiew to provide hous- ing accommodation and to the improvement on development of any area comprised in the Scheme or any adjoining areo. or the general efficiency of the Scheme ; Exvlanation:-For the purposes of this section the State Government may, on the recommendation .of the Board, by notification in the official Gazette, specify such areas surrounding or adjoining- the area included in a housing scheme to be the adjoining area. No Housing