Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Matters to be provided for by Corporation.— (1) The Corporation shall make adequate provision by any means or measures which it may lawfully use or take, for each of the following matters, namely:— (a) lighting public streets, places and buildings; (b) planning for economic and social development; (c) urban forestry, protection of environment and promotion of ecological aspects; (d) cleaning public streets, places, and sewers and all spaces not being private property, which are open to the enjoyment of the public, whether such spaces are vested in the Corporation or not; removing noxious vegetation; and abating all public nuisances; (e) disposing of night-soil and rubbish and, if so required by the State Government, preparation of compost manure, from night-soil and rubbish; (f) complying with the provisions of the Coastal Regulation Zone, Management Plan and the laws, rules and regulations concerning or dealing with environment protection and noise pollution; (g) regulating or abating dangerous or offensive trades or practices; (h) removing obstructions and projections in public streets or places, and in spaces not being private property, which are open to the enjoyment of the public, whether such spaces are vested in the Corporation or in the Government; --41-- (i) establishing and managing cattle-pounds; (j) securing or removing dangerous buildings or places; (k) acquiring and maintaining, changing and regulating places for the disposal of the dead and disposing of unclaimed dead bodies of paupers; (1) constructing, altering and maintaining public streets, culverts and Corporation boundary marks, latrines, urinals, drains, sewers and providing public facilities for drinking water; watering public streets and places; (m) the management and maintenance, of all municipal water-works and the construction and maintenance of new works and means for providing a sufficient supply of suitable water for public and private purposes; (n) the erection in proper and convenient situations on municipal land of water closets, closet accommodation, urinals and other conveniences for the public and the maintenance and the cleansing of the same; (o) the construction and maintenance of public markets and slaughter-houses and the regulation of all markets and slaughter-houses; (p) establishing and maintaining public hospitals and dispensaries and carrying out other means necessary for public medical relief; (q) the maintenance of an ambulance service; (r) naming streets and numbering houses; (t) registering births and deaths; (u) public vaccination; (v) prevention of vagrancy; establishing and maintaining poor-houses; (w) taking measures to prevent the outbreak, spread or recurrence of infectious diseases; (x) the maintenance of a municipal office and of all public monuments and other property vested in the Corporation; (y) provision of traffic signs; (z) printing and publishing such annual reports and returns on the administration of the Corporation as the State Government may, by general or special order, require the Corporation to submit; (z-1) the maintenance of public parks, gardens, recreation grounds, public places and open spaces in existence and vested in the Corporation; (z-2) fulfilling any obligation imposed by this Act or any other law for the time being in force; (z-3) establishing and maintaining a farm or factory for the disposal of sewage; (z-4) any directions issued by the State Government or the Collector of the district: --42-- Provided however, the State Government may by a notification or in matters provided for hereunder or other laws vest or continue to vest such functions, duties and obligations in such other authorities or departments of the State Government and in such matters, corporation shall ensure by taking appropriate measures to act in aid of such authorities or departments of the State Government. (2) No suit for damages or for specific performance shall be maintainable against the Corporation or any officer or Councillor thereof, on the ground that any of the duties specified in sub-section (1) have not been performed.