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Provision of facilities when work is executed in public street.—(1) When any work is being executed by the municipal council in any public street it shall, so far as may reasonably be capable, make adequate provision for,— (a) the passage or diversion of traffic; (b) proper access to all premises approached from such street; and (c) any drainage, water-supply, or means of lighting, which are interrupted by reason of the execution of such work. (2) The municipal council shall, during the construction or repair of any of the streets, sewers, drains or other premises vested in it, take proper precaution for guarding against accident, by shoring up and protecting the adjoining buildings, and shall cause such bars, chains or posts to be fixed across or in any of the streets, to prevent the passage of carriages, carts, or other vehicles or of cattle or horses while such works are carried on, as to it shall seem proper; and the municipal council shall cause any sewer or drain or other works in streets, during the construction or repair thereof, to be sufficiently lighted and guarded during the night. (3) Whoever takes down, alters or removes any of the said bars, chains or posts, or removes or extinguishes any such light, without the authority or consent of the municipal council, shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.