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Abatement of nuisances from wells, etc.—(1) If, in the opinion of the municipal council,— (a) any pool, ditch, quarry, hole, excavation, tank, well, pond, drain, water-course or any collection of water, or (b) any cistern or other receptacle for water whether within or outside a building, or (c) any land on which water accumulates and which is situate within a distance of one hundred yards from any building used as a dwelling house, is or is likely to become a breeding place of mosquitoes or in any other respect a nuisance, the municipal council may, by notice in writing, require the owner thereof to fill up, cover over or drain off the same in such manner and with such materials as the municipal council shall prescribe or to take such order with the same for removing or abating the nuisance as the municipal council shall prescribe. (2) (a) No new tank or pond shall be dug or constructed without the previous permission in writing of the municipal council. (b) If any such work is begun or completed without such permission, the municipal council may either,— (i) by written notice require the owner or other person who has done such work to fill up or demolish such work in such manner as the municipal council shall prescribe; or (ii) grant written permission to retain such work; but such permission shall not exempt such owner from proceedings for contravening the provisions of clause (a) of this sub-section.