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Matters that are nuisance.—Without prejudice to the generality of the definition given to the word “nuisance” in section 2, the following shall specially be deemed to be nuisance for the purpose of this chapter, namely:— (i) making any premises in a manner which is injurious to health; (ii) making any water sources like river, backwater, pond, lake, ditch, brooke, water trough or drainage in a polluted or injurious to health condition; (iii) making any ash-pit, cow dung pit, compost pit, septic tank, biogas plant or filth collecting systems etc. in a polluted or injurious to health condition due to lack of proper maintenance and safety; (iv) keeping any animal individually or collectively in a manner or in such a place which is injurious to health; (v) accumulating or collecting any refuse, building wastes, industrial wastes or other matters which are injurious to health; 74 This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/ (vi) running any factory, workshop, work place, shops, hotels etc. in a condition that is injurious to health without providing sufficient ventilation facilities and protection from noxious effluvia and in a manner creating overcrowding in working time; (vii) cause smoke from fireplace, furnace etc. to remain in the atmosphere in a manner injurious to health; (viii) maintaining chimminies discharging smoke in a size, manner or height which is injurious to health; (ix) making sound, noise, vibration, dust, cinder, offensive odour, toxic substance or disgusting scene which is injurious to health; (x) maintaining x-ray unit, clinical laboratory, scan centre or hospital etc in a manner injurious to health without proper precautionary measures; (xi) running or maintaining any hotel or food handling establishment, slaughter house, meat stall, chicken stall, milk stall, market, ice factory, lodges or the like institutions meant for accommodation and other commercial establishments in a manner injurious to health; (xii) maintaining burial ground, crematorium or vault in a manner injurious to health; (xiii) maintaining any tree or any type of construction in a manner injurious to health; (xiv) causing water logging in a manner which helps breeding of mosquitoes or creating or not removing water collections or water logs which are stagnant or flowing; (xv) creating or not removing circumstances for the breeding of flies, sand flies, cockroaches, ticks and snails in a manner which is injurious to health; (xvi) maintaining piggery, poultry, goat farm, cattle farm, hatchery and stable etc. in a manner which is injurious to health; (xvii) maintaining any godown or its premises or garbage dump or the like in a manner which helps harbouring of stray dogs or creatures belonging to rat species etc in a manner injurious to health; (xviii) carrying by vehicle or otherwise of any kind of garbage in a manner injurious to health; (xix) making false or fake propoganda which in any manner adversely affect the public health activities or its objects; and 75 This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/ (xx) any other matters prescribed for the purpose of this chapter.