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Improvement of sanitation :– (1) For improvement of sanitation a Grama Panchayat may require by order, the owner or occupier of any land or building – (a) to close, remove, alter, repair, cleanse, disinfect or put in good order any latrine, urinal, water-closet, drain, cess-pool or other receptacles for filth, sullage water, rubbish or refuge pertain- ing to such land or building or to remove or alter any door or trap or construct any drain for any such latrine, urinal or wa- ter-closet which opens on to a street or drain or to shut off such latrine, urinal or water-closet by a sufficient roof and wall or fence from the view of persons passing by or dwelling in the neighborhood; (b) to cleanse, repair, cover, fill up, drain off, deepen or remove water from a private well, tank, reservoir, pool, depression or excavation which may appear to the Grama Panchayat to be injurious to health or offensive to the neighbourhood; (c) to clear off any vegetation, undergrowth, prickly pear or scrubjungle therefrom; (d) to remove any dirt, dung, night-soil, manures or any obnox- ious or offensive matter therefrom and to cleanse the land or building : Provided that a person on whom an order under Clause (b) is served may within thirty days of the receipt of the order appeal to the Sub-Divi- sional Officer against the said order and that Officer may vary, set aside or confirm such order. THE ORISSA GRAMA PANCHAYATS ACT, 1964 GRAMA PANCHAYATS MANUAL 46 (2) Without prejudice to the powers under Sub-Section (1), the Grama Panchayat, if it considers necessary in order to improve the drainage of the Grama or any part thereof, may– (a) cause private drains to be constructed, altered or removed; or (b) require by notice the owner or occupier of any land or building to construct private drains therefor or to alter or remove pri- vate drains thereof.