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Subject
to the provisions of this Act and any other law for the time
being in force, it shall be incumbent on the Council to make
adequate provisions by any means or measures which it may lawfully
use or take, for each of the following matters, namely-
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(a)
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the
construction, maintenance and cleansing of drains and drainage
works and of public latrines, urinals and similar conveniences;
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| (b) |
the
construction and maintenance of work and means for providing supply
of water for public and private purposes; |
| (c) |
the
scavenging, removal and disposal of filth, rubbish and other obnoxious
or polluted matters; |
| (d) |
the
construction or purchase, maintenance, extension, management
for -
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| (i) |
supply
and distribution of electricity to the public; |
| (ii) |
providing
a sufficient supply of pure and wholesome water; |
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| (e) |
the
reclamation of unhealthy localities, the removal of noxious vegetation
and generally the abatement of all nuisances; |
| (f) |
the
regulation of places for the disposal of the dead and the provision
and maintenance of places for the said purpose; |
| (g) |
the
registration of births and deaths; |
| (h) |
public
vaccination and inoculation; |
| (i) |
measures
for preventing and checking the spread of dangerous diseases;
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| (j)
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the
establishment and maintenance of dispensaries and maternity and
child welfare centers and the carrying out of other measures necessary
for public medical relief; |
| (k) |
the
construction, and maintenance of municipal markets and regulation
of all markets; |
| (l) |
the
regulation and abatement of offensive or dangerous trade or practices;
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| (m) |
the
securing or removal of dangerous buildings and places; |
| (n) |
the
construction, maintenance, alteration and improvements of public
streets, bridges, culverts, causeways and the like; |
| (o) |
the
lighting, watering and cleansing of public streets and other public
places; |
| (p) |
the
removal of obstructions and projections in or upon streets bridges
and other public places; |
| (q) |
the
naming and numbering of streets and premises; |
| (r) |
the
establishment, maintenance of, and aid to, schools for primary
educations subject to such grants as may be determined by the
Central Government from time to time; |
| (s) |
the
maintenance of municipal offices; |
| (t) |
the
laying out or the maintenance of public parks, gardens or recreation
grounds. |
| (u) |
the
maintenance of monuments and memorials vested in any local authority
in New Delhi immediately before the commencement of this Act or
which may be vested in the Council after such commencement; |
| (v) |
the
maintenance and development of the value of all properties vested
in or entrusted to the management of the Council; |
| (w) |
the
preparation of plans for economic development and social justice;
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the
maintenance including the expansion and upgradition of facilities
of the hospitals existing on the date of the commencement of this
Act; |
| (y) |
sanction
or refuse erection or re-erection of buildings; and |
| (z) |
the
fulfillment of any other obligation imposed by or under this Act
or any other law for the time being in force. |