Section 157 ·

.- (1) No person shall construct a cesspool- (a) beneath any part of any building or within fifteen metres of any tank, reservoir, water source or well; or (b) upon any site or in any position in Howrah which has not been approved in writing by the Commissioner; or (c) upon any site or in any position outside Howrah which has not been so approved and is situated within ninety metres of any reservoir used for storage of filtered water to be supplied to Howrah. Position of, cesspools. (Part V .- Civic Services .- Chapter X .- Water Supply and Drainage .- E. Cesspools and other filth receptacles .-- Sections 158, 159 .- Chapter X1 .- Streets and public places .- Section 160.) (2) The Commissioner may at any time by a written notice require the owner of the premises in which any cesspool has been constructed in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) to remove such cesspool and to fill up the cesspool with such materials as may be approved by him. House- drains, etc. to be subject to survey and control of the Corporation.