(1) No person shall cause any damage to the roads, footpaths, road margins in any manner whatsoever. Any violation thereof shall attract appropriate action, including penal action. The amount as required to repair the said damage shall be recovered from the said person in the manner prescribed.
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(2) No person shall plant any tree on any public road, or other property vesting in or belonging to the Municipality, except with the previous permission of the Municipal Commissioner, and on such conditions as may be imposed.
(3) No person shall fell, remove, destroy, lop or strip bark, leaves or fruits, from, or otherwise damage any tree vesting in or belonging to Municipality or Government, except with the previous permission from the Municipal Commissioner or competent authority, and on such conditions as the Municipality may impose.
140. The Municipal Council shall give names to public streets and parks, play grounds or any municipal property with the approval of the State Government.
141. The Municipality may,-
(a) acquire any land, and buildings if any standing upon such land, required for the purpose of widening, diverting, opening, extending, or otherwise improving any public street in any manner deemed fit and necessary, or of creating any new public street;
(b) acquire any land for the purpose of creating public parking places, and may collect the parking charges for the providing such facility;
(c) pay such reasonable compensation as prescribed, to the owners of any land or buildings, which are acquired for, or affected by any such purposes.
142. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Municipality may, either on its own or through any other agency authorized by it in this behalf, as and when necessary, having regard to the abutting land uses and traffic flow patterns, implement traffic engineering schemes to ensure Naming of the Public Street.
Acquisition of Land and Buildings for Improvement of Streets.
Traffic Engineering Schemes.
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Street lights.
Prohibition of removal of lamps and damages of poles, etc.
public safety, convenience and expeditious movement of traffic, including pedestrian traffic.
143. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Municipality may, either on its own or through any other agency authorized by it in this behalf, from time to time, cause various items of street Infrastructure, including street furniture, rest places, fences, guard-rails, traffic lights, traffic signs, street markings, median strips, bus stops, and any other item to be installed or done, and shall cause them to be maintained so as to ensure public safety and convenience, and expeditious movement of traffic including pedestrian traffic and safe crossing of roads.
STREET LIGHTS
144. The Municipality shall,-
(a) take all necessary measures for lighting in a suitable manner at all public streets, parks, places of public congregation under its control and other such places, as prescribed; and
(b) procure, erect, maintain and replace such number of lamp-posts and other appurtenances, as may be necessary, for the said purpose.