(1) Whenever it appears to the Board-
(a) that in any area, any buildings used or intended or likely ot be used as dwelling houses are unfit for human habitation, or
(b) that danger to the safety, health or morals of the inhabitants in any area or on the neighbourhood of such area is likely to be caused by-
(i) the narrowness, closeness, or faulty arrangement or design or condition of streets or buildings or groups of building in such areas, or
(ii) over-crowding in such area, or
(iii) want of light, air, ventilation, or of proper conveniences in such area, or
(iv) any other sanitary defect in such area, The Board may frame a Malin Basti Sudhar Nipatan Yojana (slum improvement and clearance scheme) in respect of such area.
(2) Such scheme may provide for-
(a) the reservation f sites for, and the construction and provision of roads, streets, lanes and open spaces and other amenities, and the enlargement of the existing roads, streets, lanes, open spaces and other amenities in the area.
(b) the re-laying out of the sites of the area;
(c) the acquisition by the Board of any site or building comprised in the area;
(d) the carrying out of and maintenance of works of improvement on lands and buildings in the area;
(e) the regulation of erection, re-erection or alteration of or addition to, buildings in the area
(f) the alteration or demolition of the existing buildings and their appurtenances on the sites of the area;
(g) the construction of houses and other buildings on the sites of the area;
(h) the advance of moneys to the owners on such terms and conditions as may be provided under the scheme with a view to assist them in reconstructing or altering existing buildings or erecting new buildings in accordance with the scheme.