(1) With effect from such date and with respect to such Gram or Grams as may be specified by the State Government by notification, a plan for new structure or building within the.jurisdiction of a Gram Panchayat shall have reasonable provision for,
(a) adequate drainage facility by means of access and passage leading to existing public drains or drainage channels or by means of soak-pit having adequate capacity,
(b) sanitary facilities including garbage disposal facility, and
(c) access road or passage to the plot as referred to in rule 21.
(2) If a GramPanchayat is of opinion that for thepurposeof proper sanitation in a locality, any premises should have its drainage facility through a private drain owned by another plot-holder, theGram Panchayat may, by a written notice to the owner of the plot-holder us also the users of such private drain, require
(i) the owner of the plot-holder to connect his house drain with such private drain, and
(ii) the owner of such private drain to permit such connection with the private drain.
(3) When aconnection is made under sub-rule (2) maintenance, repair and clearing of theprivate drain from the point of such connection up to the public drain shall be thejoint responsibility of the owners of such premises and the users of the private drain. If any dispute arises between the owners and the users in the discharge of thejoint responsibilities, it shall be referred to the Pradhan, and his decision in such dispute shall be final and binding on the owners.
Explanation.For the purposes of this rule, "public drain"means a drain maintained by the Central Government, the State Government or any local authority where the owner or the occupier of a building or land may cause his drains to empty.