Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 · Chapter XVII: Sanitation and Public Health · Conservancy and sanitation
Section 359: Public latrines, urinals, etc
(1) The Commissioner shall provide and maintain in proper and convenient places a sufficient number of public latrines and urinals.
(2) Such public latrines and urinals shall be so constructed as to provide separate compartments for each sex and not to be a nuisance, and shall be provided with all necessary conservancy establishments, and shall regularly be cleansed and kept in proper order.
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