Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c11.31

c11.31

House-owners in fact were bound to keep the gutters of their houses in such condition as to allow easy passage to gutter-water. They had also to construct raised platforms in front of their houses and to leave open in perfectly communistic spirit for public use the places where fire was worshipped or grain was grounded. Violation of the above rules was punished with various kinds of fines [*Ib.*].