Civic infrastructure
Blocked drain or waterlogging
A choked drain or standing water on the road — the responsible body depends on whether the place is inside a town or a village.
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Inform your Gram Panchayat (Mukhiya / Panchayat secretary) about the village drain or waterlogging, in writing for a record.
Who is responsible
Village drains, culverts and cleaning of public roads and drains are Gram Panchayat functions under Sec. 22 of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006. Larger rural drainage channels are maintained by the Rural Works Department.
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Your home, village, or ward — where the problem is.
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Inform your Gram Panchayat (Mukhiya / Panchayat secretary) about the village drain or waterlogging, in writing for a record.
Local
Gram Panchayat
Under Sec. 22 of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006: village roads, drains, culverts, street lighting, cleaning of public roads/drains and PDS awareness and monitoring.
State
Panchayati Raj Department, Bihar
Enables Gram Panchayat functions such as village roads, drains, street lighting and PDS monitoring under the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006.
State
Government of BiharPatna · state headquarters
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If that does not work
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Written complaint to Gram Panchayat
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Block Rural Works office for larger channels
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District grievance portal
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Other possibility
Large drain or embankment channel
Main rural drainage channels and culverts are RWD works — approach the block Rural Works office with the panchayat record.
Sources and evidence
- [1] The Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006Sec. 22 gives the Gram Panchayat village drain and road-cleaning functions.
- [2] Rural Works Department, BiharRWD maintains rural drainage and culverts outside municipal limits.