Environment and local nuisance
Village pond encroached or filled with waste
Someone has grabbed part of the village pond, or waste is dumped in it: report at the circle office for removal.
Start here
Report the encroachment or dumping at the circle office with the pond name, location and photos.
Who is responsible
Village ponds are public land: the revenue administration removes encroachments on them through the same public-land process as other commons.
This route is provisional: verify the current procedure before acting.
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You
Your home, village, or ward — where the problem is.
Start here
Report the encroachment or dumping at the circle office with the pond name, location and photos.
District
District Collector / District Magistrate
Heads district administration; approves land use conversion, decides public land encroachment matters and chairs the District Revenue Council.
State
Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Bihar
Owns mutation policy, land records and Circle Officer implementation of dakhil-kharij in Bihar.
State
Government of BiharPatna · state headquarters
State government; departments deliver citizen services through ServicePlus and department portals.
If that does not work
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Report at the circle office
Give the pond name, khata-khesra if known, and photos of encroachment or dumping.
Open official page - 2
Escalate on Lok Shikayat if nothing moves
File with the earlier report reference so the delay is tracked against the department.
Open official page
Sources and evidence
- [1] The Bihar Public Land (Protection) Act, 2012Public land encroachments are removed through the statutory public-land process.
- [2] Land and revenue records portal (Bihar)Land records identifying public plots are available on the Bihar land portal.