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.

Last verified: 2026-09-27 · This route is provisional: verify the current procedure before acting.

Provisional routeLocalLast verified: 27 Sept 2026

Start here

Report the encroachment or dumping at the circle office with the pond name, location and photos.

Who is responsible

  • District Collector / District MagistrateHeads district administration; approves land use conversion, decides public land encroachment matters and chairs the District Revenue Council.
  • Revenue and Land Reforms Department, BiharOwns mutation policy, land records and Circle Officer implementation of dakhil-kharij in Bihar.

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.

The ladder to Patna

Set your district to see local office numbers

  1. You

    Your home, village, or ward — where the problem is.

  2. Start here

    Report the encroachment or dumping at the circle office with the pond name, location and photos.

  3. District

    District Collector / District Magistrate

    Heads district administration; approves land use conversion, decides public land encroachment matters and chairs the District Revenue Council.

  4. State

    Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Bihar

    Owns mutation policy, land records and Circle Officer implementation of dakhil-kharij in Bihar.

    1800-345-6215revenue-bih@gov.in

  5. State

    Government of BiharPatna · state headquarters

    State government; departments deliver citizen services through ServicePlus and department portals.

If that does not work

  1. 1

    Report at the circle office

    Give the pond name, khata-khesra if known, and photos of encroachment or dumping.

    Open official page
  2. 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. [1] The Bihar Public Land (Protection) Act, 2012Public land encroachments are removed through the statutory public-land process.
  2. [2] Land and revenue records portal (Bihar)Land records identifying public plots are available on the Bihar land portal.
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Next review: 2027-03-27