Environment and local nuisance
Stray cattle or dogs troubling the area
Stray cattle block the road or destroy crops, or stray dogs bite people; the municipal body or the panchayat catches and shelters them.
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Report a non-working or missing street light to your ward councillor and the municipal office, or to the Gram Panchayat if you are in a village.
Who is responsible
Street lighting on public roads is a municipal function inside municipal limits and a Gram Panchayat function in villages under the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act. Reporting the pole number or the location lets the electricity and maintenance records locate it quickly.
Important condition: Where the light is on a national or state highway, the road agency rather than the local body maintains the pole.
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Your home, village, or ward — where the problem is.
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Report a non-working or missing street light to your ward councillor and the municipal office, or to the Gram Panchayat if you are in a village.
Urban local body
Executive Officer (Nagar Parishad / Nagar Panchayat)
Executive head of a Nagar Parishad or Nagar Panchayat in Bihar, responsible for municipal services under the Bihar Municipal Act.
State
Urban Development and Housing Department, Bihar
Policy and support for municipal sanitation, drainage and public street upkeep through urban local bodies.
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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Give the pole number and the exact location
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If repeated dark streets, ask the ward committee to list it
Open official page - 3
No repair after a month: escalate to the district administration
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Sources and evidence
- [1] The Bihar Municipal Act, 2007Street lighting is a municipal function and a ward committee item under the Bihar Municipal Act.
- [2] The Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006Street lighting in Gram Panchayat areas is a Gram Panchayat function under the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act.