Water Supply

Before the establishment of Patna Municipal Corporation, the name of Patna Water Board was known as Water Works Committee. Patna Water Board was established in 1952 with the establishment of Patna Municipal Corporation. In the said provision only five water supply centers through Patna Water Board (Collectriate/ Patna City/ Katra/ University and Bailey Road, Dhobi Ghat.

Accordingly, with the increase in population, 35 water supply centers were built by 1974 and later the water supply centers continued to grow. Setting up of water supply centers in the new area after the year 1985, the work of laying the water supply pipeline in new areas was handed over by the government to the Bihar State Water Board. At present, a total of 110 water supply centers, water supply branch, Patna Municipal Corporation is being operated in the entire municipal area today and about 1500 km of water supply pipeline has been laid whose diameter is 18”, 12”, 10”, 9”, 8”, 6”, 4”. The water supply branch is currently divided into four headworks.

1. Patna City Headworks
2. Bankipur Headworks
3. Bailey Road Headworks
4. Kankarbagh Headworks

Five gangs have been deputed for repairing all water supply pumps and 19 gangs have been deputed for maintenance of the pipe line, who is deputed in four headworks. Presently functioning as Water Supply Branch, Water Supply Zone and Water Supply Division.