Section 1
[(29A) urban local body means Municipal Corporation, Nagar Palika Parishad, Nagar Panchayat or any town area committee notified by the State Government from time to time and rural local body means Zila Panchayat, Kshettra Panchayat and Gram Panchayat or any other area other than an area defined as urban local body.]
1 [(29A) urban local body means Municipal Corporation, Nagar Palika Parishad, Nagar Panchayat or any town area committee notified by the State Government from time to time and rural local body means Zila Panchayat, Kshettra Panchayat and Gram Panchayat or any other area other than an area defined as urban local body.]
(30) "water connection" includes–
(a) any tank, cistern, hydrant, stand-pipe, meter or tap, situated on any private property and connected with a main or other pipe belonging to Jal Sansthan; and
(b) the water pipe connecting such a tank, cistern, hydrants, stand-pipe, meter or tap, with such main or pipe ;
"water supply" means a system of providing water to a community for meeting its requirement for drinking and other domestic uses, industry, recreation and various public uses;
"waterworks" includes water channel (including stream, lake, spring, river or canal, well, pump, galleries, reservoir, cistern, tank), duct, whether covered or open, treatment units sluice, supply main, culvert, engine, water-truck, hydrants, stand-pipe, conduit and machinery, land, building or other things for supplying or used for supplying water or for protecting sources of water supply or for treatment of water.
CHAPTER II
Establishment, Conduct of Business, Functions and Powers of the Nigam