Section 13(c) in U.P. Kshettra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats (Erection and Re-Erection of a Building or Making or Enlarging of a Well Within a Controlled Rural Area) Rules, 1974
(c)Community wells-The wells used collectively by the community of at least fifty persons shall have a minimum diameter of 1.5 mts. and the ground adjacent to the parapet shall be lined with brick or cement up to a distance of 1.52 mts. all around and where necessary separate chabutaras for bathing and washing clothes should be provided. A pucca outlet drain of at least 22.9 cm. wide and 30 cm. deep should be provided all around the parapet. The pucca chabutra around the well shall be given a suitable slope to allow water to drain off.
