IS 1172 : 1993
Code of basic requirements for water supply, drainge and sanitation (Fourth Revision)
Current edition: 1993
Sectional committee: CED 24 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)
What this standard covers
This standard lays down basic requirements for water supply, drainage and sanitation for residential, commercial, industrial and other types of buildings in urban areas including railway platforms, bus stations and terminals, seaports, airports and market yards. 1.2 This standard does not take into consi- deration the requirements of water for industrial plants and processes which have to be...
Scope, quoted from IS 1172 : 1993. Read the full standard
Requirements and tests, as the standard names them
- 4.1 Water Supply for Residences
- 4.2 Water Supply for Buildings Other Than
Sub-clause names as printed under the heading “WATER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS” in IS 1172 : 1993. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.
How the standard is organised
- 3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- 4 WATER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS
- 5 DRAINAGE AND SANITATION
Edition history (per the BIS registry)
- IS 1172 : 1993 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2022-11-01)
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