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IS 12786 : 2024

Irrigation equipment - Polyethylene pipes for irrigation laterals - Specification (first revision)

Current edition: 2024

BIS department: FAD

What this standard covers

This standard lays down requirements for polyethylene pipes of outside diameter from 12 mm up to 32 mm to be used for irrigation laterals that is branch supply lines on which spra- yers or drippers or emitters are mounted directly or by means of a fitting or formed in the pipe during production,

Scope, quoted from IS 12786 : 1989 — the 1989 edition in the public archive, not the current IS 12786 : 2024. Read the full standard

The BIS registry lists the current edition as IS 12786 : 2024. The publicly archived copy quoted here is the 1989 edition, so wording and requirements may have changed since. Check the official BIS listing for what is in force.

Requirements and tests, as the standard names them

  • 7.2 Reversion Test
  • 7.3 Tensi/e Test
  • 7.3.1 Test Piece
  • 7.3.2 Procedure
  • 7.4 Susceptibility to Environmental Stress

Sub-clause names as printed under the heading “PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS” in IS 12786 : 1989 (the 1989 archived edition; BIS lists 2024 as current). Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.

How the standard is organised

  • 4 MATERIAL
  • 5 DIMENSIONS OF PIPES
  • 6 VISUAL APPEARANCE
  • 7 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
  • 8 SUPPLY OF PIPES
  • 12 SELECTION OF IRRIGATION LATERALS

Edition history (per the BIS registry)

  • IS 12786 : 2024 — current edition

Where this standard is used on NirmanDost

BMC Mumbai Gardens USOR 2023

Item codeDescription (verbatim)
R3-GW-4-1-APOLY TUBE 16 MM.RD. CL III AS PER IS:12786
R3-GW-4-1-BPOLY TUBE 20 MM. RD. CL III AS PER IS:12786
R3-GW-4-1-CPOLY TUBE 25 MM. RD.CL III AS PER IS:12786
R3-GW-4-1-DPOLY TUBE 32 MM. RD.CL III AS PER IS:12786

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Notes

  • Status and titles come from the official BIS published/withdrawn standards registry (standards.bis.gov.in exports, July 2026 snapshot). Editions change — verify on the BIS portal before contractual use.
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  • Generated 2026-07-27.