Kanpur is a metropolitan city, sprawling over an area of 260 sq km. being the biggest city of the State of Uttar Pradesh it is also the centre of commercial and industrial and educational activities. Need is felt to decongest the inner core area to improve the quality of life. Water supply is one of the basic needs of an area and the status of water supply can be taken as the basic index of quality of life of the residents. Water supply of Kanpur city is one of the major concerns in the urbanization of Kanpur city. The paper brings forward the status of water supply in Kanpur and the gap on the basis of research .It also suggests various reforms to improve the water supply conditions in Kanpur so as to prove upon QOL index in the city as well as adjoining areas.

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