Department of Water Resources and Irrigation

Department of Water Resources and Irrigation (Nepali: जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाइ विभाग) under Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation is the authority to plan, develop, maintain, operate, manage and monitor different Irrigation Projects.[1] It also works under the sector of Water Induced Disaster Management.[2] Being a sector of paramount importance, the department accounts for a significant amount of National budget.[3]

Department of Water Resource and Irrigation
जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाइ विभाग
Department overview
Formed2009 (2009)
TypeIrrigation development and mentinance
JurisdictionGovernment of Nepal
StatusActive
HeadquartersJawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
Annual budgetNrs. 24.74 Billion (FY 2080/81)
Director General responsible
  • Churna Bahadur Wali
Parent departmentMinistry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
Websitewww.dwri.gov.np

History

Department of Irrigation was established in 2009 BS which later merged with Department of Water Induced Disaster Management in 2074[4] to form Department of Water Resources and Irrigation.[5]

Organization

The department and its branch offices are run by officers of Nepal Engineering Service (Civil/Irrigation).[6]

The department has 52 irrigation management offices and project offices along with a few Mechanical Offices and Embankment Offices at central level. Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project and a few other projects also run under the department.[7]


See also

References
  1. "वार्षिक खर्च २ खर्ब, तर अधिकांश सडक अस्तव्यस्त". nepalkhabar (in Nepali). 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. "बक्राहा खोला नियन्त्रणका लागि जनताको तटबन्ध निर्माण सुरु". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  3. "सिंचाई क्षेत्रमा कति बजेट ?". Khabarhub. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  4. कटौती, नेपाल लाइभ :: यी हुन् सरकारले खारेज गरेका ६ विभाग, २६ प्रतिशत कर्मचारी. "यी हुन् सरकारले खारेज गरेका ६ विभाग, २६ प्रतिशत कर्मचारी कटौती". यी हुन् सरकारले खारेज गरेका ६ विभाग, २६ प्रतिशत कर्मचारी कटौती. Retrieved 2023-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "DWRI". dwri.gov.np. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  6. Upadhyaya, Nagendra. "Bheri-Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project completes 40% work". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  7. "DWRI". dwri.gov.np. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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