National Irrigation Projects Expand Irrigation Facilities

Kathmandu. National pride irrigation projects have started providing irrigation facilities to new areas. According to the Department of Water Resources and Irrigation, Sikta Irrigation Project Banke has provided surface irrigation facilities to an additional 100 hectares and Babai Irrigation Project Bardia to an additional 50 hectares of land.

Sikta project has already called for tenders for four projects with an estimated cost of Rs 54 crore 3 lakh. The project aims to call for tenders worth Rs 2 Arba 48 crore 30 lakh by the end of Poush and provide irrigation to 300 hectares. Babai project also aims to provide irrigation to 300 hectares by the end of Poush, said Ram Prasad Poudel, information officer of the department.