Irrigation project launched in Kapilvastu

Kathmandu, March 4: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Deepak Khadka, today inaugurated the implementation of Shankarpur Lake Integrated Irrigation and Water Resources Conservation Project based in Bijayanagar rural municipality-2 in Kapilvastu.    

The project aims to ensure irrigation facilities to 700 hectares of agricultural land at the rural municipality's wards 3 and 4.    

The Water Resources Management Project is implementing the irrigation project and the contract to this end was signed on December 17, 2024 between the Project Office and the Babul Lumbini Sanskriti JV Siddharthanagar, Rupandehi.    

According to Project Chief Avinashi Sigdel, a total of 1,715 households in the locality will be benefitted from it.    

On the occasion, the Minister stressed the need for concluding the project on time, urging the locals to be vigilant towards that end.  

 
The deadline for the Project is two years and its estimated cost is Rs 190 million. (RSS)