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Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention (DWIDP)

Different Programmes and Projects Implemented under the DWIDP

a. Disaster Mitigation Support Programme Project (DMSP)

This project was implemented in September 1999, under the agreement of the Government of Nepal and the Government of Japan to contribute in promoting the capacity of the Government and communities for the mitigation of water-induced disasters. The project has completed its tenure of five years in 2004 August and its follow-up programs on 2006 August.

The main activities of this project implemented under the cooperation of Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) are as follows:

Community disaster mitigation works.
Disaster rehabilitation works
Information system development and dissemination works
Disaster mitigation awareness works.

b. River Training Project

The main activities of this central level project under the DWIDP are as follows:

To supply gabion boxes and other river training materials for emergency works all over the country.
To study rivers for disaster mitigation and management.
To activate the Standing Committee on Inundation Problems (SCIP)

c. Mugling-Narayanghat Water Induced Disaster Prevention Project

This project was started in the Fiscal year 2061/62 to mitigate the water-induced disaster like landslide and debris flow damages along Mugling-Narayanghat Road sector specially due to the intensive rainfall of July 2003. The total estimated cost of the project is Rs. 30 crore 20 lakhs out of which the Government of Nepal bears Rs. 3 crore and the rest by JICA. The project duration is 3 years.

d. Bagmati River Training Project

The seventh meeting of SCIP formulated Bagmati River Training Project for the construction of embankments at Bagmati River in terai. With NRs. 314.13 million contributions from the Government of India and NRs. 78.43 million contribution of the Government of Nepal this project is estimated at NRs. 392.56 million.

e. Lal Bakaiya River Training Project

Lal Bakaiya River Training Project has been formulated for the training work of Lal Bakaiya River in Rautahat district w3ith the total project cost of NRs. 61.4 million among which Nrs. 45.8 million is the contribution from the Government of India and NRs. 15.6 million from Government of Nepal.

f. Sindhuli-Bardibas Water Induced Disaster Prevention Project

This project was started under the WIDP Division Office No. 2, Janakpur in the Fiscal Year 2062/63 to project Sindhuli-Bardibas road from water-induced disasters like landslides and debris flows. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 16 crore and will commence till the Fiscal year 2064/65.


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