Chandra Nahar Irrigation System
Project Background |
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The Chandra Canal is the oldest agency managed irrigation system developed in Nepal. It is a significant source of water for agriculture in the country, serving the fertile farmlands of the Terai region. The canal system is fed by the Saptakoshi River and is named after King Chandra Shumsher JBR of Nepal who commissioned its construction in the early 20th century. The Chandra Canal has played a crucial role in the development of agriculture in Nepal, contributing to increased food production and economic growth in the region. This the first Government intervened irrigation system in Nepal with the oldest irrigation system. |
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SALIENT FEATURES |
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| Location | |
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| Province | Madhesh Pradesh |
| District | SAPTARI |
| Palika | |
| Location | Fatepur, Odraha, Kamalpur, Theliya, Dhodhanpur, Koshi Tappu Wildlife, Rupnagar, Pipra(Purba), Dharampur, Kanchanpur, Jagatpur, Prasabani, Lohajara, Badgama, Baramjhiya, Mainakaderi, Bairawa, Badgama, Trikola, oithi, Diman, Pakari, Portaha, Dadha, Bathana |
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| Geographical Features | |
| Latitude | 26.742 |
| Longitude | 86.931 |
| Elevation | |
| Boundary | |
| East | Western Bank of Koshi River |
| West | Khado River |
| North | Udaypur District |
| South | Western Koshi Canal |
| Project Information | |
| Implemented Under | |
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| WUA Registration | |
| Hydrology | |
| Hydrological Basin | |
| Water Source | Trijuga River |
| Type of Source | 8 |
| Min Monthly Flow | |
| High Flood Discharge | |
| Catchment Area | 750 km2 |
| Canal System | |
| Design Discharge | 11.74 cumecs |
| Main Canal Length | 31 km |
| Main Canal Idle Length | |
| Branch Canal Length | 43 km |
| Canal Type | |
| Canal Side Slope | |
| No of Branch Canal | 12 Nos |
| NCA(ha) | 10,500 |
| GCA(ha) | 13,593 |
| CANAL STRUCTURES | |
| Aqueduct | 0 |
| Bridge | 0 |
| Canal End | 17 |
| Cross Regulator | 10 |
| Drain Inlet | 17 |
| Escape | 5 |
| Fall | 106 |
| Foot Bridge | 15 |
| Head Regulator | 16 |
| LD Syphon | 26 |
| Silt Excluder | 1 |
| Super Passage | 1 |
| Syphon | 14 |
| Village Road Bridge | 103 |
| Check Gate | 0 |
| Level Cross | 0 |
| Direct Outlet | 50 |
| Outlet Left Side | 0 |
| Outlet | 274 |
| Direct Outlet Left Side | 0 |
| Intake | 1 |
| All Structure At Once | 0 |
