Nepal Irrigation Management Information System

Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems

Nepal is renowned for its tradition of Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems (FMIS), which involve collective engagement of farmers in irrigated agricultural development. These systems, ranging from highlands to mid-hills and the Terai region, provide irrigation services to approximately 70 percent of the country's total irrigated area. FMIS in Nepal are location-specific and reflect indigenous management practices, tailored to meet local organizational needs. These systems represent grassroots democratic institutions where communities take responsibility for natural resource management and allocation. FMIS play a crucial role in the sustainable management and development of Nepal's natural resources, with water being the most precious among them.

S.N.	District Name	District Area	Land Use					Potential Irrigable Area	Irrigated Area
S.N.	District Name	District Area	Forest	Agriculture	Urban	Water Bodies	Barren Land	Potential Irrigable Area	FMIS	AMIS	Ground water	Total Area
Koshi Pradesh
1	JHAPA	255,536	96,194	26,873	1,127	2,713	25,421	21,589	20,628	8,000		28,628
2	ILAM	222,334	149,637	36,050	2	1,986	4,965	4,963	6,715	0		6,715
3	PANCHTHAR	125,178	77,808	35,670	3	877	388	815	4,528	0		4,528
4	TAPLEJUNG	230,059	161,625	50,717	562	11,868	1,232	255	3,981	0		3,981
5	MORANG	182,749	48,609	114,159	6,155	6,384	4,097	127,791	14,402	0		14,402
6	SUNSARI	103,729	46,303	52,245	497	1,898	797	86,867	11,028	59,600		70,628
7	BHOJPUR	152,661	87,015	57,527	30	2,021	212	1,428	7,561	0		7,561
8	DHANKUTA	90,090	51,164	35,053	4	2,285	447	1,170	4,398	0		4,398
9	TEHRATHUM	67,236	27,952	26,290	75	752	10,978	208	7,725	0		7,725
10	SANKHUWASABHA	126,384	23,460	87,341	4,645	5,868	1,970	2,338	5,287	0		5,287
11	UDAYAPUR	230,059	161,625	50,717	562	11,868	1,232	27,364	7,058	0		7,058
12	KHOTANG	39,638	24,532	10,706	3,626	443	112	1,416	3,561	0		3,561
13	OKHALDHUNGA	107,760	67,303	36,580	246	1,380	110	1,938	3,505	0		3,505
14	SOLUKHUMBU	76,313	0	53,860	2,363	7,085	402	415	2,075	0		2,075
Total		76,313	1,023,227	673,788	19,897	57,428	52,363	278,557	102,451	67,600		170,051

Madhesh Pradesh
1	SAPTARI	248,619	168,134	52,912	763	11,761	332	82,741	5,672	32,500		38,172
2	SIRAHA	119,449	21,791	74,929	4,604	9,856	3,478	80,567	13,631	0		13,631
3	DHANUSHA	118,932	25,640	76,914	5,803	6,043	51	75,718	17,348	27,000		44,348
4	MAHOTTARI	100,149	19,044	68,548	2,216	5,897	506	73,577	18,342	0		18,342
5	SARLAHI	249,211	142,789	49,233	434	2,457	10,009	12,822	14,510	5,200		19,710
6	BARA	127,306	45,257	69,655	3,844	8,106	129	96,021	11,603	28,700		40,303
7	PARSA	132,070	96,949	25,308	123	2,660	134	94,894	16,557	0		16,557
8	RAUTAHAT	188,568	130,319	48,022	67	1,717	24	82,042	26,716	47,600		74,316
Total		188,568	1,673,150	1,139,309	37,751	105,925	67,026	876,939	124,379	141,000		265,379

Bagmati Pradesh
1	DOLAKHA	214,886	100,073	31,634	292	2,093	18,246	552	7,997	0		7,997
2	SINDHULI	114,040	14,951	81,431	4,731	3,599	5,662	12,394	4,717	0		4,717
3	RAMECHHAP	150,115	58,634	11,647	90	1,216	13,447	1,038	11,977	0		11,977
4	BHAKTAPUR	12,359	3,053	6,044	2,792	44	196	4,801	2,381	0		2,381
5	DHADING	190,664	111,333	57,606	463	2,697	471	5,814	6,302	0		6,302
6	LALITPUR	166,262	88,378	27,449	531	3,463	335	4,870	7,456	0		7,456
7	NUWAKOT	119,326	57,351	56,800	964	2,171	411	5,939	17,824	0		17,824
8	RASUWA	103,854	24,825	66,494	3,369	4,628	3,699	552	8,448	0		8,448
9	KATHMANDU	159,171	103,595	47,465	224	2,943	249	3,283	3,289	0		3,289
10	KAVRE	329,237	181,171	96,209	8,917	17,903	1,969	4,629	4,833	0		4,833
11	SINDHUPALCHOK	335,941	107,658	32,815	0	5,422	48,154	1,322	14,225	0		14,225
12	CHITAWAN	223,997	133,377	55,938	4,377	18,482	388	86,938	16,891	9,899		26,790
13	Makawanpur	244,323	166,736	52,716	544	14,224	1,415	28,612	7,343	0		7,343
Total		244,323	2,824,285	1,763,557	65,045	184,810	161,668	1,037,683	113,682	9,899		123,581

Gandaki Pradesh
1	GORKHA	364,606	105,199	58,170	1,666	3,871	0	8,523	4,065	0		4,065
2	KASKI	41,330	17,202	8,466	15,259	351	38	13,158	7,160	2,689		9,849
3	LAMJUNG	169,132	113,239	44,298	856	4,396	422	9,511	4,827	0		4,827
4	SYANGJA	364,436	88,802	39,560	0	2,708	116,827	12,480	5,037	0		5,037
5	TANAHU	67,236	27,952	26,290	75	752	10,978	18,481	4,204	0		4,204
6	MANANG	230,711	9,583	0	90	1,995	65,005	156	1,351	0		1,351
7	NAWALPUR	215,177	107,972	75,416	2,572	11,323	1,341	0	5,802	0		5,802
8	BAGLUNG	183,630	114,593	40,396	207	1,166	1,550	6,585	1,983	0		1,983
9	MYAGDI	228,407	84,685	18,157	115	1,935	21,991	1,651	2,075	0		2,075
10	PARBAT	140,661	75,302	55,383	2,817	6,659	21	3,134	4,494	340		4,834
11	MUSTANG	349,433	0	3,759	210	9,320	212,295	229	2,209	0		2,209
Total		349,433	3,568,814	2,133,452	88,912	229,286	592,136	1,111,591	43,208	3,029		46,237

Lumbini Pradesh
1	BANKE	188,209	114,387	58,005	3,103	2,997	2,949	47,808	7,204	1,800		9,004
2	BARDIYA	200,369	110,644	64,966	4,055	10,113	4,216	111,259	3,313	42,500		45,813
3	KAPILBASTU	208,457	86,233	40,918	3,829	4,393	968	113,263	17,285	6,200		23,485
4	PARASI	54,139	32,168	18,734	106	620	403	0	2,539	10,300		12,839
5	RUPANDEHI	347,776	127,560	59,061	0	4,216	70,030	92,348	22,938	3,500		26,438
6	ARGHAKHANCHI	123,873	94,178	28,338	34	353	109	5,734	1,836	0		1,836
7	GULMI	110,811	60,318	46,251	504	1,075	556	5,645	2,186	0		2,186
8	PALPA	146,173	73,927	66,311	783	2,975	520	10,320	4,845	0		4,845
9	DANG	305,988	171,730	106,964	2,322	12,635	9,273	54,194	37,189	5,178		42,367
10	PYUTHAN	156,539	87,285	41,810	313	2,224	5,987	6,511	2,885	0		2,885
11	ROLPA	289,562	156,507	25,830	204	3,256	22,260	1,369	2,605	0		2,605
12	RUKUM EASTERN	130,456	24,782	89,630	8,847	2,485	282	0	1,118	0		1,118
Total		130,456	4,708,533	2,780,270	113,012	276,628	709,689	1,560,042	105,943	69,478		175,421

Karnali Pradesh
1	DOLPA	794,492	45,723	6,165	102	12,189	371,853	818	1,796	0		1,796
2	HUMLA	601,246	66,557	13,242	146	3,466	206,493	2,507	1,226	0		1,226
3	JUMLA	139,437	80,470	54,581	1,305	2,648	305	5,666	1,657	0		1,657
4	KALIKOT	162,233	77,619	57,518	4,696	11,041	4,114	299	6,099	0		6,099
5	MUGU	323,457	75,959	19,597	64	8,797	78,897	845	1,079	0		1,079
6	SURKHET	157,214	93,556	56,357	376	3,204	831	2,371	10,013	0		10,013
7	DAILEKH	148,589	91,276	50,777	28	2,323	226	1,007	2,224	0		2,224
8	JAJARKOT	160,910	18,771	119,328	3,069	7,835	7,519	2,324	2,060	0		2,060
9	RUKUM WESTERN	188,129	124,718	48,861	224	3,902	27	0	3,375	0		3,375
10	SALYAN	128,344	18,808	79,241	3,138	8,669	2,026	5,348	2,748	0		2,748
Total		128,344	5,401,990	3,285,937	126,160	340,702	1,381,980	1,581,227	32,278	0		32,278

Sudurpashchim Pradesh
1	KAILALI	164,096	116,196	18,227	152	1,341	1,701	140,112	19,732	18,300		38,032
2	ACHHAM	170,259	120,731	43,787	190	3,383	796	2,371	3,259	0		3,259
3	DOTI	205,458	161,466	37,193	1,116	3,564	1,208	3,191	3,426	0		3,426
4	BAJHANG	346,414	134,037	34,238	352	3,922	44,230	4,009	3,555	0		3,555
5	BAJURA	230,076	114,766	33,190	163	2,175	10,707	2,532	1,386	0		1,386
6	KANCHANPUR	165,077	57,311	94,435	3,073	4,081	4	100,834	5,100	11,600		16,700
7	DADELDHURA	150,593	118,785	27,336	112	3,394	631	6,096	3,101	0		3,101
8	BAITADI	149,610	107,387	38,542	19	1,650	654	1,916	3,826	0		3,826
9	DARCHULA	234,527	99,908	20,514	205	2,077	26,122	1,063	1,512	0		1,512
Total		234,527	6,432,577	3,633,399	131,542	366,289	1,468,033	1,843,351	44,896	29,900		74,796

Over All Detail		14,895,477	6,432,577	3,633,399	131,542	366,289	1,468,033	1,843,351	566,838	320,906		887,744

Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems

Koshi Pradesh

Madhesh Pradesh

Bagmati Pradesh

Gandaki Pradesh

Lumbini Pradesh

Karnali Pradesh

Sudurpashchim Pradesh