Department of Water Resources and Irrigation

Department of Water Resources and Irrigation (Nepali: जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाइ विभाग) under Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation is the authority to plan, develop, maintain, operate, manage and monitor different Irrigation Projects.^[1] It also works under the sector of Water Induced Disaster Management.^[2] Being a sector of paramount importance, the department accounts for a significant amount of National budget.^[3]

Department of Water Resource and Irrigation

जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाइ विभाग
Department overview
Formed	2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Type	Irrigation development and mentinance
Jurisdiction	Government of Nepal
Status	Active
Headquarters	Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
Annual budget	Nrs. 35.83 Billion (FY 2081/82)
Director General responsible	Sanjeeb Baral
Parent department	Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
Website	www.dwri.gov.np

History

Department of Irrigation was established in 2009 BS which later merged with Department of Water Induced Disaster Management in 2074^[4] to form Department of Water Resources and Irrigation.^[5]

Organization

The department and its branch offices are run by officers of Nepal Engineering Service (Civil/Irrigation).^[6]

The department has 52 irrigation management offices and project offices along with a few Mechanical Offices and Embankment Offices at central level. Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project and a few other projects also run under the department.^[7]

See also

• Department of Roads
• Department of Urban Development and Building Construction