Project Preparation on Groundwater Development in North West and South East of Rupandehi District

Project Description

The proposed Groundwater Irrigation Project is situated in Rupandehi District of the Terai area of the Western Development Region. There are two separate places of project implementation in the district where one is located towards the northwest and the other towards the southeast. In the north west there is Surajpura and Rudrapur VDC which is completely surrounded by the first, second and third phases of Bhairahawa Lumbini Ground water Irrigation Project and in the south eastern part in the project is proposed to be implemented covering area under Bhodebar, pajarkatti and chipagad VDC. On the basis of these investigations, deep tube well irrigation system have been planed for NCA of 4500 ha (30 ha. each tubewell; 150 nos. of tubewells) and corresponding costs as well as benefits have been estimated.

The objective of this project is to explore the possibility of groundwater utilization for irrigation to overcome all the shortcoming in the farming practices in the area and to formulate a project document for “Proposal for Groundwater Irrigation Project in potential area of Rupandehi District”.

Assignment Description

Review of relevant project documents-SAR and Project Completion Report of Bhairahawa Lumbini Groundwater Irrigation Project, Project report of Community Groundwater Irrigation Sector Project and others to obtain general idea of groundwater Project and to develop conceptual plans for the proposed area. • Identify and delineate area to be covered by the project. • Prepare conceptual groundwater irrigation development plan and obtain gross quantity of major infrastructures (no of tube wells, access road length, electrification). • Conduct field survey to obtain information on existing and ongoing irrigation development activities. • Review existing institutional set-up capacity to implement the proposed Project. Recommend for reformation, if necessary. • Review of involvement of Community Based Organization and Non Government Organizations in agricultural and social mobilization activities in similar projects and its appropriateness in the proposed Project. • Estimate gross project costs-based on comparative analysis with respect to ongoing /past projects cost. • Calculate and obtain overall economic viability of the Project.