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Water resources are natural resources of water that are potentially useful for humans, for example as a source of drinking water supply or irrigation water. These resources can be either freshwater from natural sources, or water produced artificially from other sources, such as from reclaimed water or desalinated water (). 97% of the water on Earth is salt water and only three percent is fresh ...
t. e. The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (Nepali: ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाइ मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of Nepal that governs the development and implementation of energy including its conservation, regulation and utilization. It furthermore develops operates ...
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 ...
1315 [1] The Jagdishpur Reservoir is a reservoir in Jahadi Village Development Committee, Kapilvastu District, Nepal which was named after Er. Jagadish Jha who designed and supervised the construction of Banaganga dam. With a surface area of 225 ha (2.25 km 2), [2] it is the largest reservoir in the country and an important wetland site. [3]
The Ministry was established in 1972 by the Government of Nepal as the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage under the Ministry of Water Resources. Before it became a ministry, it was working under the Ministry of Housing and Physical Planning and the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works. [2]
It has a total area of 148,006.67 square kilometers and a population of 29.16 million. [ 1] It has a small economy, with a GDP of $42 billion in 2024, amounting to about 1% of South Asia and 0.04% of the World's GDP. Nepal's total energy consumption in 2019/2020 was 14.464 million tons of oil equivalent, increased from 10.29 Mtoe in 2012. [ 2]
Longest river. Karnali. Largest lake. Rara Lake. Nepal measures about 880 kilometers (547 mi) along its Himalayan axis by 150 to 250 kilometers (93 to 155 mi) across. It has an area of 147,516 km 2 (56,956 sq mi). [1] Nepal is landlocked by China 's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and India on other three sides.
In Nepal, Diarrhea is the 4th leading cause of death. There is still limited systemic monitoring of the water system and water quality. [4] Although 48% of households have access to safe drinking water, 38% still do not have proper sanitation, and 14% practice open defecation or have a lack of sanitation facility.