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Due to the importance of water resources in Nepal, [3] the ministry focuses on the development and utilization of hydropower. [1] In 2018, under the Second Oli cabinet , the portfolio of the ministry was enlarged and the portfolios of Water Resources and Irrigation was added to the then Ministry of Energy , while the Ministry of Irrigation was ...
Biomass is by far the most important primary energy source in Nepal. Biomass comprises wood, agricultural residues and dung. One major problem with this is that burning these biomass substances for cooking is a common practice (87.3%) and thus exposes those living in the house to harmful air pollutants. [7]
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 ...
Dhunge dhara. Manga Hiti in Patan is the oldest dhunge dhara still working. A dhunge dhara (Nepali: ढुङ्गे धाराListen ⓘ lit.'stone faucet') or hiti (Newari: 𑐴𑐶𑐟𑐶 ) is a traditional stone drinking fountain found in Nepal. It is an intricately carved stone waterway through which water flows uninterrupted from ...
The Sharda River is the downstream of Kali River (or Mahakali River) that originates in the northern Uttarakhand state of India in the Great Himalayas on the eastern slopes of Nanda Devi massif, [1] at an elevation of 3,600 m (11,800 ft) in the Pithoragarh district. It then flows between the Nepal and India border. [2]
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]
Solar potential of Nepal. Nepal gets most of its electricity from hydropower sources, but it is looking to expand the role of solar power in its energy mix. [10] The average global solar radiation in Nepal varies from 3.6 to 6.2 kWh/m 2 /day, sun shines for about 300 days a year, the number of sunshine hours amounts almost 2100 hours per year with an average of 6.8 hours of sunshine each day ...
Mahakali Treaty or महाकाली सन्धि (Mahakali Sandhi) is an agreement between the Government of Nepal (former His Majesty's Government of Nepal) and the Government of India regarding the development of watershed of Mahakali River. The treaty was signed in 1996. The treaty has 12 articles agreements for an integrated ...