Badkapath Irrigation Project in Dang Achieves 70 Percent Progress

Work on the Badkapath Irrigation Project in Dang district has achieved 70 percent physical progress, according to a project information officer. The infrastructure development currently delivers irrigation facilities across 610 hectares of agricultural land. The broader objective of the project is to provide reliable water supply to 4,000 hectares of land situated within Gadhawa Rural Municipality. Management of the initiative is presently handled under the Irrigation and Water Resources Management Project. The scheme operates under a Detailed Project Report (DPR) framed for an estimated cost of NPR 5 crore 70 lakh 40 thousand. The accounting officer stated that financial progress has reached NPR 2 crore 80 lakh 81 thousand. The complete project design encompasses the construction of a 30-kilometre main canal, alongside 13 branch canals and 53 sub-branch canals. Construction began after the first contract for intake works was signed during fiscal year 2068/69. Since the inception of construction activities, a total of 31 primary contracts covering building, maintenance and protection works have been awarded. Project representatives confirmed that 28 of these contracts are now fully completed. Work on the canal and related structures spanning chainage 14,450 to 22,200 along the main canal has recorded 20 percent physical progress to date as development continues.