(a) whether there has been any progress in the cooperation on water resources between India and Nepal; and
(b) if so, the details thereof ?
(a) whether there has been any progress in the cooperation on water resources between India and Nepal; and
(b) if so, the details thereof ?
THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES ( SHRI ARJUN CHARAN SETHI)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) There has been significant progress in the
cooperation in water resources between India and Nepal. In
this regard an India Nepal Joint Committee of Water
Resources (JCWR) headed by the respective Secretaries of the
Ministry of Water Resources of the two countries have been
formed, to discuss and take decisions on important issues.
Regarding multipurpose projects on various rivers common to
India and Nepal, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for
Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project is already under
preparation by Joint Project Office, Kathmandu. Further,
the Inception Report in respect of Sapta Kosi High Dam
Multipurpose Project and Sun Kosi Storage cum diversion
Scheme has also been finalized paving the way for field
investigations and preparation of DPR. An India-Nepal
Standing Committee (SCIP) constituted in 1986 is also
meeting regularly to look into various inundation problems
faced by the two countries in the border areas.