Embankment Construction Begins on Six Rivers and Streams in Bardagoriya Rural Municipality

Kailali. Embankment construction has begun on six different rivers and streams in Bardagoriya Rural Municipality of the district. The construction of embankments has started with the objective of controlling river erosion, utilizing the budget of NPR 13 million allocated by the Sudurpashchim Province Government in the current fiscal year.

The Land and Watershed Office, Kailali, stated that embankments are being constructed on six rivers and streams in various locations of Bardagoriya with the investment of the provincial government to prevent and control the erosion of arable land and settlements by rivers during the monsoon season.

According to Tara Prasad Bhatta, an engineer at the office, the embankment construction has commenced through consumer committees. Engineer Bhatta informed that work has started on the Kuwaghakanda river in Bardagoriya-4 at a cost of NPR 4 million through a contract.

According to him, embankment work has begun through consumer committees for landslide control in the Tundra area of Ward No. 4 at a cost of NPR 1 million, on the Subarkhakanda river in Ward No. 6 at a cost of NPR 3 million, on the Ghaila river in Ward No. 6 at a cost of NPR 1.5 million, for erosion control of the Pathhariya river in Ward No. 2 at a cost of NPR 1.5 million, and for erosion control of the Pathariya river in Ward No. 5 at a cost of NPR 2 million.

The office stated that agreements have been made to complete the work on all six rivers and streams in Bardagoriya by the end of Ashar in the current fiscal year. It is expected that the embankments will help in controlling river erosion, as these rivers annually erode hundreds of hectares of land during the monsoon. The construction of embankments is expected to be effective in preventing potential damage from all six rivers.