Construction of Automation Gates at Jamuni Barrage Headworks Commences

Bara. Construction of an 'automation gate' and other structures is set to begin at the headworks (dam) area of the Jamuni Barrage currently under construction on the Jamuni River in Bara. Although the headworks and other structures were prepared, the irrigation project could not be operational due to the incomplete status of the gates and related components.

Manoj Prasad Patel, Chief of the Narayani Irrigation Management Office, confirmed that work on the automation gates and associated structures has moved forward. "The headworks and other structures of the Jamuni Barrage were completed a long time ago," he stated. "Without the gates and related structures, the irrigation canal could not be fully utilized. With the tender process initiated some time ago, there is now hope that the irrigation project will reach completion."

The Narayani Irrigation Management Office signed a contract with a construction company on 2082 Ashar 20 for the construction of the automation gates and other structures at the Jamuni headworks, at a cost of Rs 121,203,817. According to the agreement, the construction must be completed by 2084 Saun 20.

Chief Patel has directed the contractor to ensure the construction of the automation gates and related structures is completed within the stipulated timeframe. Surendra Kumar Jaiswal, a representative of the construction company, reported that 30 percent of the work on the automation gates and related structures has been completed so far.

"Construction work on the headworks gates and other structures is ongoing," he said. "We aim to complete the construction in accordance with the contract agreement."

It is reported that the Jamuni irrigation project will provide irrigation to approximately 9,500 hectares of land in eastern Bara and Rautahat. The river is expected to distribute 750 cusecs of water.