Narayani River Embankment Construction Progresses in Nawalparasi

Nawalparasi. To control the erosion of the Narayani River, a 6.5-kilometer embankment has been constructed on the Narayani River in the current fiscal year 2082/83. The Irrigation and Water Resources Management Project Office has stated that 5.5 kilometers of embankment have been constructed in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta East) this year alone.

According to the office's Information Officer Engineer Sagar Poudel, a total of 6.5 kilometers of embankment has been constructed in various locations in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta East) this year alone to protect settlements on the riverbanks that are at high risk from the river.

"A total of six and a half kilometers of embankment has been constructed on the Nawalpur side of the Narayani River, including multi-year embankments and embankments contracted this year," Poudel said. "For the embankment on the Narayani, mesh nets, big boulders (embankments made by placing large stones on the riverbank to create a slope), concrete porcupines (embankments made by forming six poles in a triangular shape, placing nets inside, and securing them with stones and wood pieces before placing them in the river), and concrete retaining walls have been used."

Poudel stated that significant progress has been achieved this year in the construction of embankments, which had been delayed due to contracts awarded in previous years as part of multi-year projects. A multi-year contract for the construction of a Narayani River embankment in an area of six kilometers on the Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta East) side was awarded in 2079 BS. The project, which involves constructing an embankment with concrete blocks along the riverbanks from Ward No. 5 to 9 of Gaidakot, was contracted for Rs 1.09 billion, and its progress has reached 98 percent, Poudel informed.

"The progress in this location on the Nawalpur side was only 47 percent as of last Kartik, and the work is now nearing completion," he said. "Along with the river embankment, a six-meter wide road has also been constructed above the embankment." He informed that approximately one kilometer of the embankment is being constructed using big boulders and the rest with concrete blocks. Stating that the work on big boulders is complete, he said that only a small amount of work remains for the embankment using concrete blocks.

Similarly, he informed that the construction of a concrete retaining wall has also been carried out at Gajendra Moksha Divya Dham, located at Triveni Dham in Binayi Triveni Rural Municipality. Poudel stated that the height of this wall, constructed to protect Gajendra Moksha Divya Dham from the erosion of the Narayani River, is up to seven meters. He mentioned that the work on this project has been completed at a cost of Rs 21.7 million.