Sustainable groundwater development and management in Nepal: major issues confronted by a development bank in Nepal
Uijwal Pradhan; Ganesh Thapa
IIMI South Asian Regional Workshop on Farmer Management of Groundwater Irrigation in Asia: 75-83
1994
Document Number: 357208
Groundwater extraction using new technologies has only recently been introduced in Nepal. The Agriculture Development Bank of Nepal is likely to have its functions limited to lending without technical support. If irrigation development is to be fully realized, the bank will have to find avenues for such support. This paper assesses the bank's institutional capacity and its adequacy of irrigation support services to shallow tube wells. The paper analyses several systems supported by the Bank and represents the economic performance of the selected wells. It is suggested that the current level of subsidies needs to be reduced, so that benefits can be distributed to a wider section of society, targeting in particular on poor farmers.