The Bagmati River Basin Improvement Project (BRBIP) builds on the general public’s desire to restore the river environment in Kathmandu Valley and the Government’s efforts to mitigate the impact of water-induced disasters in the middle and lower reaches of the basin. The Project adopts the principles of integrated water resources management (IWRM) and provides Nepal with its first opportunity to apply this policy element since its adoption under 2005 national water plan. The BRBIP impact will be increased water security in the Bagmati River Basin (BRB). The outcome will be improved river health and flood management. Under the BRBIP, this Project aims for improving information management for Decision Support System, Flood forecasting and Early Warning System (FF-EWS) and Water quality monitoring system, and prepare BRB Integrated Development Master Plan. Objective of the Project
Establish systems and capacity for integrated and participatory river basin management
Develop Decision Support System (DSS) and flood early warning system (FF-EWS) in BRB
Improve water quality monitoring in BRB
Prepare a 20-year BRB Integrated Water Resources Development Master Plan (IWRDMP)
Components of the Project
Task1: Decision Support System (DSS)
Task2: Flood Forecasting and Early Warning System (FFEWS)
Task3: Water Quality Monitoring System (WQM)
Task4: Integrated Water Resources Development Master Plan (IRBDMP)