A joint technical team representing Nepal and India has started a feasibility study for the construction of a high dam on the Saptakoshi River which will provide year-round irrigation facility to a dozen districts from Jhapa to Parsa.
The ambitious multi-billion dollar project will provide irrigation, control floods and generate 3,000 MW of electricity. The Saptakoshi River has seven tributaries and is one of the biggest rivers in Nepal.
A 269 m high storage dam on river Sapta Kosi is proposed about 1.6 km upstream of Barahakshetra, Nepal with an underground powerhouse...
A re-regulating barrage is proposed at Sisauli about 12 km downstream of the dam site with a network of canals on eastern and western sides...
A flood cushion of 3.0 m has been proposed in the reservoir of Sapta Kosi High Dam for flood control of tarai area in Nepal and flood prone areas of Bihar...