Mechanized Irrigation Innovation Project

About this project

The project will provide long-term sustainable solutions to increase year-round access to irrigation water in about 22,400 hectares (ha) of command area in Rautahat and Sarlahi districts of Madhesh Province in the Terai. This will provide increased climate resilience and water security to poor rural farmers by constructing a large-scale network of about 500 deep tube wells (DTWs) with dedicated and reliable electricity distribution networks. The management, operation, and maintenance (MOM) of the tube well irrigation schemes will be contracted to a third-party operator, using a design-build-operate (DBO) contracting modality. On-demand irrigation services will be provided to at least 121,000 farmers using innovative technology with a prepaid water metering system. The project will be the first of its kind in Nepal and will transition from traditional irrigation systems toward a more resilient and sustainable irrigation system.

Published by

Asian Development Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Nepal

Sectors

Food crop productionAgricultural water resourcesElectric power transmission and distribution (centralised grids)

Places

Nepal

Implemented by

Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

Accountable

Asian Development Bank

Published by Asian Development Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-46004-52130-001-LN4501.

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