Nepal - Sunsari - Morang Irrigation and Drainage Development Project

Docment Of FILE COPY The World Bank FOR OMCIAL USE ONLY Repwt Ng.P-2325-NEP REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED CREDIT TO THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL FOR THE SUNSARI-MORANG IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DEVELOPMENT STAGE I PROJECT May 11, 1978 Thb docmnt km a resteted ditrbsim *d miy be _d by reelipks only in the perfomnce of their o.kwcd dies. lb euets muy so oerise be dbled widkut Word Beak aubdmcwtlio.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit - Nepalese Rupee (NR) Until March 20, 1978 US$1.00 - NRa 12.50 Since March 20, 1978 US$1.00 NRs 12.00 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 meter (m) 3.28 feet (ft) 1 kilometer (km) 5 0.62 miles (mi) 1 hectare (ha) = 2.47 acres (ac) 3 1.50 bighas 1 million cubic meters (Mm ) - 810 acre-feet (ac-ft) 1 cu4ic meter per second (m /s) = 35.31 cubic feet per second (cusec) 1 metric ton = 2,205 pounds GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL FISCAL YEAR July 16 to July 15 PRINCIPAL ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED ADBN - Agriculture Development Bank of Nepal AIC - Agriculture Input Corporation CMC - Chatra Main Canal DA - Department of Agriculture DIHM - Department of Irrigation, Hydrology and Meteorology O&M - Operation and Maintenance PM - Project Manager SAO - Senior Agriculture Officer GLOSSARY Main Canal - supplies water to the whole system Branch Canal - supplies water to 2 or more secondary canals Secondary Canal - serves about 1,000 - 7,000 ha Tertiary Canal - serves about 200 - 500 ha Field Canal - serves about 50 ha Irrigation Ditch - serves about 10 ha Paddy - unhulled rice  FOR OFFICIAL US