Sikta Irrigation Project reaches 51 percent completion in Banke

Project Director Raju Acharya reported that the Sikta Irrigation Project in Banke, Nepal, has reached 51 percent physical progress.

Workers have spent around 24 billion rupees on the project so far. The project team is currently finishing the collection of data from existing and potential water users in the eastern and western canal systems. This information will help officials manage water distribution and decide if they need to expand the irrigation infrastructure.

The project team expects to finish the remaining work within the next five years.