Department of Irrigation spends Rs 2.39 billion in first quarter, 88 percent on construction

The Department of Water Resources and Irrigation spent Rs 2.393 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2083/84. The department, under the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, has made public the expenditure details of its irrigation projects.

Of the department's total expenditure, 88 percent was capital spending, that is, on construction work.

Among individual projects, the Mahakali Irrigation Project in Kanchanpur achieved 97.2 percent progress against its quarterly physical target. The project spent Rs 437 million during this period, which is more than two and a half times its quarterly budget.