Solar lifting drinking and irrigation project in Bisdeutar community Indrawati RM 11 Sindhupalchok

CDECF has been implementing project entitled “Solar lifting drinking water and irrigation project in Bisdeutar Indrawati RM Sindhupalchok (ISLP)” since 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024 financial support by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Nepal in partnership and collaborative support from local government of Indrawati Rural Municipality. IWMI Nepal and CDECF for technical facilitation and social mobilizing for Solar lifting Project. IWMI Nepal aims to implement medium-scale water-lift project with a newer sustainability approach to aid Nepal’s agricultural sector in collaboration with the local government partner Indrawati Rural Municipality on the agriculture sector, it lags due to a lack of

proper year-round irrigation facilities, even the perennial river flows just below the land in most cases. So, is the case in the agriculture sector of Indrawati Rural Municipality. Lands are left barren for 5 to 6 months due to inaccessibility to water, and dependence on rainwater has significantly reduced the crops’ yield due to uncertainty.