The response of any hydrological system to climate change may differ depending on characteristics of the system. Such studies are lacking for basins in Western Nepal. This paper, therefore, argues for a need to re-phrase the context of Western Nepal in more positive light and then analyses how a ...
Pandey, Vishnu Prasad
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Dhaubanjar, Sanita
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Bharati, Luna
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Thapa, Bhesh Raj
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[Climate change and water availability in western Nepal]
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Climate change and water availability in western Nepal
Chamelia (catchment area = 1603 km2 ), a tributary of Mahakali, is a snow-fed watershed in Western Nepal. The watershed has 14 hydropower projects at various stages of development. This study simulated the current and future hydrological system of Chamelia using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool...
To meet the demand deficit in Kathmandu Valley, the Government of Nepal has planned to supply an additional 510 million liters per day (mld) of water by implementing the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) in the near future. In this study, we aim to assess the spatial distribution of groundwate...
Thapa, Bhesh Raj
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[Implications of the Melamchi water supply project for the Kathmandu Valley groundwater system]
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Implications of the Melamchi water supply project for the Kathmandu Valley groundwater system
Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) has planned to harness water from outside the valley from Melamchi as an inter-basin project to supply water inside the ring road (core valley area) of the Kathmandu Valley (KV). The project, called the “Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP)”, is expecte...
Thapa, Bhesh Raj
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Ishidaira, H.
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Pandey, Vishnu Prasad
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Bhandari, T.M.
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Shakya, N.M.
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[Evaluation of water security in Kathmandu Valley before and after water transfer from another basin]
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Evaluation of water security in Kathmandu Valley before and after water transfer from another basin