Priority Based River Basin Flood Risk Management Program

Priority River Basins Flood Risk Management Project (PRBFRMP) is a project that focuses on the flood risk management of the prioritized six river basins in the Terai region: (i) West Rapti; (ii) Mawa Ratuwa; (iii) Lakhandei; (iv) Mohana Khutiya; (v) East Rapti; and (vi) Bakraha. The project is formulized to improve the resilience of communities to flooding in the six selected river basins in the Terai. Collectively, 29,356 hectares (ha) of the priority river basins and 70,428 people are exposed to floods over 1-in-50-year return period. The project areas are susceptible to flood damage and erosion of lands in the absence of proper protection from floods. These areas are vulnerable to flooding due to in-migration of people in search of better livelihoods and insufficient flood protection in...