PROJECT PROFILE PROFORMA

Project Name: Aurahi Irrigation Project

Project Type: Major Rehabilitation

A. PROJECT AREA
1. Location
1.1. Region : Central
1.2. Zone : Janakpur
1.3. District : Dhanusha
1.4. V.D.C : Sakhuwa Mahendranagar
1.5. Ward No : 1,8,9
1.6. Elevation :115m amsl
1.7. Latitude : 2649'55" to 2652'25" North
1.8. Longitude : 8557'12" to 8557'48" East
1.9. Toposheet No : 2685, 04D
2. Access:
2.1 By Road: Janakpur to Mahendranagar by Bus
2.2 By Trail:--
From Name of Location Number of days walks Distance, km
Road head Mahendranagar 0.3 hour 2
Airstrip Janakpur 3 hour 15
District Center Janakpur 12

2.3 Description of route:

Janakpur - Mahendranagar -- Metalled Road --12 km
Mahendranagar -Aurahi -- Non-metalled road -- 1 km
3. Climate:
3.1 Season: Distinctly three seasons : Winter- Summer-Rainy
3.2 Mean Annual Rainfall : 1265 mm
3.3 Temperature
Mean daily minimum : 17C
 Mean daily maximum : 31C
3.4 Evapotranspiration
Minimum : 2.34 mm/day (Dec)
Maximum : 7.80 mm/day (May)
4. Topography:
4.1 Main Canal : Ridge canal
4.2 Command Area : Terai Plain
5. Soil:
5.1 Soil Type
Soil Type Hard Rock Soft Rock BMS Soft oil
Length, km 0 0 0 5
Hill slopes, 0 0.07

5.2 Slide/Erosion Zones : Non

Type Chainage Remarks
1. Active --
2. Erosion --

Sections requiring rock blasting : --

Sections requiring tunneling : --
5.3 Seepage/deep percolation
District data/manuals : 5 mm/day
Site Tests, if any : --

6. Water Resources:
6.1 Name of the source : Aurahi River and Dudhmati pond
6.2 Type of source : Perennial
6.3 River flow :
Minimum : 25.71 lps
Maximum : 250 m3/s
Average :
6.4 Flow measurements
Month Flow Measured by Used Methods
26th Dec, 2006 131 lps(River &Dudhmati pond) S.E. B. Kurmi Float

7. Water Rights:
7.1 Upstream:
 Name of Scheme River Bank Tentative Area (ha)
None

7.2 Downstream:
Name of Scheme River Bank Tentative Area (ha)
None

B. PRESENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC/ORGANIZATIONAL
SITUATION
 1. Population
1.1 Number of households : 160
1.2 Total population : 1440
1.3 Ethnic groups :

S.N. Name Percentage HH Number

1 Kurmi 20 33
2 Yadav 20 32
3 Shah 22 34
4 Brahmin 16 25
5 Kumhar 10 15
6 Others 13 21
Total 100 160
Note: To be filled in from "Request form"
1.4 Migration:
Annual migration rates Seasonally Permanently
Out of the Area 25% 1%
Into the Area 5% -
Main reasons for migration: Employment seeking

2. Land tenure and farm size:

2.1 Land tenure:
Category Number of Households Percentage (%)
Owner - Cultivator 96 60

Tenant 32 20

Landless 32 20

Total 160 100

2.2 Farm size:

Category of farmers Farm Size (ha) No of H.H. Percentage of HH (%)

Small < 0.6 88 55
Medium 0.6- 3.3 32 20
 Large 3.3 6.67 16 10
Very Large >6.67 24 15
Total 160 100

3. Food supply and market sitution:

3.1 Food surplus/deficit Area : Surplus
3.2 Market:
Location : Sakhuwa Mahendranagar
Distance : 2 km
Traded Agricultural Products:
No Type of Sold Bought Quantity Value in
production ( kg) NRs/kg
1 Paddy Mahendranagar
2 Wheat "
3 Oilseeds "
4 Pulses "
5 Sugarcane "

4. Organizations:
4.1 Irrigation Organizations:
a. Description of the present water users' group/association: Non-profit,
community based
b. Committee profile: Formally registered committee formed for action plan:

Name Position Duties Elected / Remuneration Other appoin-

Appointed /Benefit tments
Mr Shivkant Jha Chairman
Mr Ram Chandra Yadav V/C
Mr Jay Kumar Raut Secretary
Mr Surya Narayan Yadav Secretary
Mr Rijhan Sah Treasureer
Mr Mahendra Sah Member
Mr Biltu Raut Member O&M Elected No
Mrs Godavari Devi Member
Mrs Nilam Devi Sah Member

c. Function of the Organization.

Activity Type of works Frequency

Operation Water Distribution Regular
Regular maintenance Canal Clearing Two times a year
Emergency Reconstruction or Repair of More than 4 times a year
 Maintenance Diversion Bund

Scheme of operation and water distribution :

Done by WUA.
d. Resource-mobilization :
Committee carries out the
resource-mobilization work.
e. Arrangements for resource-mobilization :The committee is called to collect
labor according to their land-
holding.
f. Average annual resources required :
Cash (NRs) : Penalty for the defaulter is collected.
Labor (man day) : 200 man days per year.
Others : --

4.2 Other Organizations:

Small Farmers Development Groups (ADB/N) : ---

Date of formation :
Total no of Groups :
Member per Group :
Important activities :
Other groups/organizations :

5. Present financial commitments:

Agree for people's participation.acc. to Irr. policy

6. Farmers' commitments to the requested project:

Written request : Yes

Agreement to the cost sharing conditions : Yes
Agreement to assume full responsibility for O/M
after completion of project : Yes
Quality of present maintenance works : Satisfactory
Level of technical difficulty of requested assistance : Normal

C.THE PROJECT
1. Project Type : Major Rehabilitation.
2. Command Area:

2.1 Existing:
 Category Khet (ha) Bari (ha) Total (ha)
GCA - - 290
CCA - - 240

2.2 Extension:

Category Khet (ha) Bari (ha) Total (ha)

GCA - - -
CCA - - -

3. Existing Irrigation Infrastructure:

3.1 Canal Discharge : 400 lps

3.2 Duty : 1.6 lps/ha
3.3 Diversion structure
Type : Temporary side intake
with earthen bund
Length : 25 m
3.4 Topographical and geographical conditions of intake site : Plain area with
unconfined bank
3.5 Main canal:
Discharge :400 lps
Canal Type:
Lined :100m
Unlined :4700m
Canal condition : poor

3.6 Main Canal Structure:

Structure Type and Size Chainage

Headworks/Intake Earthen bund 0+000
Aqueducts
Superpassages
Escapes/Spillways Earthen bund 2+950
Drop Structures
VRBs/Slab Culverts
Pipe culvert Canal crossing Various
Outlets
Canal Lining
Division Box
3.7 Secondary Canals
Length 4.2 Km :--
Structures: :--
Structures Type & Size Chainage
Drop Structures
Pipe culvert
Division Box
4. Project Background:
Project requested by :Farmers
Project studies
Feasibility study report prepared by :CIDD-1
Designed and estimated by :CIDD-1

5. Scope of Works:
Head works:
Type : Gabion weir & Side intake
Diversion requirement : Diversion for 0.4m3/s
Main Canal length : 4.8 km (unlined 4.7 km, lined 0.1 km)
Design Discharge : 0.4m3/s
Canal Section : Trapezoidal

6. Type of Excavation:
Reshaping and excavating existing canal

Chainage Rock Soft Rock BMS Earth

Slope Stabilization : --

Location Type Chainage

1.
2.

Main Canal Structures:

Drain overflow weir 1
Superpassages : --
Pipe Siphons : --
Slab Culverts VRBs : 2Nos
Hume pipe Culverts :8 Nos-
Canal lining 100 m
Drop Structures 12 Nos
Branch Canals 3 Nos (4.8 km)

D. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
1. Existing Land Use:
Description Area, ha % of GCA
Irrigated land 87 30
Rain-fed land and residential 160 55
 Forest/Shrubs 14 5
Grazing land 29 10

2. Present cropping pattern and yields:

S.N Area Yield Production Time of
Crops
. ha % (t/ha) (t) Planting Harvesting
1. E Paddy 15 6.3 2.1 31.5 Apr-1 Mar-1
2. Main Paddy 200 83.4 2.8 560 July-2 Nov-2
3. Wheat 30 12.5 1.9 57 Nov-2 Mar-1
4. Sugarcane 5 2.1 30 7.5 Aug-1 Jun-2
5. Pulse 25 10.42 0.4 10 Nov-2 Apr-1
6 Oilseed 25 10.42 0.3 7.5 Nov-2 Feb-1
7. Potato 5 2.1 6.0 30 Nov-2 Feb-1
8. Winter veg. 2 0.8 2.8 5.6 Nov-2 Feb-2

Total 307 128

Cropping Intensity = 128%

3. Proposed cropping pattern and yields:

S. Area Yield Production Time of
Crops
N. ha % (t/ha) (t) Planting Harvesting
1. E Paddy 30 12.5 4.35 130.5 Apr-1 Mar-1
2. Main Paddy 215 89.6 4.5 1182.5 July-2 Nov-2
3. Wheat 70 29.2 3.2 224 Nov-2 Mar-1
4. Sugarcane 20 8.33 50 1000 Aug-1 Jun-2
5. Pulse 35 14.6 0.8 28 Nov-2 Apr-1
6. Oilseed 35 14.6 0.9 31.5 Nov-2 Feb-1
7. Potato 15 6.25 10 150 Nov-2 Feb-1
8 Winter veg. 10 4.2 6 60 Nov-2 Feb-2
430 179
Cropping Intensity =179 %

4. Present farm input:

Fertilizer Agro- Labor
Seeds
Crops Chemicals (kg/ha) chemicals Human Animal
(kg/ha)
5. N P K (Rs./ha) (md/ha) (ad/ha) Propos
E Paddy 30 20 10 0 100 110 18
Main 142 25 ed
Paddy 30 25 15 0 150 farm
Wheat 120 30 20 10 200 55 26
input:
Sugarcane 5000 40 20 10 100 195 42
Pulse 42 20 10 0 250 50 20
Oilseed 12 0 0 0 80 50 20
Potato 2000 50 20 0 200 180 40
Winter Veg 12 80 50 10 250 44 175
 Agro-
Fertilizer chemicals Labor
Crops Seeds (kg/ha) (Rs./ha)
Chemicals (kg/ha) Human Animal
N P K (md/ha) (ad/ha)
E Paddy 30 80 40 20 200 175 44
Main Paddy 30 80 40 20 250 175 44
Wheat 100 80 40 20 260 95 35
Sugarcane 4000 50 30 20 180 180 50
Pulse 40 20 20 10 280 66 19
Oilseed 9 20 20 10 200 63 24
Potato 1500 60 50 30 400 140 50
Winter Veg 10 70 50 40 280 200 50

E. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
1. Project Implementation Arrangement:

Methods Type of Works Quantity

Voluntary Contribution Earth work 3 % of total works
Petty Contracts -- --
Medium/Large Contracts Remaining works 97% of total works

2. Proposed Implementation Schedule:

Separate sheets are attached.

3. Environmental Activities:
 Wing walls, gabion protection etc has been proposed where deemed necessary.

4. Environmental Assessment:
a. Aspects requiring IEE and their location : Yes
b. Aspects requiring EIA and their location : No

F. SOIL AND IRRIGATION SUITABILITY SURVEY

FORMS
A} Soil Information of the Command Area

S.N. Soil Texture Coverage (ha) Land Use1 Remarks

1 I Ah/1 290 high percolation
1
Note:- Use 'remarks' column for drainability (high percolation, poor drainage condition, flood
affected area etc).

B} Irrigation Suitability Class of the Command Area2

S.No. Irrigation Coverage (ha) Limiting Factors

Suitability Class
Flk 290
2
Refer PDSP manual, M.4

C} Soil Analysis Results of the Command Area.

S.No Soils Sample No Depth PH EC Texture OM

Not tested