Rural Village Water Resources Management Project, Phase III

Rural Village Water Resources Management Project (RVWRMP) is bilateral project jointly funded by government of Nepal and Finland. the project works in ten districts of Mid and Far Western Nepal. After Successful completion of Phase I and II, Phase III of the project started from March 2016. Supported by the Government of Nepal and Finland, Phase I of the RVWRMP started in October 2006 and continue

d until the end of August 2010. Phase II continued from September 2010 and was completed February 2016. In total the ten districts covered by Phases I and II include: Achham, Baitadi, Bajhang, Bajura, Dadeldhura, Dailekh, Darchula, Doti, Humla and Sahajpur, Khairala, Pandaun and Mahaniyal VDC’s in Kailali. Dailekh and Humla are located in the Mid-Western Region. By the end of Phase II, a total of 113 VDCs were be covered in these ten districts of which investments were fully completed in 46 hill and 6 Terai VDCs. WUMPs were prepared in 62 hilly VDCs in phase II (Kuntibandali VDC of Achham merged to municipality). The Overall Objective, to which RVWRMP III contributes, is improved public health and reduced poverty within the project working area. The Project Purpose is to achieve universal coverage of water supply and sanitation, and establishment of functional planning and implementation frameworks for all water uses in ten project districts. The three result areas are the same as in RVWRMP II: 1. Livelihoods, and 3. Institutionalized Capacity at District Level. detail information: www.rvwrmp.org.np