PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF CI-IANDRA CANAL IRRIGATION PROJECT IN NEPAL

Abstract

Performance evaluation is a subject of great interest in the irrigation sector. The call for performance assessment is most prevailing in the developing countries where it is strongly advocated by the external support agencies who see it as an important tool for instilling more service orientation and accountability in the public organizations which dominate the irrigation sector in most of these countries. The issue of performance in irrigation is of increasing concern to investors, managers and water users alike. Performance is viewed as having two dimensions: the attainment of a specified set of relevant objectives, and doing so with efficient resource use. Chandra Canal Irrigation System is the oldest public irrigation system in Nepal. This system was constructed between 1923-1927 A. D. It was designed to irrigate 9900 hectares of land during monsoon season....