Japan’s Assistance to Nepal In order to heighten awareness among the general populace about Japan’s contribution towards the socio- economic development of the Kingdom of Nepal, the Embassy of Japan has recently published two poster-sized maps (nationwide-Nepal and Kathmandu Valley) indicating the projects implemented under Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) since the early 1970s. ODA Project Site Map in Nepal Sindhuli Road National Tuberculosis Center Section I Community Development and (Pokhara) Bardibas-Sindhuli Bazar Forestry / Watershed Natural Water Fisheries Conservation (Kaski) Development (Kaski) Section II Section IV Sindhuli Bazar-Khurkot Dhulikhel-Nepalthok Expansion of the Rural Telecommunications Network (Pokhara) Dhaulagiri 8167 Manaslu 8163 Annapurna 8091 Lantan Ri 7205 Sericulture Promotion Ganesh 7406 (Kavre) Pokhara Choyu 8201 Udayapur Cement Plant Nepalgunj Sagarmatha (Mt Everest)8848 Gauri Shankar 7134 Makalu 8463 Food Storage (Dhangadhi) Kathmandu Bhairahawa Expansion and Development of Birgunj the Medium Wave Radio Broadcasting Network (Surkhet) Janakpur Kaligandaki ‘A’ Hydroelectric Project (Shyangja) Biratnagar Food Storage (Rajapur) Kulekhani no. 1 Kulekhani no. 2 Kulekhani Disaster Prevention Hydro-power Station (Makawanpur) (Makawanpur) List of Japan’s ODA Projects in Nepal Nation-wide Terai Groundwater Development Sector Name of the Project (District) Year (Japan’s FY) Sub Sector Type (Dhanusa) Infrastructure Rural Electrification Project 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1993 Energy Grant Expansion and Rural Telecommunication Network Improvement Project 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 Communication Grant Development of the Project for the Expansion of the Rural Telecommunications Network 1991 and 1992 Communication Grant Janakpur Agriculture Medium Wave Radio Development Center (Dhanusa) Broadcasting Network Social Project for the Rehabilitation of School Facilities 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, Education Grant (Dharan) 1989, 1991 and 1992 Project for the Construction of Primary Schools 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 Education Grant Project for the Construction of Primary Schools under Basic and Primary 1999, 2000 and 2001 Education Grant Education Programme II Community Tuberculosis and Lung Health Project 2000 - 2005 Health TA Others River Training Project 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, Environment / Grant 1991, 1993 and 1998 Disaster Mitigation Water Supplies to Urban and Project for the River Training and Road Protection 1994 and 1995 Environment/ Grant Semi-urban Centers Disaster Mitigation (Mahottari) Construction of Primary Schools under Storage Facilities of Iodized BPEP Salt (Biratnagar) Eastern Development Region Infrastructure Udayapur Cement Plant Project (UDAYAPUR) 1987 Industry Loan Project for the Expansion and Development of the 1988 and 1989 Communication Grant Medium Wave Radio Broadcasting Network (DHARAN, DHANKUTA) Western Development Region Project for the Water Supplies to Urban and Semi-Urban Centers 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991 Drinking Water Grant (SAPTARI, ILAM, etc.) Sector Name of the Project (District) Year (Japan’s FY) Sub Sector Type Social Project for the Improvement of Storage Facilities of Iodized Salt 2000 and 2001 Supply Grant Infrastructure Project for the Execution of Water Supply System of Tansen (TANSEN) 1976 Drinking Water Grant (BIRATNAGAR) Rural Water Supply Project 1980, 1982 and 1983 Drinking Water Grant Central Development Region (except Kathmandu Valley ) Project for the Improvement and Development of the Medium Wave Radio 1981 Communication Grant Broadcasting Network (KASKI) Infrastructure Kulekhani No. 1 Hydropower Station Project (MAKAWANPUR) 1975 and 1978 Energy Loan Project for the Water Supplies to Urban and Semi-Urban Centers (PALPA) 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991 Drinking Water Grant Kulekhani No. 2 Hydropower Station Project (MAKAWANPUR) 1981 and 1983 Energy Loan Implementation of Kaligandaki 'A' Hydroelectric Project (SHYANGJA) 1996 Energy Loan Project for the Rehabilitation of Kulekhani Hydro-Power Station (MAKAWANPUR) 1993 Energy Grant Project for the Construction of Medical Facilities 1978 Health Grant Project for the Expansion and Development of the Medium Wave Radio 1988 and 1989 Communication Grant Social in the Western Region (KASKI) Broadcasting Network (MAHOTTARI) 1973 - 1984 Health TA Rural Water Supply Project 1980, 1982 and 1983 Drinking Water Grant Project for the Construction of National Tuberculosis Center (POKHARA) 1987 Health Grant Project for the Water Supplies to Urban and Semi-Urban Centers 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991 Drinking Water Grant 1987 - 1999 Health TA (MAHOTTARI, CHITAWAN) Project for the Improvement of Storage Facilities of Iodized Salt (BHAIRAHAWA) 2000 and 2001 Supply Grant Project for the Construction of Mahendra Rajmarga-Sindhuli Road 1981 Transportation Grant 1990 and 1991 Fishery Grant (MAHOTTARI) Agriculture Project for the Natural Water Fisheries Development (KASKI) 1991 - 1998 Fishery Project for the Construction of Sindhuli Road 1995 and 1996 Transportation Grant TA (Section I: Bardibas-Sindhuli Bazar) (MAHOTTARI) Community Development and Forestry/ 1994 - 1999 Forestry TA Watershed Conservation Project (KASKI) Project for the Construction of Sindhuli Road 1999, 2000 and 2001 Transportation Grant (Section II: Sindhuli Bazar-Khurkot) (SINDHULI) Community Development and Forestry/ 1999 - 2004 Forestry TA Watershed Conservation Project, Phase-II (KASKI) Project for the Construction of Sindhuli Road 1996, 1997 and 1999 Transportation Grant (Section IV: Dhulikhel-Nepalthok) (KABHREPALANCHOWK) Mid-Western Development Region 1978 Health Social Project for the Construction of Medical Facilities in the Western Region (DHADING) Grant Infrastructure Project for the Expansion and Development of 1988 and 1989 Communication Grant 1973 - 1984 Health TA the Medium Wave Radio Broadcasting Network (SURKHET) Project for the Improvement of Storage Facilities of Iodized Salt 2000 and 2001 Supply Grant Social Project for the Construction of Food Storage (BARDIYA) 1985 and 1986 Supply Grant (DHANUSA, BIRGUNJ) Project for the Improvement of Storage Facilities of Iodized Salt Grant Agriculture Grant 2000 and 2001 Supply Agriculture Project for the Agriculture Development in Janakpur (DHANUSA) 1975 (NEPALGUNJ) 1974 - 1984 Agriculture TA Project for the Construction of Agricultural Warehouse in Janakpur Zone 1976 Agriculture Grant Far-Western Development Region Sericulture Promotion Project (KHOPASI, DHUNIBESI, etc.) 1999 - 2002 Sericulture TA Infrastructure Project for the Expansion and Development of the Medium Wave Radio 1988 and 1989 Communication Grant Broadcasting Network (DOTI) Project for the Irrigation Facilities Construction (NUWAKOT) 1984 and 1985 Irrigation Grant Project for the Water Supplies to Urban and Semi-Urban Centers 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991 Drinking Water Grant 1989 Terai Groundwater Development Project Irrigation Grant (KAILALI, KANCHANPUR) (DHANUSA, MAHOTTARI, SARLAHI) Social Project for the Construction of Food Storage (KAILALI) 1985 and 1986 Supply Grant Others Kulekhani Disaster Prevention Project (MAKAWANPUR) 1990 and 1996 Environment/ Loan Disaster Mitigation Project for the Improvement of Storage Facilities of Iodized Salt (KAILALI) 2000 and 2001 Supply Grant Year (Japan’s FY) = Japan's Fiscal Year (April-March) TA = Technical Assistance 10.