A NATIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR NEPAL Including an Investment Program Public Disclosure Authorized for the Third Plan 1965/66-1969/70 (In three volumes) U N N w38 VOL. 3 Public Disclosure Authorized VOLUME III STATISTICAL APPENDIX Public Disclosure Authorized Report of a Mission organized by the INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT at the request of THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL Public Disclosure Authorized Washington, D. C. June 1965 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS U.S. $1 NRs 7.619 NRs 1 = U.S. $. 13125 This volume represents a collation of all data collected by the Mission from published sources, and from personal interviews and observations. Some of the information is necessarily preliminary and tentative. TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume III. Statistical Appendix Page No. A. Population and Climate A-1. 1961 Population of Nepal by Region and District . 1 A-2. 1961 Urban and Rural Population, Area and Number of Families in Different Regions of Nepal . 3 A-3. Projections of Population in Nepal . 4 A-4. Monthly Rainfall at Selected Nepal IMeasuring Stations . 5 B. Government Finances and Resources B-1. Tentative Estimate of Gross Domestic Product by Industrial Origin for the Year 1961/62 at Market Prices . , .O. .6 B-2. Revenue of the Nepal Government by Source, Fiscal Years 1961/62, 1962/63, 1963/64 and 1964/65 . 8 B-3. Foreign Aid Portions of the Development Budgets of the Government of Nepal, Fiscal Years 1961/62, 1962/63,1963/64 and 1964/65 . 9 B-4. Regular Expenditures of the Government of Nepal, Fiscal Years 1961/62, 1962/63, 1963/64 and 1964/65 . 10 B-5. Development Expenditures of the Government of Nepal Fiscal Years 1961/62, 1962/63, 1963/64 and 1964/65 . 11 B-6. Patterns of Development Loans as of October 29, 1964 . 12 B-7. Plonetary Survey . .... .. .. 13 B-8. Factors Affecting Money Supply . 14 B-9. Wholesale Price Relatives of Some Consumer Goods in the Kathmandu Valley, Fiscal Years 1961/62-1963/64 . 15 B-10. Unweighted Wholesale Price Ratios of Selected Con- sumer Goods in the Kathmandu Valley, Fiscal Years 1961/62-1963/64 . 16 B-li. Summary of Recorded Imports in F.Y. 1961/62 by Major 16 Divisions . a , . 17 B-12. Summary of Recorded Exports in F.Y. 1961/62 by Major Divisions ............... .. 18 B-13. Recorded Imports into India from Nepal 1961/62 to 1962/63 . .19 B-14. Recorded Exports from India to Nepal 1961/62 to 1962/63 .......... a...20 B-15. Recorded Imports into India from Nepal 1963/64 . 22 B-16. r2ecorded Exports from India to Nepal 1963/64 . 23 B-17. Summary Table of Imports from Tibet (Mainland China) in F.Y. 1960/61 24.. 2 B-18. Summary Table of Recorded Exports to Tibet (Mainland . h China) in F.Y. 1960/61 ................. 25 i Page No. B-19. Receipts from Gurkha Soldiers' Pensions and Salaries, and from Tourists . 26 B-20. Foreign Assets of the Nepal Rastra Bank . 27 B-21. Foreign Exchange Assets of the Nepal Rastra Bank Other than Indian Currency, Year Ending Mid-July 1959 to Year Ending Mid-July 1964 . 28 B-22. Nepal's Income and Expenditure of Convertible Foreign Exchange 1960/61-1963/64 . 29 B-23. External Debt of the Government of Nepal as of December 1964 . *. * 30 B-24. Preliminary Distribution of Expenditures in the Third Plan . .. .. .. .. .. 31 B-25. Preliminary Distribution of Expenditures in Third Plan by Sectors . * . .. 32 B-26. United States and Indian Assistance to Nepal . 33 C. Land Utilization, Agriculture and Irrigation C-1. Land Utilization by Regions . 34 C-2. Agricultural Land Utilization and Yields by Regions . .*.*. .. 35 C-3. Agricultural Crops and Products - Their Distribu- tion and Utilization - by Administrative Units . 36 C-4. Auction Sales of Standing Timber . 56 C-5. Government Allocations for Sale of Timber to Sawmi.lls . .. ... ...... .... 57 C-6. Production of Main Food Grains - Agricultural Census 1961/62 .... .... 58 C-7. Quantities of Food Grain Distributed by the Government from 1961/62 to 1963/64 . 59 C-8. Location and Capacity df Available Government- Owned Storage Facilities as of November 1964 . 60 C-9. Dairy Industry Production of Milk, Cheese and Butter . ..... ..... ..... ..... .. 61 C-10. Sugar, Jute and Tobacco Industries as of November 1964. .. ... 62 C-11. Total Land Holdings, Number of Agricultural Households and Number of Households that Could Be Supported by Available Land . 64 C-12. Annual Average Prices (1962 & 1963) of Selected Commodities . 65 C-13. Chart of Differences in Retail Price of Rice, Wheat and M4aize in Various Localities as of May/ June 1964 . ... .. .. a . 66 C-14. The Portions of Existing Consumer Prices Repre- sented by Transportation and Other Cost Factors . 67 Page No. C-15. liarketing Places in Nepal . 68 C-16. Irrigation Projects in Operation, under Con- struction and in Planning Stage as of November 1964 . 75 D. Industry and Tourism D-1. Industries Operating or under Construction as of March 1965 . .. 78 D-2. Industrial Production of Selected Commodities 1961/62 to 1963/64 .. .............. 81 D-3. Tourists in Kathmandu .... o.. 82 D-4. Hotel Facilities in Kathmandu . 83 D-5. Retail Price of Automotive Gasoline in Different Localities within Nepal July 1964 . 84 E. Roads and Highway Transport E-1. Length of and Traffic on Existing Roads and Roads under Construction as of December 1964 . 85 E-2. Inventory of Existing Roads and Roads under Con- struction as of December 1964 . 86 E-3. Analysis of the Roads Department Budget (Fiscal Year: July 15, 1964 - July 15, 1965) . 98 E-4. Details of the Budget of the Roads Department (New Works Only) July 1963-July 1964 and July 1964- July 1965 . 100 E-5. Road Cess Rates and Collection . 101 E-6. Annual Road Cess Collections on the Tribuwan Rajpath 1956/57-1963/64. .. 102 E-7. Running Cost of the Road Cess Depots, July 1963- July 1964 .k..................... 103 E-8. Basic Construction Pric6s Obtained from Existing Large Work Projects as of 1964 . 104 E-9. Cost of Road Maintenance... .o . o . 105 E-10. Cost of Transporting Gasoline in Tank Trucks on the Tribuwan Rajpath July 1964 . 106 E-ll. Prices of Transport ...... .. .. .. 107 E-12. Running Cost of a Truck in Nepal . 108 E-13. Registration of Motor Vehicles in Nepal by Loca- tion and Type as of July 1964 . 110 E-14. Principal Junctions between Nepal and Indian Transportation Systems .... ... 11. E-15. List of Heavy Equipment in Serviceable Condition, Belonging to the Hitaura and Kathmandu Heavy Equipment Divisions of the Roads Department, as of March 31, 1965 . - . 113 - iv - Page No0 E-16. Estimated Replacement Cost of Present Vehicles Now in Use . 11L4 F. Airports and Air Transport F-1. Nepal Airports ..... 115 F-2. Passengers Carried by Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation by Route (1959-1963) . 130 F-3. Cargo and Mail Carried by RNAC during 12 Months Ending July 15, 1964 .n.g.J.u.l.yl.1. ... 131 F-4. RNAC Summer Schedules Effective July 10, 1964 . 132 F-5. RNAC Winter Schedules Effective October 15, 1964 . 136 F-6. Inventory of Poyal Nepal Airlines Corporation Dakota (DC-3) Equipment, 1958-1965 . 142 F-7. Number of Passengers and Poumds of Cargo Carried, by Months, for the Year 1963, Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation .143 F-8. Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation, Total Plane Hours Flown 1 4.. .. 14 G. Ropeway and Railways G-1. Nepal Ropeway Operations . 145 G-2. Nepal Ropeway - Traffic and Revenues 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65 ................... 146 G-3. Nepal Ropeway - Revenues and Expenses 1958/59 *bo 1962/63 . .................... 147 G-4t. Nepal-Janakpur-Jaynagar Railway - Statement of Traffic, Revenues and Expenses 1959/60 to 1963/64 . 148 G-5. Monthly Traffic and Revenue from Passengers and Freight, Nepal-Janakpur-Jaynagar Railwyay . 149 G-6. Nepal Government Railway - Statement of Traffic, Revenues and Expenses 1959/60 to 1963/64 . .. 150 G-7. Monthly Traffic and Revenue from Passengers and Freight, Nepal Government Railway . 15. G-8. Kosi Construction Railway . 152 G-9. Railway Tariff for Goods Traffic . 153 G-10. Ropeway Tariff for Goods Traffic . 154 - 1 - A-1 p.] TABLE A-1 1961 POPULATION OF NEPAL BY REGION AND DISTRICT Name of Region or District No. of Families Population NEPAL 1,775,645 9,387,661 Eastern Hills 340,085 1,882,925 Kabhrepalanchok 38,093 212,661 Sindhupalchok 35,935 187,893 Dolakha 24,729 132,044 Chisankhu (Ramechhap) 244193 123,352 Chisankhu (Okhaldhunga) 29,509 163,799 Kajhkirat 24,921 128j338 Bhojpur 47,873 252,452 Chhathum 24,o45 134,951 Terhathum 68,821 423,216 Ilam 21,966 124,219 Eastern Inner Terai 32,266 175,909 Udaipur 16,854 89,367 Sindhuli Gadhi 15,412 86,542 Eastern Terai 450,608 2,210,034 Jhapa 26,179 119j752 Biratnagar 66,275 324,356 Hanumannagar 56,602 300,281 Siraha 41,879 210,529 Mahottari 101,148 489,694 Sarlahi 35,170 163,240 Rautahat 45,509 218;803 Bara 50O572 245,379 Parwa 27,274 138,000 Kath3andu Valley 86,441 4562804 Kathmnandu 40°007 220;391 Lalitpur 28,849 147j323 Bhaktapur 17,585 89,090 - 2 - A-1 p.2 Western Hills 379,562 1,952,530 Nuwakot 31,698 164;748 Dhading 39,164 206,323 Gorkha 29,130 152,534 Tapahun 24,939 127,862 Lamjung 26,724 130,650 Kaski 27,789 127,231 Syangja (West No.4) 69,475 341,157 Baglung 43;926 227,713 Gulmi 55,369 302,005 Palpa 31,348 172,307 Far Western Hills 303,433 1,698,319 Piuthan 39,347 212,700 Salyan 73,087 415;022 Jumla 29j996 184;411 Dailekh 36,247 210,630 Achham 31,127 151,365 Doti 53,870 283,318 Baitadi 24,267 158,612 Dandeldhura 15,492 82,261 Central Inner Terai 39,827 240,824 Chisapani 26,781 155,079 Chitaun 11,297 67,963 Nabalpur 1,749 17,782 Western Inner Terai 13,733 98,765 Dang 7,951 56,019 Deukhuri 5,782 42,746 Western Terai 85,822 400,017 Palhi 20,076 96,157 Majhkhand 32,183 141j227 Khajahahi 25,853 125,136 Sheoraj 7,710 37,497 Far Western Terai 43,868 271,534 Banke 20,119 95,o96 Bardiya 9,981 67,834 Kailali 11,487 89,735 Kanchanpur 2,281 18,869 TABLE A-2 1961 URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION, AREA AND NUMBER OF FAMILIES IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF NEPAL No.