Topography and the hydraulic mission: water management, river control and state power in Nepal

Matthew I. England and Daniel Haines

International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2021, vol. 37, issue 3, 508-530

Abstract: This paper examines the Nepali state’s role in water management over time and space. Using the hydraulic mission model, it draws on historical material, policy documents and interviews. From the 1800s, state water management concentrated on the Kathmandu Valley. The 1960s witnessed the hydraulic mission launch in the Terai lowlands through the construction of public irrigation canals. Since the 1990s, a consolidating hydraulic mission climbed into the hills and mountains through hydropower development. It is argued that, over time, topography played a determining role in the application of state power and water control through infrastructure development, and that attention to geography helps refine the hydraulic mission model.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1515066

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