Chhandi River

The Chhandi River, or Chhandi Khola (छंडी खोला) is a river in Nepal, a tributary of the Dordi River.

Hydrology
The Chhandi Khola is a tributary of the Dordi River, which in turn is a tributary of the Marsyangdi.

Hydroelectricity
The 2mW Chhandi Khola Small Hydropower Project is a run-of-the-river hydroelectricity plant in Phaleni and Bansar VDCs of Lamjung District. The gross head is about 186 m. It takes 1.03 m3/s of water from Chhandi Khola, with a catchment area of 21.7 km2 and 0.297 m3/s of water from Ghatte Khola with a catchment area of 10.4 km2. Average annual energy is 11.2 GWh.

The 4mW Upper Chhandi Khola Small Hydropower, under construction in 2020, is another run-of-the-river hydroelectricity plant in Bansar and Phaleni VDCs of Lamjung District. The net head is 712.15 m. It uses 0.63 m3/s of water from Chhandi Khola, with a catchment area of 13.51 km2. It is about 100 m upstream from the headworks of the Chhandi Khola Small Hydropower Project in the Bansar VDC. Projected average annual energy is 22.05 GWh.

Both plants are operated by Chhyandi Hydropower Co.