Department of Hydrology and Meteorology

Department of Water Resources and Irrigation (जल तथा मौसम विज्ञान विभाग) is a department under Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. Its mainly works by collecting datas related to hydrology and meteorology throughout Nepal and processing to publish and disseminate them.

History
Government of Nepal started hydro meteorological activities since 1962 AD. The activities were initiated as a section under the Department of Electricity which was later transferred to the Department of Irrigation. It was then upgraded to Department of Hydrology and Meteorology in 1988.

Organization
The department and its branch offices are run by officers of Nepal Engineering Service (Civil/Hydrology).

The department has 4 regional offices and several field offices for different river systems. A few other projects also run under the department.