Indian Treaty Series

In the course of recent discussions it has been decided by our two Governments that certain clauses of the Gandak Project Agreement require amendment. The terms of this decision are as follows :

(i) It is agreed between His Majesty's Government of Nepal and the Government of India that Clause 10 of the Gandak Irrigation and Power Project Agreement entered into on December 4, 1959, shall be deleted and Clause 9, shall be modified and shall hereafter read as under :

“Clause 9. Protection of Nepal's Riparian Rights :

“His Majesty's Government will continue to have the right to withdraw for irrigation or any other purpose from the river or its tributaries in Nepal such supplies of water as may be required by them from time to time in the Valley.

For the trans-Valley uses of Gandak waters, separate agreements between His Majesty's Government and the Government of India will be entered into for the uses of water in the months of February to April only.”

(ii) The following shall be added under clause 7 (v) :
“Also the head regulator of the Don branch canal shall be operated by His Majesty's Government keeping in view the irrigation requirements of areas irrigated by this branch canal in India and Nepal”.

I shall be grateful to have your confirmation that the amendments agreed upon, which will take effect immediately, are correctly set out above.

Accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated April 30, 1964 reading as follows :

“In the course of recent discussions it has been decided by our two Governments that certain clauses of the Gandak Project Agreement require amendment. The terms of this decision are as follows :

(i) It is agreed between His Majesty's Government of Nepal and the Government of India that Clause 10 of the Gandak Irrigation and Power Project Agreement entered into on December 4, 1959, shall be deleted and clause 9, shall be modified and shall hereafter read as under :

“Clause 9. Protection of Nepalis Riparian Rights :

“His Majesty's Government will continue to have the right to withdraw for irrigation or any other purpose from the river or its tributaries in Nepal such supplies of water as may be required by them from time to time in the Valley.

For the trans-Valley uses of Gandak waters, separate agreements between His Majesty's Government and the Government of India will be entered into for the uses of water in the months of February to April only.”

(ii) The following shall be added under clause 7 (v) :
“Also the head regulator of the Don branch canal shall be operated by His Majesty's Government keeping in view the irrigation requirements of areas irrigated by this branch canal in India and Nepal”.

I shall be grateful to have your confirmation that the amendments agreed upon, which will take effect immediately, are correctly set out above.”

I hereby confirm that this correctly sets out the agreed amendments, which are to take effect immediately.

Accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.