MID-WESTERN DEVELOPMENT REGION

LESSON – FIVE
MID-WESTERN DEVELOPMENT REGION

Headquarters:              Birendanagar
Zones:                          Rapti-5, Bheri-5 & Karnali-5
No. of Districts:                       15
Largest District:                        Dolpa
Smallest District:          Pyuthan
Area:                            42,378 sq.  km. (Biggest DR) -28.8%
Population:                  13.38%
Major mountains:         Kanjirowa-6612m, Sisne-, Patrasi, Dafeshal (6103m)
Major Rivers:               Karnali, bheri, Rapti, Babai
National Parks/            Rara (Smallest), Shey-Phoksundo (Biggest), Bardiya
Wild Life Reserve:      
Highways:                    East-west (Mahendra Highway), Ratna Highway, The Baglung-Libang Highway, The Nepalgunj- Birendranagar Highway, Dang-Rukum Highway
Airports:                      Talcha (Mugu), Juphal (Dolpa), Simikot (Jumla), Rajha (Nepalgunj)
Religious Places:          Swargdwari (Pyuthan), Kakrebihar (Surkhet), Bageswari (Nepalgunj), Chandannath (Jumla)
Cash Crops:                 coffee, Mustard
Food Crops:                 paddy, wheat, maize, millet
                                    Terai:               Paddy, Wheat, Mustard
                                    Hill:                 millet, maize
                                    Himalayn:        Apple (Yarsagumba, Panchaunle- Medicinal Herbs)
Industrial Centres:        Nepalgunj, Birendranagar, Tulsipur, Gorahi
Tourist Centres:           Rara, Phoksundo
Trade Centres:             Nepalgunj, Birendranagar, Gularia, Ghorahi, Koilabas, Rajpur, Dailekh, Jumla, Simikot, Dunai
Lakes:                          Rara(biggest-Mugu), Phoksundo(deepest- Dolpa), Barhakune (Dang), Bulbul (Surkhet), Syarpu (Rukum)
Hydropower:               Jhimruk Hydro-power station

People:                         Himalyam:       Bhote, Sherpa, Tamang, Khas
                                    Hill:                 Magar, Chhetri, Brahmin, Thakuri
                                    Terai:               Tharu, Muslim, Brahmin, Chhetri, Yadav, Sah

Education:                   Nepal Sanskrit University (Dang), Mid-Western University (Surkhet- Birendranagar- planned)
Problems:                     Gender discrimination Solution:    awareness/ strict law/ woman empowerment        
                                    Poor facility                                   govt. - roadways, health, communication 
                                    Illiteracy & Ignorance                     awareness/ establishing school, college
                                     Unemployment                                          vocational & skillful traning
                                    Poor sanitation, epidemics              drinking water/ cleanliness/ awareness
                                    Internal Migration                           overall development


                                                                                                                                    Ranjit Kr Singh

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