Water and Energy Commission Secretariat () is a commission under Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. Its mainly works under sector of developing the water and energy resources in an integrated and accelerated manner.
History Government of Nepal established WEC in 1975 which was renamed to Water and Energy Commission Secretariat in 1981. The primary objective of WECS is to help in the formulation of policies and planning of projects in the water and energy resources sector.
Organization The department and its branch offices are run by officers of Nepal Engineering Service (Civil/Irrigation/Hydropower/Hydrology). The commission has 3 offices for different river systems as well as one central agency for hydrological and water resources research. A few other projects also run under the department.
Centre of Hydrology and Water Resources Research Hydrology Office, Dharan Hydrology Office, Pokhara Hydrology Office, Kohalpur Hydrology Office, Attariya Koshi River Basin Office, Biratnagar Gandaki River Basin Office, Chitwan Karnali River Basin Office, Surkhet
See also
Department of Water Resources and Irrigation Department of Electricity Development
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