A three–tier mechanism established in 2008, to discuss all bilateral issues relating to cooperation in water resources and hydropower has been working well. Regular meetings are being conducted on and off site. In the area of river training and embankment construction, Government of India has been providing assistance to Nepal for strengthening and extension of embankments along Lalbakeya, Bagmati and Kamala rivers. Started in 2008, with the present assistance, the total grant assistance already disbursed for embankments construction along these rivers amounts to over NR 4.5 billion.
