Gandak - Gandak

Japanese: ガンダク - がんだく
Gandak - Gandak

…After independence, large-scale multipurpose dams were constructed to expand and improve irrigation systems. Representative examples include the Bhakra-Nangal and Gandak dams. Since the 1960s, the spread of electric pumped deep wells (tube wells) has been remarkable, in line with the progress of rural electrification and advances in well-drilling technology.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gandak" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…独立以後は,大規模な多目的ダムを建設して用水路灌漑,拡充がなされてきた。その代表的なものはバークラ・ナンガル,ガンダクなどである。また1960年代以降,農村電化の進行と井戸掘削技術の発達をうけて,電力揚水式の深井戸(チューブ・ウェル)の普及もいちじるしい。…

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