Realizing the pivotal role of irrigation in increasing agricultural production and productivity, Nepalese farmers have been traditionally investing in development and expansion of their irrigation systems. Since the beginning of planned development process in the country, His Majesty's Government has made investments and timely changes in policies, programs and project. Such past efforts have made substantial improvement in the available irrigation infrastructures, human resources and institutional built up in the public and private sectors. In the present context, irrigation sector needs to focus on making optimal use of available physical and institutional infrastructures for the expansion of irrigated area round the year. This calls for coordinated and concrete efforts of all the stakeholders in the process of planning of the utilization of water resources with due priority to the multipurpose projects in the irrigation sector.