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  Contacts Details

Project Director
National Land Use Project
Sahabhagita Marga, Thapa Gaun
Baneshwor, Kathmandu


Telephone: 01-4492452
Facsimile: 01-4492453
E-mail: nlup@ntc.net.np

  Objective

The objectives of the land use programme are as follows:
  1. Minimize the ratio amongst the different land use sectors for maintaining the balanced land use from the point of view of population, environment and sustainable development; and classify the land for agriculture, forest, pasture, settlement, urban development, industrial areas, etc.
  2. Identify and classify the sectors based on geographical characteristic, land capability and soil quality which are comparatively more beneficial for arable land for agricultural crop production and the areas for income generation such as fruits, cash crops and herbs production areas.
  3. Identify and zoning the land for housing, urbanizing, industrialization and other non-agricultural purposes in the existing municipalities and urban oriented rural areas as well as to balance the environment and sustain the system by preserving and developing water, forest and living treasure.
  4. Identify the main settlement which are in transition zone and develop such areas in a planned and environmentally justifiable way.
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