RESTRICTED
FI: NEP/73/025/4
February 1978

NEPAL
BOAT BUILDING PROGRAMME

A report prepared for the
Integrated Fishery and Fish Culture Development Project

C. D. Nordlund
Boatbuilder

This is one of a series of reports prepared during the course of the UNDP project identified on the title page.

The conclusions and recommendations given in the report are those considered appropriate at the time of its preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages of the project.

The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations or the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers.

ACKNOWDEDGEMENTS

The Food and Agriculture Organization is greatly indebted to the many people who collaborated with the expert during his assignment and offered their helpful advice and assistance especially to:

Mr. B. B. Khadka, former Director General of Agriculture
Mr. S. B. Nepali, Acting Director General of Agriculture
Mr. P. J. Rana, Deputy Director General of Agriculture
Mr. B. P. Sinha, Regional Director of Agriculture - Pokhara
Mr. S. N. Sarkar, Chief Fisheries Development Officer
Mr. K. G. Rajbanshi, Fisheries Development Officer

SUMMARY

FAO assigned a master boatbuilder to a project in Nepal for one year from November 1976 to October 1977 in order to set up and operate a boatbuilding training programme for the three lakes in the Pokhara region with the facilities on Lake Phewa. The purpose was to replace the existing dugout canoes with boats more suitable for fishing.

The expert designed and constructed four different types of subsistence boats. A total of 21 boats was build during the expert's stay. Practical training was carried on from the beginning relying upon people from near the lakes for trainees.

Of the boats built by the project six were kept for the Fisheries Project and one was allocated to the Department of Tourism. The remaining boats were sold to the local people.

The chief recommendation is that training should continue for people from around the lakes and possibly future recruitment can include trainees from other areas of Nepal. Arrangements should also be made for local people to get low cost loans to finance the purchase of these boats.

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1978

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Terms of Reference
1.2 Background Information

2. ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2.1 Preliminary Work Carried Out
2.2 Boatbuilding
2.3 Other Work
2.4 Permanent Staff
2.5 Training Programme
2.6 Building Materials

3. APPRAISAL

4. RECOMMENDATIONS

Appendix 1 SURVEY, TRADITIONAL CANOES

Appendix 2 BOATBUILDING TIMBER

Appendix 3 SPECIFICATIONS AND COST 3.2 m FISHING BOAT

Appendix 4 LAKE SAFETY