Chhandi River Explained

Chhandi River
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Mouth:Dordi River
Mouth Location:Makwanpur District
Mouth Coordinates:28.2465°N 84.4633°W

The Chhandi River, or Chhandi Khola (Nepali: छंडी खोला) is a river in Nepal, a tributary of the Dordi River.

Hydrology

The Chhandi Khola is a tributary of the Dordi River, which in turn is a tributary of the Marsyangdi.

Hydroelectricity

The 2mW Chhandi Khola Small Hydropower Project is a run-of-the-river hydroelectricity plant in Phaleni and Bansar VDCs of Lamjung District.The gross head is about .It takes of water from Chhandi Khola, with a catchment area of and of water from Ghatte Khola with a catchment area of .Average annual energy is 11.2 GWh.

The 4mW Upper Chhandi Khola Small Hydropower, under construction in 2020, is another run-of-the-river hydroelectricity plant in Bansar and Phaleni VDCs of Lamjung District.The net head is .It uses of water from Chhandi Khola, with a catchment area of .It is about upstream from the headworks of the Chhandi Khola Small Hydropower Project in the Bansar VDC.Projected average annual energy is 22.05 GWh.

Both plants are operated by Chhyandi Hydropower Co.