Project Cluster Unit, Dhanusha Project Implemented District 1. Dhanusha District, a part of Province No. 2, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Its district headquarter is Janakpur. It is an outer Terai district. This district covers an area of 1,180 km2 and has a population (2011) of 7,54,777. Dhanusha is predominately an agriculture-dependent district of Nepal. More than two-third area (76,531 ha) of district is arable and only 45 % of this is irrigated. Dhanusha has experienced recurrent floods in the last few years, from Kamala, Balan, Bachharaja, and Charnath rivers mainly during every monsoon season. In addition to floods, earthquakes, accidental fires, cold waves, drought and epidemics also regularly occur in the district and are the major causes of food and nutrition insecurity of the people. Project implemented Rural Municipalities 1. Dhanauji is a Rural municipality in Dhanusha District in Province No. 2 of Nepal. It was formed in 2073 BS occupying current 5 sections (wards). It occupies an area of 22 km2 with a total population of 21,395.Mukhiyapatti Musharniya is a Rural municipality in Dhanusha District in Province No. 2 of Nepal. It was formed in 2073 BS occupying current 6 sections (wards). It occupies an area of 26.84 km2 with a total population of 25,482. 2. Mahottari District, a part of Province No. 2, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Its headquarter is located in Jaleshwar, a neighbouring town of the historical city of Janakpur. The name Jaleshwor means the ‘God in Water’. One can find a famous temple of Lord Shiva in Water there. Jaleshwar lies at a few kilometres distance from the Nepal-India border and has a majority Maithili population. The district covers an area of 1,002 km2 and has a population (2011) of 6,27,580. The total arable land of the district is 67,352 ha. Mahottari district also has experienced recurrent floods in the last few years, from Ratu, Bighi, Ankush and Maraha rivers mainly during every monsoon season. In addition to floods, earthquakes, accidental fires, cold waves, drought and epidemics also regularly occur in the district and are the major causes of food and nutrition insecurity of the people. Project implemented Rural Municipalities 1. Pipara is a Rural municipality in Mahottari District of Province No. 2, Nepal. It was established in 2073 BS occupying current 7 sections (wards). It occupies an area of 39.98 km2 with a total population of 35,524. 2. Ekdara is a Rural municipality in Mahottari District of Province No. 2, Nepal. It was established in 2073 BS occupying current 6 sections (wards). It occupies an area of 24 km2 with a total population of 29,315.