Open Source Library

Campaign publications, district profile modules, maps and research materials — open access for researchers, students and partners. This is the Publication pillar's public shelf.

Campaign Publications

Saptari Next Campaign Manual — First Edition (EN)

What Saptari Next is, how it works, and what it knows about the district. Includes District Profile Module 1. July 2026.

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सप्तरी नेक्स्ट अभियान निर्देशिका — पहिलो संस्करण (NE)

अभियान निर्देशिकाको नेपाली संस्करण — परिचय, परिकल्पना, चार स्तम्भ र जिल्ला प्रोफाइल मोड्युल १ सहित।

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District Profile Modules

Module 1 — Geography & Administrative Structure

Boundaries, river systems, hydrological zones, Koshi Tappu, land use and Rajbiraj heritage. Compiled by the profiling team.

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Module 2 — Demography & Social Composition

Population, caste/ethnic breakdown, religious communities and the sociolinguistic mapping of Maithili in Saptari.

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Background — Expanded Introduction to Saptari

Extended introduction and background study of the district.

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Background — Deep Research Notes

Deep-research background compilation used in drafting the Manual.

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Maps & Geographic Materials

Historical map — South Asia, AD 590

Historical context map from the campaign's research archive.

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More maps coming

Forest cover maps of local levels, Koshi Tappu reserve maps and ward-level maps are being digitised and will be added here. Researchers can request materials from the archive.

Research Archive (on request)

The campaign office holds a larger research archive available to researchers on request, including: Koshi River studies (2008 flood sedimentation analysis, flood analysis of Saptari–Udayapur–Sunsari from Pleiades/RADARSAT imagery, ICIMOD glacial-lakes report), the CBS Population Monograph of Nepal (Vol. 3), State of Nepal's Forests (DFRS), Forest Cover Maps of Local Levels, the National Ramsar Strategy and Action Plan 2018–2024, and the Wetland Policy 2069.

To request access, use the Report & Request page and choose "Data / research material".

Open source policy. Saptari Next publications and site content are open knowledge, shared under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 — free to use, translate and build upon with attribution. Third-party research papers in the archive remain under their original licences. The website's source code will be published on GitHub so anyone can contribute — a link will appear here once the repository is live.