1.1 Project proponent
Himal Hydro pvt. ltd is the proponent of the Sunkoshi Hydropower Project (SHP). It is the hydropower plant which is being made for the complete usage of the water of the irrigation plant to fulfill the deficit of bagmati irrigation project. This hydropower plant is intended to build near khurkot.
The detail of the proponent and their contact address is given below:
Sunkoshi hydro power
Address:
Tel:
Mailing address:
1.2 Organization responsible for preparing the report
CAI Engineering consultancy Pvt.LTD a known name in the field of engineering sector , as a consultant has undertaken the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of sunkoshi hydropower plant. It renders services in many areas such as hydropower, tunnel, irrigation, environment, road, bridge, building and other various fields of civil engineering considering design, supervision, planning and so on. Since its inception, the firm was primarily involved in the design of the bridges and building, but now it has gain a lot experience in the field of hydropower feasibility study and planning. This company has performed a lot of environmental impact assessment of various construction works. Today, CAI is recognized as a leading consulting organization in Nepal and is able to provide consulting services in multi-disciplinary projects.
The detail address of the consultants is given below:
CAI engineering consultancy Pvt.LTD.
Lagankhel, lalitpur
Tel: 9849136089
Email address: www.cai.info
2 GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT
2.1 Background
Nepal’s theoretical hydroelectric potential is billed at 83,000 MW and an established inventory of feasible sites total about one third of the above figure (MoWR 1981). A whole generation in Nepal has been consumed by this seductive dream of hydro potential that the cascading water of this land is supposed to hold and the hydro-dollar bonanza it is supposed to get after exporting to
References: Following are the list of references cited in the text in preparing of this TOR 1. Manual for Preparing Terms of Reference (TOR) for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Hydropower Projects, with Notes on EIA Report Preparation 2. Final Terms of Reference for the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Greenland Aluminum and Hydroelectric Development Project 3. Report on Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Water Supply Sub-Project - Scheme III