{"title":"“Hamro Jhora, Hamro Pani” (Our Spring, Our Water): Water and the Politics of Appropriation of ‘Commons’ in Darjeeling Town, India","authors":"Anup Shekhar Chakraborty","doi":"10.3126/HN.V22I0.18992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/HN.V22I0.18992","url":null,"abstract":"Based on the study of Darjeeling Municipality, the paper engages with issues pertaining to understanding the matrixes of power relations involved in the supply of water in Darjeeling town in India. The discussions in the paper focuses on urbanization, the shrinking water resources, and increased demand for water on the one hand; and the role of local administration, the emergence of the water mafia, and the ‘Samaj’ (society) all contributing to a skewed and inequitable distribution of water and the assumption of proprietorship or the appropriation of water commons, culminating in the accentuation of water-rights deprivation in Darjeeling Municipal Area. HYDRO Nepal Journal Journal of Water Energy and Environment Issue No: 22 Page: 16-24 Uploaded date: January 14, 2018","PeriodicalId":117617,"journal":{"name":"Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115369955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reflections on SAARC Framework Agreement for Energy Cooperation (Electricity) Vis-a-vis India’s “Guidelines on Cross Border Trade of Electricity”","authors":"S. Pun","doi":"10.3126/HN.V22I0.18989","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/HN.V22I0.18989","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the Indo-Nepal Electric Power Trade, Cross Border Transmission and Grid Connectivity Agreement of October 2014 and despite the SAARC Framework Agreement on Energy Cooperation (Electricity) of November 2014, the Government of India issued the discriminatory Guidelines on Cross Border Trade of Electricity on December 5, 2016. The Guidelines provide preferential one-time approval for all entities with 51% or more Indian ownership wishing to export electricity from Nepal to India. All other entities, the Guidelines stated, had to undergo the case-to-case basis. Historically, such unilateral actions have always been the modus operandi of India. Despite the regular regional cooperation preaching by India, Nepal will have to, like the Tanakpur and Laxmanpur barrages, BUT accept India’s discriminatory December 2016 Guidelines as her fait accompli! HYDRO Nepal Journal Journal of Water Energy and Environment Issue No: 22 Page: 1-4 Uploaded date: January 14, 2018","PeriodicalId":117617,"journal":{"name":"Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126845769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Methods Applied in the Prediction of Brittle Failure in Tunnels and Underground Caverns","authors":"K. K. Panthi","doi":"10.3126/HN.V22I0.18990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/HN.V22I0.18990","url":null,"abstract":"Tunnels and underground caverns located at greater depth (high rock cover or overburden) are subjected to high in-situ stress environment. Those rock mass that are relatively unjointed and massive are exposed to the brittle failure, which is famously known as rock spalling/ rock bursting phenomenon. Establishing state of the stress and evaluating stress-induced instability in tunnels passing through such rock mass at relatively greater depth is therefore a challenge. The aim of this manuscript is to describes existing brittle failure (rock burst) prediction methods that are being practiced worldwide and propose necessary editions so that quality of assessment is enhanced. The methods described are very practical and the author is confident that professional engineers will use them to evaluate and predict potential rock burst/ rock spalling scenario in the tunnels during planning, design and construction phases. Each method of prediction is explained, applicability extent is highlighted and comparisons between the methods are made. HYDRO Nepal Journal Journal of Water Energy and Environment Issue No: 22 Page: 5-9 Uploaded date: January 14, 2018","PeriodicalId":117617,"journal":{"name":"Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133167468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Interview with Mr. Moti Lal Dugar","authors":"Moti Lal Dugar","doi":"10.3126/HN.V22I0.18998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/HN.V22I0.18998","url":null,"abstract":"In light of ongoing discourses, at present, on prevailing energy crisis and exciting participation of IPPs in hydropower development in Nepal, HYDRO Nepal Journal felt this opportune to review and assess the present hydropower development scenario of Nepal from the perspective of independent power producer. Hence, HYDRO Nepal takes pleasure in presenting an interview with Mr. Moti Lal Dugar, Chairman of MV Dugar Group, Nepal by Rajendra P Thanju, Managing Editor of HYDRO Nepal Journal. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 51-52Uploaded date: January 14, 2018","PeriodicalId":117617,"journal":{"name":"Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127589264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison between Predicted Rock Mass Classes and Actual Rock Mass Classes in Headrace Tunnel of Upper Mai Hydroelectric Project, Nepal","authors":"Kanchan Chaulagai","doi":"10.3126/hn.v22i0.18995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/hn.v22i0.18995","url":null,"abstract":"This study involves comparison of predicted rock mass classes in design stage with actual rock mass classes of headrace tunnel of Upper Mai Hydroelectric Project. The total length of headrace tunnel is 2070.52 m. The lithology of the study area consists of gneiss, schistose gneiss and mica schist. The rock mass classifications, Q-system were used to predict rock mass classes during the design phase as well as for classify rock mass during excavation of headrace tunnel. The applicability and validity of proposed classification has been checked by comparing the prediction with actual observation after completion of excavation. It was found that the predicted classes does not exactly matches with the actual rock masses as a results effecting in construction time as well as in cost and economy of the project. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 41-44Uploaded date: January 14, 2018","PeriodicalId":117617,"journal":{"name":"Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment","volume":"226 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115105205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Dilemma of the Energy Law and Policy Triangle in Recent Energy Laws and Policies in Bangladesh","authors":"R. Sourav","doi":"10.3126/HN.V22I0.18991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/HN.V22I0.18991","url":null,"abstract":"The energy law and policy triangle are a complex area where energy law and policy are situated at the centre of a triangle and three other inalienable horns relating to this i.e. energy supply and energy security, cost relating to production of energy and environmental protection and preservation equally pull energy law and policy towards their direction. However, the energy law and policy emerge as a concern all over the world and states are taking initiative to ensure a balance among these three dilemmas. It is the reality that Bangladesh suffers severe shortage in power generation which also affects its overall economic development. Hence, in one hand, it needs to ensure continuous energy supply which is closely connected with country’s energy security also. On the other hand, it also needs to make a balance between the challenges of producing energy in affordable cost which will not adversely affect the environment as well. Nevertheless, Bangladesh, being a lower-middle income country at least put focus on the energy law and policy triangle in recent years. Still ensuring balance among these three opposite directions is still a challenge for Bangladesh. Despite that, the recent laws and policies relating to energy in Bangladesh show its commitment towards climate change mitigation which encourages more production and use of renewable energies in the country. Although there are some deficiencies in those laws and policies which can be overcome by further initiative. The State can reaffirm its position towards environmentally friendly affordable energy by amending those policies and legislations. This research paper is aimed to assess the dilemma of the Energy Law and Policy Triangle in recently legislated energy related laws and policies in Bangladesh.HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 10-15Uploaded date: January 14, 2018","PeriodicalId":117617,"journal":{"name":"Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125561521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hydro-path and Hydromacy of Nepal!","authors":"R. P. Thanju","doi":"10.3126/hn.v22i0.19000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/hn.v22i0.19000","url":null,"abstract":"Not Available. HYDRO Nepal Journal Journal of Water, Energy and Environment Issue No.: 22 Page No.: 1-1 Uploaded date: January, 14, 2018","PeriodicalId":117617,"journal":{"name":"Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124509482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"China’s SHP Policy and its Role in Promoting SHP Development","authors":"Liu Heng, Huang Xiaobo, C. Shiji","doi":"10.3126/HN.V22I0.18993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/HN.V22I0.18993","url":null,"abstract":"The development of China’s small hydropower (SHP) has a history of over 100 years. Especially after the formal establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), China has attached great importance to the development of SHP and implemented specific policies to overcome the challenges at different stages of SHP development. This paper briefly introduces the management system of SHP in the Chinese context, reviews different policies related to SHP development, analyzes the role of different policies in promoting SHP development over time, and finally discusses the pertinence, effectiveness and sustainability of SHP policies. HYDRO Nepal Journal Journal of Water Energy and Environment Issue No: 22 Page: 25-33 Uploaded date: January 14, 2018","PeriodicalId":117617,"journal":{"name":"Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123547833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization and Quantification of Municipal Solid Waste in Jeetpur Simara Sub- Metropolitan City, Nepal","authors":"Yubraj Dahal, Bikash Adhikari","doi":"10.3126/HN.V22I0.18996","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/HN.V22I0.18996","url":null,"abstract":"Waste management, being one of the most important aspects of urban development, is gaining importance among developing nation like Nepal where rapid population growth, unmanaged urbanization, lack of public awareness and poor management by municipalities have intensified environmental problems in towns in Nepal. In Nepal only six municipalities i.e. Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Pokhara, Dhankuta, Tansen and Ghorahi practice sanitary landfill for waste management and other municipality practices open dumping which has become major cause of environmental and human health hazards (ADB, 2013).Jeetpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan City (JSSMC) is a recently formed sub-metropolitan city. This city has not performed any study on solid waste management till date and lacks data on quantity and composition of municipal solid waste generation that facilitates effective planning of municipal solid waste management. The household survey revealed an average per capita household waste generation rate of 120 g/capita/day. The total Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation is estimated about 15 tons/day and 5475 tons/year. The analysis of household waste composition indicated that the highest waste category was organic waste with 80% followed by plastics with 10%, paper and paper products with 6% and inert with 4%. The composition analysis of institutional wastes revealed 41% paper and paper products, 33% plastics, 13% organic wastes and 13% inert. The study found that commercial waste comprised 59% paper and paper products, 21% plastics, 17% organic and 3% inert. In aggregate, MSW is composed of 56% organic waste, 21% paper and paper products, 19% plastics, and 3% inert. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 45-47Uploaded date: January 14, 2018","PeriodicalId":117617,"journal":{"name":"Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126530910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Peak Demand Management in Micro Hydro using Battery Bank","authors":"P. Paudel, Shailesh Wasti","doi":"10.3126/HN.V22I0.18994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/HN.V22I0.18994","url":null,"abstract":"Millions of Nepali inhabit in a far-flung hamlet of Nepal, where the extension of national grid is unlikely even in the new future. Isolated Micro-hydro power plants are extensively used in these areas. This paper addresses the problem of deficient electricity during peak period in existing conventional micro-hydro plants by the introduction of battery storage in the plant. Micro-hydro plant with battery bank storages surplus power, which would be wasted in case of conventional micro-hydro plant, during off- peak period and supplies during peak period. The control strategies for Electronic Load Controller (ELC), three - phase ac/dc converter and buck converter are realized in Matlab Simulink environment. The simulated system was able to store surplus power into battery bank when load demand was less than power generated by Synchronous Generator (SG) and supply when the load demand was higher than generator’s generation. This model can be implemented in the already existing micro-hydro plants where the load demand for a short time has increased beyond generation capacity of generator. HYDRO Nepal Journal Journal of Water Energy and Environment Issue No: 22 Page: 34-40 Uploaded date: January 14, 2018","PeriodicalId":117617,"journal":{"name":"Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134193151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}