reason for slow/no engineering and ESIA for Upper Arun need to progress is NEA does be updated in the current regional nd country none of the work itself. context, and need to be mover to the level of details Why does NEA hire ready for project implementation. Consultants will consultants to do the need to be hired to assist NEA in this work as stated detailed engineering above. design for which initial feasibility study was conducted two decades ago? For microhydro, a single entity conducts design, construction, implementation etc. (Mini & Micro Hydropower Association) the Nepali context, Under this project the ESIA and associated This project ESIA is more of a Action Plans will be part of the Hydropower and will require minimal formality; it is not actually transmission line Projects to be implemented. resettlement, but the implemented. We need to RAP is expected to focus on relevance and be detailed, following implementability rather international than number of plans. guidelines and Also, there should be implementable in a coordination between locally practicable plans: In the case of manner. Bhotekoshi plastics – come in from Khasa and are collected/incinerated near the powerhouse this – is against Nepal’s waste management policy proposed Project is designed for how the Nepali context resettlement process and benefit sharing could be again, resettlement is improved. done, but not in an organized, equitable manner. must ask to come up with a practical, equitable proposal on resettlement Stakeholder category #4 (Tourism Sector & Experts) Stakeholder comment NEA response Remarks / Additional actions / agreed follow-up (NESS) road appears to Agreed to spoil be on slope at the edge of the road and the Upper Arun project will be destination. the Makalu Barun built is part of the work to be reviewed by both National Park. The area is consulting firms: one for engineering aspects and one
reason for slow/no progress is NEA does none of the work itself. Why does NEA hire consultants to do the detailed engineering design for which initial feasibility study was conducted two decades ago? For microhydro, a single entity conducts design, construction, implementation etc. engineering and ESIA for Upper Arun need to be updated in the current regional nd country context, and need to be mover to the level of details ready for project implementation. Consultants will need to be hired to assist NEA in this work as stated above. (Mini & Micro Hydropower Association) the Nepali context, ESIA is more of a formality; it is not actually implemented. We need to focus on relevance and implementability rather than number of plans. Also, there should be coordination between plans: In the case of Bhotekoshi – plastics come in from Khasa and are collected/incinerated near the powerhouse – this is against Nepal’s waste management policy the Nepali context again, resettlement is done, but not in an organized, equitable manner. must ask to come up with a practical, equitable proposal on resettlement Under this project the ESIA and associated Action Plans will be part of the Hydropower and transmission line Projects to be implemented. proposed Project is designed for how resettlement process and benefit sharing could be improved. This project will require minimal resettlement, but the RAP is expected to be detailed, following international guidelines and implementable in a locally practicable manner. Stakeholder category #4 (Tourism Sector & Experts) Stakeholder comment NEA response Remarks / Additional actions / agreed follow-up (NESS) road appears to be on slope at the edge of the Makalu Barun National Park. The area is the road and the Upper Arun project will be built is part of the work to be reviewed by both consulting firms: one for engineering aspects and one Agreed to spoil destination.
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