UREDA Initiatives for Community-Based Hydro Power Projects

DISTRICT WISE NUMBER OF WATER MILL SITES IDENTIFIED AND SURVEYED IN UTTARAKHAND Based on a survey conducted, the status of existing water mill sites found is summarized as follows: • Almost all the gharats are of vertical shaft type. • Power output at individual gharat is found to be on average below 1.0 kW. This is particularly low because of very poor efficiency of existing system. • About 60% of them are working regularly and 40% are seasonal or defunct. • All are being used for grinding grains and manufactured locally. Funded by Northumbria UPES GCRF wwwwwwUniversity ☐ NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY WITH A PURPOSE Global Challenges Research Fund (P.C. Behari, 2014)

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