UREDA Initiatives for Community-Based Hydro Power Projects
PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS
AUTHORITIES EXPECTATIONS
MONETARY BENEFITS FROM WATER MILLS
• SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIVELIHOOD
• GHARATI IS LOSING ITS PROUD BEING GHARATI
• MINI & MICRO HYDRO PROJECTS ARE LOSING THEIR
RELEVANCE BECAUSE OF GRID ELECTRICITY NETWORK
• STAND ALONE PROJECTS SHOULD BE LEVERAGED BY
THE GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AND HANDHOLDING
CAPACITY BUILDING OF GHARAT OWNERS
• SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS
Funded by
Northumbria UPES GCRF
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NEWCASTLE
UNIVERSITY WITH A PURPOSE
Global Challenges Research Fund
• PEOPLE PERCEPTION TOWARDS GOVERNMENT
SCHEMES
•
EFFORTS DOESN'T SUSTAIN AFTER THE
GOVERNMENT SCHEME
• PEOPLE ARE TOO MUCH SPOON FEEDING
• ATTRACTIONS FOR CITIES IN RURAL AREAS NEED
TO BE REDUCED
.
MORE FOCUS SHOULD BE ON INDIVIDUAL
DRIVEN PROJECTS RATHER THAN COMMUNITY
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