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Item Community Forestry in Nepal(A Case Study ofGaagan Khola Community Forest ofHatpate VDC, SindhuliDistrict)(Department of Rural Development, 2008) Dhakal, Jaya KumariBefore some years, there were6.4 million hectares of forest, but the currenttime forest area is only 4.27 million hectares (29%) of total area in the country. Theforest deforestation rate was 1.7% per year. So forest depletion has brought muchenvironmental impact as soil erosion, land slide, floods, soil degradation and out-migration of people. Forest conservation resource is fundamental protection of theother resources as water, soil, flora and fauna human activities like agricultureanimal husbandry, and others largely dependon it. In 2005, the government handedover a total of 12,19,272 hectares and 14,337 CFUGs for conservation, managementand sustainable use of the forest and 16,47,717 HHs is directly benefited.This study has been carried out in theCentral Development Region; in Sindhuhlidistrict, and covered area 118hectares.The study focused the people’s participationin the community forestry. The study objectives were:1. to analyze the socio-economiccharacteristics of the users group members; 2. to examine the role of communityforest on community development; 3. to understand people’s participation incommunity forest management system. The research was qualitative and quantitative in nature and used primary andsecondary source of data, where primary data were collected by the field visitthroughinterview, questionnaire, and secondary data were collected from various books,journal, official report and publications. Data were analyzed by tabulation pie, chart,Bar diagram and percentage. Mainly the study was focused on the specific area inGaagan KholaCFUGswith limited time frame. In the study area there is different types of cast/ethnic groups in the usersgroup. Education status of women is comparatively low than man. All the womenwere engaged in household work and agricultural production. In CF women'srepresentation on executive committee is minimal, but participation, group meeting,benefit sharing and forest utilization pattern seems satisfactory. Most of therespondents were not familiar with committee members. The lower cast people, whosemajority was highest were not active different activities like forest protection, bio-diversity maintenances, pruning, thinning, nursery, fire line construction andassembly. The alternative income generation activities and improved technologiesmust be forward for this community. These are the recommended for the betterbalance of the forest resources in the community forest.Item Eco-Tourism in Maneybong-Sopakha Gram Panchayat Unit, Uttarey-Singalila Region, West Sikkim(Central Department of Geography, 2008) Subba, AitahangNot AvailableItem Socio-economic And Environmental Impact of micro-Hydro Power Project (A Case Study of Lakhar Khola Dubachaur Chunwang VDC, Rukum District)(Department of rural development, 2009-04) Bist. Chhetri, Bhim BahadurEXECUTIVE SUMMARY The thesis work entitled "Socio-Economic and EnvironmentalImpact of Micro-Hydro-Power Project : A Case Study of Lakharkhola Dubachaur Chunwang VDC, Rukum District."The study has attemptedto display the socio-economic and environmental impact of MHP in ruralareas. It is a descriptive type of study based on primary data. The 56 respondents were selected from139 household. It wasselectedrandom sampling method for this study. The main objective of this study is to examine the socio-economicand environmental impact of Lakharkhola MHP plant, to find out theattitude of community and sustainability of micro-hydro project in ruralarea. Among the total 56 respondents Magar caste (60.71%) hasdominated other caste. All of the respondents (56) reported that their lifestandard has been changed after electrical facility. Majority of respondent's (75%) family income has been increasedafter MHP. Most of the respondents (64.29%) have unable to meet theirannual food demand by crops and livestock. The status of forest has been improved after establishment of MHPin the study area. More than 53 percent respondents reported that thesanitation is improved after MHP. Positive impact has seen in humanhealth. One flour mill and oil mill is established in study area afterelectricity. Migration trend is zero percent in study area after MHP.More than85 percent respondents reported that there is positive effect in social cultural properties like change in behaviour and change inthinking. There is operation schedule in powerhouse and maintenanceresponsibility has gone to user committee women's participation is lowerin maintenance and using the electricity. More than 75 percentrespondents are satisfied by electricity.Item Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact of Microhydropower Project In Baitadi (A Case Study of Baggad Micro Hydro Power Systemhat Vdc, Baitadi District, Nepal)(Central Department of Rural Development, 2017) Bhatt, Binod PrasadThe present study entitled “Socio-economic and Environmental Impact of Micro-Hydropower Project “is an attempt to find out the socio-economic andenvironmental impact of Micro-hydropower project in Rural Area of Hat V.D.C of Baitadi district .This study specially reports tothe evaluation of socio-economic and environmental impact of socially acceptance and economic viability of Baggad Micro-hydropower projectin Hat VDC of Baitadi district. It encompasses many study areas. But it specially focuses on the investigation of such questions like who are the beneficiaries and to what extent do they getbenefit .This study isfocused on studying the constraints prevailed in rural energy of Nepal .It also keeps the interest to find out the answer of the questions who getsthe access to the rural lighting and why ? As Baitadi district lays in Hilly region, the environmental condition is moderate and suitablefor human beings. As electricity is regarding as amajor infrastructure of development, every place should be facilitate with it. But majority parts of our country have to spend their life in viii Binod Prasad Bhatt darkness because of which they are facing so many problems related to their daily life situations. Such problems like not access to modernscience and technology, education and other occupation in which they are involved. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the impact of micro hydropower projects (MHPs) in rural development on environmental andsocioeconomic aspects through income and employment generation, health and sanitation, education and information technology and suggestsolution for sustainable development of MHPs. The study has employed both primaryand secondary sources for data collection. Under the primary source, the study has been based onquestionnaire, interview and direct observation of the project site and affected areas .To meet the objectives of this research, 40 respondents ofthe study area i.e. Hat VDC of Baitadi district were selected as the primary sources of data. Likewise,different reports and official publicationsregarding hydropower plants have been taken in to consideration for the statistical data. In order to conduct this research, procedure was used toselect 40 respondents of Hat VDC of Baitadi district as a research methodology. A questionnaire was used as the tool for datacollection andfinding out the socioeconomic andenvironmental impact of micro hydropower project in Rural Area. In addition to it, direct observation and KIIare also adopted to collect information regarding knowing about socio economic impact of MHP. The study found mixed socio-economic impact of the project on the project affected areas. About 80% of the respondents are seems to besatisfied with this MHP and about 20% of the respondents are seems to be not satisfied with this MHP. The study further finds out that thepopulation has not completely substituting electricity for firewood. In the study area 90% student’s performance at school is improved afterMHP installation because children have been studying at the night timeusing electricity. ix People are suffering from asthma bronchitis eye infection and heart disease due to indoor pollution hydroelectricity has a prominent role inreduce indoor air pollution by decreasing the use of firewood and kerosene. Electricity from a micro hydro plant makes it possible to useoverhead projectors, computers TV, radio refrigerator washing machine, chargeable battery,mobile and internet. This has increase the livingstandard of the people in the study area. To sum up installation of hydropower projects like BaggadMicrohydro power project is significant from several angles like tofulfill nationaldemand for electricity, project environment, uplift standard of rural people.