Chho Rolpa Produces Electricity
Devdas Shrestha
August 22
15 KW electricity has been produced at Chho Rolpa Lake, situated at Rolwaling of Gaurishanker VDC-1, estimated to be the highest place on earth to have produced electricity.The Chho Rolpa Lake is situated at 4,580 meters.
The metrology department started this micro-hydel project to facilitate three employees stationed there to transmit news about the lake, which was once thought to explode .
The 15-KW electricity produced has helping the employeesof Danger Control Project which has been financially supported by Netherlands Development Agency.
Earlier,20-KW electricity used to be produced at Thorang Pass, which is situated 4,500 m.
Nurbu Sherpa, ex-VDC chairman of GauriShanker VDC-1, expressed happiness over the commissioning of the micro-hydel Project.
He said that the news is good for all the residents of Dolakha, as the project falls under an important tourist place in the district.
It would obviously help the tourism sector in the district. He said that some per cent of the electricity being produced should be sold to locals.
Sherpa said that Na Gaun and Beding villages are not far from the site of the project.If the lake explodes,both Na Gaun and Beding along with Niware village would be in utmost danger.If proper care is to be taken for social and environmental welfare of the villages, electricity should be provided, Sherpa said. If wire is strung up for four to five KM, around 300 citizens could be benifited, he expressed.
Technicians however said that electricity produced is just for the three employees of the project.It would require another project to provide electricity to locals, they opined.
The technicians said that they don’t have such plans as of yet, but said that around 100 KW of electricity could be produced from the lake technically.
Balaju Mechanical Workshop has taken charge of producing electricity from the lake and technicians said that it is a challenging job to produce electricity from a place where water gets accumulated all year round.
copyright © DolakhaNepal 2004
|
Special:
