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Puwa Khola
The Puwa River (or Puwa Khola) is a river in Nepal. It is a right tributary of the Mai Khola The Mai Khola is a river in eastern Nepal, the headwater of the Kankai River. Its water is used for irrigation and also powers several hydroelectric plants. Location The Mai Khola is the main tributary of the Kankai River. It is a perennial river .... Location The Puwa Khola lies entirely within Ilam District. A 1994 environmental impact study of the Ilam hydroelectric project found 14 species of fish in the Puwa Khola. Farming The Geya Danda Irrigation System uses water from the Puwa Khola to irrigate in Puwajung, Ilam Municipality-5, Ilam District, just above the river's confluence with the Mai Khola. The 6.2 MW Puwa Khola hydro electrical project is about above the irrigation system. Access road construction has damaged some of the farmland, and about of water is diverted to the power station. The diverted water flows along a headrace tunnel and then a penstock pipe to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilam District
Ilam district ( ne, इलाम जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. It is a Hill district and covers . The 2011 census counted 290,254 population. The municipality of Ilam is the district headquarters and is about from Kathmandu. Ilam attracts many researchers and scientists for the study of medicinal and aromatic plants, orchids, rare birds and the red panda. Ilam stretches from the Terai belt to the upper hilly belt of this Himalayan nation. Etymology The name ''Ilam'' is derived from the limbu language in which "IL" means twisted and "Lam" means road. Ilam was one of the ten self ruling states of Limbuwan before the reunification of Nepal. Its ruler, King Hangshu Phuba Lingdom of Lingdom dynasty, ruled Ilam as a confederate state of Limbuwan until 1813 AD. The treaty between the other Limbuwan states and the King of Gorkha ( Gorkha-Limbuwan Treaty of 1774 AD), and the conflict of Gorkha and Sikkim, led to the unification of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Khola
The Mai Khola is a river in eastern Nepal, the headwater of the Kankai River. Its water is used for irrigation and also powers several hydroelectric plants. Location The Mai Khola is the main tributary of the Kankai River. It is a perennial river that originates in springs in the Mahabharat Range about above sea level. It flows from north to south. Major tributaries include the Jog Mai Khola and Puwa Khola. At its confluence with the Deb Mai Khola, it takes the name of Kankai Mai River, and when it enters the Jhapa District it becomes the Kankai River. The catchment area of the Mai Khola upstream from the Kankai Mai River at Chepte is , and lies entirely within the Ilam District. Mai AWP The Mai Area Water Partnership (AWP) was established after a June 2002 workshop. It is a network of local water-related institutions with the Namsaling Community Development Centre (NCDC), a non-governmental organization, as the host institution. The purpose was to ensure sustainable irrigatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puwa Khola-1 Hydropower Station
Puwa Khola-1 Hydropower Station (Nepali: पुवा खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Ilam District of Nepal. The flow from Puwa River, a tributary of Mai River is used to generate 4 MW electricity. The plant is owned and developed by Puwa Khola - 1 Hydropower Pvt. Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2074-06-23BS. The generation licence will expire in 2105-06-20 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority. See also * List of power stations in Nepal References Hydroelectric power stations in Nepal Gravity dams Run-of-the-river power stations Dams in Nepal Irrigation in Nepal Buildings and structures in Ilam District {{Hydroelectric-power-plant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Puwa-1 Hydropower Station
Upper Puwa-1 Hydropower Station (Nepali: माथिल्लो पुवा-१ जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Ilam District of Nepal. The flow from Puwa River, a tributary of Mai River, is used to generate 3 MW electricity. The design flow is per second and design head is . The plant is owned and developed by Joshi Hydropower Co. P. Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2071-10-01BS. The generation licence will expire in 2105-02-05 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority. See also * List of power stations in Nepal References Hydroelectric power stations in Nepal Gravity dams Run-of-the-river power stations Dams in Nepal Irrigation in Nepal 2015 establishments in Nepal Buildings and structures in Ilam District {{Hydroele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
