In 2001-2002, Dehradun Office of Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development, New Delhi installed a 50 KW community-owned Microhydel plant in Bhotiya village Malari, 35 km from the Indo-Tibet Border.

The project cost is merely 27 lakhs (of which village contribution was 11 lakhs, mainly in the form of labour). A similar project by the Uttaranchal Government costs about One Crore to 1.25 Crores and will not create any institution, will not impart training to village operators and will not establish any maintenance fund. For details of the project and the process followed ...............Click here to read Microsoft Word Document.

3. Sustainable Energy for Sustainable Livelihoods - Micro Hydro Power for Enterprise Development in Uttaranchal Himalayas - A Concept Paper

A concept paper for a project on promotion of community-owned Micro hydropower based enterprise development in Uttaranchal. ...............Click here to read Microsoft Word Document.

4. Presentation made by Pankaj at Stockholm in December 2003

As part of an assignment at Oxfam India, an NGO based at Bangalore, Pankaj visited Stockholm and presented details about Oxfam India's South India Water Management Programme supported by Sida. He also outlined the areas for technical and research support for the programme. ..............Click here to see Pankaj's Powerpoint Presentation.

5. Areas of Technical support identified for Oxfam India

Microsoft Word Document listing areas of technical and research support for South India Water Resource Management project ..............Click here to read.  

6. Report of Pankaj’s Visit to Stockholm in December 2003

Microsoft Word Document giving a report of persons met and issues discussed..... Click here to read.

7. Latest CV of Pankaj Kumar (2 Pages)

Microsoft Word Document (75 KB)..... Click here to read.

8. Detailed CV of Pankaj Kumar