The Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) and the impact on the village development committees of Sindhupalchowk district

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2018 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Environmental Studies, , language: English, abstract: The study aims to explore the impact of the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) with the local people of study areas. It was conducted in 8 village development committees of Sindhupalchowk district which were more affected by the Project. A total of 404 respondents were selected randomly and details interviews/surveys done. The study had developed three major research hypotheses. The study concluded that MWSP had contributed in the field of agriculture, improving the economic status of the community, education, infrastructure development and off-seasonal vegetable farming for income-generating activities. There was a significant difference between the respondents of different VDCs regarding their experiences of the contribution of MWSP in environmental management and community development. The Social Upliftment Program of MWSP should be continued and needed to be extended in other hard-to-reach areas of the district. The project should focus to involve of public in all four levels of participation: inform, involve, consult, and collaborate. MWSP should focus more to increase the number of participation in direct or indirect involvement of the public in planning, implementation, and supervision of project activities. The community should feel that MWSP was for them; was working for the betterment of the community with the support of the community. There is a need for capacity mapping so that MWSP should share the findings and could encourage the public, to contribute in community development by using their local resources and capacities. Keywords: Collaborate, Consult, Environment, Impact, Inform, Involve, Management, Participation

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