FIRST DIALOGUE

REHABILITATION & UPGRADATION OF SHYDO

MHP AT THALL UC KALKOT DIR UPPER

SHYDO has constructed 400 KW micro hydro power project in the isolated area of Dir

Upper. The area was not connected to national grid. The population of the whole union

council Kalkot is scattered in three valleys/villages i.e. Thall, Lamotai and Kalkot. The

said MHP was handed over to a contractor on lease. However he after some time the

contractor was fed up due to non-payment of monthly bills by the community and he

left. The MHP was then non-functional for about 8 years and in this period, the people

somehow managed to set up 20 MHPs of 15KW-50 KW enlightening the whole valley

of Thall.

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FIRST DIALOGUE

REHABILITATION &

UPGRADATION OF SHYDO MHP AT

THALL UC KALKOT DIR UPPER

There were elders from all the

tribes of the area and all of

them were agreed to upgrade

the MHP to the extent that

can run heaters for cooking

and heating. The elders said

that we have knocked at the

door of ex-MNA as well for

the rehabilitation of the MHP

but he put a deaf ear to our

request and we lost hope as

the local people did not have

enough resources and

expertise to rehabilitate it.

ADDRESS OF

COMMUNITY

ELDER

One of the elders of the

community said that our

people need mega MHP

for heating and cooking

purposes as we already

have MHPs for lighting.

We are rapidly losing our

forests and use it as fuel

wood. If SRSP is serious

in mega MHP, we will

contribute 50% in the

mega MHP. This

contribution will come

from royalty of our forests

and in this way we can

save our forests.

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The RPM SRSP Dir said that

presently the MHP has been

designed to upgrade upto 1.2

MW however the SRSP

engineer will re survey the

site measuring the maximum

discharge and head/fall to

assess the maximum limit of

the said MHP. He said that on

the average, the targeted

beneficiaries (1800 HHs)

consume fuel wood of 150

million PKR per annum and if

the MHP can save the

consumption of fuel wood, it

would be a great

achievement for SRSP as

well as the people of Kalkot.

ADDRESS OF MPA

MUHAMMAD

ALI….

The MPA who is also

resident of the same union

council Kalkot, said that it is

a golden opportunity in the

form of SRSP to revive the

MHP that is out of order and

non-functional for the last

eight years. He said that

SRSP should try its level

best to upgrade this MHP to

the maximum without

thinking about the resources

as on one hand the

community is ready

contribute considerably and

secondly I can also arrange

adequate amount of fund

from the government as well.

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The MPA Muhammad Ali addressing the community on the occasion emphasizing the

importance of hydro power projects in the area. He also said that they are thankful to SRSP

from the core of his heart as the elected representatives have very limited funds which are

disproportionate to the problems of the area.