RELEVANCE FOR MY COUNTRY

I would like to introduce my country that Nepal has more than more than 6000 river and rivulets and advantageous topographic features with elevation variations from about 60 m to 8848 m above the mean sea level within the narrow band of maximum 2 0 km width offering tremendous opportunities in hydropower development! "he estimated potential is about 4#000 $% of electricity generation is proven to be technically and financially viable! & considerable part of this potentiality has proven capacity to develop storage pro'ects with the total generation of 22000 $%! "he regional markets( especially Indian market suffers from peaking deficit in their power system! "herefore the peaking $% is accorded premium in the price! "his is additional benefit of the hydropower! "he development of hydropower for this country is the only development activity which can yield multiple benefits and( in many cases( can be an effective agent for poverty alleviation! &part from being a source of renewable and clean energy( it provides to electricity system dependable power to stabili)e the supply of electricity( helps to provide year round irrigation resulting in the increase in the cropping intensity and changing cropping pattern( reduce deforestation( reduce *reenhouse emission promoting carbon trade( and in many countries help release pressure on foreign reserve by substituting the use of fossil fuel indigenous source of energy! In a landlocked countries( construction of dam and navigation locks+ associated structures of hydropower development+ helps give access to the sea! ,eing an important component of generation mix( the development of hydropower can play a significant role in regional cooperation in energy and help ensure energy security! -o the country needs new skills and knowledge in the .ydraulic structures engineering and river basin development! &t the same time( the course MSc in Hydraulic Engineering and River Basin Development that I chose from /N0-12+I.0 will be very much useful to introduce new techni3ues and skills in the field of .ydraulic engineering which is ultimately related to .ydropower! Nepal could benefit substantially if consumption of petroleum products can be replaced by hydropower! &s 1lean 4evelopment $echanism 514$6 is effectively used to address the impact on climate change( .ydropower gains its legitimate significance in contributing positively to climate change! & study on the identification of driving sector of economy in Nepal has concluded that in order to bring up all the population of Nepal above poverty line by 2027( Nepal must sustain an average *48 growth of 8!09 over the period and to achieve about 2 000 $% will need to be developed! .ence in Nepalese context the development of hydropower is closely linked with poverty alleviation also! 4eveloping hydropower pro'ects is a formidable task right from the planning to operation phase! "here are various hydrological( topographical( geological( environmental and financial risks involved! ,eside this( hydropower development is not any easy task as the high upfront capital( lack of human resource and financing sorts are other ma'or barriers that have hindered the pace of the hydropower development in Nepal! "he institutions in Nepal still lack in+depth knowledge of the hydraulic engineering structures! :eali)ing this( I have been motivated to obtain in+depth knowledge and skills in hydraulic engineering structures fulfilling the gap of appropriate human resource personnel! "hus( my work experiences in one hand and theoretical and practical relevancy of the sub'ect matters in the context of my country on the other hand( has motivated to pursue academic career in hydraulic engineering and river basin development course in /N0-12+I.0!