General
MULTI has substantial experience with providing consulting services
in following field of activities as it relates to hydropower projects.
These experience have been required while undertaking several projects
in Irrigation, River Training, Roads, Water Supply and Power Transmission
Projects.
(1) Power Studies
(2) Topographic Survey and Mapping
(3) Geology and Geotechnics
(4) Hydrology
(5) Hydraulic Structures
(6) Access Roads, Bridges and Tunnels
(7) Construction Planning and Administration.
(8) Cost Estimating, Financial and Economic Analysis
(9) Socio-economics and Community Participation.
(10) Environmental Impact Assessment Studies
(11) Architectural Planning and Design.
Power Studies
A List of projects under taken by MULTI related to Power Studies is
presented in Table : Experience in Energy and Electrification; which
includes Energy Consumption Survey, Socio-economic Justification for
Electrification, 33 kV Transmission Line Survey, Market and Distribution
Line Survey along with preliminary investigation of 6 selected hydropower
project in Upper Karnali. A energy consumption pattern study was also
conducted in Bagmati Command Area Development Project by this firm.
Topographic Survey and
Mapping
MULTI has extensive experience over the last fifteen years in conducting
topographical survey and mapping, as it forms the basis for Project
Planning and Design. Of most notable amongst are Karnali Bheri Highway
Project (214 Km along Karnali and Bheri rivers), Road Flood Rehabilitation
Project (topo map preparation for river training works in East Rapti,
Manahara and Lothar rivers), Bagmati Irrigation Project (topo-map
for 3035 ha irrigation development), Sunsari Morang Irrigation Project
(Stage I : Benchmark survey along 72 Km canal length and Stage - II
: traverse, L-Section and X-Section of canal networks in 16,700 ha).
Altogether MULTI has undertaken topographical Survey for almost 2,00,000
ha of irrigation development projects and almost 600 Km. of road projects
along with several bridges.
Geology and Geotechnical
Geological and geotechnical explorations, investigations, analysis
and mapping were conducted in most of the Road Projects (Detailed
Design Projects: 13 nos.; totaling 363 Km. and feasibility study projects:
4 nos.; totaling 253 Km.), Bridges (5 nos.) and Irrigation Projects
such as Rani, Jamara and Kulariya Kulo IP, Arjun Khola Irrigation
Project, Gunjantar Irrigation Project Phalangu Khola Irrigation Project
and Daha Khola Irrigation Project. In Future Water Supply for Kathmandu
Valley Project (widely known as Melamchi Project) thorough geological
studies were undertaken to assess alternative water transmission concepts
such as open channels, tunnels, pressure pipe lines alongwith geotechnical
conditions at intake sites, transmission routes, physical structures
(e.g. reservoirs pumping plants etc.) were investigated
MULTI Lab (P) Ltd, a sister concern of MULTI, is capable of undertaking
geotechnical investigations and tests. The investigation facilities
available with MULTI Lab is listed in Table 2.
Hydrology
MULTI's experience with hydrology includes compilation and analysis
of hydrological and meteorological data to estimate flood flows of
various return periods for Sunsari Morang Irrigation Project (S-III),
Road Flood Rehabilitation Project (in which estimation of flood flows
in Manohara and East Rapti river as a consequence of July 1993 flood
and precipitation records were also undertaken), East Rapti Irrigation
Project (Head work Cost Reduction Studies), Khutiya Irrigation Project
(establishment of gauging station in the river and monitoring gauge
reading) RJK Kulo IP (hydrology of Karnali river) along with several
flood protection and river training works undertaken by MULTI.
Hydraulic Structure
MULTI has extensive experience in the design of all types of hydraulic
structures. Of most notable relevance to hydropower project is experience
gained by this firm in the design of Intake & Diversion Structures,
Desilting Basins, Covered conveyance canal and tanks while undertaking
following projects:
- Rani, Jamara, & Kulariya Irrigation Project (Karnali River)
- Future Water Supply for Kathmandu Valley (Melamchi river)
- Khutiya Irrigation Project (Khutiya river)
- Headwork Cost-reduction Study of East Rapti Irrigation Project (East
Rapti River)
- Arjun Khola Irrigation Project (Arjun Khola)
- Daha Khola Irrigation Project (Daha Khola)
- Phalangu Khola Irrigation Project (Phalangu Khola)
- Gunjantar Irrigation Project (East Rapti River)
Access Roads, Tunnels
and Bridges:
The list of projects in Transportation Sector is provided in the Table
: Experience in the Transportation Sector.
Construction Planning
and Administration:
In recent years MULTI has successfully completed construction administration
works notable among them are Road Flood Rehabilitation Project (ICB
contract) and construction of Lalitpur Municipality Building Complex
(LCB contract). Some of the major on-going construction projects are
ADB financed Tourism Service Center at Pokhara and GTZ financed Water
Supply and Sanitation Improvement works at Swayambhu. Pre-construction
management activities of IDA financed Building Construction Works
in Kirtipur Campus (TU) under HEP and ADB financed Gorkha conservation
Area Improvement Project has been completed and construction activities
will start in the near future.
Cost Estimating, Financial
and Economic Analysis:
MULTI has developed software packages for quantity and cost estimation.
Financial and Economic Analysis are carried out following criteria
set by World Bank/Asian Development Bank. Accordingly, "time-slice
methodology" would be applied for the proposed hydropower project.
Socio-economics and Community
Participation:
MULTI has gained substantial experience in conducting agricultural
and Socio-economic base line surveys, noted among them are.
- East Rapti Irrigation Project (506 sample house holds)
- Bagmati Command Area Development Project (1400 households)
- Sunsari Morang Irrigation Project Stage - III
- Rani, Jamara, Kulariya Kulo I.P. (435 household)
- Impact Evaluation of Seti Integrated Rural Development Project,
ADB (1600 household)
- Socio-economic Baseline Studies of Parbat and Kaski Districts for
Integrated Watershed Management Project,
JICA (6,000 household)
MULTI has also been entrusted with community development
projects in other sectors such as water supply and tourism. The primary
task in this projects had been to institute decentralized planning
and implementation through effective people's participation (particularly
by women and NGOs).
- Sankhu Development Project; GTZ
- Water Supply and Sanitation Project at Swayambhu Area, UDLE/GTZ
- Gorkha Conservation and Infrastructure Development Project, ADB/TIDP/DOA
- Birgunj Water Supply System: Operation, Maintenance and Tariff Study,
Municipality/TDFB
- Bharatpur Water Supply System: Operation, Maintenance and Tariff
Study, UDLE/GTZ
Environmental Impact Assessment Studies
-Environmental aspect giving due consideration to climate & air
quality, geology & topography, hydrology & sedimentation,
soil erosion & land use, mass wasting, natural hazards, vegetation,
wildlife, fisheries and aquatic life, water quality and public health,
has been addressed by MULTI in undertaking some of the projects as
described below:
Rani, Jamara & Kulariya Kulo I.P.
- Beni - Jomsom Mustang Road
- Salyan Chaurjhari Murikot Road.
- Tamagadhi - Kolami Road Project
- Karnali - Bheri Highway Project
- Ugartala Rupal Road Project
Major Hydropower and
Electrification Projects:
- Upper Karnali 6 selected hydro-electric projects 1987 UNDP
- Energy Consumption Survey,Western Region 19928 WECS
- Socio-economic Justification for Rural Electrification Dhading 1990
DDP/GTZ
- Master Plan for Karnali Basin Development 1992 JICA
- Power Absorption Survey, Nepal 1989 WECS
- 33 KV Transmission Line,54 KM, Baitadi 1990 ADB
- 33 KV Transmission Line, 54 KM,Kohalpur - Nepalgunj, Kohalpur-Gulariya
1986 ADB
- 33 KV Transmission Line, 53 KM, Butwal-Lumbini,Bahadurganj-Shivpur
1986 ADB
- Sixth Power Project: Market and Distribution Line Survey,Eastern,Central
& West Terai Region 1987 ADB
- Fifth Power Project: Market and Route Survey, Eastern 1985 ADB
- Transmission Route Line Survey, Rural Electrification, Kaski Route
Survey 1987 FINNIDA
- Kaligandaki '"A" 140MW Hydel Project (Local consultant
for structural design, quality control construction supervision)
