Small hydropower projects (SHPs), though generally considered more environmentally benign and socially acceptable as compared to large projects, yet their overall sustainability is under suspicion in the Himalayan regions. Almost all SHPs in this region are being developed as run of the river...

Himalayan region is called the ‘water tower of Asia’. This ‘water tower’ is now being harnessed into ‘power tower’ by many Himalayan countries (China, India, Nepal, Bhutan etc.) in the form of small and large hydropower projects. Himachal Pradesh, located in this region is known as...