The debate swirling around the Arun III project has been the first controversy about a major development project in Nepal. The democratic changes of 1990 allowed the public to speak
Government reluctance to admit its limitations urges villages to think big when it comes to development. They are encouraged to ask for airports and highways rather than to initiate projects
The Nepali government should relinquish its hold over small-scale hydropower and leave the arena free for more efficient consumer-run schemes.
In the upper reaches of the Kali Gandaki gorge, north
