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Nepal Engineers’ Association 16th National Convention of Engineers

4-6th March, 2020

Program Schedule

Inaugural Ceremony, 4th March 2020

MC: Er. Kapil Acharya, Dy.General Secretary, NEA

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Nepal Engineers' Association

16th National Convention of Engineers on

Smart Infrastructure for National Prosperity

4-6th March 2020, Kathmandu, Nepal

Program Schedule

Day 1: 4th March 2020 at Nepal Academy, Kamaladi, Kathmandu

09:00 – 11:00 First Day Registration

11:00 – 01:30 Inaugural Session

01:00 – 02:30 Hi-Tea

02:30 – 04:30 Techno-Economic Session

Session Title: Smart Infrastructure for National Prosperity: Policy, Planning and Implementation

Chair: Hon'ble, Barsha Man Pun, Ministry for Energy, Water Resources & Irrigation & Former Finance Minister, GoN

Moderator: Er. Chhabi Raj Pokharel, General Secretary, NEA

Keynote Speaker: Ar. Dr. Babu Ram Bhattarai, Former Prime Minister

Panelists: 1. Hon'ble Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, Former Finance Minister

2. Hon'ble Surendra Pandey, Former Finance Minister

3. Er. Dr. Jagadish Chandra Pokharel, Former Vice Chairman, National Planning Commission

3. Er. Dr. Dinesh Chandra Devkota, Former Vice Chairman, National Planning Commission

5. Er. Dr. Shankar Sharma, Former Vice Chairman, National Planning Commission

05:00 – 08:00 Networking and Reception Dinner

Day 2: 5th March 2020 at Hotel Himalaya, Kupondol, Lalitpur

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08:00 – 09:00 Registration and Morning Refreshments

09:00 – 09:30 (30 minutes)

Introduction of Technical Sessions by Technical Chair Dr. Hari Ram Parajuli with attendance of NEA President, General Secretary and all NEA Executives

09:30 – 11:00

(90 minutes)

Plenary Session – 1

Session Title: Engineering Education for National Prosperity

Chair: Er. Dr. Sunil Babu Shrestha, Vice Chancellor, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology

Keynote Speaker: Er. Prof. Dr. Rajendra Dhoj Joshi, Chair, Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology

Panelists: 1. Er. Dilli Raman Niraula, Chairman, Nepal Engineering Council

2. Er. Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa, Former Registrar, Kathmandu University

3. Er. Rameswar Rijal, Principal, Kantipur Engineering College and Past President of Association of Engineering Colleges of Nepal (AECON)

4. Er. Anuradha Sharma Adhikari, Former General Secretary, Nepal Engineers' Association and Senior Engineer, Nepal Telecom

5. Er. Prof. Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sharma

Moderator: Er. Prof. Dr. Sangeeta Singh

11:00 – 11:15 Tea Break

11:15 – 12:45

(90 minutes)

Plenary Session – 2

Session Title: Water Resources and Energy in the Context of National Prosperity

Chair: Er. Dinesh Kumar Ghimire, Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ram Manohar Shrestha, Professor Emeritus, Asian Institute of Technology

Panelists: 1. Er. Kul Man Ghising, Managing Director, Nepal Electricity Authority

2. Er. Suman Sharma, Former Secretary, Government of Nepal

3. Er. Shailendra Guragain, President, Independent Power Producers' Association

4. Er. Tara Nath Sapkota, MD, High Himalayan Hydro

5. Er. Dr. Krishna Prasad Dulal, Hydropower Expert

Moderator: Er. Dr. Pawan Bhattarai

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12:45 – 01:45

(1 hour)

Networking Lunch

01:45 – 03:25 (25 minutes for each = 100 minutes)

Parallel Sessions (A)

Session Title: Smart Energy Systems Session Title: Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilient Infrastructures

Session Chair: Er. Dr. Arvind Kumar Mishra Session Chair: Er. Prof. Dr. Prem Nath Maskey

Session Coordinator: Er. Saugat Regmi – Member,TC, NEA Session Coordinator: Ar. Roshan Thapa Magar - Member,TC, NEA

Keynote: Er. Dr. Netra Prakash Bhandary History, Culture, Governance and Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction: Japan's Case and our Limitations

Paper Presenter Paper Title Paper Presenter Paper Title

Er. Siddhartha Shrestha et. al.

A Protype of Three Phase Bi-directional Energy Meter

Er. Dr. Jagat Kumar Shrestha, et. al.

Impact of Revised Code NBC 105 on Assessment and Design of Low Rise Reinforced Concrete Building in Nepal

Er. Manoj Kumar Shah, et. al.

Implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure as Smart Solution for Electrical Distribution Management in NEA

Er. Nabin Bhuju, et. al.

Experimental Determination and Assessment of Mechanical Properties of Gorkha Chinese Brick and masonry Panel

Er. Sagar Kafle, et. al. Feasibility Study of on-grid Solar PV Plant at Purwanchal Campus

Er. Dr. Shanker Dhakal, et. al.

Inter Disciplinary Engineering for Resilience and Sustainability Based Prosperity of Nepal

03:25 – 03:40 (15 minutes) Tea/Refreshment

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03:40 – 4:00

(20 minutes)

Neoloy Geocell: The Revolutionary Engineered Solution to Stabilize the Unstable Infrastructures Er. Sanat Pokharel, PhD. P. Eng (Canada) Er. Vaibhav Pandey , MASCE (US)

04:00 – 05:15

(25 minutes each = 75 minutes)

Parallel Sessions (B)

Session Title: Good Governance and Digitization Session Title: Climate Change, Agriculture and Waste Management

Session Chair: Er. Dilli Adhikari, MD, Nepal Telecom Session Chair: Er. Dr. Sumitra Amatya

Session Coordinator: Er. Manish Mallick, Co-chair, TC, NEA Session Coordinator: Er. Prakash Adhikari, Co-chair, TC, NEA

Paper Presenter Paper Title Paper Presenter Paper Title

Er. Laxman Shrestha et. al.

Digital Community for Local Governance and Digitization

Er. Badri Bhakta Shrestha

Quantification of Flood Risk in the Solo River Basin of Indonesia using Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation Model and Flood Damage Estimator

Er. Dr. Sanjeeb Prasad Pandey, et. al.

Implementation of Unified Communications Digital Mobile Radio for Public Protection Disaster Relief and Welfare in Bhanu- Bandipur

Er. Dipendra Gautam, et. al.

Saga of Two Recent Windstorm in Nepal

Er.Neha Karna et. al. Review on Utility of Blockchain Technologies for Climate Mitigation

Er. Mahendra Ghimire, et. al.

Waste Plastic as a Binding Materials in Pervious Pavement Blocks

05:15 – 05:30 Tea/ Refreshments

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Day 3: 6th March 2020 at Hotel Himalaya, Kupondol, Lalitpur

08:00 – 09:00

(1 hour)

Continuation of Registration and Morning Refreshments

09:00 – 10:45

(105 minutes)

Plenary Session – 3

Session Title: Industrialization and Creating Employment for National Prosperity

Chair: Er. Ramesh Prasad Singh, Secretary, Water Energy Commission Secretariat

Engineering Profession from Academic to Consulting by Er. Dr. H. M. Raje, Chairman, Institution of Engineers India, Maharastra State

Special Economic Zone for Sustainable Industrialization and Prosperous Nepal: Er. Dr. Chandika Prasad Bhatta, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies

Industrialization Experience Sharing by Er. Dhruba Raj Thapa, President, Cement Manufacturers' Association

Entrepreneurship Experience sharing on “Engineering and Entrepreneurship” by Er. Mahesh Mahato, Managing Director, Cosmic Electrical Engineering Associates P. Ltd.

Entrepreneurship Experience sharing on "Tootle Nepal Transport Network" by Er. Sixit Bhatta, Founder, CEO of Tootle

Moderator: Er. Shaligram Parajuli

10:45 – 11:00 Tea Break

11:00 – 12:45

(105 minutes)

Plenary Session – 4

Session Title: Preservation of Heritage and Tourism Infrastructure for National Prosperity

Chair: Er. Sushil Gyawali, CEO, National Reconstruction Authority (NRA)

Keynote Speaker: Er. Prof. Dr. Sudarshan Raj Tiwari, IOE, TU

Panelists: 1. Er. Ar. Kishor Thapa, Former Secretary, GoN

2. Er. Birendra Bahadur Deuja, Former Secretary, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal

3. Er. Mani Ram Gelal- DG, DUDBC

4. Er. Dr. Ramesh Guragain, NSET

5. Ar. Swarup Gurung Koney, Past President, SONA

Moderator: Er. Dr. Sanjay Upreti, Past G.S. SONA

12:45 – 01:45 Networking Lunch

01:45 – 03:15 Plenary Session – 5

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(90 minutes) Session Title: Transportation, Connectivity and Urban Management in the Context of National Prosperity

Chair: Er. Devendra Karki, Minister, MOPIT

Keynote Speaker: Er. Prof. Dr. Bindu Nath Lohani, Former Vice President of Asian development Bank

Panelists: 1. Er. Dr. Hare Ram Shrestha- President, Advisory Council, NEA

2. Er. Dr. Surya Raj Acharya

3. Er. Keshav Raj Sharma- DG, DoR

4. Er. Rameswar Lamichhane

5. Er. Krishna Singh Basnet- ED, RBN

6. Er. Sanjeev Bikram Rana- ED, KVWMB

Moderator: Er. Krishna Prasad Sapkota, Vice President, SCAEF

03:15 – 5:00 FEISCA Seminar

Seminar Title: Smart Infrastructure for Prosperity of South and Central Asia

Chair: Engr. Jayavilal Meegoda, President, FEISCA

Presenters:

1. Regional Transport Connectivity the Key to Development: Bangladesh Perspective Engr. Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh

2. Smart Infrastructure for Prosperity of South and Central Asia: Development in the Indian Context Engr. Sisir Kumar Banerjee Institution of Engineers (India)

3. Enhanced Sectoral Growth Through ICT For Regional Prosperity Er. Manish Mallick Nepal Engineers’ Association

4. Poverty Alleviation Through Technology Insertion and Home Based Cell Production System Engr Javed Yunas Uppal Institution of Engineers, Pakistan

5. Management of Traffic Congestion by Developemnt of Smart Transportation Infrastructure and Connectivity in Colombo and its

05:00 – 6:00 Valedictory Session

Chief Guest: Hon'ble Basanta Kumar Nembang, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT)