Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS) marked its 31st anniversary with the Memorial Symposium held on May 18, 2025, at The Plaza, Pulchowk, Lalitpur. Themed around the decade-long journey from the Gorkha Earthquake to Jajarkot, the symposium gathered over 250 professionals, academics, policymakers, and students in geotechnical and disaster risk disciplines.
🔶 Highlights:
President’s Lecture
🗣 From Gorkha to Jajarkot: A Decade of Lessons, Missed Opportunities, and the Path to Resilience
🎙 Dr. Mandip Subedi, President, NGS
Memorial Lecture I:
Learnings from Seismicity: After 10 Years of Gorkha Earthquake
🎙 Dr. Lok Bijaya Adhikari, Nepal Seismological Center, DMG
Memorial Lecture II:
Geotechnical Challenges and Key Engineering Lessons from the Post-Gorkha Earthquake Reconstruction
🎙 Dr. Narayan Marasini, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, NSET
Panel Discussion:
“What have we learnt and what do we need to learn from the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake?”
🧑🏫 Moderator: Prof. Dr. Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ehime University, Japan
👥 Panelists:
Dr. Ganga Lal Tuladhar | Dr. Govinda Raj Pokhrel | Dr. Lok Bijaya Adhikari
Dr. Narayan Marasini | Dr. Mandip Subedi
🎤 Facilitated by: Dr. Dhundi Raj Pathak
🪑 Chaired by: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Indra Prasad Acharya
All Photos Link: https://shorturl.at/YVlvC
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