{"id":28252,"date":"2025-05-19T16:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngeotechs.org\/?p=28252"},"modified":"2025-12-22T07:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T07:24:39","slug":"31st-ngs-day-memorial-symposium-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngeotechs.org\/?p=28252","title":{"rendered":"31st NGS Day Memorial Symposium (Part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd36 Highlights:<\/p>\n

President\u2019s Lecture
\n\ud83d\udde3 From Gorkha to Jajarkot: A Decade of Lessons, Missed Opportunities, and the Path to Resilience
\n\ud83c\udf99 Dr. Mandip Subedi, President, NGS<\/p>\n

Memorial Lecture I:
\nLearnings from Seismicity: After 10 Years of Gorkha Earthquake
\n\ud83c\udf99 Dr. Lok Bijaya Adhikari, Nepal Seismological Center, DMG<\/p>\n

Memorial Lecture II:
\nGeotechnical Challenges and Key Engineering Lessons from the Post-Gorkha Earthquake Reconstruction
\n\ud83c\udf99 Dr. Narayan Marasini, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, NSET<\/p>\n

Panel Discussion:
\n“What have we learnt and what do we need to learn from the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake?”
\n\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udfeb Moderator: Prof. Dr. Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ehime University, Japan
\n\ud83d\udc65 Panelists:
\nDr. Ganga Lal Tuladhar | Dr. Govinda Raj Pokhrel | Dr. Lok Bijaya Adhikari
\nDr. Narayan Marasini | Dr. Mandip Subedi<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa4 Facilitated by: Dr. Dhundi Raj Pathak
\n\ud83e\ude91 Chaired by: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Indra Prasad Acharya<\/p>\n

All Photos Link: https:\/\/shorturl.at\/YVlvC<\/a><\/p>\n

#NGSDay<\/span> #Geotechnics<\/span> #DisasterResilience<\/span><\/p>\n

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