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Memorandum of Understanding signed among Kathmandu Valley Development Authority (KVDA) and National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) for sustainable and safe urban development in Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu Valley Development Authority (KVDA) and National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on February 7, 2014 in a meeting organized at KVDA office for joint collaborative works to achieve sustainable and safe urban development in Kathmandu Valley through collaboration, learning of the experiences and utilization of available expertise and resources.
The MOU was duly signed by Mr. Yogeshwar Krishna Parajuli, Development Commissioner, KVDA and Mr. Amod Mani Dixit, Executive Director of NSET. Mr. Buddhi Sagar Thapa, Joint Secretary, KVDA, Mr. Karuna Ratna Shakya, Senior Divisional Engineer, KVDA, Mr. Surya Narayan Shrestha, Deputy Executive Director, NSET, Mr. Ramesh Guragain, Deputy Executive Director, NSET and Mr. Surya Bhakta Sangachhen, Program Manager 3PERM-NSET were also present in the event.
Under the MOU, KVDA and NSET agreed to;
» | Promote sustainable and safe urban development in Kathmandu Valley in an effective and participatory manner and to avoid duplication by complimenting |
» | Facilitate collaboration between KVDA and NSET in the areas of risk sensitive land use planning; promotion of safer housing construction; and safe infrastructure development; and promotion of building code enforcement through awareness, training, and sensitization activities in Kathmandu Valley |
» | Jointly work towards facilitating dialogue among key stakeholders including relevant government agencies, international development partners, NGOs, CBOs and private sector and promoting coordination |
» | Analyze the current status of plans and programs for urban development in Kathmandu Valley and design new initiatives for promoting safer and sustainable development |
» | Jointly mobilize resources for designing and implementing projects under this MOU |
The collaboration will include all the activities of common interest in the above frames with the aim of benefitting from the synergy of the know-how and expertise of the two institutes. The research and technical results of cooperative projects will be shared and / or commonly published.