Disaster Resilient Communities in Nepal by 2050

Training Course for engineers and sub-engineers on Earthquake Resistant Building: Design and Evaluation and Planning Workshop at Biratnagar, Morang


NSET organized a three day training program for municipal engineers and sub-engineers on Earthquake Resistant Building: Design and Evaluation during August 24-26 followed by one day planning workshop on Building Code Implementation in Municipalities on August 27 at Biratnagar, Morang.

The purpose of this program was;

» To enhance the technical capacity of municipal engineers to design earthquake-resistant buildings and to evaluate the submitted building designs and drawings as per the building code provisions through three days training and;

» To develop strategies and plans for the municipalities for effective implementation of building code through the one day workshop

More than 40 participants from Bhadrapur, Biratnagar Sub Metropolitan City, Inaruwa, Triyuga, Khandbari, Janakpur, Kamalamai, Dharan, Damak, Mechinagar, Birtamod, and Dhankuta participated in the program.

The program was organized as a component of the Building Code Implementation Program in Municipalities of Nepal (BCIPN), implemented by NSET under the overall guidance and directives of the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC), Ministry of Urban Development (MOUD) and Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MOFALD) of the Government of Nepal with the funding support from U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA).

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