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Aspects of scaling up seismic retrofitting of residential buildings discussed, experiences of pilot retrofit works shared
National Workshop on “Scaling up Seismic Retrofitting of Residential Buildings through Local Government Regulatory System” held in Kathmandu on Nov 24, 2021. The workshop focused to...
Residential building retrofitted as model work under USAID’s Tayar Nepal grant handed over to house-owner
Model work of retrofitting a residential building has been completed and handed over to house-owner in Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City. The house was retrofitted as a part of model work under...
Capacity building of Local communities of KhariKhola, Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality-1, Solukhumbu District on Disaster risk Management through VFL 2019 Program
Capacity building of local communities of Kharikhola,Ward No 1 of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality, Solukhumbu District on Disaster Risk Management has been initiated from 16 November 2021....
‘Baliyo Ghar’ – the Housing Reconstruction Technical Assistance Program completes, Direct Socio-Technical support provided to rebuild 63700 houses
‘Baliyo Ghar’ – the Housing Reconstruction Technical Assistance Program has completed its operation. With an aim of supporting the Government of Nepal’s owner driven...
NSET's 10-Year Strategic Plan (2021-2030) launched, scope expands to Multi-Hazards Risk Management
National Society for Earthquake Technology – Nepal (NSET) has launched 10-Year Strategic Plan (2021 to 2030) with an idea to ensure greater visibility in its strategic destination and the...
Housing Reconstruction accomplished in Bigu area of Dolakha
Bigu Rural Municipality from Dolakha district marks accomplishment of Post-Earthquake Housing Reconstruction within the area. Mr. Yudhisthir Khadka, Chairperson of Bigu Rural Municipality, in an...
National Advisory Committee meeting of "Mero Surakshit Gaun" held in Singh Durbar
A meeting of National Advisory Committee of Technical Support for Resilient Community (TESREC) "Mero Surakshit Gaun" program has been organized at Ministry of Federal Affairs and General...
Completion of CADRE-TFI/IW in India
National Society for Earthquake Technology -Nepal (NSET) under Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER), supported by USAID/BHA successfully completed a Community Action for Disaster...
Bharatpur Metropolitan City commences Digital Building Permit System
Bharatpur Metropolitan City (BMC) has commenced ‘Digital Building Permit System’. Mayor Renu Dahal from the City and NSET’s Executive Director Mr. Surya Narayan Shrestha jointly...
भवन निर्माण अनुमति प्रक्रिया सम्बन्धी कार्यशाला सम्पन्न
भवन निर्माण अनुमति प्रक्रिया...
NSET completes 28 years of its Journey
National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) has completed 28 years of its institutional journey. Established on June 18, 1993 with the mission to enhance seismic safety of Nepali...
NSET and PES Rescue 1122 conduct PEER TFI Pakistan
National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) in collaboration with Punjab Emergency Service (PES) Rescue 1122, is conducting the Training for Instructors (TFI) from June 15-19, 2021, at...
“The month of March concluded a series of three Trainings on Earthquake Damage Assessment of Buildings, organized by British Embassy Kathmandu with technical support from NSET-Nepal.
British Ambassador to Nepal, Her Excellency, Nicola Pollitt, speaking in the closing ceremony, congratulated the participants of the training while mentioning the importance of these trainings in...
DUDBC and NSET sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to continue and enhance collaborative efforts on aspects of resilient urban development
Nepal Government’s Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC) and National Society for Earthquake Technology- Nepal (NSET) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
International Webinar focuses on DRRM at Cities and Lessons Learnt from Responding to COVID-19
A two-day International Webinar organized by CityNet Nepal National Chapter has focused on various aspects of "Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) at Cities and Lessons Learnt from...
23rd Earthquake Safety Day observed in Nepal, Focus on Collective Efforts to lessen potential losses due to disasters
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged all the sectors and stakeholders to come together in order to minimize the losses of human lives and assets in the earthquake and other disasters occurring in...
Fourth Medical First Responder (MFR) Online Refresher Course conducted by NSET under PEER
National Society for Earthquake Technology –Nepal (NSET) conducted Fourth MFR Online Refresher course during 22-23December, 2020 under Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER)....
NSET’s Annual General Meeting 2020 held, new Executive Committee elected, Dr. Amod Mani Dixit is the new President
27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of National Society for Earthquake Technology – Nepal (NSET) has been held on December 13, 2020. The AGM has unanimously elected new Management Committee of...
NSET-PEER Conducted Third Medical First Responder (MFR) Online Refresher Course
National Society for Earthquake Technology –Nepal (NSET) under Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) conducted second MFR Online Refresher course in 8-9 December, 2020. Total...
Second set of Medical First Responder (MFR) Online Refresher Course conducted under PEER program
National Society for Earthquake Technology –Nepal (NSET) under USAID/BHA supported Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) conducted second MFR Online Refresher course during Nov...
Regional Online Refresher Course on Medical First Responder (MFR) conducted
Under USAID/BHA supported Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) stage 4, National Society for Earthquake Technology –Nepal (NSET) has developed regional online refresher...
CityNet Nepal National Chapter hosted a Webinar for sharing experiences and lessons learned from COVID-19 Pandemic
CityNet Nepal Chapter has hosted a Webinar for sharing experiences and lessons learned from COVID-19 Pandemic on August 13, 2020. The webinar aimed to bring all National Chapter members and...
International Webinar on “Addressing Multi-hazard Risks in context of Covid-19: A Global Perspective" held
NSET hosted "International Webinar: Addressing Multi-hazard Risk in context of Covid-19: A Global Perspective" on June 22, 2020. The Webinar discussed on the emerging issues...
NSET marked 27 years of its Journey
National Society for Earthquake Technology–Nepal (NSET) has marked 27 years of its journey with various sharing and learning programs. This year's programs, however, were organized on digital...
One Batch of Young Engineers & Architects graduate Online Training on Earthquake Resistant Building Design and Construction
One batch of young engineers and architects have completed a 5-Day online training course on "Basics of Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of Buildings" held during 25-29...
Training on Mobile App based inspection of Structural Vulnerability (Developed under the SAFER project)
An online training session on use of a mobile application developed under the SAFER project (Seismic Safety and Resilience of Structures in Nepal) was conducted on May 30, 2020. It is an app that...
A 5-Day Online Training on "Basics of Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of Buildings" has begun
A 5-Day online training course for fresher engineers on "Basics of Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of Buildings" has begun organized by Nepal Engineers’ Association (NEA) Bagmati...
National Symposium under Earthquake Safety Day discourses on enhancing Earthquake Safety and building Community Resilience in Nepal
Under the 22nd Earthquake Safety Day (ESD), National Symposium on Earthquake Risk Reduction and Management in Nepal has been held in Kathmandu on January 27, 2020. The Symposium discoursed on...
Earthquake Safety Rallies from various locations of Bhaktapur convert into National Meeting
With the view to elevate the level of public awareness, perception, and attitude towards earthquake risks as well as preparedness and to promote and encourage safer construction practice,...
Earthquake Memorial Ceremony held in Lalitpur
As part of 22nd Earthquake Safety Day (ESD), a brief Earthquake Memorial Ceremony was held at Patan Durbar Square, Mangal Bazaar, Lalitpur, on January 16, 2020 to pay tribute to those who lost...

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