Earthquake Safety Construction Skill Training for Masons and Construction Technicians in Bhardrapur, Gaur, Bhaktapur, Madhyapur Thimi, Kirtipur Municipality and Kathmandu Metropolitan
Supporting Agency: LWF-DIPECHO-CPDRR
Location within Country: Kathmandu Valley, Bhadrapur Municipality, Gaur Municipality
Project Period: January 2007 - April 2007
The program
NSET in association with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Nepal under the LWF-DIPECHO-CPDRR component, implemented the Earthquake Safety Construction Skill Training for Masons and Construction Technicians in Bhadrapur, Gaur, Bhaktapur, Madhyapur Thimi, Kirtipur Municipality and Kathmandu Metropolitan. Enhancing knowledge and skills of masons and construction workers of specified municipal areas on the earthquake-resistant construction technology was the main objective of the proposed project. Other additional objectives of the project were a) Capacity enhancement of municipal construction technicians for incorporating earthquake-resistant construction technology, disseminating the technology and in implementing earthquake risk management activities, b) Dissemination of earthquake resistant construction technology including the retrofitting technology for existing buildings to the key role players of the building construction process, and c) Include municipal authorities in the training process and help them to initiate the process of promoting safer building construction practices.
A total of 635 Masons / Construction Technicians and technicians have been trained on earthquake-resistant construction technology; under different training program conducted in Bhadrapur Municipality of Jhapa, Gaur Municiplity of Rautahat and Kathmandu Valley.
Further, apart from the Masons/ Construction Technicians, a total of 104 Self Builders have been trained in Kathmandu Valley.
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