PUB Decade (2003-2012): Theme 7 Questionnaire (Hohai2005)
Country: Nepal
Person filling in questionnaire: Raghunath Jha
Organisation: Institute of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, Pulchowk Campus,
Kathmandu
Email: rnjha@mail.com.np
1. Is a National Working Group (NWG) or a Multi-National Working Group (MNWG) best for
your country?
NWG
MNWG
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2.
If the answer to 1 is “MNWG”, with which other country or countries might you form an
MNWG?:
a. China
b. India c. Bangladesh
3.
Which research organisations in your country would contribute to, or benefit from, a PUB
NWG or MNWG?
a. Institute of Engineering
b. Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
c. DWIDP (Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention)
d. ICIMOD (International Center for Integrated Mountain Development)
4. Which Government Departments in your country would contribute to, or benefit from, a PUB
NWG or MNWG?
a. Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
b. DWIDP (Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention)
5. Which Universities and University Departments in your country would contribute to, or benefit
from, a PUB NWG or MNWG?
a. Tribhuwan University, Institute of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department
b. Tribhuwan University, Central department of hydrology and Meteorology
6. Is there a national committee for IAHS in your country?
Yes
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No
7. If the answer to 6 is “Yes”, who is the main contact person?
Prof. Suresh Raj Chalise, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, GPO
Box 3226, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal,
e-mail: chalise@icimod.org.np fax: +977 1 524509 or 536747 tel: +977 1 525313 or 525312
8. What national committees might wish to be involved in a PUB National (or Multi-National)
Working Group?
DHM (Department of Hydrology and Meteorology)
DWIDP (Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention)
ICIMOD (International Center for Integrated Mountain Development)
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9. In which PUB international Thematic Working Groups and Themes are hydrologists in your
country most interested and active? (Please see the Annex 1 and the PUB implementation Plan
for the PUB international Thematic Working Groups)
Core Project 1. Basin inter-comparison and classification
Core Project 5: New hydrological theory
Core Project 6. New model approaches
Core Project 7. National Working Groups and PUB Tech Transfer
10. What new international Thematic Working Groups might hydrologists wish to see become
established and perhaps lead?
11. One of the important goals of PUB is to establish a transferable hydrologic model applicable to
ungauged basins. To test the hydrologic model in different catchment environments, hydrologic
data exchange is quite important. Is it possible to establish a PUB catchment and to provide
hydrologic data?
Yes, we can transfer the GIS spatial data and Hydrological & Meteorological data
12. If your PUB WG could establish a PUB catchment, what kind of hydrologic data you could
provide? What organization takes a lead to establish a PUB catchment?
We can provide Hydrological & Meteorological and GIS data
13. Please describe PUB plan briefly.
We have establish four working groups as follows
Working Group 1: Water Resources Modeling
Objective 1: Application of GIS & RS for Flood Plain Analysis- Hazard Assessment,
Vulnerability assessment and Risk Assessment.
Objective 2: Hydrological Impact of Global Climate Change.
Objective 3: Impact of Land-use changes on Run-off.
Working Group 2: Working Group Title: Extreme Flows
Objective 1. Prediction of flood flows in ungauged basins of Nepal
Objective 2. Flood hazard mapping of ungauged basins of Nepal
Working Group 3: Working Group Title: Water Resources Assessment
Objective 1: Hydrological uncertainty in water resources development
Objective 2: Use of Hydro-informatics, GIS & RS for water resources assessment including
flood assessment
Objective 3: Effects of climate change and land-use change in hydrology.
Working Group 4: Working Group Title: Erosion Assessment in Ungauged Basing
Objective 1: To prepare the erosion hazard map of ungauged basin.
Objective 2: To assess the erosion from the catchment
Objective 3: Suggest the erosion control measures in ungauged catchment.
14. Please describe PUB your future collaboration plan briefly.
We are weak in Hydrological Model development. However we can use the existing model and new
model developed by PUB groups. We have sufficient hydrological and GIS database of the PUB
catchment.
15. Please add any further comments/suggestions below.
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