On 7th October 2023, India and Nepal held the Joint Project Monitoring Committee (JPMC) meeting on post-earthquake reconstruction projects in Kathmandu. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Anurag Srivastava, Joint Secretary Secretary (North), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, and Mr. Padma Kumar Mainali, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of Nepal.  The meeting carried out a comprehensive review of the progress of the Government of India assisted post-earthquake reconstruction projects.

INTACH in coordination with Embassy of India Kathmandu, successfully organised an one-day seminar, as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, on “Knowledge Sharing on Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage” which was conducted inside the embassy premises in Kathmandu and attended by a wide range of audience from both the countries.

In a significant stride towards excellence, our Kathmandu Project Office in Nepal recently welcomed Dr. Arun Menon, a distinguished Professor of Structural Engineering from the esteemed Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras (Chennai, India) for a peer review of the ongoing projects between 26th – 30th November 2023. Dr. Menon holds a PhD in earthquake engineering from University of Pavia, Italy, His research interests are in structural aspects of historical constructions, earthquake behaviour of historical masonry structures and earthquake-resistant structural masonry, and author/co-author in these areas in about 75+ technical articles.