About Myself

 

My name is

Buddhi Narayan Shrestha

 

 

 449 / 69 GhatteKulo Marga

KMC- 32, Kathmandu, Nepal

E-mail: border@wlink.com.np

            bordernepal@gmail.com

Tel: 977 1 4417450

Website: www.bordernepal.com

• I am a researcher on Border Issues of Nepal with India and China.

• Managing Director, Bhumichitra Mapping Company P. Ltd.

• Former Director General, Land Survey Department Govt. of Nepal.

• Recipient of Madan Puraskar (Prize)- 2057.

I am engaged mainly on:

•  Research, study, publications, presentations and discussions on the boundary of Nepal, border management adn border related issues of Nepal and find out the means of its solution.
• Contribute to protect the national boundary and obstruct encroachment from the neighboring countries.
• Create awareness for national integrity, security and solidarity through the medium of border research and study.
• Activist to save Nepal’s national boundary and to create pressure to maintain peace and security through proper management of border.
• Characterized, for near about ten minutes audio-visual on the various spots of Nepal-India border encroachment and disputed areas, in the documentary film entitled “Greater Nepal- In Quest of Border” directed by Mr. Manoj Pandit, produced by Mr. Manoj RC, released on 12 September 2006.
• Gained 27 years experience in Government Land Survey Department, including the post of Director General in framing and executing National Policy on Surveying and Mapping as well.
• Obtained 14 years experience as the Managing Director in private sector Bhumichitra Mapping Company on land surveying, digital mapping and land & geographical information system (GIS); and preparation of reports and data related to them.

Education:

 · Master Degree (Geography with Land Surveying), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1964.

· Land Surveying, West Bengal Survey Institute, Calcutta, India, 1966-67.

· Ph. D. Research Fellow (Border Issues of Nepal with special reference to the Demarcation of Mechi and Mahakali     Riverine Segments and the Implications on    Border Management System), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu.

 Training:

• Negotiating International Boundaries, International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU), Durham- UK, 6-9 April 2008.
• Land Use Mapping- Rural Planning and Development, University of Guelph, Canada (1 year), 1982-83.
• Land Information System, DSE Germany (3 months), 1986.
• Remote Sensing Technology Training, Remote Sensing Technology Center, Tokyo, Japan (2 months), 1979.
• In-Service Administrative Management Training, Department of Administrative Management, Kathmandu, Nepal (2 months) 1972.
• Training-cum Workshop on Development Planning, Center for Economic Development and Administration (CEDA) Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal (Six Weeks) 1978.
• Consulting Methods and Skills, MAN/USAID, Kathmandu, Nepal (2 Weeks), 1993.
• Workshop Training on ‘Negotiating International Boundaries, Durham University, International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU), U.K., 6-9 April 2008.

   Study

• Study of Nepal-India Boundary Maps, Documents and Treaties, British Library (India Office Records & Collections), London- UK, 8-21 August 1998 & 9-20 April 2006 and 15-20 April 2008.
• Study of Nepal-India Boundary Maps and Documents, Library of Congress, Washington DC- USA, 25 May to 14 June 1999, 6-20 November 2000, 8-29 October 2003 and 21 to 30 June 2007.
• Study of Nepal-India Boundary Maps and Documents, Harvard College Library, Harvard Pusey Map Collection Library and Harvard Law Library, Boston- USA, 18 to 23 August 2003 and 8 to 15 June 2007.
• Study of the Historical Maps of Nepal-India-China Tri-junction Points, National Library of China, Beijing, 7-13 October 2001.
• Study of the historical documents and papers on boundary of Nepal in various Libraries of Nepal, including Keshar Pustakalaya, Madan Pustakalaya, National Library, Archeology Library, British Library, American Reading Room etc. in Kathmandu,

Professional Experience:

More than 120 articles on various subject matters have been published in various Daily, Weekly and Monthly Newspapers, Magazines and Journals. Some of the latest articles are: 

¨       Doesn’t have the map of Kalapani ? (Kantipur Daily), 27 February 2009.

¨       Boundary in the context of Constitution writing (Kantipur Daily), 19 february   2009.

¨ Talking about Kalapani-Susta (Kantipur Daily), 14 December 2008.

¨         Why to Abandon Open Border as Wanton (Kantipur Daily), 12 September 2008

¨         Merging Nepal and India as New Nepal (JanaDharana Weekly), 3 July 2008.

¨       Merging India into Nepal (Telegraph Weekly), 25 June 2008.

¨       International Boundaries Conference : Nepal’s Position (Gorkhapatra Daily), 19 June 2008.

¨       Himalayan Republic (Kathmandu Post Daily), 14 June 2008.

¨       Border Security Work to Peoples’ Army (Kantipur Daily), 4 June 2008.

¨       Revision of 1950 Treaty (Kathmandu Post Daily), 15 May 2008.

¨       Replace or Review 1950 Treaty (People’s Review Weekly), 15-21 May 2008.

¨       Review or Abrogate 1950 Treaty (Gorkhapatra Daily), 8 May 2008.

¨       Management and Ascertainment of Border Disputes.(Gorkhapatra Daily), 6 May 2008.

¨       Army’s Role in Border Management and its Realistic Position (Annapurna Post Daily), 6 March 2008.

¨       Unresolved Item : Nepal-India Border Demarcation (Weekly Mirror), 15 February 2008.

¨       Unbaked Border Problem (Kantipur Daily), 18 January 2008.

 

More than 40 Presentation on border related issues of Nepal at home country (including to the Prime Minister and Parliamentary Committee) and abroad (including United States, London. Japan, China, Russia etc) in Seminar, Workshop and Interaction Programs. Some of the Presentations are:  

International

¨       Pasa Pucha Guthi, London- UK (Encroachment of Nepalese Territory by India), 16 April 2008.

¨       Non-Resident Nepali Moscow Chapter, Moscow- Russia (Border Issues of Nepal and its Solution), 21 April 2006.

¨       London Chhalphal (Discussion), London- UK (Sovereignty at Stake: Nepal’s Border Disputes with India 

          and China), 20 April 2006. 

¨       7th International conference organized by International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU), Durham, UK, (Insecure Border Management of Nepal), 5-7 April 2006.

¨       America-Nepal Society, Washington DC- USA (Border Issues of Nepal: Its Solution), 28 September 2003.

¨       Rocky Mountain Friends of Nepal, Denver, Colorado- USA, (Border Issue of Nepal), 18 September 2003.

¨       Nepalese Association in Houston, Houston Texas- USA, (Border Issue of Nepal), 14 September 2003.

¨       Greater Boston Nepalese Community, Boston- USA, (Border Issue of Nepal), 23 August 2003.

National

¨       Nepal Jaycees, Kathmandu (Border management in connection to constitution writing), 6 February 2009.

¨       Patriotic Republican Unity Campaign, Anamnagar, Kathmandu (Border encroachment of Nepal and frontier dams constructed by India), 5 February 2009.

¨       Constitution Assembly, Committee on Protection of National Interests, Singha Darbar, Kathmandu (Management of  international boundary of Nepal in connection to new constitution drafting), 24 January 2009.Madan Bhandari Memorial College, Ratopul Kathmandu (Border Issues, especially Susta encroachment), 5 January 2009.

 ¨       Rastriya Janamorcha (national United Front), Kathmandu (National Integrity and Border Encroachment), 28 December 2008.

¨       Rastriya Prajantra Party Nepal, Kathmandu (Details on Susta Encroachment), 28 November 2008.

¨       Nepal Army Command and Staff College, Shivapuri, Kathmandu (Territorial Border Disputes with Neighboring States), 17 November 2008.Rastriya Janamorcha (National United Front) Instruction Training Center, Sanothimi Bhaktapur (Border Issues of Nepal and ways and means to resolve the            issue), 24 August 2008.

 ¨       All Nepal National Free Student Union, Kathmandu (Border Issue and the role of Democratic Republic in mitigating the Border Related Problems), 3 March 2008.

¨       Destination 2016, Bhaktapur (Nepal-India Border Disputes), 9 February 2008.

¨       People’s Awareness Forum, Butawol- Rupandehi (Border Encroachment at present and Challenges on Nationality), 15 January 2008.

¨       Martin Chautari & Youth Initiative, Thapathali- Kathmandu (Border Disputes, Solution and Nepal’s Strategy), 11 January 2008.

¨       National United Front, Kathmandu (Border Encroachment and Nationality), 8 January 2008.

¨       Interim Parliamentarian Committee for International Relations, Singhdarbar- Kathmandu (Facts and Figures on Susta Encroachment and Suggestions to Solve   the Dispute), 2 January 2008.

 

More than 80 interviews in electronic media Radio, including BBC London Nepali Service and local Television Channels on border related issues of Nepal. Interviews by Electronic media during 2008 are as follows:  

 

Media	Program	Topics	Date of Interview
·   Image FM 97.9	Today’s Context	How relevant is the currently proposed Nepal-China Peace and Friendship Treaty in relation to Nepal-India 1950 Treaty ?	27 Feb. 2009
·   Image FM 103.6	Conversation	Review of 1950 Nepal-India Treaty and border disputes in the context of recent visit of the Indian Foreign Secretary Mr. Menon	19 Feb. 2009
·   ABC Television	People Zindabad	Mechanism to adopt to control the border encroachment	7 Feb. 2009
·   Sagarmatha Television	Search the News	Why our political leaders do not concern to protect our national boundaries	5 Feb. 2009
·   Radio City 98.8	Thinking Context	Encroachment on Ilam’s Sriantu border patch	4 February 2009
·   Hamro FM 94	Thinking	Is really Nepal-India border demarcation ambiguous ?	2 February 2009
·   Avenues Television-  Live	We the People	Discussions with the audience on ‘Why our government is silent while the national frontier has been encroached time and often	24 Jan. 2009
·   Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	What is the remedy of border encroachment in Sriantu Gufa Patal of Ilam district?	12 Jan. 2009
·    Image FM 97.9	Time Wheel	Border encroachment on Sandakpur and government concern over encroachment	10 January 2009
·   Radio Sagarmatha	Wider Earth	What is the solution of border encroachment of our nation ?	26 December 2008
·   Image FM 97.9	Today’s Talk	Could Nepal go to international organizations to solve border problem with India ?	10 December 2008
·   Kalika FM 95.2	Time Context	How meaningful to form Land Reform Commission	30 November 2008
·   Image News FM 103.6	Conversation	Items of border issues to be raised during Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukharjee’s visit to Nepal	25 November 2008
·   Ujyalo Network 90 Mz	Our Nepal, Lovely Nepal	Nepal-India border disputes, especially Kalapani and Susta	18 November 2008
·   Nepal FM 91.8	Time Review	Foreign Minister of India said, only Kalapani and Susta border problems remained with India. What is the comment?	14 November 2008
·   ABC Television	Talk of the Town	Highlight on Nepal-India and Nepal-China border demarcation and its management	4 October 2008
·   Tribeni FM 100.6	Today’s Context	Relevancy on the program organized today by Susta Save Committee and their demand to the district Administration Office and Ministry of Home Affairs	29 September 2008
·   Radio City 98.8	Thoughtful Theme	Nepal-India Water Resources Committee meeting is starting from today. What measures should be proposed by Nepal to stop inundation and flood problems	29 September 2008
·   Radio Mirmire 89.4	New Nepal-New Argument	Items to be included, if the 1950 treaty has been revised	16 September 2008
·   Avenues Television	Today’s Special	Prime Minister’s visit to India  and whether revision or abrogation of 1950 treaty	15 September 2008
·   ABC Television	Janata (People) Zindabad	Whether Prime Minister should insist to India to revise or cancel the 1950 treaty.  Also answered to online callers on the issue	14 September 2008
·   Kantipur Television	BBC Shared Argument	Questions to the Foreign Minister on border demarcation and management issues and policy on 1950 treaty	14 September 2008
·   Kalika FM 95.2 Chitawon	Time Concern	Relevancy of existing 1950 treaty	12 September 2008
·   Ujyalo Network	Nepal Mirror	Prime Minister’s visit to India and Susta border encroachment issue	12 September 2008
·   Radio Sagarmatha	Radio Newspaper	Prime Minister’s visit to India in relation to border issues	12 September 2008
·   Maitri FM 99,4	Jana Sarokar (People Concern)	Nepal-India 1950 Treaty, Koshi cutting and inundation, Proposed Koshi high dam	31 August 2008
·   Image FM 97.9	Round Table	Damaged Koshi embankment and its dreadful result	30 August 2008
·   Nepal Television	Abhiyan (Campaign)	Koshi agreement, result of collapse of Koshi Embankment : who is to blame	29 August 2008
·   Radio Nepal	Antar Sambad (Cross-conversation)	Weakness of Indian and Nepali side to maintain Koshi embankment. Implications of the dams and embankments constructed by India along the border?	27 August 2008
·   Sagarmatha Television	Sagarmatha Special	Who is responsible that breached the spurs and embankment by swollen Saptakoshi River on 18 August, and what should be its remedy	21 August 2008
·   Radio Mirmire 89.4	New Nepal-New Argument	Reasons of damaging embankment of Koshi River. Nepalese point of view on the frontier dams and embankments constructed by India	21 August 2008
·   Radio Nepal	Jana Sarokar (People Concern)	At how many places India has constructed dams and embankments along the international border with Nepal. Telephone discussions with the listeners on Koshi River inundation devastation	21 August 2008
·   Antenna Foundation Radio	Nepal Chautari (Platform)	Impact after the Koshi River breached spurs and embankment that inundated Nepalese territory? Discussion with the  telephone callers that India showed insolent attitude	21 August 2008
·   Annapurna FM Pokhara	Today’s Baithak (Assembly)	Reasons of not repairing the barrage and embankment of Koshi River, as their responsibility. Does Nepal government talk to India on the current Koshi havoc?	21 August 2008
·   Avenues Television	Today in the country	Weakness on the management, administration and maintenance of the Koshi baggage, embankment and spurs. Do you think India is responsible?	20 August 2008
·   Sagarmatha Radio	Today’s Talk	Koshi River damaged the spurs and embankment, and inundated six VDCs and flood rendered around 40,000 people homeless. Is it a national calamity or man made disaster?	20 August 2008
·   Nepal FM 91.8	Time Review	Koshi project Agreement between Nepal and India is unfair for Nepal. Who is to blame for this unequal agreement? And what should be done by Nepal	20 August 2008
·   CJMC FM 95.2	New Nepal	Was it possible to evade the disastrous flooding  in various places of Sunsari, by Koshi River cutting the embankment	20 August 2008
·   Kalika FM 95.2 Bharatpur, Chitawon	Today’s Talk	If the Koshi River flooding and inundation havoc has been created due to carelessness of India, what steps should be taken by Nepal?	20 August 2008
·   Dinesh FM 93.8 Dhanagarhi, Kailali	Our Surroundings	Encroachment of national border of Nepal, Basis to demarcate into federal democratic states, and Open border system with India.	2 August 2008
·   Sagarmatha Television	Third Eye	What are the solutions to resolve the border demarcation issues between Nepal and India?	20 July 2008
·   Radio Mirmire 89.4	Our Voice	Why map of Nepal is printed and published in India, What is the impact of ‘India News TV’ that showed Nepal and Bhutan merged into India, and encroachment of Susta	11 July 2008
·   Radio Gorkha 92.8 Gorkha District	Distinct Talk	Inundation of Nepalese frontier land, weakness of 1950 Nepal-India Treaty and issue of Kalapani-Limpiyadhura border encroachment	10 June 2008
·   Radio Bheri FM 105.4 Nepalganj, Banke	Creeks and Corner	What are the suggestions to settle the border problems between Nepal and India	30 May 2008
·   Radio Pancha Koshi FM 104 Dailekh	Our Village OurValour	Why our government is so passive to talk and solve the Nepalese border encroachment by India and the highlight the pros and cons of 1950 Treaty	30 May 2008
·   Ujyalo Network FM 90	Nepal Mirror	What is your opinion on Maoist Chairman Prachanda’ view to abrogate 1950 Treaty	21 May 2008.
·   Nepali Television, London	Special Conversation	How the Nepalese territory encroached and disputed by India could be resolved ?	5 May 2008
·   Capital FM 92.4	Capital Dialogue	Nepal-India Peace and Friendship Treaty- 1950 review or cancel	2 May 2008
·   Avenues Television	News Inside the News	How relevant is the Nepal-India Peace and Friendship Treaty- 1950	1 May 2008
·   Nepal Television	In quest of National Existence  (Documentary)	Places of encroachment of Nepali territory and effect of frontier dams and embankment constructed by India (also script writing)	6 April 2008, 10 June, 26 June and 18 July 2008
·   Kantipur Television	Tomorrow’s Nepal	What is the issue of Kalapani encroachment and how it could be resolved	5 April 2008
·   Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Could we regain the ceded territory of Greater Nepal ?	4 March 2008
·   Radio Madan Pokhara, Madi- Palpa	Madi’s Bahur (Gift)	Why our government is not active to solve our border problems with India?	26 January2008
·   Hamro FM 94 Chitawon, Bharatpur	Interview	How could the territorial encroachment like Susta  resolved? Who plays the leading role on it?	12 January 2008
·   Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Whether the western border of Nepal is Kalapani or Limpiyadhura ?	11 January 2008
·   Channel Nepal Television	Talk Show	Has border encroachment invited state disintegration? How meaningful is Prithvi Narayan Shah’s brilliant preaching?	10 January 2008
·   Metro FM	Nepal Mandal	What is the latest position of Susta border encroachment ?	10 January 2008
·   Maitri FM 99.4	Manthan (Churning)	King Prithvi Narayan Shah the Great and boundary of Nepal	10 January 2008
·   Maitri FM 99.4	Civic Concern	What is Susta encroachment in the context of boundary of Nepal	6 January 2008
·   Kantipur Television	Bahas (Pleading)	Has really Susta been encroached by India? If yes, how much and who is responsible?	5 January 2008
·       Radio Mid-Western, Ghorahi- Dang 91.4	Mat Matantar (Difference of Opinion)	How many places of Nepal have been encroached by India? Who is responsible for this?	5 January 2008
·       Metro FM	Manthan (Churning)	What is the latest position of border encroachment including Susta, Kalapani, Maheshpur, Thori etc?	4 January 2008
·       Sagarmatha Television	Sagarmatha Special	What are the reasons of border encroachment of Susta? How it could be resolved? What is the role of government?	3 January 2008
·       Avenues Television	Topic of a person and specialty	Oppressed Susta people have come to Kathmandu asking to resolve the encroachment problem. Why the government is inactive to look into border problem?	3 January 2008
·       BBC London Nepali Service	Nepal Context	Have been the Nepalese territory like Susta really encroached? Have you seen by yourself the encroached area on the spot?	2 January 2008
·       Radio Nepal	Cross-Conversation	Why the Nepalese territory of Susta area has been encroached?	2 January 2008
·       Kalika FM 95.2 Bharatpur- Chitawon	Time Context	Why the government is mum in the case of Susta border encroachment?	18 December 2007
·       Hetauda FM 96.6	Time Wheel	Issues of border management of Nepal with India and its means of solution	9 December 2007
·       Avenues Television	News Inside News	What is the problem of Susta border encroachment?	8 December 2007
·       Nepal Television	TIME	Border Management of Nepal and nationality	7 December 2007
·       Nepal FM 91.8	Time Review	Susta border encroachment problem, Frontier road construction by India and Role of Indian Special Services Bureau (SSB) on the border	6 December 2007
·       Radio Antenna Foundation, Nepal	Nepal Platform	Nepal’s territorial boundary encroachment  problems and its solution	29 November 2007
·   Radio Upatyaka	In Search of Nationality	What sort of nationality is rooted on the border issue of Nepal ?	17 September 2007
·   Times FM 90.6	Thinking	Flood victims due to Indian frontier dams  whose responsibility ?	30 August 2007
·   Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Government concern on border encroachment and inundation problem in the Nepalese territory created by Indian frontier dams	16 August 2007
·    Nepal FM 91.8	Time Review	Diplomacy in flood problems in Indo-Nepal Frontier	3 August 2007
·    Nepal FM 91.8	Time Review	Role of government to solve flood problem by the dam constructed by India	2 August 2007
·    Nepal FM 91.8	Time Review	Problem of inundation by Indian frontier dams	1 August 2007
·    Radio Nepal	Inter-Dialogue	Overview of flood problem in Tarai by the dams constructed by India	1 August 2007
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Border management and citizenship certificate distribution	13 April 2007.
·    Metro FM	Nepal Bhasha Program	Nepal-India border encroachment	6 January 2007.
·    Kantipur FM 96.1	The Headliners	Why Nepal-India border has been encroached time and often?	29 December 2006.
·    Times FM	Morning Thinking	Segments of border disputes and encroachment by India	29 December 2006.
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Border encroachment of Lalbojhi and Bhajani areas	25 December 2006.
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Susta border encroachment and Indian infiltration	14 November 2006.
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	National territory submerged by Indian dams	28 August 2006.
·    Kantipur FM 96.1	Radio Talk	Education in relation to Surveying and border management	10 August 2006.
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Indian frontier dams inundate Nepal Tarai	30 December 2005.
·    Nepal Television	Serophero Program	Measures to be taken to solve Nepal-India border problems	22 November 2005.
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Role of government to protect and maintain national boundary line	7 November 2005.
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Key issues of Susta border encroachment	21 September 2005.
·    BBC London     Nepali Service	Chautari or Common Platform	Situation of Susta border conflict	12 September 2005.
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Our Concern	Encroachment from Koshi Barrage to Bhantabari, 1.5 km of East-West Highway	27 August 2005.
·    Kantipur Television	Fire Side	Issue of Kalapani-Limpiyadhura border encroachment by India	9 May 2005.
·    Nepal Television	Public Hearing	Discussions on the role of government to solve border encroachment	20 March 2005.
·    Nepal Television Metro 2	Sangosthi Program	Why Nepal’s border with India has been encroached?	4 January 2005.
·    Nepal Television	Think and Realize	Reasons of border encroachment and its solution	17 April 2004.
·    Nepal Television Metro 2	Sangosthi Program	Overview of Nepal-India border demarcation and problems encountered	13 April 2004.
·    Times FM 90.6 Radio	Motherland	Who is responsible to protect the national boundary of Nepal ?	29 March 2003.
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Terrorism and Indo-Nepal open border	23 March 2003.
·    Nepal Television	Matter of Mind	Reasons to make study the boundary of Nepal	2 September 2002.
·    Metro FM Radio	Manthan	Is the border encroachment a national problem ?	15 December 2001.
·    K.A.T.H. 97.9 FM	Today’s Relevancy	Relation between open border and terrorism	14 December 2001.
·    Channel Nepal Television	Conversation	Why India encroaches Nepalese territory ?	16 September 2001.
·    Channel Nepal Television	Today’s Relevancy	Current situation of Nepal-India borderline	24 August 2001.
·    K.A.T.H. 97.9 FM	Today’s Relevancy	Impact of Nepal-India open border management	13 August 2001.
·    Nepal Television	Bahas or Pleading	Who is responsible for flooding in Nepalese frontier ?	4 August 2001.
·    Kantipur FM 96.1	Taremam	Discussion on the book “Boundary of Nepal”	13 September 2000.
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Why there was no hassle in Nepal-China border demarcation ?	14 June 2000.
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Importance of national boundary and its protection and maintenance	31 March 2000.
·    BBC London     Nepali Service	Chautari or Common Platform	Does Mount Everest gain height ?	2 February 2000.
·    Radio Nepal	Ghatana Ra Bichar or Incident and Thinking	Kalapani border issue	6 October 1999.
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	How many places have been encroached on Nepal-India borderline ?	5 July 1999.
·    Radio Sagarmatha	Today’s Talk	Kalapani-Limpiyadhura border encroachment by India	30 June 1999.
·    BBC London    Nepali Service	Chautari or Common Platform	Historical documents of Kalapani border encroachment	26 August 1998.

 

More than 150 interviews, news and views published by local newspapers on boundary related subject matters of Nepal. Some of the interviews taken by newspapers are as follows:  

Interviewed by	Date	Headline
Yugadrasta Weekly	10 November 2008	Wire fencing must be erected in between Nepal-India border
JanaEkata Weekly	1 September 2008	Great disaster (Koshi) due to historical mistake
Janadharana Weekly	15 May 2008	Why someone doesn’t feel pain on nation’s wound
Chhalphal Weekly	2 March 2008	Personality : examined on Border Issues
Nepal Samacharpatra Daily	15 February 2008	Political Parties must be united concerning border issues
Kathmandu Post Daily	7 January 2008	We could regain Greater Nepal
Ekikrit Aawaz Weekly	3 January 2008	Susta as a septic wound
People’s Review Weekly	27 December 2007	Politicians fear of raising border issue would annoy India
Yugasambad Weekly	25 December 2007	New border maps are disbelievable
Nepal Highlights Fortnightly`	25 December 2007	Why the government is mum on the encroached border of the nation
Gorkhapatra Daily	20 December 2007	Sixty thousand hectares of land is encroached by India
Shram Weekly	22 September 2007	Both the heads of Government must initiate to settle Kalapani and Susta problems
Nepalipatra Weekly	24 August 2007	Pension was about to be cancelled due to writing articles

 

Some of the news published are as follows:

 

 

 

News published by	Date	Headline
Gorkhapatra Daily	23 August 2008	Koshi problem should be made as international discussion
Durgam Aawaj Weekly	21 April 2008	Susta and Kalapani at international conference
Chhalphal Weekly	13 May 2007	Crime rate increased due to open border: Government is mum
JanaDharana Weekly	12 April 2007	Agree / Disagree
Himalayan Times Daily	22 January 2007	Clarify on borders
Rising Nepal Daily	5 January 2007	Expert draws attention to border problems
Nepal Samacharpatra Daily	5 January 2007	Pay attention to border encroachment

Some of the conference and Seminar attained:      

International

·         Workshop on “Negotiating International Boundaries” Organized by International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU), Durham- UK, 7-9 April 2008. 

·         58th World Congress of International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI), Barcelona, Spain, 28 May -2 June, 2007.

·         57th World Congress of International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI), Bangkok, Thailand, 26 -31 May, 2006.

·         7th International Conference on “Border Management in an Insecure World” Organized by International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU), Durham- UK, 5-7 April 2006.  Publications:

National

·         10th International Symposium on High Mountain Remote Sensing Cartography (HMRSC-X), ICIMOD /EESA, Kathmandu, 8-11 September 2008.

·         Workshop on Remote Sensing in the Service of Sustainable Development in Mountain Areas, UN / EESA / MoPE / ICIMOD, Kathmandu, 15 – 19 November 2004.

·         GIS Seminar, Nepal GIS Society, Kathmandu, 22 July 2004.

·         Fourth National Conference on Science and Technology, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Kathmandu, 23-26 March 2004.

 

Publication

Five printed books and research papers have been published in the magazines and journals:

q Knowledge on Boundary (Book in Devanagari), 2008.

q Border Management of Nepal (Book), 2003.

q Border Management in the context of National Security (Book in Devanagari), 2002.

q Boundary of Nepal (Book in Devanagari), 2000.

q Cadastral Surveying for Public Usefulness (Book in Devanagari), 1981.

q Chief Editor, MILAN Magazine, JICA Alumni Association of Nepal (2004-6).

q The State of Nepal Real Estate Today, Asia-Pacific Real Estate Congress, Osaka- Japan, 29 September   2005.

q Impact of Open Border between Nepal and India, Nepal Vision Publication of Nepalese Association of Huston, Texas- USA, Vol.3, Issue- 1, October 2002.

q National Report on Remote Sensing and Photogrammetric Activities in Nepal: International Archives of ISPRS, Amsterdam- Netherlands 23 July 2000.

q Nepal National Report on Photogrammetric and Remote Sensing: International Archives of PRS Vol. XXXI, Part B-6, Vienna- Austria, 15 July 1996.

q Uplift in the Nepal Himalaya Revealed by Spirit Leveling: Shrestha, Bilham et. al. (Geophysical Research Letters- USA), Vol. 19, No 15, Pages 1539-1542, August 3, 1992.

q Gravity and the Geoid in the Nepal Himalaya: Shrestha, Bilham, Faller et. al. www.ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ casi/ 19920005342_1992005342.pdf, 1990.

 

 Award and Prize:

Out of eighteen award, prize, felicitation and letter of appreciation, some of them are as follows:

·         Madan Puraskar (Prize)-2057 :  awarded silver platted plaque (certificate) with Rs. 1 Lakh cash prize by Madan Puraskar Guthi (Trust), Lalitpur, 18 October 2001 in recognition of writing the book “Boundary of Nepal.”

·         Itihas Shiromani Baburam Aacharya Research Honor : awarded plaque along with a purse of Rs. 51 thousand by Lunkarandas-Ganga Devi Chaudhary Academy for Arts & Literature, Kathmandu, 3 August 2008 in establishing the existence and identity of Nepal within the nation and abroad through the study, research, presentations and publications on the national boundary of Nepal and management of border.

·         Eduard Dolezal Award : 18^th   ISPRS Congress, Vienna-Austria, 11 July 1996 in recognition of developing Surveying, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry and Geographical Information System in Nepal.

·         Letter of Admiration : by Lawyers Club, Kathmandu, 26 February 2009, conferred with cash Rupees five thousand in recognition of the best article (Reference of Nepal’s boundary in connection to the construction of New Constitution), published in the 73rd issue of the magazine LAW, in the series of National Promotion of Law Write-up, established as National Respect.

·         Republican Felicitation- 2008 : by National Peoples Pressure Group, New Baneswor Kathmandu, 30 November 2008, in recognition of the work , created for national awareness to future generation, by writing and presenting on Nepal’s national boundary and border management and its solution.

·         Letter of Commendation : by Nepal Government, Survey Department, Kathmandu, 28 May 2007 in recognition of the contribution made to enter Nepal into Satellite Geodesy age and start to prepare the new series of basic topographical mapping of Nepal, while working at the Department.

 

 Professional Membership

·         President, Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Kathmandu, Nepal.

·         Member, International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU), Durham, United Kingdom.

·         Member, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London U.K.

·         President (2006-2008), Nepal Land & Housing Developers Association, Kathmandu.

·         President (1994-2004) and Life Member, Nepal Remote Sensing and Photogrammetric Society, Kathmandu.

·         President (1992-1994) and Member, Nepal Surveyor Society, Kathmandu.              

·         Vice-President (1995-98) and Life Member, Nepal Geographical Society, Kathmandu.

·         International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI)- Nepal Chapter President , Paris France.

·         Advisor and Member, Nepal GIS Society (NGISS), Jawalakhel, Lalitpur.

·         Member, Institution of Surveyors (1995-99), Australia Inc, Melbourne.

·         Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (1997-99), London, U.K.

·         Senate Member, Purwanchal University, Biratnagar, Nepal.

·         Honorary Senior Consultant, Magna Technologies (USA) Inc. Wellington Delaware, USA.

·         Member, Border Concern Civic Society, Bagbazar, Kathmandu.

·         Member, Bloggers Association of Nepal (BLOGAN), Kathmandu.

 

Others

· Conducted Global Position System (GPS) Satellite Survey of Namche, Lukla and peripheral area in 1997 in connection to the determination of the height of Mount Everest for National Science Foundation and Boston Museum of Science, USA.

· Contributed to start the Satellite Geodesy System for the first time in Nepal with the help of University of Colorado, Boulder- USA in 1989.

· Initiated for high resolution aerial photography and digital mapping of Mount Everest-Khumbu Region with the collaboration of National Science Foundation and Boston Museum of Science, USA in 1988.

· Prepared background paper in high priority area on Land Use Development and Land Consolidation Action Plan in the Tenth Five Year Plan as a member of Tenth Plan Formulation Support Team, National Planning Commission / ADB, Kathmandu, in 2002.

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