| SN | Name | Designation | Areas of expertise | Social | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiv Kumar Sharma | Senior Irrigation Engineer | ||||
| 2 | Krishna Belbase | Project Manager/ Joint Secretory/ Deputy Director General (DDG)/Senior Divisional Engineer (Irrigation) | ||||
| 3 | Basistha Raj Adhikari | Irrigation Supervision Engineer/Water Resources Management Specialist/Flood Management Specialist | ||||
| 4 | Utsav Bhattarai | E-flows Specialist/ DSS/Modelling Expert/ Water Resources Modeler/ Project Coordinator | Project Management in Water Resources/ Climate Change Assessment and Hydrological Modelling/ River Basin Management | |||
| 5 | Dibesh Shrestha | Hydrologist / Climate Modeller/Climate Analyst | ||||
| 6 | Bibhab Mani Panthi | Hydrologist, River Basin Modeller, DSS Expert, Hydraulic Modeller, Water Resources Modeling Expert | ||||
| 7 | Dr. Khada Nanda Lamsal | River Basin Management & Water Resources Expert | River Basin Management & Planning Hydrological and hydraulic modelling Flood modeling & risk assessment Worked with ADB, World Bank, JICA and other multilateral donors | |||
| 8 | Dr. Khada Nanda Dulal | Stormwater / Drainage Engineer & Hydrologist | Hydrological & hydraulic modelling (HEC‑HMS, HEC‑RAS, SWAT, MODSIM, MIKESHE), River basin planning, hydropower master plans, water resources assessment, GIS‑based hazard mapping, landslide & debris flow mitigation, Worked with ADB, World Bank, JICA, UNDP, WFP | |||
| 9 | Dr. Mandira Shrestha | Water Resources & Hydromorphology Specialist | River Basin Management & Planning, Hydrological & Hydraulic Modelling, Flood Forecasting & Risk Reduction, Worked with ADB, World Bank, USAID, WMO, UK Met Office, NOAA, USGS and other multilateral donors | |||
| 10 | Dr. Amrit Prasad Sharma | Natural Hydromorphologist/ Natural Hazard Modeller and Framework Design Expert | Hydromorphology & Flood Risk Modelling – flash flood simulation, rainfall‑runoff analysis, hazard mapping, early warning systems, River Basin & Water Resource Management – watershed planning, irrigation master plans, hydropower strategies, integration of climate safeguards, Worked with ADB, WB, GCF, UNDP, UNICEF | |||
| 11 | Dr. Indra Lal Kalu | Infrastructure Development Engineer & Water Resources Specialist | Irrigation System Design & Modernization, Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Infrastructure, River Basin & Watershed Conservation Planning, Worked with ADB, World Bank, USAID and other multilateral donors | |||
| 12 | Dr. Arun Bhakta Shrestha | Hydrologist/ Groundwater/ & Water Resources Expert | Basin-wide Hydrological Assessment Flood Forecasting & Early Warning Systems (including GLOFs) Hydrometeorological Monitoring Networks Worked with ADB, World Bank, USAID, ICIMOD, WMO, GRID-Arendal, CICERO, and bilateral agencies | |||
| 13 | Dr. Divas B. Basnyat | Hydrology/Water Resources Engineer | Climate-Resilient Hydropower & Irrigation Systems Basin-wide Hydrological & Hydraulic Modelling Flood Forecasting & Early Warning Systems River Basin Policy & Institutional Reform Worked with ADB, World Bank, FAO, DFID, ICIMOD, CIAT, EU, KfW | |||
| 14 | Dr. Binod Shakya | Senior Hydraulic Engineer & Hydrologist | River Basin Hydrology & Hydrological Modelling Flood Forecasting & Risk Assessment Sediment Studies & Watershed Hydrology Worked with ADB, World Bank, national agencies, and international partners |
| SN | Name | Designation | Areas of expertise | Social | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ms. Kreeti Bajracharya | Civil Engineer | Expertise of the Civil Engineer Expert/ Project Management/ Technical Design and Supervision/ Expertise in construction supervision/ Expertise in structural assessment, design, and rehabilitation of damaged infrastructures. | |||
| 2 | Mr. Dipak Shrestha | Transport Specialist | Transport Infrastructure & Planning Highway & Bridge Design, DPR Preparation, QA/QC, Claims Management PPP Procurement, Contract Administration (FIDIC) Worked with ADB, World Bank, national agencies | |||
| 3 | Dr. Chandra Shrestha | Senior Instructional Designer / Transport & Infrastructure Specialist | Instructional Design & Capacity Building for Infrastructure Professionals University Teaching & Curriculum Development Research & Publications in Transport and Resilience Worked with Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, DFID/UK Aid, UNDP, UNCHS, WFP, The Asia Foundation, MCC | |||
| 4 | Mr. Naresh Man Shakya | Project Management & Geotechnical Expert | Lead, Direct, Supervise and Montior critical section of DoR. Quality control, standards development, laboratory testing, HR gap assessment, and capacity building for the Department of Roads (DoR). Worked with Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, JICA, MCC/USA, Exim Bank of India, SNV, SDC | |||
| 5 | Mr. Naresh Pradhan | Transport & Soft Mobility Specialist | Sustainable Urban Mobility & Non‑Motorized Transport Transit‑Oriented Development , Bus Rapid Transit Electric Mobility & Low‑Carbon Transport Programs Worked with ADB, Green Climate Fund (GCF), governments, and international agencies | |||
| 6 | Mr. Dev Kumar Tamang | Deputy Team Leader / Highway Engineer | Planning, design, construction supervision, and rehabilitation of major national highways and feeder roads. Leadership in bridge design, supervision, and maintenance programs; integration of road safety and quality assurance. Worked with ADB, WB, MCC, ICA, Exim Bank of India | |||
| 7 | Mr. Biswa Kumar Balla | Structure/ Bridge Engineer | Bridge & Structural Design (RCC, PSC, Steel, Arch) Hydrological & Geotechnical Investigation for Bridge Projects Construction Supervision & QA/QC of Highway Bridges Worked with ADB, World Bank, Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), Government of Nepal. | |||
| 8 | Mr. Ishwary Prasad Kharel | Resident / Bridge Engineer | ||||
| 9 | Mr. Uddhab Rana Magar | Resident / Bridge Engineer | ||||
| 10 | Mr. Raghabendra Yadav | Bridge/ Structure Design Engineer |
| SN | Name | Designation | Areas of expertise | Social | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dilip Kumar Gautam | DRR Program Advisor – Climate Applications and Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant /Water Specialist | ||||
| 2 | Himalay Ojha | Project Manager cum CBDRM Expert/ DRRM Expert/ DRR Expert | Disaster Risk Management (DRM)/ Disaster Preparedness and Response/ Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR)/ Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) | |||
| 3 | Er. Suwas Ghimire | Senior Research Associate | ||||
| 4 | Rita Khadka Pal (RITU) | Protection, Gender and Inclusion Officer (Emergency Response Operation)/ Project Coordinator / DRR | ||||
| 5 | Madhav Prasad Joshi | Social Safeguard/Special Development Expert/ Gender Specialist/Resettlement Specialist/Sociologist | Social Safeguards and Development/ Consultancy and Project Management/ Consulting Experience with International Organizations/ Social Impact and Gender Expertise/ Project Coordination and Capacity Building | |||
| 6 | Ms. Yasodha Nakarmi Shrestha | Social (GESI) Expert/ Human Resource Development Specialist/Senior Programme Officer | Gender, Social, and Livelihood Development/ Social and Resettlement Safeguards/ Community Engagement and Social Impact | |||
| 7 | Mr. Madhav Bhattarai | Sociologist/ Social Development and GESI Expert / Resettlement Expert/ Livelihood Expert/ Social Development and Gender Specialist | Social Development and Planning/ Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)/ Project Management and Coordination/ Environmental and Social Safeguards | |||
| 8 | Ms. Draupadi Subedi | Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Expert (GESI) | Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)/ Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation Process/ Social Mobilization, Community Awareness, Leadership Development/ Management and Coordination | |||
| 9 | Ms. Kanchan Lama | Team Leader/Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Expert/ Gender Advisor | Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Assessment/ Panel Speaker on Gender Justice in Climate Adaptation/ Capacity Building on GESI/ Gender Analysis & Mainstreaming | |||
| 10 | Dr. Er. Diwat Kumar Shrestha | Project Management / Environmental and NRM / Research, Institutional Development Expert | ||||
| 11 | Dr. Sangram S Lama | Senior GESI Expert/ Training Expert/ Director for Governance and GESI/ Project Manager | ||||
| 12 | Dr. Chan Bahadur Gurung | Social Safeguard Expert & GESI Specialist | Land acquisition, livelihood restoration, and compliance monitoring, Inclusive consultations, gender action planning, and mainstreaming social equity in infrastructure programs. Monitoring, Evaluation & Social Risk Management, Worked with ADB, WB, USAID, FAO, GTZ/GIZ, SNV, WWF | |||
| 13 | Ms. Indu Panta | GESI & Gender‑Responsive Budgeting Specialist | Mainstreaming GESI/GRB into Public Financial Management (PFM) systems, designing inclusive programs, and providing strategic recommendations to government officials. Worked with USAID, WB, UNDP, Plan International, CBM, Norwegian Association of the Blind, Ministry of Women, Children & Social Welfare | |||
| 14 | Mr. Ajay Bhakta Mathema | Natural Resource & Environmental Safeguard Expert | Environmental & Social Safeguards – EIA/IEE, environmental flow modelling, climate risk management Natural Resource Management – river basin planning, hydropower & irrigation projects, climate adaptation GIS & Remote Sensing – spatial analysis, land use mapping, resource inventories, database development Worked with ADB, World Bank, DANIDA, ICIMOD, UNICEF, WWF, Practical Action, SN Power, ICEM | |||
| 15 | Ms. Jeevan Singh | Social Development and GESI Expert | GESI Mainstreaming & Social Safeguards in Roads, Bridges & Water Projects Resettlement Planning, Livelihood Restoration & Community Mobilization Capacity Building, Gender Sensitization & Social Risk Management Worked with ADB, WB, HELVETAS/FINIDA, UNDP | |||
| 16 | Dr. Giri Bahadur Sunar | Community Engagement, Livelihood & GESI Specialist | Climate Change Adaptation & Inclusive Development Resettlement, Livelihood Restoration & Community Mobilization Worked with ADB, World Bank, MCC‑USA, UN Agencies, Government of Nepal | |||
| 17 | Mahendra Laxmi Sharma | GESI Specialist | Gender Equality & Social Inclusion Mainstreaming Social Safeguards, Resettlement & Livelihood Restoration Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building & Community Engagement Worked with ADB, World Bank, DFID, UN Women, MCC, CARE, Oxfam, CIDA, USAID | |||
| 18 | Bandana Sharma | Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Expert | Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Resilience Risk‑Sensitive Urban Planning & Governance Multi‑Hazard Risk Assessment, Mitigation & Safeguards Worked with USAID, UNDP, Oxfam, CARE, GIZ, UNESCAP, WaterAid, CiTra Belgium | |||
| 19 | Mr. Pratik Karmacharya | Environmental Expert | Environmental & Social Impact Assessments (EIA/IEE) ESHS Management Plans (ESHSMP) & compliance monitoring GIS, cadastral analysis & baseline studies Worked with ADB, AIIB, MCA‑Nepal, WB, IFC, WHO, WWF | |||
| 20 | Resham Baniya | Environmental Specialist & Safeguards Expert | ||||
| 21 | Ranjana Bhatta | Environment Specialist | ||||
| 22 | Mr. Rabin Dhakal | Senior Social Safeguards Specialist | ||||
| 23 | Dr. Prem Kumar Khatri | Cultural Heritage Specialist & Archaeology Expert | ||||
| 24 | Mr. Ashok Baniya | Urban Forestry & Natural Resource Management Specialist | ||||
| 25 | Mr. Deependra Joshi | Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Expert | ||||
| 26 | Dr. Shambhu Prasad Kattel | Senior GESI, Community Engagement & Social Safeguards Specialist |
| SN | Name | Designation | Areas of expertise | Social | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Sudan Bashyal | Biomedical Engineer (BME) | Biomedical Engineering and Equipment Management/ Hospital Management and Technical Consultation/ Technical Specification and Budget Estimation | |||
| 2 | Mr. Rajan Dangi | Biomedical Engineer (BME) | Medical Equipment Management and Technical Support/ Procurement and Specification Design/ Data Collection and Survey Management/ Hospital Infrastructure and Laboratory Setup | |||
| 3 | Mr. Singh Anil Kumar | Survey Design and Data Analysis Specialist | Expertise in data analysis, survey design, statistical modeling, and research methodology, particularly in public health and community development projects. Skilled in using software like SPSS, STATA, R, and KoBo Tool, with extensive experience in survey coordination, data collection, and report writing for health research and intervention programs. | |||
| 4 | Ms. Ayuska Parajuli | Public Health/RCCE Specialist/Senior Research Officer | Community Engagement and Health Systems/ Research Methodology and Data Analysis/ Public Health and Policy Advocacy | |||
| 5 | Mr. Anuj Purush Dhakal | HCW Treatment Technologies TOT and Diagnostic Assessment Expert | Nepal Health Sector Support Programme (NHSSP), DFID/Options Consultancy Services/ Government of Nepal, Department of Health Services/ Nepal Health Sector Support Programme (NHSSP) | |||
| 6 | Mr. Ravindra Kumar Thapa | Deputy Team Leader/HCWM study and TOT Expert | Monitoring & Evaluation: Designing and improving monitoring systems for projects. | |||
| 7 | Mr. Dhiraj Mainali | Team Leader/Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) Expert | ||||
| 8 | Dr. Anjana Shakya | Environmental Education, Health & Climate Resilience Specialist | Healthcare Waste Management & Environmental Monitoring Gender Equality & Social Inclusion (GESI) in Education & Health Systems Worked with ADB, UNDP, Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) |
| SN | Name | Designation | Areas of expertise | Social | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Raghunath JHA | GIS and Remote Sensing Expert | ||||
| 2 | Ms. Chandra Ghimire | IT Expert/ Senior Programmer/ Graphics designer/web programmer | Senior Consultant, Senior Programmer, Project Manager/ Graphics Designer, Web Programmer, and Hardware Technician/ Hardware and Infrastructure Specialist | |||
| 3 | Mr. Ashok Pandey | Survey Specialist/Research Fellow/ Senior Program Coordinator | Manufacturing & Product Development/ Developing and manufacturing scientific instruments | |||
| 4 | Mr. Munish Kumar Karna | Digital Systems, AI & e-Governance Specialist | Digital Transformation & e‑Governance Systems Database Architecture, Large‑Scale Data Analytics & Automation High‑Availability Data Infrastructure & System Optimization Worked with USAID, UNDP | |||
| 5 | Mr. Pawan Kumar Ghimire | Senior GIS & Spatial Planning Specialist | GIS, Remote Sensing & Geodatabase Design Land‑Use Mapping & Spatial Data Analysis Decision Support Systems (DSS) for Resource Management Worked with Asian Development Bank (ADB), USAID, UNDP, ICIMOD | |||
| 6 | Kiran Thapa Chhettri | GIS/RS Expert & Geomatics Engineer | DGPS-based Field Surveying & Geodetic Control Networks GIS & Remote Sensing for Environmental and Engineering Projects Worked with GoN, World Bank, Millennium Challenge Corporation, SJVN Limited |
| SN | Name | Designation | Areas of expertise | Social | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhola Nath Dhakal | Natural Resource Management & Rural Development Specialist | Watershed Management and Climate Change/ Community Development and Livelihoods/ Institutional Development and Capacity Building/ Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation | |||
| 2 | Mr. Ram Chandra Bastakoti | Climate Change Adaptation, NRM & Agricultural Development Expert | Climate‑Smart Agriculture & Resilient Livelihoods Policy, Planning & Monitoring for Agriculture & Climate Adaptation Worked with ADB, World Bank, EU, GIZ, IFAD, UNDP, USAID, DFID/FCDO, KOICA, FAO, Heifer International, ICIMOD | |||
| 3 | Dr. Basant Vickram Thapa | Agriculture and Rural Development Specialist | Agricultural Value Chain Development & Inclusive Business Rural Development & Livelihood Improvement Worked with ADB, WB, EU, USAID, SNV Netherlands, GTZ/GIZ, Helvetas, DFID/UK Aid, International Potato Center (CIP) | |||
| 4 | Mr. Motilal Ghimire | Natural Resource Specialist | Natural Resource Assessment & Land Use Planning GIS, Remote Sensing & Hazard Mapping River Morphology, Watershed Management & Climate Resilience Worked with ADB, World Bank, UNDP, WWF, IUCN |
| SN | Name | Designation | Areas of expertise | Social | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Suman Meher Shrestha | Senior Urban Planner, Architect & Infrastructure Development Specialist | Urban Infrastructure Planning & Development Sustainable Urban Transport & Green Finance Worked with Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, UNCDF, UNOPS, GIZ, EU, Green Climate Fund (GCF), FCDO/UK Aid | |||
| 2 | Mr. Manish Raj Joshi | Urban Planner, Architect & Landscape/Urban Designer | Feasibility Studies & Detailed Engineering & Architectural Design Climate- and Disaster-Resilient Urban Infrastructure Development Urban Corridor & City Master Planning Municipal Governance & Investment Programming Worked with ADB, World Bank, Government of Nepal | |||
| 3 | Mr. Milan Kumar Shakya | Business Analyst / Product Manager | Water Supply & Sanitation Management – project leadership, institutional reform, smart water management systems (GIS, SCADA, automation) Business Analysis & Product Management – strategic planning, customer service improvement, revenue management Project & Contract Management – procurement, supervision, safeguards compliance, dispute resolution Worked with ADB, World Bank, JICA |
| SN | Name | Designation | Areas of expertise | Social | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Saroj Acharya | PEFA Training Module Expert | Procurement Management/ Financial Accountability/ Public Financial Management (PFM)/ Policy and Strategic Development | |||
| 2 | Mr. Rajendra Bahadur Bajracharya | PEFA Expert/ Financial Management Specialist | Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA)/ Government Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards/ Financial Audit and Accountability/ Public Financial Management (PFM) | |||
| 3 | Mr. Shiva Kumar Upadhyay | Analyst/Economist/Agronomist/Socio-economist | ||||
| 4 | Mr. Yoga Raj Pokhrel | Public Financial Management Specialist (PFM) | Education Planning, Budgeting, and Financial Reporting/ Education Planning, Budgeting, and Financial Reporting/ Policy Development and Capacity Building/ Procurement and Public Sector Governance | |||
| 5 | Mr. Bishnu Datta Gautam | Governance and Accountability Specialist | Expert in Urban Governance, Public Financial Management (PFM), Local Governance, and Capacity Building. His expertise includes designing policies, strategies, and frameworks for public administration, local governance, and municipal financial management. | |||
| 6 | Mr. Baburam Subedi | Public Finance Management & Fiscal Policy Expert | Climate & Gender‑Responsive Budgeting, Public Investment Management Budget Formulation, PEFA Assessments & Financial System Modernization (SuTRA, CGAS+) Worked with UNDP, ADB, USAID, EU, Government of Nepal | |||
| 7 | Mr. Upendra Gautam | Procurement and Financial Management Specialist | Loan Disbursement, Audit Compliance & Portfolio Performance Capacity Building & Institutional Strengthening in FM Systems Worked with ADB, GIZ, World Education Australia | |||
| 8 | Nirmal Prasad Chapagain | SMEs and Value Chain Development Expert | Value Chain Analysis & Agribusiness Market Development SME & Cooperative Capacity Building Rural Finance & Digital Payment Systems Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for Agribusiness Worked with ADB, WB, DFID/UK Aid, USAID and other multilateral donors |