Projects
Here you'll find a list of projects that I'm currently working on and the projects that I were involved in.
Last updated 8 April 2020
Current Projects
Completed Projects
- Factor Affecting Financial Condition of Urban Municipalities in Nepal. A Collaborative Research funded by the University Grants Commission, 2018-2020. (Team Leader)
- Policy Incompatibility Nexus between Urban Expansion, Land Use and Land Value in Nepal. A personal project of intellectual inquisitiveness and the paper submitted to the 19th World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, 2019.
- The Dynamics of Microenterprises: Implications on Poverty Reduction in Nepal, an Institutional Research funded by the Pokhara University Research Centre, 2017-2019. (Team Leader)
- Social Capital and Development Innovation Among Political and Community Leaders, Faculty Research, Funded by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pokhara University, 2013-2014.
- Social welfare systems for a secured and sustainable society in Asia: preparedness and actions, Research Center, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011-2012.
- Revitalization of the Regional and Spatial Development Perspective, Funded by the Faculty Research Fund (Book Writing), School of Social and Environmental Development, National Institute of Development Administration, 2011-2012.
- Feasibility Study and Preliminary Design of Pak Bara – Songkhla Freight Rail Landbridge Project, 2011 (Technical inputs and English editorial services)
- Socioeconomic Impact of HIV/AIDS on Households and Communities in and around Pokhara, Faculty Research funded by UNFPA Nepal. (Team member)
- Efficiency Improvement of Bus Operation in and around Bangkok, Department of Land Transport, Royal Thai Government, 2009 (Expert for International Experience)
- Efficiency Improvement of Road Transport between Thailand and its Neighbouring Countries, Department of Land Transport, Royal Thai Government, 2008.
- Modal Shift from Road to Rail and Water Transport, Office of the Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, Royal Thai Government, 2007 (Expert for International Infrastructure Linkages)
- Study of Multimodal Transport for the Office of the Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, Royal Thai Government, 2006 (Technical input and finalization of english version)
- Implementation of the Self-reliance Development of the People by the People (SDPP) under DFID funding, Rural Self-reliance Development Centre (RSDC), 2004-2006
- Implementation of Community Protection Network (CPN) under NOVIB funding, Rural Self-reliance Development Centre (RSDC), 2004-2006
- Implementation of small farmers, landless, occupational casts and women (SLOW) among SDPP under Helvetas funding, Rural Self-reliance Development Centre (RSDC), 2004-2006
- GTZ-UNESCAP Transport Policy and Planning Assistance 1997-2001, UNESCAP (Served as nodal officer and/or expert for road transport and the protection of the environment in Asia and the Pacific; integrated and multimodal transport; impact assessment of road projects; socio-economic and poverty issues of transport; road safety as well as co-nodal officer for road maintenance initiative in Asia and the Pacific).
- GTZ-UNESCAP Highway Transport Engineering Assistance 1992-1997, UNESCAP (Served as nodal officer and/or expert for transport links and networks for Asia and the Pacific and the land transport corridors among and between Asia and Europe for the operation of integrated and multimodal transport; impact assessment of road projects).
- Asia-Pacific Academic Degree and Non-degree Training Programs on Sustainable Ocean Development and Management (includes transport segment), Asian Institute of Technology, 1996
- Post-graduate Diploma Program on Environmental Management at Phnom Penh University (PPU), AIT-PPU Joint Project, Asian Institute of Technology, 1995
- All the good things CIDA enabled AIT to do, Asian Institute of Technology, 1995 (Member of the Task Force)
- Employment Creation and Income Generation in Rural Regions, Asian Institute of Technology, 1993-1995 (Doctoral research project)
- Research and survey format design publication and software development, Asian Institute of Technology, 1990-1992 (Teaching & research project)
- GTZ Survey on “Identification of Indicators” to be Used in Assessing and Evaluating the Capacity of Institutions of Higher Education and in Related Planning, Asian Institute of Technology, 1990-1992 (Nodal researcher)
- AIT Alumni 1961 - 1991 Tracer Study, Asian Institute of Technology, 1989 – 1990 (Nodal researcher)
- AIT-FAO Farm Survey Manual, Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 (Nodal researcher)
- Studies in Rural Regional Development Planning in Asia, Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 (Nodal researcher)
- Mineral Exploration Project, HMG/UNDP-TCDC, 1977-78 (Associate professional in a large team)