A book titled "Kathmandu Valley Groundwater Outlook" edited by Dr. Sangam Shrestha, a faculty member of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), was launched during the 'Nepal National Water Week 2012' celebrations.
The book release ceremony took place at the symposium "Third national symposium on challenges and opportunities for sustainable management of the groundwater resources of the Kathmandu Valley," which was organized on 22 March 2012, to coincide with the water week celebrations.
Dr. Shrestha works as an Assistant Professor in Water Engineering and Management (WEM) field of study, at AIT's School of Engineering and Technology.
The book was launched by Ms. Bindra Hada, the Secretary of Ministry of Irrigation, Nepal, during the inaugural session of the symposium. She described the publication as very timely, since the Ministry of Irrigation is planning to formulate new acts and regulations related to groundwater in Nepal. Facts and findings of this book will be useful for undertaking necessary interventions, she added. Mr. Niranjan Lacoul, Joint Secretary, Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS), and Mr. Mahendra Bahadur Gurung, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Irrigation, also highlighted the importance of book.
The book is jointly published by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), The Small Earth Nepal (SEN), Center of Research for Environment Energy and Water (CREEW) and University of Yamanashi, Japan. "The book seeks to prioritize present issues related to groundwater in the Kathmandu Valley, reclaim available information and baseline data, compile the latest scientific understanding, and organize them within a single volume," Dr. Shrestha says.
Details are available at the AIT website http://www.ait.ac.th/news-and-events/2012/news/ait-faculty2019s-book-on-groundwater-released/
Event details are also available at the CREEW website at this link http://creew.org.np/news-events/3rd-national-groundwater-symposium-successfully-held