The 27 Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop · The Workshop Report The 27th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet (HKT) workshop had been successfully conducted in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was held during

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The 27th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop 28th – 30th November, 2012

Kathmandu, Nepal

The Workshop Report

The 27th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet (HKT) workshop had been successfully conducted in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was held during November 28th-30th, 2012 at The Everest Hotel in Kathmandu Nepal. This workshop was organized jointly by Nepal Geological Society and the Department of Mines & Geology, Government of Nepal, and was supported by many national and international organizations and institutions including The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), the Tectonic Observatory, California Institute of Technology (CalTech, TO), Earth Observatory Singapore, Nanyang Techinological University and many others.

On 28th November, 2012, the Rt. Honorable President of the Federal Republic of Nepal, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, inaugurated the workshop. The inauguration program was attended by about 400 which included participants, invited guests and media personnel. In his inaugural speech, the Rt. Honorable President said that proper understanding of the geologic phenomenon operating under our planet Earth is essential for the survival, prosperity and sustainability of not only the mankind, but also the all living beings on Earth. Highlighting the need of geological research for developing mineral resources and hydropower potentials in Nepal, he also expressed the concern over the receding glaciers in the Himalaya, Karakoram and Tibet regions as a result of global warming. He appreciated the active interest of the international geo-scientific community in the geological researches in the regions and expressed his hope that this workshop would benefit the people in this region and in other parts of the world. Dr. Dibya Ratna Kansakar, the Convener of the 27th HKT workshop, gave a glimpse of the size and scope of the workshop, and pointed out the need for more advanced geological research for prosperity, safety and sustainability of the people in the region. He said that “geology is also the ‘science of the foundation’ for the ‘foundation of economic development’ because economic sustainability is also a matter of how sustainable the physical infrastructures are and that geological investigations help in avoiding or protecting development infrastructures from geologic hazards. He also opined that geologic “past is the guide to the future” which is instrumental for mankind to equip for facing the consequences of global warming and climate change. Minister for Industries, Mr. Anil Kumar Jha, said that geological research in Nepal Himalaya has great role to play in the economic development through development of minerals and mining sector in Nepal. He highlighted the contribution of non-metallic and precious minerals sector in the national economy of Nepal. Mr. Uttam Bol Shrestha, President of Nepal Geological Society, welcomed the participants and the guests in the program and Mr. Sarbajit Prasad Mahato, Director General of Department of Mines & Geology, offered the vote of thanks to all the participants, guests and the sponsors of the workshop. During the inaugural program, the Rt. Honorable President of Nepal also handed over the Honorary Membership of Nepal Geological Society to Mr. Gopal Singh Thapa and Prof. Dr. Paul Tapponnier in recognition of their significant contributions in the advancement of geological research in Nepal and understanding of the Himalayan region.

Rt. Hon. President of Nepal, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, inaugurating the 27th HKT workshop by lighting the auspicious oil lamp.

Participants and guests during the Inauguration Program

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Rt. Hon. President of Nepal, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, addressing the 27th HKT Workshop Participants and the guests.

Rt. Hon. President and the Minister for Industry with the 27th HKT Workshop Organizers and the Honorary Members of Nepal Geological Society

The technical sessions of the workshop followed soon after the inauguration program. The technical sessions were structured into 16 oral presentation sessions and 3 poster sessions (Please refer to Annex 1). The papers were categorized under 5 main themes, namely (i) Regional Geology and Tectonics, (ii) Seismology and Seismo-Tectonics, (iii) Geo-hazards and Engineering Geology, (iv) Climate and Quaternary Geology, and (v) Environmental Geology (Please refer to Annex 1). The first day of the workshop was devoted on the theme of Regional Geology and Tectonics. All the sessions under this theme were dedicated to late Prof. Augusto Gansser, who had died aged 101 years recently. He was a Swiss geologist and adventurer whose explorations had led to new insights about the origins of the Himalaya and other mountain ranges and the sources of petroleum. The 27th HKT workshop session began with a dedication presentation by Prof. Nigel B.W. Harris from Oxford University, who highlighted a number of pioneering concepts that late Prof. Gansser had given to the geologists of the world. He was an honorary member of Nepal Geological Society.

Prof. Nigel B.W. Harris dedicating the sessions to late Prof. Augusto Gansser

Participants listening to the presentation during a technical session

Altogether, 150 scientific papers were presented during the 27th HKT workshop. These papers were selected from over 200 scientific abstracts that were submitted to the Organizers. One Day One, 26 papers were presented in 5 oral presentation sessions and 18 papers were presented in poster session. On Day Two, a total of 55 papers were presented; 35 papers in 4 oral presentation sessions and 20 papers in the poster session. Similarly, 28 papers in 4 oral presentation sessions and 23 papers in poster session were presented on Day Three. There were 28 foreign student participants in the workshop. Similarly, there were a numerous Nepalese students who took part in the workshop.

The 27th HKT workshop was attended by 312 participants. Among them, 190 participants were the Nepalese geoscientists, engineers, and practitioners. A complete list of the registered participants in the workshop is given in

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Annex 2. Among the 126 foreign participants, 2 were from Austria, 2 from Bangladesh, 1 from Bhutan, 6 from Canada, 16 from China, 17 from France, 13 from Germany, 23 from India, 3 from Israel, 6 from Italy, 8 from Japan, 6 from Pakistan, 2 from Russia, 3 from Spain, 4 from Switzerland, 8 from United Kingdom and 6 from the United States of America. In addition, 10 participants were accompanied by their spouse or family member. Thus, besides a very large number of Nepalese participants, there were 45 geoscientists from the Himalaya, Karakoram and Tibet regions itself who attended the workshop. For the Organizers, this is a matter of remarkable success and satisfaction.

During the workshop on Day 2, Prof. Erwin Appel from Tubingen University, Germany, made a short presentation about the 28th HKT workshop which is going to be hosted by him and his colleagues in Germany. On behalf of his organizing team, Prof. Appel invited all the participants, and through them to all other HKT geoscientists, to Tubingen University in 2013.

The 27th HKT workshop concluded with a valedictory session on 30th November. This program was chaired by the President of Nepal Geological Society, Mr. Uttam Bol Shrestha and co-chaired by Mr. Sarbajit Prasad Mahato, Director General of Department of Mines & Geology. This session began with a workshop report by the convener, Dr. Dibya Ratna Kansakar. He presented the facts and figures about the participation, paper presentations and the participation in the 4 field excursions which were organized as a part of the workshop. Among many sponsors, he highlighted the grant support from the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) which was vital in bringing in the geoscientists from South Asian countries to the workshop. He reported that altogether 24 participants, 2 from Bangladesh, 17 from India and 5 from Pakistan have received financial supports, and that among them, 16 participants received partial travel grant which was received from the TWAS. He thanked all the participants, sponsors, and members of the organizing committee for their support, cooperation and understanding in making the event a grand success. The workshop concluded with the vote of thanks and appreciation by Mr. Sarbajit Mahato and Mr. Uttam Bol Shrestha, who also thanked all the participants, the advisory committee and the organizing committee members and the sponsors of the workshop.

Report on the Field Excursions:

There was one pre-workshop field excursion and three post-workshop excursions that were organized as a part of the 27th HKT workshop.

1. Pre-Workshop Excursion No.5: Quaternary Geology around Kathmandu Valley

This workshop was held on 27th November 2012. It was led by the area subject specialists namely Dr. Ananta Prasad Gajurel, from Tribhuvan University/NGS, Prof. Harutaka Sakai from Kyoto University, Japan, Dr. Tetsuya Sakai from Shimane University, Japan and Dr. Rie Fujii from Kyoto University, Japan. In this excursion, there were 16 participants among whom 8 were the Master’s degree students of Tribhuvan University (List of Participants is given in Annex 3). The travel cost of the 8 Master’s degree students of Tribhuvan University was borne by Dr. Dibya Ratna Kansakar, the Convener of the 27th HKT Workshop. All the participants were provided with a field excursion guide book, which was prepared together by the 4 excursion leaders and published with a research grant support from the Government of Japan.

A group photo of the participants of Excursion (No.5) around Kathmandu Valley

The Excursion No.5 participants appreciating the geological record in the Kathmandu Valley sedimentations

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2. Post-Workshop Excursion No.1: Kathmandu-Butwal-Pokhara-Tatopani-Jomsom Section

This field excursion was started from Kathmandu on 1st December and ended after returning to Kathmandu on the 6th of December. There were 28 foreign participants in this excursion, which was led by Dr. Santa Man Rai, Dr. Basant Raj Adhikari and Mr. Prakash Das Ulak from Tribhuvan University/NGS and Ms. Delores Robinson from University of Alabama, USA. All the participants were provided with field excursion guide book and relevant latest publications on the geology of the area in advance. Please refer to Annex 4 for the list of participants in this excursion.

Participants in the Excursion No. 1 with a part of Annapurna Range in the background.

Excursion No. 1 Participants in the Jomsom area

3. Post-Workshop Excursion No.3: Kathmandu-Amlekhgunj-Bardibas Section

The Excursion No. 3 began on 1st December and ended on 3rd December 2012. This excursion was led by Dr. Soma Nath Sapkota from Dept. of Mines & Geology/NGS (also the Co-Convener of the 27th HKT), Dr. Lalu Prasad Poudel from Tribhuvan University/NGS and Prof. Paul Tapponnier currently at Nanyang Technical University, Singapore. Six foreign and 8 Nepalese participants took part in this excursion (Please refer to Annex 5 for the list of participants). An illustrative field guidebook was prepared and distributed to the participants in advance.

Participants in the Field Excursion-3, Kathmandu-Amlekhgunj-Bardibas Section

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4. Post-Workshop ExcursionNo.4: Kathmandu-Galchhi-Malekhu Section (Northwestern Kathmandu Nappe)

This one day field excursion took place on 1st December 2012. This excursion was led by Prof. Bishal Nath Uprety from Tribhuvan University/NGS and Dr. Alex A. Webb from Louisiana State University, USA. In this excursion, 7 foreign participants and 9 Nepalese students participated in this excursion (Please refer to Annex 6).

Some of the Participants of the Excursion No.4 Participants pursuing to the exposure of interest

The Organizers duly acknowledge and appreciate the expert service of all the excursion leaders. Thanks to their expert knowledge, seamless logistic arrangements and excellent interpersonal skills, the organizers had received numerous appreciative notes from the participants.

Recipients of Financial Support among the Participants

Scientists and researchers in developing countries in general find it difficult to attend international conferences, seminars and workshops because of the financial constraints. It is even tougher when such events are held in developed countries because of high cost of living and travel. One of the main reason why Nepal Geological Society took the initiative and subsequently succeeded in convincing the international geoscientists community to host the 27th HKT workshop in Nepal was to narrow down the distance between the conference host country and the geoscientists so that the travel cost is low and living cost is affordable. In spite of these, many find it still hard to manage the fund required for travel, workshop registration and accommodation and food during the conference. Taking into consideration of these difficulties, Nepal Geological Society, being the lead organization, approached a number of national and international institutions requesting them for financial support in order that geoscientists from developing countries could attend the workshop in large number.

The 27th HKT organizers were successful in raising some fund in grants from some institutions and organization, and this fund was utilized in supporting the developing country participants, particularly the geoscientists from South Asian Countries in this case, by providing funds to pay their travel cost, workshop registration fee and accommodation, as the need was. In total, 23 participants were awarded financial support to participate in this workshop. These recipients were selected from a large number of participants who had requested for financial support. These participants were selected on the basis of their needs, their occupational status, quality of research of paper, and gender. Students, young scientists and women were given preference while awarding the funding support. Among the recipients were three women; one from Pakistan and two from India. According to occupational status, 3 were students, 2 junior scientists, and 3 Government Scientist Officers, and the remaining were university professors and lecturers.

The financial support was provided as per their needs and their capacity to manage fund other sources. However, the Organizers had also provided support to some prominent geoscientists from South Asia whose presence was important and who could add much value to the workshop through their presentation and their contribution in the scientific discussions. Some participants were provided with only the travel cost, while some were given travel and

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accommodation. A very few participants were provided with a full cost support, i.e. travel, registration fee and accommodation.

SN Name Designation Institute Location Funding Support Awarded for

India

1 Mr. Dilip Saha Prof. Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata Travel

2 Mr. Santosh Kumar Yadavan Prof. Kumaun University Travel

3 Mr. Randheer Singh Jr. Researcher Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany Lucknow Travel

4 Mr. Anshu Kumar Sinha Prof. Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany Lucknow Travel

5 Mr. Arvind Kumar Jain Prof. Central Building Research Institute Roorkee Travel

6 Mr. Rathin C Talukdar Fr. Director Geological Survey of India Kolkata Travel

7 Mr. Kapil Kesarwani Student WIHG Dehradun Travel

8 Ms. Binita Phartiyal Jr. Researcher Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany Lucknow Registration Fee Waiver

9 Ms.Jyotsana Rai Researcher Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany Registration Fee Waiver

10 Mr. R K Bahadur Singh Kotlia Prof. Kumaun University Nainital Accommodation

11 Ms. Jaishri Sanwal Jr. Researcher Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Accommodation

12 Ms.Sita Bora Student Kumaun University Nainital Travel, Accommodation

13 Mr. Chandra Sekhar Dubey Prof. University of Delhi Delhi

Travel, Accommodation

14 Mr. Dilip Kumar Yadav Prof. WIHG Dehradun


15 Mr. Ramesh Chandra Patel Lecturer Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra

Registration Fee Waiver, Accommodation

16 Mr. V C Thakur Prof. WIHG Dehradun

Travel, Registration Fee Waiver and Accommodation

Pakistan

2 Ms. Mona Lisa Lecturer COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) Islamabad


3 Mr. Qasim Jan Prof. University of Peshawar Peshawar


1 Mr. Abdul Ghaffar Lecturer COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) Islamabad Travel

4 Mr. Rehanul Haq Siddiqui Scientist Geological Survey of Pakistan Islamabad


5 Mr. Muhammad Basharat Student

University Erlangen-Nuremberg, currently in Pakistan Islamabad Travel

Bangladesh

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1 Mr. Farid Uddin Ahmed VP, BGS Geological Society of Bangladesh Dhaka Travel

2 Mr. A.K.M. Khorshed Alam Director, BGS Geological Survey of Bangladesh Dhaka Accommodation

Recipients of TWAS Travel Grant A total of 15 participants from South Asian Countries have benefitted from a travel grant support which was received by the organizers from The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), Trieste, Italy. They were 11 participants from India, 3 from Pakistan and 1 from Bangladesh. The recipients were selected based on their need as expressed in the request for support, the quality of research work and the geographic representation of the research area, their occupational status and gender representation. Effort was made to encourage as many students and junior scientists as possible while selecting the candidates for travel grant support. Adequate preference was also given to women candidates while offering the travel and/or other financial support to the candidates. Among the recipients, there were 3 students, 1 junior researcher, 7 professors, 1 lecturer, 1 government officer and 1 professional society representatives. There was also one female student. The followings are the participants who have received the TWAS travel grant support:

SN Name Designation Institute Location

India

1 Mr. Dilip Saha Prof. Geological Studies Unit, Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata

2 Mr. Santosh Kumar Yadavan Prof. Kumaun University Nainital

3 Mr. Randheer Singh Jr. Researcher Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany Lucknow

4 Mr. Anshu Kumar Sinha Prof. Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany Lucknow

5 Mr. Arvind Kumar Jain Prof. Central Building Research Institute Roorkee

6 Mr. Rathin C Talukdar Fr. Director Geological Survey of India Kolkata

7 Mr.Kapil Kesarwani Student WIHG Dehradun

8 Ms. Sita Bora Student Kumaun University Nainital

9 Mr. Chandra Sekhar Dubey Prof. University of Delhi Delhi

10 Mr. Dilip Kumar Yadav Prof. WIHG Dehradun

11 Mr. V C Thakur Prof. WIHG Dehradun

Pakistan

12 Mr. Abdul Ghaffar Lecturer COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) Islamabad

13 Mr. Rehanul Haq Siddiqui Officer Geological Survey of Pakistan Islamabad

14 Mr. Muhammad Basharat Student University Erlangen-Nuremberg Currently in Pakistan

Bangladesh

15 Mr. Farid Uddin Ahmed VP, BGS Geological Society of Bangladesh Dhaka Evaluation of the 27th HKT Workshop Program

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The 27th HKT workshop held in Kathmandu is a great success for several reasons. Firstly, this workshop turned out to a huge gathering of geoscientists from all over the world. A total of 126 international geoscientists, representing 17 different countries from Asia, Europe, and North America participated in it. Besides the foreign scientists, an even larger contingent of Nepalese geoscientists, engineers, practitioners and students, a total of 190 in number, could participate in this workshop. Secondly, it was a gathering of not only the prominent geoscientists but also the young researchers and students from these countries. There was also a good size of women geoscientists in this gathering. Thirdly, there was a good sense of partnership between the Nepalese and foreign geoscientist in the organization of the workshop and the field excursions. The field excursions were designed and conducted jointly by the Nepalese and foreign expert geoscientist and shared their current findings and their knowledge with the participants in the field excursions. Last but not the least, this workshop saw a very significant number of participation from the Asian countries - home of the Himalaya, Karakorum and Tibet Region, the main area of the workshop topic. Instrumental to bringing in such a large number of participants to this workshop has been the generous financial support received from several national and international organizations and institutions. Among them, The Academy of Sciences for the Third World, the Tectonic Observatory at California Institute of Technology (CalTech, TO), Earth Observatory in Singapore at Nanyang Techinological University have been most noteworthy. Without their grant supports, which were utilized in subsidizing the workshop participation costs and paying their travel accommodation bills, participation of such a large number of geoscientists from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal would not have been possible. The Organizers of the 27th HKT workshop acknowledge and appreciate the support received from these and many other institutions. Annex 1: Detailed program of the 27th HKT Workshop, Kathmandu, Nepal

Day One (28 Nov 2012) Time Program

08:00 − 10:00 INAGURATION 10:00 10:30 TEA BREAK

SESSION I Regional Geology and Tectonics Speaker Chairperson: Arnaud Pecher

10:30 − 10:50 (Key note)

Crustal melt granites and migmatites along the Nepal Himalaya: implications for channel flow

Mike Searle

10:50 − 11:02

From low-grade metamorphism to anatexis: a petrologic journey across the eastern Nepal Himalaya and implications for the “channel flow” model

Franco Rolfo1

11:02 − 11:14 Tectonic Insight from P-T-t paths, upper Tama Kosi region, Nepal

Kyle P. Larson1

11:14 − 11:26

Differential exhumation rates in the High Himalaya perpendicular to the orogenic convergence: from Mt. Everest to the Arun River

Itai Haviv

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gorge,

11:26 − 11:38

Structurally-controlled melt formation and accumulation: Evidence for channel flow in the Himalaya

A.K. Jain1

11:38 − 11:50

Origin and assembly of Eastern Himalayan crust: constraints from field mapping and U-Pb zircon geochronology

A. Alexander. G. Webb

11:50 − 12:02 Tectonic geomorphology and active megathrust traces in the East-Himalayan Syntaxis

Elise Kali1,2

SESSION II (POSTER PRESENTATION)

12.02-12.50 Poster presentation 12:50 − 13:35 LUNCH BREAK SESSION III Regional Geology and Tectonics Chairperson: Erwin Appel

13:35 − 13:55 (Key note)

Climate – tectonic implication for the formation of late Quaternary Kangra intermontane basin, North-West Himalaya

V.C.Thakur

13:55 − 14:07 Importance of continental subductions for the growth of the Tibetan plateau

Stéphane Guillot

14:07 − 14:19

Tectonic escape tmodel during Indo-Asia collision: new insights from relationship between vertical and horizontal shear zones in the SE Tibet

Zhiqin Xu1

14:19 − 14:31 Cretaceous-Cenozoic magmatism in the Pamir and a comparison with Tibet

Nicole Malz1

14:31 − 14:43

Timing of prograde metamorphism in the High Himalaya of NW Lahul (NW India)

Martin Robyr1

14:43 − 14:55

Barrovian Metamorphism and Crustal Anatexis in the Danba Structural Culmination, E Tibet: Was It Polymetamorphic

Owen Weller

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14:55 − 15:07

Evidence of fault activity recorded in the Pleistocene fluvio-lacustrine succession in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

T. Sakai1

15:07 − 15:20 TEA BREAK SESSION IV Regional Geology and Tectonics Chairperson: Harutaka Sakai 15:20 − 15:35 (Special paper)

What drives variations in the Indian Summer Monsoon?

Nigel B. W. Harris1*,

15:35 − 15:47

The Central Himalayan Tectonic Framework, Fragile Ecological Balance and Natural Disaster A.K. Sinha

15:47 − 15:59

Flat versus steep subduction: contrasting modes for the formation and exhumation of high- to ultrahigh-pressure rocks in continental collision zones

Zhong-Hai Li 1

15:59 − 16:11

Block rotations around the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis – paleomagnetic investigations in the Gaoligong Shan

Daniela Kornfeld1

16:11 − 16:23 2D lithospheric structure of Himalaya collision zone from geophysical and petrological data

Tunini Lavinia

16:23 − 16:35 The timing of exhumation of the Lesser Himalaya

Najman, y.

16:35− 16:47 Assembly of the Lesser Himalayan Duplex along the Tons Valley, Northwestern India

Hongjiao Yu

SESSION V Regional Geology and Tectonics

Chairperson: Ramesh P. Bashyal

16:47 − 17:02

Orogen-parallel extension and exhumation of the Greater Himalaya in the late Oligocene and Miocene,

Arnaud Pecher

17:02 − 17:14

Enclaves in Trith granite, Nubra Valley, Northern Ladakh: Evidence of sub-volcanic emplacement and partial assimilation

Sita Bora1

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17:14 − 17:26 Sequential tectonic events recording late cenozoic episode strepwise rapid

Xiaomin Fang

17:26-17:38

Morphometric characteristics as indicators of Active tectonics in Sikkim (Tista River, Eastern Himalaya): Structural and Seismotectonics Constraints

C. S. Duby

Day Second (29 Nov 2012) Time Programe

SESSION VI Seismology and Seismotectonics

Chairperson: Rodolfo Carosi

08:00 − 08:20 (key note)

Seismic Behavior of the Main Himalayan Thrust:Giant events or Clustering of Great Earthquakes?

Paul Tapponnier

08:20 − 08:32

Hunting of past earthquake along the main frontal thrust using recent geomorphic features in the area between Mahara khola to Dharan in central and eastren Nepal

Soma Nath Sapkota

08:32 − 08:44 An Update on Earthquake Recurrence in the Himalaya C. P. Rajendran

08:44 − 08:56 Convergence rate across the Nepal Himalaya and interseismic coupling on the Main Himalayan Thrust, implications for seismic hazard,

Thomas Ader

08:56 − 09:08 The M8 Jan. 15th, 1934 Bihar earthquake: intensity inversion, source update with instrumental data

Franco Pettenati1

09:08 − 09:20 Geomorphology, paleoseismology and slip rate of the Main Frontal Thrust between the Charnath and Devdhar Khola, Eastern Nepal,

Rizza Magali

09:20 − 09:32 The Muzaffarabad earthquake of 8 October and the 8 August 2012 Sheikhupura earthquake: New insights into Himalayan seismicity and tectonics

MonaLisa1

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09:32 − 09:45 TEA BREAK

SESSION VII

Seismology and Seismotectonics

Chairperson: M. Qasim jan

09:45 − 10:05 (key note)

Seismic Hazard in the Himalaya of Nepal: recent progress and perspectives,

Jean-Philippe Avouac

10:05 − 10:17 Shortening rates and seismotectonic model along the Himalayan arc of Nepal

J. Lavé1

10:17 − 10:29 Earthquakes surface ruptures in the Sir Khola valley : implications for the recurrence time of great Himalayan earthquakes.

L. Bollinger 1

10:29 − 10:41 Neotectonic control on the alluvial fan development south of the Shillong Plateau, Bangladesh

A. K. M. Khorshed Alam1

10:41 − 10:53 Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis of Kathmandu Valley Sudhir Rajaure

10:53 − 11:05 Role of Indian plate obliquity vis-à-vis interplate deformation behind the generation of large earthquakes along the arcuate Himalayan segment

Prosanta Kumar Khan

11:05-11:17 Lateral variability of crustal geometry in the Himalays from W-Nepal to Bhutan.

Jyorgy Heteni

11:17-11:29 Seismological overview of 18th September Mw=6.9 earthquake at Sikkim-Nepal boarder

R. Pandey

11.29-11.42 TEA BREAK

SESSION VIII

Regional Geology and Tectonics

Chairperson: N. W. B. Harris

11:42 − 11:57 (Special paper)

Emplacement of hot metamorphic nappe during 15-10 Ma, and thermal imprint on the underlying early Miocene fluvial Dumri Formation in Jumla-Surkhet area, western Nepal

Harutaka Sakai

11:57 − 12:09 Petrogenesis of alkaline mafic dykes in the Nagar Parkar igneous complex, southeastern Sindh, Pakistan

M. Qasim Jan

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12:09 − 12:21 Integrated pressure-temperature-time constraints for the Tso Morari dome (Northwest India) Part I: In situ U-Pb geochronology of monazite and zircon

Nicole Rayner1

12:21 − 12:33

Integrated pressure-temperature-time constraints for the Tso Morari dome (Northwest India) Part II: Implications for the burial and exhumation path of UHP units in the western Himalaya

Marc R. St-Onge1

12:33 − 12:45 Coupling of tectonics and crustal anatexis and the formation of Cenozoic granites in the Himalayan collisional organic belt

Lingsen Zeng1

12:45 − 12:57 Rift-related origin of the Paleoproterozoic Kuncha Formation, and cooling history of the Kuncha nappe and Taplejung granites, eastern Nepal

Santa Man Rai

12:57-13:09 Tectonic escape model during Indo-Asia collision: new insights from relationship between vertical and horizontal shear zones in the SE Tibet

Zhihui Cai1

13:09 − 13:50 LUNCH BREAK

SESSION IX (POSTER PRESENTATION)

13:50 − 14:35 Poster presentation

SESSION X Regional Geology and Tectonics

Chairperson: A. K. Jain

14:35 − 14:55 (Key note)

Distribution of frontal faults in Nepal Himalaya M. R. Dhital

14:55 − 15:07 Greater India extent at its western edge - first palaeomagnetic constraints

Erwin Appel1

15:07 − 15:19 Low-pressure anatexis in the Higher Himalayan Crystallines of eastern Nepal revealed by cordierite-bearing lithologies

Chiara Groppo1

15:19 − 15:31 Detailed Monazite Chronology of Greater Himalayan Series Metapelites from Bhutan

Lucy V. Greenwood1

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15:31 − 15:43 Testing Variations in Shortening Estimates in Central Nepal along the Modi and Kali Gandaki Rivers

Delores M. Robinson1

15:43 − 15:55 Crustal geoelectric structure of the Sikkim Himalaya and adjoining Ganga Foreland Basin

A. Manglik1

15:55 − 16:07

16.07-16.19 TEA BREAK

SESSION XI Geohazard and Engineering Geology

Chairperson: B. N. Upreti

16.19-16.34 (Special present.)

An overview of landslide science in the Nepal Himalaya Ranjan Kumar Dahal

16.34-16.46 Role of mega-landslides in valley development in the Nepal Himalaya

Suichi Hasegawa

16.46-16.58 An Integrated Landslide Susceptibility Assessment Approach

D. Balzer,

16.58-17.10 Landslide recognition and analysis: a case study in the three-gorges area/China

J. Rohn

17.10-17.22 Landslide Dams in the Western Himalayan Range, Mitigation Measures Jean F.Schneider

17:22-17:34 Ring shear strength and mineralogical perspective on large-scale landslides on the mid-Nepal Himalaya

Netra P. Bhandary

17:34-17:46 Geological Mapping in Nepal Himalaya: Importance and challenges for underground structures

S.C. Sunuwar

Day Three (30 Nov 2012)

Time Programe SESSION XII Climate and Quaternay Geology

Chair Person: Jean F. Schneider Speaker 08:00 − 08:20 (Key note)

Glacial retreat and its impact in Tibetan Plateau under global warming YaoTandong

08:20 − 08:32

Reconstruction of paleomonsoon record in the Kathmandu Valley during the last 700 kyr: approach from pollen and charcoal analyses Rie Fujii

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08:32 − 08:44

Vegetation and Climate during 50 kyr BP in the Kathmandu Basin

Khum Narayan Paudyal

08:44 − 08:56 Stable isotope compositions in modern gastropod shells from the Tibetan Plateau and the Pamirs mirror hydrologic and climatic signals in Frank Riedel

08:56 − 09:08 Stable isotope composition of precipitation across Central Nepal Himalaya

Ananta Prasad Gajurel

09:08 − 09:20 Soils as proxies of the history of landscape and climate – examples from Eastern Bhutan

Rupert Bäumler

09:20 − 09:32 Asian Summer Monsoon history in Southern Tibet for the late Holocene – Results from a network of tree-ring isotope chronologies

Jussi Griessinger

09:32 − 09:44 Climatic fluctuations in the last 750 years from Indian Lesser Himalaya as inferred from speleothems: Evidence of a wetter Little Ice Age (LIA) B. S. Kotlia

09:44 − 09:57 TEA BREAK SESSION XIII Quaternay Geology, Environmental Geology, Geohazard

Chair Person: Doleres Robinson

09:57 − 10:17 (key note)

GPS constraints on Indo-Asian convergence in the Bhutan Himalaya: Segmentation and potential for a 8.2<Mw<8.8 earthquake

Roger Bilham

10:17 − 10:29 Cause, Mechanism and Impact of the Seti Flood of 5th May 2012, Western Nepal

Shreekamal Dwivedi

10:29 − 10:41 Spatial and temporal erosion variability and its drivers in the Arun valley, eastern Nepalese Hiamalaya, by ,

Stephanie Olen

10:41 − 10:53 Late Quaternary sedimentation along the river valleys in Ladakh region of NW Trans Himalayan range: a climate-tectonic perspective

Binita Phartiyal

10:53 − 11:05 Paleoclimate analysis of the Neogene Thakkhola-Mustang Graben (central Nepal)

Basanta Raj Adhikari

10:05 − 11:17

CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPIC RATIOS OF THE MANIPUR OPHIOLITIC MELANGE ZONE CARBONATE FACIES OF INDO – MYANMAR OROGENIC BELT , NE INDIA

Vinod C. Tewari

11:17 − 11:29 11:29 − 11:42 TEA BREAK SESSION XIV Quaternay Geology, Environmental Geology, Geohazard

Chair Person:

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11:42 − 11: 57 (Special paper)

Erosion assessment in the Middle Kali Gandaki (Nepal): a sediment budget approach Monique Fort

11:57 − 12:09 Plio-Quaternary exhumation history of the Garhwal-Kumaon Himalayas, NW-India: An analysis on low-temperature thermochronological data R.C. Patel

12:09 − 12:21 Towards improved snow and glacier melt simulation in a distributed hydrological framework; Application at Narayani river basin of Central

Maheswor Shrestha

12:21 − 12:33

12:33 − 12:45 Glacial lakes mapping in the Hindu Kush Himalayas and risk assessment of their outburst floods P.K. Mool

12:45 − 12:57 High-mountain geohazards in the Pamir (Tajikistan) induced by climate change Martin Mergili

12:57 − 13:09 The Pokhara May 5th flood disaster in Nepal – a last warning sign sent by nature? Jörg Hanisch1

13.09-13.50 LUNCH BREAK 13.50-14.35 POSTER PRESENTATION

SESSION XV Regional Geology, Stratigraphy and Tectonics Chair Person: China ??????/ George Mascle

14:35 − 14:50 (Special paper)

“Was the exhumation of the Greater Himalayan Sequence in Central Himalayas totally driven by STD and MCT? R. Carosi

14:50 − 15:02 Lumla window, Eastern Himalaya – stratigraphy, structure and implications for extra-peninsular Proterozoic basins in India

Dilip Saha1

15:02 − 15:14 Comments on Paleobiogeography of Family Cervidae from the Sub-Himalayan Siwalik Group of Pakistan Abdul Ghaffar

15:14 − 15:26 Stratigraphic classification of the central Nepal Lesser Himalaya by Stöcklin (1980): Does it need modification? L. P. Paudel

15:26 − 14:38 Crustal and lithospheric mantle structures in Central Asia derived from geoid, elevation and thermal analysis

Alexandra Robert

15:38 − 15:50 Nannofossil biostratigraphy from Bhuban Fomation, Mizoram, Norheastern India and its palaeoenvironmental interpretations. Jyotsana Ray

15:50 − 16:02 Lithostratigraphy of Metasedimentary succession of Nepal Lesser Himalaya – A revision of standardization.

Ram Bahadur Shah

16.02-16.14 Influence of geodynamic process on social development

Evgeny Nestorov

Lithostratigraphy and metamorphism of lesser Himalayan Kahun Klippe and comparision with

Kabiraj. R. Paudyal

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kathmandu Nappe and Main Central Thrust (MCT) zone in Nepal Himalaya

15:00 − 16:00 VALEDICTORY PROGRAM/Next HKT

Timing of Asian-Indian Collision evidnet from Zircon-U-Pb chronology and LU-HF isotopes of granitoids and xenolith of Ladakh Batholith, Northwestern Indian Himalaya

Santosh Kumar, Brajesh Singh, Fu-Yuan- Wu, Wei-Qiang Ji

Annex 2: A complete list of registered participants in the 27th HKT Workshop, Kathmandu, Nepal

S. NO. First Name Last Name Title Professional/ student

AUSTRIA

1 Mr. Markus Franz Haidn Mr. Student

2 Dr. Martin Mergili Dr. Professional

BANGLADESH

3 A. K. M. Khorshed Alam Dr. Professional

4 Farid Uddin Ahmed Mr. Professional

BHUTAN

5 Karma Dema Dorji Mr. Professional

CANADA

6 Tyler Ambrose Mr. Student

7 Heather Buckingham Ms. Student

8 Richard From Mr. Student

9 Kyle Larson Dr. Professional

10 Nicole Rayner Ms. Professional

11 Marc R St-Onge Prof. Dr. Professional

CHINA

12 Dian He Ms. Student

13 Zhihui Cai Dr. Professional

14 Tandong Yao Prof. Dr. Professional

15 Hongjiao Yu Mrs. Student

16 Huaqi Li Dr. Professional

17 Zhiqin Xu Prof. Dr. Prefessional

18 Lingsen Zen Prof. Dr. Professional

19 Zhonghai Li Dr. Professional

20 Hui Cao Dr. professional

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21 Yibo Yang Mr. Student

22 Jiuyi Wang Dr. Student

23 Weilin Zhang Prof. Dr. Professional

24 Xiaomin Fang Prof. Dr. Professional

25 Jian Ping Chen Prof. Dr. Professional

26 Tian Yi Dr. Professional

27 Ping Wang Dr. Student

FRANCE

28 Thomas Ader Dr. Student

29 Jean Philippe Avouac Prof. Dr. Professional

30 Laurent Bollinger Prof. Dr. Professional

31 Marie Etchebes Dr. Professional

32 Monique Fort Prof. Dr. Prefessional

33 Raphael Grandin Dr. Professional

34 Stephane Guillot Dr. Professional

35 Elise Kali Dr. Professional

36 Jerome Lave Dr. Professional

37 Arnaud Pecher Prof. Dr. Professional

38 Magali Diane Lucy Rizza Dr. Professional

39 Sylvain Lefevre Dr. Professional

40 Paul Tapponnier Prof. Dr. Professional

41 Leloup Philipe Herve Dr. Professional

42 Clair Elaine J. Devan Ms. Professional

43 George Mascle Prof. Dr. Professional

44 Florian Gallo Mr. Student

GERMANY

45 Erwin Appel Appel Prof. Dr. Professional

46 Rupert Johann Baeumler Prof. Dr. Professional

47 Dirk Balzer Dr. Professional

48 Achim Bräuning Prof. Dr. Professional

49 Franziska Dolp Ms. Student

50 Jorg Hanisch Dr. Professional

51 Daniela Kornfeld Ms. Student

52 Nicole Malz (Ms) Ms. Student

53 Joachim Rohn Prof. Dr. Professional

54 Daniel Rutte Mr. Student

55 Frank Riedel Prof. Dr. Professional

56 Sophia Wagner Ms. Student

57 Griessinger Jussi Prof. Dr. Professional

INDIA

58 Bikram Singh Bali Dr. Professional

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59 C.P. Rajendran Dr. Professional

60 Subhajit Ghosh Mr. SAARC Student

61 Bahadur Singh Kotlia Prof. Dr. Professional

62 Ajay Manglik Dr. Professional

63 Binita Phartiyal Dr. Professional

64 Jyotsana Rai Dr. Ms. Professional

65 Dilip Saha Prof. Dr. Professional

66 Randheer Singh Mr. Student

67 Rathin C. Talukdar Mr. Professional

68 Anshu Kumar Sinha Prof. Dr. Professional

69 Vinod Chandra Tewari Prof. Dr. Professional

70 V C Thakur Prof. Dr. Professional

71 Chandra Shekhar Dubey Prof. Dr. Professional

72 Derick Shukla Dr. Student

73 Ravindra Pratap Singh Mr. Student

74 Sita Bora Ms. Student

75 Kapil Kesarwani Mr. Student

76 Prosanta Kumar Khan Dr. Professional

77 Jaishri Sanwal Dr. Professional

78 Ramesh Chandra Patel Dr. Professional

79 Santosh Kumar Yadavan Prof. Dr. Professional

80 Arvind Kumar Jain Prof. Dr. Professional

ISRAEL

81 Itai Haviv Dr. Professional

82 Yaron Katzir Dr. Professional

83 Dov Avigad Prof. Dr. Professional

ITALY

84 Rodolfo Carosi Prof. Dr. Professional

85 Chiara Groppo Dr. Professional

86 Franco Pattenati Dr. Professional

87 Stephano Picotti Dr. Professional

88 Franco Rolfo Prof. Dr. Professional

89 Chiara Calligaris Dr. Professional

JAPAN

90 Futaba Kazama Prof. Dr. Professional

91 Yoshiki Ninomiya Mr. Professional

92 Harutaka Sakai Prof. Dr. Professional

93 Tetsuya Sakai Dr. Professional

94 Yutaka Takahashi Dr. Professional

95 Masaru Yoshida Dr. Professional

96 Rie Fujiie Dr. Professional

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97 Shuichi Hasegawa Prof. Dr. Professinal

PAKISTAN

98 Qasim Jan Prof. Dr. Professional

99 Mona Lisa Dr. Professional

100 Abdul Ghaffar Dr. Professional

101 Rehanul Haq Siddiqui Dr. Professional

102 Shah Faisal ‐ Mr. Student

103 Muhammad Basharat Khwaja Dr. Professional

RUSSIA

104 Evgeny Nesterov Prof. Dr. Professional

105 Viacheslav Sukhorukov Prof. Dr. Professional

SPAIN

106 Ivone Jiménez-Munt Dr Professional

107 Lavinia Tunini Ms. Student

108 Alexandra Robert Dr. Professional

SWITZERLAND

109 Jean-Luc Epard Prof. Dr. Professional

110 Gyorgy Hetényi Dr. Professional

111 Martin Robyr Dr. Professional

112 Jean Schneider Prof. Dr. Professional

UNITED KINGDOM

113 Tom Argles Dr. Professional

114 Nigel Brian Westbeech Harris Prof. Dr. Professional

115 Jessica Ann King Ms. Professional

116 Catherine Mary Mottram Ms. Student

117 Yanina Najman Dr. Professional

118 Mike Searle Prof. Dr. Professional

119 Owen Weller Mr. Student

120 Lucy V. Greenwood Ms. Student

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

121 Roger Bilham Prof. Dr. Professional

122 Kristen Cook Dr. Professional

123 Delores Robinson Dr. Professional

124 Stephanie Olen Ms. Student

125 Jeff Genrich Dr. Professional

126 A Alexander GG Webb Prof. Dr. Professional

Nepal

1 Ranjan Kumar Dahal Dr. Professional

2 Netra Prakash Bhandari Dr. Professional

3 Subodha Khanal Mr. Professional

4 Skaushal Jha Mr. Professional

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5 Tara Nidhi Bhattarai Dr. Professional

6 Roshan Raj Bhattarai Mr. Professional

7 Nabin Shrestha Mr. Professional

8 Binod Maharjan Mr. Professional

9 Meghraj Dhital Dr. Professional

10 Prakash Chandra Adhikary Dr. Professional

11 Kamala Kanta Acharya Dr. Professional

12 Subesh Ghimire Dr. Professional

13 Sunil Dubedi Dr. Professional

14 Ganga Bahadur Thapa Dr. Professional

15 Susmita Bhandari Mis. Professional

16 Kabita Karki Mis. Professional

17 Lalu Paudel Dr. Professional

18 Nabin Shrestha Mr. Professional

19 Santa Man Rai Dr. Professional

20 Anshu Sharma Mis. Professional

21 Khum Paudel Dr. Professional

22 Kalyan Dev Bhattarai Mr. Professional

23 Yubaraj Lamichhane Mr. Professional

24 Chitra Bikram Tandon Mr. Professional

25 Shiva Raj Bhandari Mr. Professional

26 Nabin parajuli Mr. Professional

27 Ananta P. Gajurel Dr. Professional

28 Kabir Sharma Mr. Professional

29 Deepak Banjade Mr. Professional

30 Madan Bhattarai Mr. Professional

31 Kirshan prasad Kaphle Mr. Professional

32 Rama Mohan pokharel Dr. Professional

33 Mukunda Paudel Mr. Professional

34 Dhan Bdr. Khatri Mr. Professional

35 Ramesh Mandal Mr. Professional

36 Bala Ram Upadhayaya Mr. Professional

37 Shanker Shambhu Chaudary Mr. Professional

38 Rajendra Acharya Mr. Professional

39 Ajit Sapkota Mr. Professional

40 Bashanta Devkota Mr. Professional

41 Achutananda Bhandari Mr. Professional

42 Swostik Adhikari Mr. Professional

43 Soroj Kumar Shrestha Mr. Professional

44 Binod Shigh Chettri Mr. Professional

45 prf.Dr.R.B.Sark Shah Dr. Professional

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46 Indira Siwakoti Mis. Professional

47 Pitamber Gautam Mr. Professional

48 Bhawana Thapa Mis. Professional

49 Ashish Ratna Shakya Mr. Professional

50 Dilendra Raj Pathak Mr. Professional

51 Dipak Dhahal Mr. Professional

52 Amar Singh Rai Mr. Professional

53 Bishnu Prasad Pandey Mr. Professional

54 Mahesh Kumar Thapa Mr. Professional

55 Satyam Paudel Mr. Professional

56 Diwakar Khadka Mr. Professional

57 Kriti Kumar Raj Bhandari Mr. Professional

58 tara Prasad Bhattarai Mr. Professional

59 Anisuda Paudel Mr. Professional

60 Nabaraj Shrestha Mr. Professional

61 Basanta Raj Adhikari Mr. Professional

62 B.N Upreti Dr. Professional

63 Dibya Ratna Kansakar Dr. Professional

64 Utsav Subedi Mr. Professional

65 Kabiraj Paudel Mr. Professional

66 Suhana Mool Mis. Professional

67 Pradeep Mool Mr. Professional

68 Rajendra Shrestha Dr. Professional

69 Bajracharaya Samjwal Mr. Professional

70 Bajracharaya Sagar Mr. Professional

71 Maharjan Sudan Mr. Professional

72 Nabin Osti Mr. Professional

73 Aamod Mani Dikshit Mr. Professional

74 Surya Narayan Shrestha Mr. Professional

75 Hima Shrestha Mr. Professional

76 Ganesh Jimi Mr. Professional

77 Dev.Kumar Maharjan Mr. Professional

78 Ranjan Dhungel Mr. Professional

79 Basanta Paudel Mr. Professional

80 Siddhi Partap Khan Mr. Professional

81 Sagar Kumar Rai Mr. Professional

82 Puskar Ghimire Mr. Professional

83 Narendra Khatri Mr. Professional

84 Subarna Khanal Mr. Professional

85 Pramila Shrestha Mr. Professional

86 Mahesh Pokhrel Mr. Professional

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87 Dipendra Caudari Mr. Professional

88 Ramesh Gautam Mr. Professional

89 Surendra Man Shakya Mr. Professional

90 Keshav Rijal Mr. Professional

91 Laxman Singha Mr. Professional

92 Shrwan Khanal Mr. Professional

93 Raj Kumar Shreebastav Mr. Professional

94 Kameshwor Yadav Mr. Professional

95 Arbinda Kumar Mishra Mr. Professional

96 Bishwobandhu KC Mr. Professional

97 Dipak Ghimire Mr. Professional

98 Rajendra Neupane Mr. Professional

99 Anil Khatri Mr. Professional

100 Surendra Maharjan Mr. Professional

101 Andi Prakash Maharjan Mr. Professional

102 Surendra Shah Mr. Professional

103 Narayan Krishana Ganesh Shrestha Mr. Professional

104 Dhurbaraj Thapa Mr. Professional

105 Rajendra Bhandari Dr. Professional

106 Amar Chanda Thakuri Mr. Professional

107 Chet Bahadur Gurung Mr. Professional

108 Upendraratna Sthapit Mr. Professional

109 Sudarshan Adhikari Mr. Professional

110 Nir Shakya Mr. Professional

111 Mohanraj Acharaya Mr. Professional

112 Pramod Kumar Shrestha Mr. Professional

113 Devi Nath Subedi Mr. Professional

114 Saroj Kumar Baidhya Mr. Professional

115 Binod Maharjan Mr. Professional

116 Bharut Mani Jnawali Mr. Professional

117 Surendra Shrestha Mr. Professional

118 Ichha Kumar Shrestha Mr. Professional

119 Jamuna Sharestha Miss. Professional

120 Sarbjit Prasad Mahato Mr. Professional

121 Shreeram Maharjan Mr. Professional

122 Hifajoor Rahaman Mr. Professional

123 Uttambol Shrestha Mr. Professional

124 Rajendra Prasad Khanal Mr. Professional

125 Ashok Kumar Dowadi Mr. Professional

126 Som Nath Sapkota Mr. Professional

127 Lilanath Rimal Mr. Professional

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128 Sodhir Rajore Mr. Professional

129 Dinesh Kumar Napit Mr. Professional

130 Dharmaraj Khadka Mr. Professional

131 Shova Singha Mr. Professional

132 Ram Prasad Ghimire Mr. Professional

133 Jayaraj Ghimire Mr. Professional

134 Krishnadev Jha Mr. Professional

135 Deelip Kumar Jha Mr. Professional

136 Rupak Kumar Khadka Mr. Professional

137 Sudeep Shrestha Mr. Professional

138 Surya Prakash Manandhar Mr. Professional

139 Kushal Nandan Pokharel Mr. Professional

140 Lock Bijaya Adhikari Mr. Professional

141 Monika Jha Mr. Professional

142 Kumar Khadka Mr. Professional

143 Kumar KC Mr. Professional

144 Shiva Kumar Baskota Mr. Professional

145 Narayan Baskota Mr. Professional

146 Suchita Shrestha Mr. Professional

147 Sujan Devkota Mr. Professional

148 Salina Manandhar Mr. Professional

149 Suresh Shrestha Mr. Professional

150 Janak Bahadur Chand Mr. Professional

151 Ramesh Pandey Mr. Professional

152 Thakur Prasad Kadel Mr. Professional

153 Ratna mani Gupta Mr. Professional

154 Chintan Timsina Mr. Professional

155 Naresh Maharjan Mr. Professional

156 Samjhana Budathoki Mr. Professional

157 Manish Kumar Raj Mr. Professional

158 Sanak Bhandari Mr. Professional

159 Pramod pokharel Mr. Professional

160 Sardesh Raj Sharma Mr. Professional

162 Raghu Nandan Maru Mr. Professional

163 Krishna Prasad Ruwali Mr. Professional

165 Bishnu Thapa Mr. Professional

168 Tara pada Saha Mr. Professional

169 Hemanta Kumar Saha Mr. Professional

171 Ramesh Timilsina Mr. Professional

172 Abdheshwar Sharma Mr. Professional

178 Gyani Raja Chitrakar Mr. Professional

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181 Moti Lal Rijal Mr. Professional

182 Lokendra pandey Mr. Professional

184 Hari prasad Timilsina Mr. Professional

Annex 3: List of Participants in the Pre-Conference Field Excursion-5, ‘Quaternary Geology around Kathmandu Valley’

Name Professional Status

1 Dr. Ms. Kristen Cook Professional

2 Dr. Ms. Monique Fort Prefessional

3 Mr. Richard From Student

4 Dr. Shuichi Hasegawa Professinal

5 Dr. Futaba Kazama Professional

6 Dr. Roger Bilham Professional

6 Dr. Bikram Singh Bali Professional

7 Dr. Jian Ping Chen Professional

8 Dr. Tian Yi Professional

9 Mr. Roshan Raj Bhattarai Student

10 Mr. Balaram Upadhyaya Student

11 Ms. Susmita Bhandari Student

12 Ms. Kabita Karki Student

13 Ms. Junu Adhikari Student

14 Mr. Kabir Sharma Student

15 Depak Banjade Student

16 Mr. Sabindra Bahadur Shrestha Student

17 Mr. Shanker Sambhu Chaudhari Student

Excursion Leaders

1 Dr. Ananta Prasad Gajurel

2 Prof. Harutaka Sakai

3 Dr. Tetsuya Sakai

4 Dr. Rie Fujii

Annex 4: List of Participants in the Post-Conference Field Excursion-1, ‘Kathmandu-Butwal-Pokhara-Tatopani-Jomsom Section’


1 Mr. Markus Franz Haidn Student

2 Dr. Martin Margili Professional

3 Mr. Richard From Student

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4 Dr. Huaqi Li Professional

5 Dr. Zhiqin Xu Prefessional

6 Dr. Lingsen Zen Professional

7 Dr. Zhonghai Li Professional

8 Dr. Hui Cao professional

9 Dr. Zhihui Cai Professional

10 Dr. Elise Kali Professional

11 Dr. Raphael Grandin Professional

12 Ms. Nicole Malz Student

13 Mr. Daniel Rutte Student

14 Ms. Franziska Dolp Student

15 Dr. Dilip Saha Professional

16 Dr. Itai Haviv Professional

17 Dr. Yaron Katzir Professional

18 Dr. Dov Avigad Professional

19 Dr. Franco Pattenati Professional

20 Dr. Stephano Picotti Professional

21 Mr. Yoshiki Ninomiya Professional

22 Dr. Yutaka Takahashi Professional

23 Ms. Lavinia Tunini Student

24 Dr. Alexandra Robert Professional

25 Dr. Jean‐Luc Epard Professional

26 Ms. Catherine Mary Mottram Student

27 Dr. Yanina Najman Professional

Excursion Leaders

1 Dr. Santa Man Rai

2 Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari

3 Dr. Prakash Das Ulak

4 Dr. Delores Robinson

Annex 5: List of Participants in the Post-Conference Field Excursion-3, ‘Kathmandu-Amlekhgunj-Bardibas Section’


1 Dr. Jean Schneider Professional

2 Dr. Joachim Rohn Professional

3 Dr. C.P. Rajendran Professional

4 Dr. Monique Fort Prefessional

5 Mr. Hifazur Rehman Professional

6 Mr. Subesh Ghimire Professional

7 Mr. Sunil Dwivedi Professional

8 Mr. Thakur Kandel Professional

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Excursion Leaders

1 Dr. Som Nath Sapkota

2 Dr. Lalu Prasad Paudel

3 Dr. Paul Tapponnier

Annex 6: List of Participants in the Post-Conference Field Excursion-4, ‘Kathmandu-Galchhi-Malekhu Section (Northwestern Kathmandu Nappe)


1 Dr. Nigel B.W. Harris Professional

2 Ms. Lucy V. Greenwood Student

3 Ms. Dian He Student

4 Ms. Hongjiao Yu Student

5 Mr. Owen Weller Student

6 Dr. Rodolfo Carosi Professional

7 Mr. Farid Uddin Ahmed Professional

8 Mr. Narayan Adhikari Student

9 Mr. Dev Kumar Syanbo Student

10 Mr. Madan Bhattarai Student

11 Ms. Sabita Shrestha Student

12 Mr. Santosh Adhikari Student

13 Mr. Gautam Prasad Khanal Student

14 Mr. Shailendra Shrestha Student

15 Mr. Rajan Pudasaini Student

16 Mr. Laxman Subedi Student

Excursion Leaders

1 Prof. Dr. A Alexander G.G. Webb

2 Prof. Dr. Bishal Nath Upreti

Documents

The 27 Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop · The Workshop Report The 27th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet (HKT) workshop had been successfully conducted in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was held during