Prof. Dr. Tara Nidhi Bhattarai

Senior Research Specialist (Engineering Geology)

Dr. Tara Nidhi Bhattarai is one of the founding members of NDRI, and leads the Disaster Management Team. He possesses extensive experiences in the field of engineering geology, with more than 3 decades of teaching and conducting research at Tribhuvan University. He served as a professor of geology at Tribhuvan University until his retirement in June 2023. He has published around 60 articles in technical journals, proceedings, and edited volumes. He is the lead author of the book entitled "Earthquake of 2072 BS". In addition to his academic work, he has served as a member of the Nepal Government's delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conferences during COP 17 and 18. During these conferences, he managed Nepal's side-events, providing information on the impact of climate change in Nepal to global community. Furthermore, he was appointed by the Nepal Government as an expert member of the Steering Committee of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), established to look after the issues of reconstruction related to the Mw 7.8 Gorkha-Nepal earthquake 2015. In this role, among others, he coordinated investigation of earthquake-induced landslide affected communities, and their resettlement in safer sites.