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[email protected] www.dorhmis.gov.np and consultants to exchange views and ideas on the sustainable PIARC slope risk management for roads. International The seminar was designed to address the issues like slope Seminar risk/hazard assessment practices, sustainable technologies practiced in slope engineering, site assessment techniques and March 25-28, 2003 management systems. All these issues were of immense interest Kathmandu, Nepal to both the developed and developing countries. The eight technical sessions were Sustainable Slope Risk conducted during the seminar. Three technical sessions were related to Management for Roads hazard and risk assessment, three Objective sessions were related to sustainable engineering and rest two sessions • Slope Risk / Hazard assessment practices and their were related to site assessment and mitigating measures with focus in developing countries management systems. • Recent experiences and advances in Assessment An organization committee comprising of Techniques and Management Systems, particularly when they are of value to developing and emerging countries Chairman Director General M. G. Maleku, • Demonstration of successful and sustainable technologies practiced in Slope Engineering (e.g. bio-engineering) Member secretary SDE B. K. Kari and • Recommendations to PIARC on future work programmes other 9 members and Subcommittees namely in this technical area a) Technical comprising of coordinator DDG S.R. Regmi and18 members HMG/ Nepal, Department of Roads (DOR) and b) Organization and Finance comprising of coordinator DDG Permanent International Association for Road Congress K.P.Pokharel and 10 members and H (PIARC) jointly organized the seminar held on March 25-28, 2003 at Kathmandu, Nepal.