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The Project on Capacity Development of KUKL to Improve Overall Water Supply Service in Kathmandu Valley

Project Members

The Project will be implemented using a method called "Capacity Development".

The capacity development is the process of improving the ability of individuals, organizations, and societies to deal with their own challenges, and KUKL staff will take a leadership in the project with the technical support of Japanese experts.

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Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC)

Role Name Position
Chairman Meena Shrestha Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water Supply
Project Director Ashok Kumar Paudel Chief Executive Officer, KUKL
Project Manager Umesh Babu Marahatta Deputy Manager, Chief of Support Division, Head Office-KUKL
Advisory Member Dr. Sanjeev Bickram Rana Executive Director, KVWSMB
Member Chandan Kumar Shah Engineer, KVWSMB

Core Members of Output 1: Water Distribution Management

Role Name Position
Team Leader Dr. Dol Prasad Chapagain Deputy Manager, Chief of Wastewater Operation Division, Lalitpur-KUKL
Core Member Ujiwal Shrestha Deputy Manager, Chief of Planning & Monitoring Division-KUKL
Core Member Milan Thapa Asst. Manager, Chief of Training & Research Section-KUKL
Core Member Tej Binod Pandey Engineer, KVWSMB
Core Member Bikram Shrestha IT Section, Head Office-KUKL
Core Member Krishna Kumar Sah Engineer, Manager of Lalitpur Branch-KUKL
Core Member Shalini Jha Engineer, Lalitpur Branch-KUKL
Core Member Anil Kumar Tikhatri Engineer, Manager of Madhyapur-Thimi Branch-KUKL
Core Member Amardip Kumar Sah Overseer, Baneshwor Branch-KUKL

Core Members of Output 2: Non-Revenue Water Management

Role Name Position
Team Leader Ramesh K C Manager, Chief of Water Operation Division-KUKL
Core Member Narayan Karna Asst. Manager, Manager of Mahankalchaur Branch-KUKL
Core Member Sushil K.C. Engineer, KVWSMB
Core Member Hem Bahadur Budhathoki Engineer, Chief of Mahankalchaur WTP-KUKL
Core Member Surya Bahadur Khatri Account Officer, Waste Water Operation Division, Lalitpur-KUKL
Core Member Surendra Rawal Engineer, Manager of Chhetrapati Branch-KUKL
Core Member Krishna Kumar Sah Engineer, Manager of Lalitpur Branch-KUKL
Core Member Bina Maharjan Engineer, Non-Revenue Water Section-KUKL
Core Member Akrur Nath Sharma Engineer, Planning & Support Dept/Secretariat CEO, Head Office-KUKL

Core Members of Output 3: Water Quality Control

Role Name Position
Team Leader Shailaja Adhikari Asst. Manager, Chief of Water/Wastewater Quality Assurance Division, Mahankalchaur-KUKL
Core Member Narayan Karna Asst. Manager, Manager of Mahankalchaur Branch-KUKL
Core Member Krishna Hari Budhathoki Asst. Manager, Chief of Electro-Mechanical Department, Head Office-KUKL
Core Member Niru Burlakoti Microbiologist, Water/Wastewater Quality Assurance Division, Mahankalchaur-KUK
Core Member Chandan Kumar Shah Engineer, KVWSMB
Core Member Prem Paudyal Chemist, Water/Wastewater Quality Assurance Division, Mahankalchaur-KUKL
Core Member Dipesh Dhakal Engineer, Chief of New Sundarijal WTP-KUKL
Core Member Bashant Kumar Pal Responsible Officer, Sundarijal WTP
Core Member Pravin Bhurtel Overseer, Mahankalchaur Branch-KUKL

Core Members of Output 4: Customer Service

Role Name Position
Team Leader Prakash Kumar Rai Deputy Manager, Head Office-KUKL
Core Member Purna Bahadur Kuwar Asst. Manager, Chief of IT Section, Head Office-KUKL
Core Member Yogendra Bahadur Bam Manager, Chief of Administration & Human Resource Division, Head Office-KUKL
Core Member Chapala Dhakal Asst. Manager, General Management Section, Head Office-KUKL
Core Member Bodhraj Dahal Engineer, KVWSMB
Core Member Chet Bahadur Ayer Manager of Bhaktapur Branch-KUKL

Core Members of Output 5: Internal Training

Role Name Position
Team Leader Ila Bhatta Deputy Manager, Support Division, Head Office-KUKL
Core Member Dipendra Bahadur Oli Asst. Manager, Chief of Legal Section/Procurement Section, Head Office-KUKL
Core Member Bir Bahadur Chand Asst. Manager, Chief of Human Resource Development Section/Training & Research Section/Customer Research Section, Head Office-KUKL
Core Member Shankar Thapa Engineer, Chief of Tanker Section, Head Office-KUKL
Core Member Akrur Nath Sharma Engineer, Planning and Support Dept./Secretariat CEO, Head Office-KUKL
Core Member Radha Dhakal Engineer, KVWSMB
Core Member Niru Burlakoti Miclobiologist, Water/Wastewater Quality Assurance Division, Bansbari-KUKL

JICA Expert Team

Role Name Belonging
Project Manager/Water Distribution Control Koji Naito CTI Engineering International Co.,Ltd.
Hydraulic Analysis Naoki Matsuo CTI Engineering Intrnational Co.,Ltd.
GIS1 Takeo Sugimoto Pasco Corporation
GIS2 Raghunath Jha CTI Engineering International Co.,LTd.
Non-Revenue Water Measures 1 Daizo Iwata Nihon Suido Consultants Co.,Ltd.
Non-Revenue Water Measures 2 Toru Miyao CTI Engineering International Co.,Ltd.
O&M of Water Treatment Plant Shinichi Osaka TEC International Co.,Ltd.
Water Quality Control 1 Yasuhiko Morita TEC International Co.,Ltd.
Water Quality Control 2 Phatta Thapa TEC International Co.,Ltd.
Customer Service 1/Public Awareness Koji Kimura Nihon Suido Consultants Co.,Ltd.
Customer Service 2 Yoji Matsui Tokyo Water Co.,Ltd.
Internal Training System Kenichiro Sugiya International Development Center of Japan Inc.