Hetauda Campus (Forestry), Hetauda

Institute Of Forestry

hetauda

Highlights

Assistant Professor
Bikram Manandhar (Ph.D)
Teaching
Male
bikram.manandhar@hc.tu.edu.np

Bikram Manandhar (Ph.D)

Address:-
Permanent address: 61-Koba Lane, Banepa Municipality, ward no-7, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal

Current Address: Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Hetauda Campus, Hetauda-10, Makawanpur, Nepal. P.O. Box No. 34, Tel.: +977 -057- 520453, Fax No. +977-057-520865
Appointed subject: - Watershed Management
Department: - Department of Watershed Management and Environmental Science
Education:- PhD in Ecology
Interested Areas :- Watershed management, Water resources management, Flood resilience, Urban flood, Migration, Climate Change adaptation

Contact Detail (Mobile/Email):-
Mobile No.: +977- 9849138378
E-mail: manandharbikram@gmail.com

2019 Sep -2024 Jan     :  PhD, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Institute of Urban Environment, Xiamen

Field of research         :     Flood Resilience Evaluation at Different Scales Based on Disaster Cycle

2007-2009                   :    M.Sc. Watershed Management, Institute of Forestry, T.U., Pokhara

Thesis                          :     Flood Plain Analysis and Risk Assessment of Lothar Khola      

2004-2007                   :     B.Sc. Environment Science, Khwopa College, T.U., Bhaktapur

 

Assistant Campus Chief and M.Sc Program Coordinator of Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Hetauda Campus from May 2018 to Sep 2019

Assistant Professor- Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Hetauda (1 Jan 2017 till date)

Socio-Economic Analyst - International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) (27 April 2016 31 Dec 2016)

Socio-Economic Analyst - International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) (28 April, 2015 27 April 2016)

Academic Officer-South Asia School of Rural Reconstruction, (1 Feb 2015- 11May 2015)

Research Officer-Consultant-Practical Action, Kathmandu (13 Feb 2014- 31 Dec 2014)

Researcher, Center of Research for Environment, Energy and Water, Kathmandu (3 Sep, 2013 – 12 Feb, 2014)

Research Associate, Water Engineering and Management Program, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (22 March, 2013- 31 Aug, 2013)

Research Assistant, Nepal Engineering College-Centre for Postgraduate Studies (nec-CPS), Balkhu, (July 12, 2010- March 13, 2013)

Publications

  • Maharjan, M., Timilsina, S., Ayer, S., Singh, B., Manandhar, B., & Sedhain, A. (2024). Flood susceptibility assessment using machine learning approach in the Mohana-Khutiya River of Nepal. Natural Hazards Research.
  • Wang, L., Cui, S., Tang, J., Fang, L., Fang, X., Shrestha, S., Manandhar, B., Huang, J., & Nitivattananon, V. (2023). Riverine flood risk assessment with a combined model chain in southeastern China. Ecological Indicators, 154, 110686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110686
  • Manandhar, B., Cui, S., Wang, L., & Shrestha, S. (2023). Post-Flood Resilience Assessment of July 2021 Flood in Western Germany and Henan, China. Land, 12(3), 625.
  • Manandhar, B., Cui, S., Wang, L., & Shrestha, S. (2023). Urban Flood Hazard Assessment and Management Practices in South Asia: A Review. Land, 12(3), 627.
  • Wang, L., Cuia, S., Lid, Y., Huang, H., Manandhar, B., Nitivattananon, V.,  & Huang, W. (2022). A review of the flood management: from flood control to flood resilience. Heliyon, e11763.
  • Shrestha, S., Cui, S., Xu, L., Wang, L., Manandhar, B., & Ding, S. (2021). Impact of land use change due to urbanisation on surface runoff using GIS-based SCS–CN method: A case study of Xiamen city, China. Land, 10(8), 839.
  • Okogbue, Blessing C., Sajo, Opeyemi S., Nurtjahya, Eddy and Manandhar, Bikram, (2021). Integrated approach to Wetlands and River Basin Management: The case of the Netherlands Meanderene de Maas River project. Global Scientific Journal ISSN 2320-9186. https://eoi.citefactor.org/10.11216/gsj.2021.05.50345
  • Dahal, S., & Manandhar, B. (2021). Soil management practices in commercial vegetable farming in changing socio-economic context in Makawanpur, Nepal. Environmental Challenges, 100188.
  • Shrestha, P., Manandhar, B., Dhungana, N., & Rajbhandari, S. (2020). Status, Importance and Major Issues in Water Source in Watershed of Chitwan, Nepal. Forestry: Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal, 17, 135-154.
  • Rayamajhi, N., & Manandhar, B. (2020). Impact of climate change and adaptation measures on transhumance herding system in Gatlang, Rasuwa. Air, Soil and Water Research, 13, 1178622120951173.
  • Khadka, A., & Manandhar, B. (2020). Assessment of Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Local Disaster Management Plan (A Case Study of Manahari Rural Municipality, Makawanpur). Journal of Environment Sciences, 89.
  • Manandhar, B. and Budhathoki, 2019. An Assessment of NTFPs and their Contribution to the Livelihoods of Rural People involved in Community Forest (A Case Study from Kalika Community Forest of Surkhet District, Nepal) International conference on International Conference (NRACC_2019) Natural Resources, Agriculture and Society in a Changing Climate, 17 Aug – 19 Aug 2019, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Manandhar, B. 2016. Remittance and Earthquake Preparedness. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 15, Pages 52–60
  • Manandhar, B. 2015. Remittance and Earthquake Risk Reduction A case study of
    remittance receiving households Jhapa District, Nepal, Our Environment, Volume 1, Kartik-Chaitra 2071.
  • G. Gurung, M. Reddick, G. Congi, D. Bhandari, B. Manandhar, D. Trusilo, 2014. Understanding the role of remittances in reducing earthquake risk, Practical Action and Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium (2014)
  • Shrestha, S. and Manandhar, B. 2014. Evaluation of Root Zone Water Quality Model (RZWQM) using field measured data from Tropical Zone, Thailand. Water, Air & Soil Pollution. Publisher: Springer, Impact factor:-1.748 (2012)
  • Manandhar, B., 2010: Application of GIS and one dimensional Hydraulic Flood Model (HECRAS) in Flood Plain Analysis and Risk Assessment of Lothar Khola, DWIDP Bulletin, 2010, Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention, Lalitpur, Nepal
  • Manandhar, B., Balla, M. K., Awal, R., and Pradhan, B.M.: Flood Plain Analysis and Risk Assessment of Lothar Khola (Stream), 11th ESRI India User Conference, Noida, New Delhi, India, 21-22 April, 2010. (http://esriindia.com/~/media/esri-india/files/pdfs/events/uc2010/papers/Bikram%20Manandhar.pdf)
  • Manandhar Bikram 2017, Assessment of Post-earthquake Water Poverty Index: A Case Study of Thulosirubari VDC, Sindhupalchowk, International conference on

Wild harvests, Governance and Livelihoods in Asia, 30 Nov-1 Dec 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal (conference abstract)

Completed research project

Assessment of Soil and Water Management practices in agriculture – A case study of vegetable farming in Makwanpur District, funded by UGC (PI)

 

Scoping study: South Asia Air Pollution funded by DFID lead by TERI (member)

 

TMT on “Use of open source platform for hydrological modeling of data sparse region in Nepal” lead by Future Water, Netherland (member)

 

Hydrological characterization of an ungauged or limited monitoring data basin for flood risk assessment and water resources management – learning and sharing knowledge across the region, CO-PI funded by Himalayan University Consortium, Kathmandu

3rd Batch of IRDR Young Scientists from 25th April 2018, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk, Beijing China.