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Programme
The HMRSC-X Symposium will be held in the Conference Hall of ICIMOD. There will
be pick-up and drop shuttle service from Hotel Himalaya to ICIMOD. The official
hotel for the HMRSC-X Symposium is Hotel Himalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Field Excursion
Field excursion has been slated for 12 to 19 September 2008. Arrangement of
field excursion will depend on number of participants. Following are the
options:
Excursion 1: Sagarmatha National Park Area
Tentative Schedule
Date:12 September 2008 Friday to 19 Septembet 2008
Note: This travel itenary is subjected to changes depending on the weather and
other conditions.
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Day
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Date
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Route
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Approximate time
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Remarks
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1
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12 Sept 2008
Friday
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Kathmandu (1300m) – Lukla airport (2840m) – Ghat– Phakdingma (2800m) – Monjo
(2800m)
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35min + 6hrs
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Dig Tsho GLOF impacts
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2
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13 Sept 2008 Saturday
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Monjo (2800m) – NamcheBazaar (3440m)
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4hrs
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Everest view, SNP, museum, monastery, settlement, culture, bazaar
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3
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14 Sept 2008Sunday
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NamcheBazaar(3440m) – Tengboche (3867m)
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6hrs
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Monastery, Amadablang
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4
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15 Sept 2008 Monday
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Tengboche(3867m) – Pangboche(4252m) – Tengboche (3867m)
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3hrs + 2hrs
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Monastery, Amadablang, Nare GLOF, Flora & Fauna
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5
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16 Sept 2008 Tuesday
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Tengboche (3867m) – Namchebazar (3440m)
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6hrs
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6
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17 Sept 2008 Wednesday
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Namchebazar(3440m) – Syangboche(3800m) – Khumjung (3753m) – Syangboche (3800m) –
Namchebazar (3440m)
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3hrs + 2hrs
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7
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18 Sept 2008 Thursday
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Namchebazar (3440m) – Lukla airport (2840m)
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7hrs
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8
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19 Sept 2008 Friday
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Lukla airport (2840m) – Kathmandu (1300m)
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35min
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| Tentetive Cost of Trek |
- Trek Costs: US$ 40 per person per day
Costs include:
- All meals on trek;
- Accomodation in lodges;
- Sherpa Guide;
- Local porter at once porter for every two persons;
- Sherpa Guide wages/meals;
- Local porter wages;
- Sherpa Guide and local porter insurance
Costs do not include:
- Airport transfers for Lukla flight
- Medical or helicopter evacuation insurance for trekkers
- Showers on trek
- Alcohol, Soft drinks & mineral water
- Tips
- Laundary
- Other expenses of a personal nature
- Other Costs:
- Kathmandu-Lukla-Kathmandu roundtrip airfare (subject to change)
- Nepali nationals: NR. 6,110.00
- Indian nationals: NR. 9,040.00
- Other nationals: US$ 242 per person
- Airport Tax Kathmandu and Lukla: NR. 350
- National Park Fee and Government Tourist Information Management System(TIMS) Fee:
- Nepali nationals: not needed
- Indian nationals: US$ 2 per person
- Other nationals: US$ 17 per person
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Excursion 2: Kathmandu – Kodari – Kathmandu (Nepalese equivalent of the Silk
Road) Road)
Tentative Schedule
Date: 12 September 2008 Friday
One day trip driving along the Kathmandu to Kodari (at the Nepal - China border
point) in the Sun Koshi valley, where one can see interesting culture,
bio-diversity, mountain hazards, geological settings, etc . Starting from Hotel at
06:00 Hrs
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Stop No.
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Place
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Mileage (Kms.)
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Duration (minutes)
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Remark
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1
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Dhulikehl
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36
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Site view and observation of rocks of the Nuwakot Complex (Tistung Formation)
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2
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Tinpiple
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39.3
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Kulekhani Formation
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3
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Lamidanda
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46.6
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Bhainse Dobhan Marble of the Bhimpbhedi Group, Lateritic soil in the Panchkhal
valley
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4
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Hukse Bhanjyang
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49
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Exposure of the Mahabharat Thrust Zone. Stabilized Landlide of 1994 with
Bio-engineering and Civil works
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5
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Chak Khola
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55
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the Mahabharat Thrust and gneisses
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6
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Chak Khola
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57
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the landslide in the Benighat Slate
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7
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Simle
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62
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Bioengineering works for landslide stabilization
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8
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West of Sukute
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66
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the river training works
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9
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West of Bhainse
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68.3 to 69
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slope stabilization works and river training,catch drains, rock bolting
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10
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Bhinse
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71
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The huge boulder of augen gneiss probably derived from GLOF
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11
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Balephi
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72 to 73.1
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Landslide and river undercutting; bank protection and slope control works
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12
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Kothe
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74.6 to 75
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Deep rotational slide of Kothe
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13
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Khadichaur
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78
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The bride over the Sun Koshi, Road to Dolakha/Jiri bifurcates
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14
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Sun-Koshi Power House site
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79.5
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Sun-Koshi Power House site |
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15
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Sun-Koshi Intake site
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82
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The intake area of the Sun-Koshi Hydro Power project
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16
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Confluence of Sun-Koshi and Bhote-Koshi
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86
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The washed-out road which was very close to the river bed
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17
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Barabise Bazaar
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87
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A large landslide under stabilizaton
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18
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Chaku
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102
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Study of various road levels
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19
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The Last Resort
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102
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The resort is on the other side of the road. The suspension bridge is about 100
m above the river bed and was built for the purpose of Bungee Jumping. We will
have lunch here
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Bhote Koshi power house site, A privately owned power station. All power
generated is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)
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20
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Phulping
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108.2
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Previously washed-out bridge location (1981 GLOF)
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21
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Larcha
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108.5
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Landslide dammed outburst flood site. The small settlement at Larcha was heavily
damaged by flash flood caused by landslide damming of Bhairav Kunda Khola and
subsequent outburst in 1996
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Bhote Kosi intake site. A small pool is constructed to divert the water from the
Bhote Kosi river.All the debris/silt are collected here. Accumulated silt is
flushed downstream. An underground tunnel, about 4 km long diverts the water to
the power house site. A landslide is continuously encroaching the pool.
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22
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Tatopani
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109 to 110
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Main Central Thrust Zone, Central Crystalline rocks thrust over the Lesser
Himalayan rock sequences, Mahabharat Thrust, garnetiferous schist and gneisses.
Hot water spring
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23
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South of Liping
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113.5
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Location of the old washed-out Friendship bridge by 1981 GLOF
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24
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Liping (Friendship Bridge)
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114.5
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The New Friendship Bridge, Central Crystalline rocks, View of Khasa (Zammu) town
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25
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Drive back to Hotel in Kathmandu
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