Water Asia International Pvt. Ltd.

Our Founders

Mr. Nischeet Kumar Maharjan

Managing Director

Dr. Khada Nanda Lamsal

Founder/ Climate/Hydraulic/Hydrologist

International Team

Mr. Tarek Bin Hossain

Water Resources Management Specialist

M. Eng. (Water Resources)

Mr. Ian Ferguson Wood

Climate Change Specialist/ Co-coordinator and integrated water and CCA specialist/

Mr. Marcus Crichton

International Development; Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction; Risk & Resilience Expert

Master of Science (MSc) Management & Implementation of Development Projects

Mr. Trevor David Beaumont

Irrigation Water Resources Engineer/ Solar Irrigation expert/ River Basin Planning

MSc Irrigation Engineering, Institute of Irrigation Studies,

Dr Robert Stanley Rout

Water Resources/Irrigation Expert

PhD (water resource management)

Dr. Georg Petersen

Water Resources Engineer/ Hydraulic Modeller

PhD Hydrology / Water Resources

Mr. JAKUBITH, Peter

International Bridge Engineer

Dr. John Carter Borden

Water resource management and natural sciences

Dr. Michel Köhler

Climate Finance Policy Expert

PhD on innovative Climate Finance Instruments

Climate Change and Water Resources/Irrigation Expert

Dr. Raghunath JHA

GIS and Remote Sensing Expert

Ph. D. Civil Engineering

Mr. Shiv Kumar SHARMA

Senior Irrigation Engineer

Master’s in engineering (Water Resources Development),

Mr. Amrit Prasad Sharma

Project Manager/ Disaster Risk Management Expert / Vulnerability and Early Warning Expert

Master's Degree in MSc (Environmental Science)

Mr. DILIP KUMAR GAUTAM

DRR Program Advisor – Climate Applications and Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant /Water Specialist

Doctor of Engineering Sciences (Dr.-Ing.),

Dr. Divas Basnet

Team Leader/ River Engineer/ Hydropower Expert/ International Climate Change Specialist/ Flood and Drought Risk Management Specialist

Doctor of Engineering (Water Resources Engineering and Management), Master of Engineering (Water Resources Development),

Mr. Krishna Belbase

Project Manager/ Joint Secretory/ Deputy Director General (DDG)/Senior Divisional Engineer (Irrigation)/

M. Sc. in Hydro Informatics

Mr. BHOLA NATH DHAKAL

Natural Resource Management & Rural Development Specialist

Master's Degree in Natural Resource Management and Rural Development/Master degree in business Administration(MBA)

Mr. Basistha Raj Adhikari

Irrigation Supervision Engineer/Water Resources Management Specialist/Flood Management Specialist

Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering

Mr. Ajay Bhakta MATHEMA

GIS/Remote Sensing/Environmental Safeguard Expert/ Database Expert

M.Sc. in Geo-information Science (GIS) and Earth Observation and Environmental System Analysis and Management

Mr. HIMALAY OJHA

Project Manager cum CBDRM Expert/ DRRM Expert/ DRR Expert

Master in Sociology

Mr. Utsav BHATTARAI

E-flows Specialist/ DSS/Modelling Expert/ Water Resources Modeler/ Project Coordinator

Master's of Science in Water Resources Engineering

Er. Suwas Ghimire

Senior Research Associate

Master’s in Water Engineering and Management

Mr. Dibesh Shrestha

Hydrologist / Climate Modeller/Climate Analyst

M.Sc. degree in Water Science and Engineering specialization in Hydro informatics - Modeling and Information System for Water Management/Master in Science in Interdisciplinary Water Resources Management (IWRM)

Mr. Bibhab Mani Panthi

Hydrologist, River Basin Modeller, DSS Expert, Hydraulic Modeller, Water Resources Modeling Expert

MSc in Hydro informatics and Water Management

Dr. Khada Nanda DULAL

Hydrologist

Ph.D. in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering (Specialized in Hydraulic Modelling)

Dr. Indra Lal Kalu

Technical Water Resources/ Irrigation Expert

Doctorate in Engineering (Irrigation Engineering & Management) 1991

Dr. Binod Shakya

Climate Change/DRR/Flood Risk and Modeling/Hydrologist

Post Doc. Hydrology (Vadose Zone Hydrology), Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Quality and Science and Ph.D in Physical Geography (Hydrology),

GESI/Social Safeguard expert

Ms. RITA KHADKA Pal (RITU)

Protection, Gender and Inclusion Officer (Emergency Response Operation)/ Project Coordinator / DRR

M.A (Rural Development), M.A.(Socio/Anthropology)

Ms. Madhav Prasad JOSHI

Social Safeguard/Special Development Expert/ Gender Specialist/Resettlement Specialist/Sociologist

Master's in Arts (Sociology)

Ms. Yasodha Nakarmi Shrestha

Social (GESI) Expert/ Human Resource Development Specialist/Senior Programme Officer

Masters Degree in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding/Masters Degree in Social Anthropology

Ms. JEEVAN SINGH

Social Development and GESI Expert/ Livelihood Expert/Resettlement Expert

Master in Sociology

Mr. Madhav Bhattarai

Sociologist/ Social Development and GESI Expert / Resettlement Expert/ Livelihood Expert/ Social Development and Gender Specialist

M.A. in Anthropology / Sociology

Ms. Draupadi Subedi

GESI

Masters’ Degree in Sociology from Tribhuvan University 2000.

Ms. Mahendra Laxmi Sharma

GESI Specialist/ Gender (HIV/AIDS, Livelihood) Specialist/ Programme Officer/Training Consultant Income Generation Coordinator

Masters' Degree in Sociology, Sagarmatha Multiple College, Purbanchal University, Nepal, 2009

Ms. Kanchan Lama

Team Leader/Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Expert/ Gender Advisor

Master in Political Science (specialization in International relations) in 1972 from Assam, India

Public Finance Management

Dr. Er. Diwat Kumar Shrestha

Project Management / Environmental and NRM / Research, Institutional Development Expert

Ph. D. in Civil / Env. Engineering (Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable rural infrastructure dev.)

Mr. Saroj Acharya

PEFA Training Module Expert

Master’s Degree in Business Studies

Mr. Rajendra Bahadur Bajracharya

PEFA Expert/ Financial Management Specialist

MBA, Institute of Management

Mr. Shiva Kumar UPADHYAY

Financial Analyst/Economist/Agronomist/Socio-economist/

Master of Economics (Agricultural

Mr. Yoga Raj POKHREL

Public Financial Management Specialist (PFM)

Master of Philosophy (M. Phil) in Education Leadership

Mr. Upendra Gautam

Economic and Finance Management Expert

Public Health

Mr. Sudan Bashyal

Biomedical Engineer

B.E in Biomedical Engineering

Mr. Rajan Dangi

Biomedical Engineer (BME)/

Bachelors in biomedical engineering

MS. Chandra Ghimire

IT Expert/ Senior Programmer/ Graphics designer/web programmer

Mr. Singh Anil Kumar

Survey Design and Data Analysis Specialist

Master’s degree in Statistics

Mr. Ashok PANDEY

Survey Specialist/Research Fellow/ Senior Program Coordinator

Masters in Public Health (MPH)

Ms. Ayuska PARAJULI

Public Health/RCCE Specialist/Senior Research Officer

Masters of Public Health

Ms. Kreeti Bajracharya

Civil Engineer

Mr. Anuj Purush Dhakal

HCW Treatment Technologies TOT and Diagnostic Assessment Expert

Masters in Health Care Management from National Open College – Sanepa, Lalitpur in 2018 A.D

Mr. RAVINDRA KUMAR THAPA

Deputy Team Leader/HCWM study and TOT Expert

Mr. DHIRAJ MAINALI

Team Leader/Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) Expert

CHCWM,CDM,BHCM,MPA, MBA(HCS)

Dr. Anjana Shakya

Project Manager

Project Manager TA:9800 Capacity Development Support Firm to Implement Health Care Waste Management Plan Water Asia International Pvt. Ltd.

Public Finance/PEFA/Governance Expert

Mr. Bishnu Datta Gautam

Environment Governance Expert/Governance Expert

M Phil in Educational Leadership, Kathmandu University and Master's Degree in Business Administration

Dr. Sangram Lama

Senior GESI Expert/ Training Expert/ Director for Governance and GESI/ Project Manager

PhD in Decentralization and Local Governance in Nepal from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal (2009)

Team members

Mr. Rishav Kumar Maharjan

Sr. Business Development Officer

Sabina Acharya

Sr. Project Coordinator

Ms.Bijaya Laxmi Maharjan

Project Coordinator

Finance Administration

CA Swastik Karmacharya- (ICAI/ICAN)

Finance Head

Ms. Neelima Maharjan

Finance and Administrative Officer

Mr. Suman Maharjan

Finance Manager

Ms. Paleswan Shrestha

Finance and Administration Officer

Teams