Justice versus Conscience

19 feb 2022

Nepal is blessed with a backdrop of the majestic Himalayas attracting a large number of tourists who enjoy the unique landscapes as well as the hospitality of the Nepali people. However, due to this special geographical feature Nepal is also considered one of the most earthquake-prone regions as the Himalayas are among the most seismically active regions in the world.
Nepal faced many earthquakes since the big one of 1934 that took more than 8500 lives, up to the massive tremor of April 2015 with a magnitude of 7.8. Between these 2 big earthquakes, there were many lesser ones that resulted in loss of many lives on lives and damage on properties.
This film the illustrates the history of state’s response, relief, recovery and reconstruction in the aftermath of the disasters, in particular the rapid reconstruction of the physical damages caused by the massive earthquakes of April 25 and May 12, 2015 and their aftershocks by The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) was established for this very purpose.

Script: Reny Kshetry, Tsering Choden
Narration: Tsering Choden
Camera: Chime Tashi Lama, Sangam Thapa Magar
Animation: Sahil Pradhan
Transcriptions: Sahil Pradhan, Renu Kshetry
Editor: Chime Tashi Lama
Post Production: Mila Productions Pvt. Ltd.
Directed by: Tsering Rhitar Sherpa , Tsering Choden, Renu Kshetry
Produced by: National Reconstruction Authority (NRA)

21 mei 2021 TRIPURASUNDARI RURAL MUNICIPALITY (त्रिपुरासुन्दरी गाउँपालीका)

The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time on 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8Mw or 8.1Ms and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VIII
The 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake caused tremendous damage and loss. To gain valuable lessons from this tragic event, an earthquake damage investigation team was dispatched to Nepal from 1 May 2015 to 7 May 2015. A unique aspect of the earthquake damage investigation is that first-hand earthquake damage data were obtained 6–11 days after the mainshock. To gain a deeper understanding of the observed earthquake damage in Nepal, the paper reviews the seismotectonic setting and regional seismicity in Nepal and analyzes available aftershock data and ground motion data. The earthquake damage observations indicate that the majority of the damaged buildings were stone/brick masonry structures with no seismic detailing, whereas most RC buildings were undamaged. This indicates that adequate structural design is the key to reduce the earthquake risk in Nepal. To share the gathered damage data widely, the collected damage data (geotagged photos and observation comments) are organized using Google Earth and the kmz file is made publicly available.
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