Development of Road Safety Management System in Nepal: Report On Stakeholders' Workshop

Report
on
Stakeholders' Workshop
for
The Development of Road Safety Management System in Nepal

(RSMSN)
(A comprehensive approach for developing Road Safety Management System)
Number of Persons Involved in Road Crashes in Nepal

16000
Slight Injuries
14000
Serious Injuries
12000
8000
1689
1837
1816
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
3986
1734
2009/10
4018
1356
2008/09
4701
1131 2663
2007/08
4130
735 2583
2006/07
3609
3655
815 1866
2005/06
4039
685 1795
2004/05
3925
654 1659
2003/04
4442
623 785
2002/03
458 4138
603
2001/02
2000
5331
6000
5245
8000
4000
7813
6457
7383
10000
8503
Fatalities
31 October 2014
The Everest Hotel, Baneshwore, Kathmandu, Nepal
Table of Contents
Page
Title Page
Table of Contents
ii
Background
The Genesis of Proposal and Rationale for the Workshop
2.1
Workshop Planning
2.2
Organising Committee
2.3
Meetings of Organising Committee
2.4
Planning for Resources

2
Introduction to the Workshop

3.1
Objectives
3.2
Target Audience
3.3
Workshop Format
3.4
Workshop Brochure
3.5
Workshop Programme
3.6
Workshop Invitees
3.7
Workshop Participants
3.8
Funding Proposal
Workshop Sessions
4.1
Opening Session
4.2
Technical Sessions
4.3
Address by Chief Guest
4.4
Discussion Session
Post-workshop Activities
10
Statement of Expenses
11
Documentation of Information
11
Acknowledgements
11
Appendices
12
ii
Background
A team of international experts in road safety and related field of expertise of Nepalese origin working
overseas and having interest in the development of Nepal came together to assist the Government of Nepal
to implement ways on reducing road deaths in the country. Members of the team have been watching closely
frequent occurrences of unfortunate incidents in their country of origin. These members are considering
options to contribute their expertise gained internationally to save innocent lives on roads in the country.
These crashes are occurring on the door step of their parents, brothers, sisters, relatives and close friends in
the country. The lead team members have been working in the research of theses crashes and in finding
potential solutions that can be implemented in Nepal to reduce the frequency of occurrences of these crashes
and on options how roads in Nepal can be made safer.
The team believes that the carnage on roads can be significantly reduced with just a few selected low-cost
interventions on key governance, policy, planning, social and infrastructure development fronts. Piece meal
approaches being currently taken in these fronts needed to be replaced by a more holistic approach with
vision. The holistic approach is to develop and implement a sustainable road safety management system in
Nepal. A draft proposal for the development of this management system has been developed by the team and
consultation with key stakeholders was needed before finalising the proposal and submission to the
Government of Nepal for its consideration.
With sharply rising cases of road crashes involving multiple fatalities (exceeding well above 50), the
initiative has been considered to be very timely. A workshop was organised in Kathmandu Nepal on October
31, 2014 and the proposal presented. This report documents various aspects of planning and delivery of this
workshop, which will be shared with the members of team and its key stakeholders who would contribute to
the finalisation of the proposal.
This is the first workshop in series which aimed at presenting the overall framework of the proposed Road
Safety Management System in Nepal (RSMSN) and collecting input from stakeholders which could be used
to finalise the proposal. Workshops in future will focus on elaborating the concept of each component/subcomponents of the management system with details at individual project/sub-project level, while concurrently
finalising and refining the proposal. These project and sub-project level workshops will be of more interest to
the government, industry and road safety practitioners who like to see the impacts on the ground today and
not tomorrow.
The Genesis of Proposal and Rationale for the Workshop
Thinking about the need of the development of Nepal Road Safety Management System in Nepal (RSMSN)
started soon after the launch of Road Safety Unit by Nepal Transportation and Development Research Centre
(NTDRC) in Kathmandu Nepal on 30 September 2012, where Dr Partha Parajuli, a key member of the team,
had the opportunity to present a paper on road safety and shared his experience working in Queensland
Department of Transport and Main Roads, Australia. A number of other local road safety specialists also
presented the paper in the event. From the papers presented and discussions among the delegates it was not
difficult to realise the challenges posed by the existing situation of road crashes and opportunities available
to contribute to manage road safety in Nepal.
On return to Brisbane Dr Parajuli discussed the urgency of the matter with his few colleagues and friends. Dr
Kali Prasad Nepal, senior lecturer in Deakin University, quickly agreed to work on it. The need to form a
team was conceived and search for more specialists, primarily of Nepali origin, who could potentially be
interested to contribute back to their home land, started while continuing works on the development of
proposal.
With over one year of works, a basic draft of the proposal was completed. It was soon realised the need to
engage local specialists and road safety stakeholders and to seek local input. Consideration of local input was
felt necessary primarily for two reasons. First, a check of the proposal's ability to capture ground reality and
validation would offer the opportunity to incorporate more convincing models/ elements in the proposed
safety management system. Second, the engagement of local stakeholders at the very early stage of the
proposal development would provide opportunity to take key stakeholders into confidence and work
collaboratively. Taking the ownership of the management system to be developed under the proposed
framework by the Government of Nepal and Nepalese Community is very critical for ensuring desired
outcomes from this work, which has been completed entirely by voluntary contributions of time and
resources of the key members of the team and their friends.
2.1
Workshop Planning
Preliminary planning for the workshop commenced in Brisbane. October 31, 2014 was chosen for the
workshop after the confirmation of the trips to Nepal by Dr. Parajuli and Dr Nepal who were instrumental in
conceptualising and developing the proposal. Dr Parajuli's trip to Nepal was to begin in September 15 and
finish November 3, 2014. Dr. Nepal was scheduled to arrive at Kathmandu in the second week of October
and required to return to Melbourne also on the early first week of November. This schedule provide enough
time for planning and preparing for the workshop.
A decision was made to engage NTDRC as the local partner for the work. NTDRC and NASREC (Nepal
Australia Study and Research Centre, an initiative of Nepalese Association of Queensland) have an enduring
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed under the initiation of Dr Parajuli on 29 September 2013 who
is also the executive member of NASREC. This well established relationship between the key member of the
team and NTDRC provided a good starting platform to collaborate.
2.2
Organising Committee
A workshop organising committee was formed soon after the arrival of Dr Parajuli, Project Coordinator
(designate) in Kathmandu on September 15, 2014. The organising committee comprised mainly the members
of the NTDRC, Dr Parajuli and Dr Nepal from Australia. The list of members and their affiliation is given in
Appendix 1.
2.3
Meetings of Organising Committee
The organising committee met four times in total, all in the meeting room at The Hotel Greenwich Village in
Lalitpur, Nepal: three times before the workshop and last one after the workshop. These dates were:
8 October 2014: First planning meeting

27 October 2014: Second planning meeting
30 October 2014: Pre-workshop meeting
2 November 2014: Post workshop meeting
The first meeting distributed the roles and responsibilities to each member. Subsequent meetings were
organised to review the progress and develop strategies and actions for smooth and successful delivery of the
workshop. The last meeting assessed the management of the workshop and developed /agreed post-workshop
action plan.
A typical meeting agenda and actions arising from the meeting is included in Appendix 2. All meetings were
well structured to maximise the resources available for managing the workshop.
2.4
Planning for Resources
The workshop organising committee in its meetings held time to time undertook an assessment of the road
safety situation in Nepal, potential responsible agencies and likely stakeholders and interest groups and
decided about the following key matters:
Workshop Organiser: National Road Safety Council Nepal (Ad hoc Committee);
Workshop Co-organiser: NTDRC;
Workshop Partner: Road Safety Society Sponsors: Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
(MoPIT), Asian Development Bank Nepal Office, Nepal Engineering College (nec);
Workshop Chair: Secretary of MoPIT and Chair of NRSC;
Chief Guest: Chief Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary and Council of Ministers;
Design of Workshop Banner;
Development and design of workshop brochure/ flyer;
Workshop program; and
Funding sources
Approach to other distinguished guests such as Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Director General of
Department of Roads (DoR), Director General of Department Transport and Main Roads (DoTM),
Deputy Director Generals from DoR, senior government officials from National Planning
Commission, other ministries, Departments, Nepal Police, ADB, World Bank (WB), DfID, JICA,
UN Habitat etc to take part in the workshop.
Introduction to the Workshop
The workshop was scheduled in the second half of Friday October 31, 2014 and jointly organised by
National Road Safety Council (NRSC) and NTDRC. This workshop was planned to follow another related
workshop being scheduled by DoTM in the first half on the Development of Road Crash Information
Management System, which forms a part of a component of Road Safety Management System in Nepal.
Due to unexpected last minute change in the circumstance, the morning session of the workshop organised
by DoTM had to be cancelled. This report summarises the workshop completed in the second half of the day
and is about the proposal on the Development of Road Safety Management System in Nepal. If the morning
workshop were on, it was not necessary to repeat the discussion on road crash information management
system.
3.1
Objectives
The objective of the workshop was to share the works undertaken so far on the development of the proposal
with all relevant stakeholders of road safety and seek local input on the same. The local input will be
incorporated in the draft proposal presented in the workshop and the proposal will be finalised for presenting
it to the Government of Nepal. Specifically, the objectives are:
inform the community and officials of the Government of Nepal about the intent of developing the
proposal and the importance of this work in addressing road safety in Nepal;
introduce the team working in the development of proposal;
share the experience of the team on road safety and best practice approach in managing road safety
and provide comparison with the approach being considered in Nepal;
present the proposal to the key stakeholders of road safety in Nepal;
familiarize with the works being undertaken in Nepal in the field of road safety improvement;
identify gaps in knowledge on road safety in Nepal;
collect local input/ feedbacks to refine the proposal; and
identify needs and come up with the list of projects to address local needs to include in the proposal
A sample of letter introducing the team and objectives of the workshop sent to selected government
organisations and funding agencies involved in managing road safety in Nepal is included in Appendix 3.
The letter was also meant to introduce the team to the stakeholders, rationale of the proposal and objectives
of the workshop. Request for assistance in organising the workshop was also made in this introduction letter.
3.2
Target Audience
The target audience for the workshop was selected keeping in mind the objectives of the workshop and
expected outcomes. The audience included:
Senior government officers involved in road safety policy making and funding;
Officers/ engineers from various government departments involved in the planning, design and
delivery of road safety projects;
Road safety specialists working in Nepal;
Multilateral agencies involved or likely to be involved in funding road safety projects;
Bilateral donor agencies involved or likely to be involved in funding road safety projects;
Faculty members of selected engineering colleges/universities in Nepal;
Health professionals working in Nepal;
Traffic Police officers;
Media personnel (newspapers/ TV);
Representatives from selected national and international consultants;
Representatives from Disability Association, Transport Industry, Automobile Association; and

Representative engineering / law students
Organisers, co-organisers, partners, sponsors were instrumental in identifying target audience for the
workshop.
3.3
Workshop Format
The workshop was designed with a view to run it in a more informal manner and to allow as much
interaction as possible with, and input collected from, the participants on the proposal. There was no formal
opening ceremony planned. The technical presentation started immediately after welcoming the chief guest
and other distinguished delegates requesting them to take the seat.
Registration desk was set up to welcome distinguished guests and workshop participants and to keep record
of the participants. Address by chief guest was scheduled at the end of the presentation followed by the floor
discussion to invite comments/ input from the participants. Floor discussion was planned by dividing
participants into six groups for six different components of the safety management system. Closing remarks
by the chair person was scheduled following the panel discussion.
The original format of the workshop involving the planned address by the chief guest at the end of technical
presentation was changed to accommodate the need of the chief guest to leave the workshop early. Also the
formation of six panels (for six components) for discussion on the proposal and to come up with the
suggestions on the proposal did not materialize due to the last moment cancellation of the DoTM workshop
scheduled in the morning and the need to accommodate two more presentations from Transport Research
Laboratory of UK.
3.4
Workshop Brochure
Workshop brochure containing the summary of the proposal presented in the workshop was designed in an
attractive form and a copy distributed to each participants for prior information.
A copy of the workshop brochure is included in Appendix 4.
The brochure has also been uploaded in the NTDRC website for those who want to access the workshop
materials in future.
3.5
Workshop Programme
Based on the selected format, the workshop programme was developed and distributed to each participants
of the workshop upon registration
The front page of the programme shows the design of the workshop banner. The banner shows the name of
the organiser, co-organiser and sponsors to recognise their role and appreciate their important contribution to
the workshop.
A copy of the programme is attached in Appendix 5
3.6
Workshop Invitees
The list of invitees was finalised after a number of iterations with input from the members of the organising
committee and assistance from the organiser, sponsors, selected stakeholders and road safety professionals
active in the country. The aim was to capture as many relevant people as necessary to get local input on the
project proposal.
The list of invitees together with the details on their affiliation, position, contact numbers and email
addresses is included in Appendix 6.
3.7
Workshop Participants
It is not reasonable to expect every invitee identified for the workshop would attend. Representatives were
nominated by those invitees who could not attend themselves due to other prior or pressing commitments.
The actual invitees who could participate in the workshop are documented in the list of workshop
participants (Appendix 7).
Chief Secretary of the Government of Nepal, Mr Leela Mani Paudyal graciously accepted organising
committee's invitation to be the chief guest of the event.
3.8
Funding Proposal
Funding proposals were developed and submitted to ADB and MoPIT, two major sponsors of the workshop.
The proposal submitted to MoPIT is given in Appendix 8 as an example for future reference.
The workshop was estimated to cost NRs 660,000 (See Table 1). The cost of the morning session was
expected to be primarily borne by DoTM. Assurance of support was received from ADB and MoPIT for
partial funding of the delivery of the workshop. The actual amount will be confirmed after their
consideration of the funding proposals submitted by the organising committee.
Table 1: Budget Estimate
S. No.
Particulars
Amount
1.
Workshop materials preparation (workshop brochure design/ NRs. 30,000

printing, program printing etc.)
2.
Venue rental for the workshop with 65 participants of the NRs. 65,000
morning session
Tea/ Coffee (two serving)
4.
Venue rental for the workshop with 100 participants of the NRs. 200,000
afternoon session
5.
Closing reception and/or dinner
6.
Workshop logistics (PA system, mike, overhead projector NRs. 75,000

rental and pens, notepads for participants)
NRs. 50,000
NRs.180,000
NRs. 600,000
Sub-total
7.
Contingency 10%
NRs. 60,000
NRs. 660,000
Total Estimated Cost
Fund for the afternoon session is expected to come from a number of agencies such as DoR and nec.DOR
and nec each have also assured to support the workshop with NRs 50,000 each and nominate up to 10
participants.
Workshop Sessions
The workshop had the following sessions:
Opening session
Technical session
Address by chief guest
Discussion session
Closing session
These sessions are briefly described below.
4.1
Opening Session
There was no formal welcoming and opening sessions. Housekeeping matters and workshop programme
were briefly presented and proposal was introduced soon after the distinguished guests were seated without
losing any moment for formalities such as candle lighting and opening speeches.
Photo 1: Dr Parajuli introducing the proposal in the opening session

The opening session introduced the proposal and was led by Dr Parajuli. The presentation about the proposal
is available in Appendix 9. The need and rationale of the proposal, principle behind the development of road
safety management system and the team as described in the workshop brochure were briefly touched upon
with detailed technical description left for the session to follow. Summarising the proposal was essential to
set the context of the workshop and to inform distinguished guests who can't afford time to stay for detailed
presentation.
4.2
Technical Session
Four presentations were made in total in the technical session. Mr Saroj Pradhan from of RSSN provided an
overview of road safety situation in Nepal and presented the education and awareness works RSSN delivered
in the past. Mr Pradhan's presentation is included in Appendix 10. The presentation set the scene for the
development of road safety management system for Nepal and provided an opportunity to appreciate the
challenges on it.
The second session was the main focus of the workshop. It was lead by Dr. Kali Prasad Nepal of Deakin
University who was instrumental in the development of proposal. Dr Nepal went through the alarming
situation in Nepal in terms of road crashes and then presented each of the six components of the proposed
Nepal Road Safety Management System in detail. He concluded his presentation by highlighting how the
team intends to develop and implement road safety management system in Nepal to reduce the number of
fatal and serious injuries (FSIs) in Nepal. Dr Nepal's presentation is included in Appendix 10. Workshop
brochure (Appendix 4) is the summary of his presentation.
Photo 2: Dr Nepal presenting details of the proposal in the technical session
The remaining two presentations were not planned for the afternoon workshop but the last minute
cancellation of the DoTM's morning workshop provided opportunity for including these two presentations as
well in this workshop. These presentations were specifically about the development of crash database
system. Crash database system is one of the key project components of the safety management system
proposed in this very project proposal and it was good to have presentations from other experts.
Dr Jim Jarvis of Experion Australia and the consultant for TRL made the presentation on crash data
collection strategy and demonstrated with his project works elsewhere in Asian countries how a simple
locally customised questionnaire could lead to the development of useful crash database system. Subu
Kamal, Director of TRL demonstrated how crash data can be collected and displayed using modern spatial
technology and demonstrated with crash data map of Kathmandu Nepal. Both presentations are provided at
the end of Appendix 10.
4.3
Address by Chief Guest
The presentation of the proposal in detail was interrupted for about 30 minutes to accommodate address to
the workshop participants by the chief guest, Mr Leela Mani Paudyal. Some of the highlights of his address
were:
1. Short term and long term impact (especially on low income and poor people) resulting from the
death of bread winners of the family;
2. Drivers' and vehicle operators' negligence;
3. Irresponsible and indifferent attitude of government agencies;
4. Commitment to give more time to listen to the problems and to act for improving road safety;
5. Regulating and monitoring divers licensing and route permit system to be the first priority
(legislative and compliance framework);
6. Commitment to take responsibility for ongoing deterioration of road safety in Nepal;
7. Commitment to create a single government agency for managing road safety with clearly defined
role and responsibilities (institutional framework);
8. Commitment to make roads safer (Pre-crash system);
9. Role of private sector;
10. Role of transport industry; and
11. Priority to be given on solutions based on approaches which are affordable, sustainable, and
manageable with available resources and which are more cost-effective (funding framework).
The address has touched upon most of the key components of road safety management issues relevant in
Nepal. These items will be the guiding principle in finalising the proposal. Legal and regulatory framework,
institutional framework, funding framework as well as elements of pre-crash system
Photo 3: Chief Secretary Paudyal addressing workshop participants

Local media captured Mr Paudyal's speech very well emphasising the need of the work being proposed by
the Team. A copy of edited (Nepali) version of Mr Paudyal's emotional speech, which was published in
Setopati.com is included in Appendix 11 for documentation purpose. These highlights provide guidance to
the proposal team to identify focus areas and to make the proposal more responsive to the local needs. The
speech touches upon many issues that require immediate attention and that could be developed over time.
The team is pleased to note that the draft proposal recognises most of these local issues and already contains
these priority project components. The final proposal will identify actions, which could be implemented
immediately to make real visible differences, actions for implementation in the short to medium terms and
actions which can only be implemented in the long term.
4.4
Discussion Session
Contrary to the original plan to give a large chunk of workshop time for discussion on the proposal and
collect input from workshop participants, the discussion session was confined to taking a few comments/
clarifications and suggestions to the proposal. The plan was to divide the workshop participants into six
groups (based on their interest and expertise): one for each of the six different components of the safety
management system and have panel discussion. The expectation from the group discussion was, among
others, to receive feedbacks on the example projects included in the draft proposal and to identify more
projects of local needs and priorities for inclusion in the final proposal.
The group discussion as planned did not take place. It was announced that workshop participants will be
contacted by email to send their suggestions.
Photo 4: Workshop participants providing comments in the Discussion Session

There were questions about the availability of iIMAAP (Appendix 10), approach and methodology for
establishing management system and funding of the project. Suggestions were made not to invent the wheel
but use available standards, documents and guidelines to the maximum possible extent and avoid
duplication. There was also some level of concerns expressed about the proposal in its current format being
more inclined to academic research oriented than giving practical solutions which are able to address
immediate needs and save lives. Suggestion was made that the consideration be given to include more doable
projects in the final proposal and not make it a research type of project.
Relating the issue of establishing road safety management system with the broader context of transport
management system, some participants highlighted the need to strengthen the local institution to establish
and maintain road safety management system. It was advised that the consideration be given in the proposal
to undertake a closer look at the institutional capability of the Department of Transport Management in its
current state and to develop the appropriate institutional framework for managing road safety. This should be
a number one priority for any road safety management system to establish and run in a sustainable manner.
Citing the example of weak institutional framework/commitment, a participant expressed concern on the lack
of actions from the Government on finalising and releasing urban road standards which, when adopted and
implemented, could contribute to improving urban road safety significantly. The action is long overdue and
sitting in the Ministry since last six months. It is also not clear which Ministry is responsible to approve,
release and monitor the implementation of urban road standards.
Other issues brought in the discussion were on vehicle testing centre, coverage of local road network,
accessible road standards for people with disability. Suggestions were made to incorporate these items as
well in the proposal.
The discussion session was closed following the announcement that there would be more opportunities
available for informal interaction among the participants and organisers during the closing reception (to
follow after closing session) and the request to the participants to watch email inviting submissions on the
proposal.
4.5
The Closing Session
In the closing session, Chairperson, Mr Tulasi Prasad Sitaula, Secretary of the Ministry of Physical
Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) informed the workshop participants about the activities that have been
taking place in road safety fronts highlighting the needs and commitments to do more in the time to come.
Photo 5: Chairperson, Mr Sitaula making workshop closing remarks
Mr Sitaula at the beginning of his remarks confirmed that the Government has already started taking many
actions to improve road safety. Nepal Road Safety Action Plan (NRSAP) was completed to meet the
Government's commitment on UN Decade of Action on Road Safety. With the completion of NNRSAP, the
Government has already started a number actions and initiatives. Highlights on the initiatives include:
The initial proposal was to chair National Road Safety Council (NRSC) by the Prime Minister itself;
For practical reason this proposal has been changed and now it is proposed that the Transport
Minister chair the Council;
Change in Act is required before formalising this process; Work is on progress;

In order to continue progress works on road safety during this period, an interim arrangement has
been made and an ad-hoc committee has been formed under his chairmanship;
Before it was not clear which Ministry should take the lead for implementing NRSAP. Now it is
clear and MoPIT will take the lead;
MoPIT has already started planning many initiatives. These include, but not limited to
o Establishment of NRSC and its Secretariat
o Strengthening of Road Traffic Unit (RTU) of DoR
o Formulating Road Safety Act
o Review and amend VTMA and VTMR
o Prepare Public Road Act
o Capacity building of agencies involved in road safety
o Develop road safety database
o Piloting road safety works
Mr Sitaula opined that while these preparatory works are expected to provide solid foundation for improved
road safety, there is a need to deliver some immediate outcomes on the ground. The Government cannot wait
and watch the current situation of road safety in the country as highlighted by the Chief Secretary.
Other issues Mr Sitaula briefly touched upon in his closing remarks (requiring attention of this proposal)
included:
Stringent requirement for licensing drivers of public transport vehicles;

Review of route permit issuing system;
Management of monitoring and compliance of operating conditions (e.g., overcrowding) of public
transport vehicles;
Strengthening of DoTM's capacity;
Crash database is weak (there are no good base line figures);
Road safety research and development;
Current reactive approach / measures alone are not enough, proactive measures are required;
Need to incorporate road safety features collectively in road development plan and programs;
Raising awareness about the need to incorporate road safety measures in the design and construction
of road is important;
More funding is required to strengthen the capacity of engineers to identify and implement road
safety improvement projects;
TRL crash database;
Safety for people with disability; and
Segregation of pedestrian traffic with vehicular traffic
Commending the initiative presented in the workshop a step in the right direction, Mr Sitaula suggested to
consider implementing small doable actions first with the long term target/ vision in mind. He also expressed
that his Ministry is happy to work together with the team of international and national road safety experts
and provide full support to the initiative. He would be pleased to see the road safety management system as
envisaged in the presented proposal in place up and running as soon as possible.
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Post-workshop Activities
A post-workshop meeting of the organising committee took place on 2 November 2014. The meeting
discussed the post -workshop action plan prepared by Dr. Parajuli and finalised it with commitment for
implementation.
The Action Plan is included in Appendix 12. The plan shows the date for delivering identified actions with
lead and support persons attached to each action. As per the announcement made in the workshop, calls for
the input from the workshop participants were made a number of times, the final call being made on
December 4, 2014 with the due date for submitting feedbacks extended to December 31, 2014.
It is expected to deliver the final proposal and its business case to MoPIT by early April 2015. Other key
milestones are:
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Finalise Proposal: 30 January 2015

Develop business case: 30 February 2015
Deliver the final proposal and business case to MoPIT: 1 April 2015
Formal announcement of the proposal and Launch Nepal Road Safety Research Trust: 15 April 2015
It is planned to revisit and updated the action plan time to time to reflect the changed circumstances if any. In
the mean while key team members of the project may start work on low cost projects as identified by them
and/or prepare funding submissions on the projects of their interest keeping in mind the big picture
management framework established in the proposal.
A copy of the email sent out to all participants inviting inputs / feedbacks on the proposal is included in
Appendix 13.
Statement of Workshop Income & Expenses
The total expense for the workshop was NRs 214,989.55. ADB's share of support is NRs 103, 574.68 and
details are shown in Appendix 14. MoPIT's share of support is NRs 111,414.87 and its details are shown in
Appendix 14. Copies of each invoice and receipts of expenses and payments are kept in file in NTDRC's
custody and are available for inspection. ADB did not agree to pay the expenses incurred in uploading
workshop materials in NTDRC's web site, which was NRs 3000.00. This is to be borne by the fund yet to be
received from nec and DoR.
As of 20/12/2014, the date this report is written, only ADB has made payments of all agreed items of
expenditures. MoPIT is yet to release its contribution or make payment to parties. Any surplus fund from
nec and DoR, other two workshop sponsors, will go to NTDRC's Road Safety Research Fund. This spare
fund will be used to support future road safety activities as decided by the Team.
Documentation of Information
Enormous correspondences (mainly email) were made in relation to organising workshop. It is not possible to
document each and every document, nor is necessary. Additional documentation of materials, which have not
been captured as yet by the above text and appendices and which could be relevant and which could be useful
for future reference, are included in Appendix 15.
Acknowledgements
While contribution of each individual participant is greatly acknowledged, organising committee wishes to
acknowledge specifically the following distinguished guests for proving guidance, providing funding
support, accepting invitation and contributing their valuable times for the workshop. The committee also
extend its sincere thanks to all friends who provided assistance in making the workshop a great success.
Contribution of Road Safety Society Nepal (RSSN) and assistance in organising the workshop is also
specifically acknowledged.
Mr. Lila Mani Paudyal: Chief Secretary/OPMCM
Mr. Tulasi Prasad Sitaula: Secretary/MoPIT
Mr. Nabin Pokharel: Senior Divisional Engineer/MoPIT
Mr. Suman Sharma: Secretary/MoF
Mr. Yogeshwar Parajuli: Chief Commissioner/KVDA
Mr. Kashi Raj Dahal: Director General/DoTM
Mr. Sharad Adhikary: DoTM
Dr. Padma Shahi: DoTM
Mr. Devendra Karki: DoR
Mr. Arjun Jung Thapa: DoR
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Mr. Dr Tika Limbu: ADB

Mr. Naresh Pradhan: ADB
Dr. Deepak Bhattarai: Board Member/nec
Mr. Saroj Khanal: Secretary/RSSN
Mr. Saroj Pradhan: Executive Secretary/RSSN
Mr. Kamal Pande: Member/RSSN
Mr. Rod Stickland: Freelance Transport Consultant
Mr. Dhruba Raj Regmi: KSUTP
Mr. Subhash Dhungel: KSUTP
Mr. Dushyant Thapa: KSUTP
Mr. Punya Gautam: KSUTP
Appendices
The following Appendices are included in the report.

Appendix 1: Workshop Organising Committee
Appendix 2: Workshop Organizing Committee's Meeting Agenda and Actions
Appendix 3: Sample Letter
Appendix 4: Workshop Brochure
Appendix 5: Workshop Programme
Appendix 6: Workshop Invitees
Appendix 7: Workshop Participants
Appendix 8: Sample Funding Proposal
Appendix 9: Opening Session: Presentation by Dr. Partha Parajuli
Appendix 10: Technical Session: Presentations by Mr Saroj Pradhan, Dr. Kali Prasad
Nepal, Dr. Jim Jarvis and Mr. Subu Kamal

Appendix 11: Speech by Mr Leela Mani Paudyal (in Nepali)
Appendix 12: Post-workshop Action Plan
Appendix 13: Post-workshop Email Sent to Participants Inviting Input into the Proposal
Appendix 14: Statement of Workshop Expenses: ADB's & MoPIT's Support
Appendix 15: Additional Documentation
Appendix 16: Photo Gallery
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APPENDIX 1: Workshop Organising Committee

Workshop on the Development of Nepal Road Safety Management System
Workshop Organising Committee
Members of Workshop Organising Committee
Dr Partha Parajuli: Project Co-ordinator /NRSMS - Convener

Dr Kali Nepal: Deputy Project Coordinator/NRSMS Project - member
Er Madan Maleku: Managing Director/ NTDRC - member
Dr Chandra Shrestha: Executive Director/NTDRC - member
Dr Deepak Bhattarai: Executive Director/NTDRC - member
Dr Padma Shahi: Executive Director/NTDRC - member
Mr Naresh Shrestha: Executive Director /NTDRC - member
Er. Santosh Gupta: Engineer/ NTDRC - member
APPENDIX 2: Workshop Organizing Committee's Meeting Agenda and Actions
NEPAL ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NRSMS) DEVELOPMENT

WORKING GROUP MEETING
Date:
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Time:
5:15PM 7:00PM
Venue: Hotel Greenwich Village Meeting Room
Lalitpur Nepal
AGENDA
CHAIR
Dr. Partha Parajuli

Project Coordinator - nominee
1. 17:15 - 17:20
WELCOME/ INTRODUCTION
2.
APOLOGIES
3. 17:20 - 17:25
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

None
NTDRC members to review and endorse minutes as true records of discussion
4. 17:25 17:30
ACTIONS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

Actions arising from the previous RTIG meeting are listed in the attached Table.
NTDRC members to note the status and progress of actions/ decisions and continue
works for progressing with the implementation of actions
5. 17:30 18:30
PREPARATION FOR INTERACTION PROGRAM

Progress update: Partha to provide update.
Project Proposal:
Proposal Brochure:
Date Time Venue:
Fund:
List of Participants:
Program Items:
Discussion on issues: All members to speak in rotation precisely to the point
Project Proposal:
Proposal Brochure:
C:\Users\P\Desktop\RSMSN\Meetings\Meeting 01.doc
Date Time Venue:
Fund:
Program Items:
Developing Action Plans: Partha to lead the discussion item.
Funding: XX in lead YY in support
Brochure:
List of participants:
Venue and logistics:
Meeting with officials:
Invitations to participants:
Program of the day:
NTDRC members agree to the above action plan and work off line with ongoing
communication through emails and telephone.
6.
18:30 -18:45 BuS ENDOWMENT FUND

This is most likely perceived as nec issue but the NRSMS development project may benefit
from its new direction of operation. Not all members may be aware of Bus Fund nec is
managing. Partha will provide a brief update.
Members to note and suggest ways of its improved operation and best use
18:45 19:00 SIDRA SOFTWARE

This is most likely perceived as a nec issue but availability of software may have positive
impact on NRSMS development project. Not all members may be aware of this software nec
has acquired. Partha to provide a brief update
Members to discus and suggest ways of collaborating with nec, ntdrc and this work
within the limitations of software use license agreement
8.
19:00
OTHER BUSINESSES AND CLOSING.

Next Meeting:
NEPAL ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NRSMS) DEVELOPMENT

WORKING GROUP MEETING
Date:
Wednesday 27 October 2014
Time:
5:30PM 7:00PM
Venue: Hotel Greenwich Village
Lalitpur, Nepal
AGENDA
CHAIR
Dr. Partha Parajuli

Project Coordinator - nominee
1. 17:30 - 17:35
WELCOME/ APOLOGIES/ INTRODUCTION

KPN will join us the meeting
2. 17:30 - 17:35
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

No formal minutes were made but the actions were distributed. Most actions are in progress.
Members to note and endorse notes of the discussion.
3. 17:35 17:40
ACTIONS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

All actions arising from the previous WG meeting are in progress and informed by email or by
phone on regular basis. PP to update
Members to note the status and progress of actions/ decisions and continue works for
progressing with the implementation of actions.
4. 17:40 18:40
PREPARATION FOR WORKSHOP

Progress update: Partha / Kali to provide update.
Project Proposal and Presentation Materials: Kali
Workshop Brochure and Banner: Partha
Date Time Venue: Partha
Fund: Partha
List of Participants: Partha
Format and Program of the Workshop: Partha
Discussion on issues: All members to speak in rotation precisely to the point
Project Proposal and Presentation Materials:
Workshop Brochure:
Fund
Format and Program of the Workshop:
Developing Action Plans: Partha to lead the discussion item.
Funding:
Invitation to Participants:
Phone calls to participants:
Meeting with officials in person for maximising participation:
Format and the program and of the workshop:
Decision on panel chairs and request
Members to agree to the above action plan and work on-line with ongoing
communication through emails and telephone.
5.
18:40 -18:50 BuS ENDOWMENT FUND

This is most likely perceived as nec issue but the NRSMS development project may benefit
from its new direction of operation. Not all members may be aware of Bus Fund nec is
managing the Fund.
Members to note and suggest ways of its improved operation and best use
18:50 19:00 SIDRA SOFTWARE

This is most likely perceived as a nec issue but availability of software may have positive
impact on NRSMS development project. Not all members may be aware of this software nec
has acquired. nec /NTDRC may propose SIDRA Solutions to lead and work together for local
customisation of the software for use in Nepal.
Members to discus and suggest ways of collaborating with nec, ntdrc and this work
within the limitations of software use license agreement
7.
19:00
OTHER BUSINESSES AND CLOSING.

Next Meeting: After the workshop (to be determined in the meeting to review on how the
workshop went and what actions plans are to be developed).
APPENDIX 3: Sample Letter

Dear .
Thanks for your time yesterday to discuss the matters of common interest, in particular, our
proposal on the development of Nepal Road Safety Management System.
We area a team of like-minded specialists working in the field of road safety overseas having
strong desire to contribute something back to the community we belong to. Having heard the
news of road carnage in Nepal frequently, we thought we should do something to contribute to
reduce, and hopefully to eliminate, this sort of mass killings. No words can explain the
importance of works we propose to do than the attached paper cut. You might have read / heard
the news of the recent carnage on our roads today. Thirty innocent lives were lost and over 40
were seriously injured in Doti District in a bus accident. More deaths are expected at hospital.
Can we imagine the extent of trauma this has brought to the families of crash victims? This is
unacceptable for any civilized community to watch and not to act against these mass killings on
the roads built for the purpose of national development using scarce resources of the country
and international assistance. We must do something on this front.
I am delighted to let you know that we have started a new initiative on the development and
implementation of a sustainable Road Safety Management System (RSMS) in Nepal in response
to the urgent need to reduce such unwarranted and unacceptable level of road death in Nepal.
With over one year of research and hard work since we launched the Road Safety Unit at Nepal
Transportation Research and Development Centre (NTDRC), our local partner, we have so far
prepared a comprehensive draft proposal and it is now ready for sharing our hard work with you.
Attached draft workshop brochure describes briefly about our initiative and the way forward as
we see it. We are planning to present our final proposal to the Government of Nepal for its
consideration. Before finalizing the proposal, we are planning to present the proposal to key
stakeholders in Nepal on road safety with a view to collecting feedback from them and not
repeating, or competing with the efforts already made but complementing these efforts and
building on the blocks that have already laid the foundation in course.
We are planning to organize a half day presentation/ workshop for this purpose on October 31,
2014. We have contributed all our times and resources voluntarily for this good cause and we
will continue to do so in future to the possible extent. We need, however, your support at this
stage to be able to organise a workshop of October 31, 2014. This email is to seek your financial
assistance to support the organization of the workshop to the tune of US $2500. Also please
note that we are concurrently working with other government bodies (such as National Road
Safety Council and Department of Transport Management) and private agencies (such as Nepal
Engineering College, Institution of Civil Engineers UK, Nepal Chapter) to sponsor the workshop.
If we would be successful in garnering support from these agencies, the surplus money will go to
the road safety research fund that we plan to establish as one of the actions of this initiative.
Every cent contributed to this fund will be accounted and used in researching and implementing
one or more projects on road safety under the proposed proposal. We will have the opportunity
to discuss about these matters in the workshop in detail.
Please contact me at 9818635071 if you want to discuss any aspect of the proposal.
Thanking you for your kind consideration
Regards
Dr. Partha Parajuli MIEAust CPEng RPEQ
M Sc Civil Engg (Highways) (Former USSR), Ph D (Transportation) (Canada)
MITE (USA), MIRC MIUT FIE C Eng (India)
Principal Engineer (Safety), Department of Transport and Main Roads, Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia (currently in Kathmandu)
Visiting Professor and Honourary Queensland Representative, Nepal Engineering College,
Pokhara University, Nepal
Visiting Professor and Honourary Queensland Representative, Kathmandu Engineering College,
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
"Integrity without knowledge is weak and knowledge without integrity is dreadful and dangerous"
Dr. Partha Mani Parajuli MIEAust CPEng RPEQ

M Sc Civil Engg (Highways) (Former U.S.S.R)
Ph D Civil Engg (Transport and Traffic) (Canada)
MITE (USA), MIRC MIUT FIE C Eng (India)
Date: October 21, 2014

Mr Arjun Jung Thapa
Deputy Director General,
Department of Roads,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Sub: Request for Attendance Participants
We are a team of like-minded specialists working in the field of road safety overseas having strong desire to contribute something
to the community to which we belong. Having heard the news of road carnage in Nepal frequently, we thought we should do
something to contribute to reduce and hopefully to eliminate this sort of mass killings. No words can explain the importance of
works we propose to present and discuss than the recent past news clips in the media. This is unacceptable for any civilized
community to watch and not to act against these mass killings on the roads built for the purpose of national development using
scarce resources of the country and international assistance.
I am delighted to let you know that we have started a new initiative on the development and implementation of a sustainable
Road Safety Management System (RSMS) in Nepal in response to the urgent need to reduce such unwarranted and
unacceptable level of road death in Nepal. With over one year of research and hard work since we launched the Road Safety
Unit at Nepal Transportation & Development Research Centre (NTDRC), our local partner for this initiative, we have so far
prepared a comprehensive draft proposal and it is now ready for sharing our hard work with you.
Attached draft workshop brochure describes briefly about our initiative and the way forward as we see it. We are planning to
present our final proposal to the Government of Nepal for its consideration. Before finalizing the proposal we are planning to
present the proposal to key stakeholders in Nepal on road safety with a view to collecting feedback and not repeating, or
competing with the efforts already made but complementing these efforts and building on the blocks that have already laid the
foundation in course.
We are planning to organize a half day presentation/ workshop for this purpose on October 31, 2014. We have contributed a lot
of our times and resources voluntarily for this good cause and we will continue to do so in future to the possible extent. We need,
however, your support at this stage to be able to conduct the workshop of October 31, 2014. This letter is to seek your active
participation and support by sponsoring/ nominating about 10 participants from your esteemed organization. Also note that we
are concurrently working with other government bodies (such as National Road Safety Council and Department of Transport
Management) and donor agencies (such as ADB) and private institutions (such as Nepal Engineering College, Road Safety
Society Nepal) to sponsor the workshop. If we would be successful in garnering support from these agencies, any surplus fund
will go to the road safety research fund that we plan to establish as one of the actions of this initiative. Every cent contributed to
this fund will be used in researching and implementing one or more projects on road safety under the proposed proposal. We will
have the opportunity to discuss about these matters in the workshop in detail.
Attached is the list of participants we have identified from the DoR who, we expect, are related to planning, programming, policy
making, designing and delivering road safety initiatives and who could contribute most to the development of Road Safety
Management System in Nepal. However, please feel free to make any changes and suggestions in the nomination.
Thanking you for your kind consideration
Yours sincerely
Partha Parajuli
Project Coordinator (NRSMS)
Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (Registration Number 6087)
Member National Professional Engineers Register Civil (Membership Number 2207566)
APPENDIX 4: Workshop Brochure
APPENDIX 5: Workshop Programme
Government of Nepal
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP ON THE DEVELOPMENT

OF
NEPAL ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

October 31, 2014
The Everest Hotel, New Baneshwore, Kathmandu, Nepal
Jointly organized by:
NRSC
NTDRC
Sponsors
DoR/ DoTM
nec
RSSN
ADB
Programme
Chief Guest: Mr Leela Mani Paudyal, Chief Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister & Council Minister
Chair: Mr Tulasi Sitaula, Secretary, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure & Transport
Pre-workshop Lunch: 12:30PM
Request for taking seat to Chief Guest, distinguished guests and workshop participants: 1:30PM
Technical Presentations
Introducing proposal on the development of Road Safety Management System in Nepal by Dr Partha Parajuli: 15min
Recent Works on Road Safety Education and Awareness in Nepal by Mr Saroj Pradhan: 15min
Presentation of the proposal by Dr Kali Nepal
Presentation by Mr. Kamal Subu and Jim Javis/TRL: 4:00PM
Floor open for discussion 4:30PM
Addresses by guests 5:00PM
Concluding remarks by the Chair and workshop closes 5:30PM
Closing reception 5:30PM
APPENDIX 6: Workshop Invitees

Workshop
on
Development of Nepal Road Safety Management System
List of Invitees (Master Copy)
October 31, 2014
8:30AM - 12:30PM (Development of Road Accident Information Management System)
12:30PM - 16:30PM (Develoment of Road Safety Management System)
Venue: Everest Hotel
Date:
Time:
S. No.
Name of the Participants
Organizations / Firms
Designation
Phone / Fax No.
Cell No.
Email address
Morning
Session
Afternoon
Session
Dr. Govinda Pokharel
NPC
Vice Chairman
9851100407
gpokharel@npc.gov.np
Mr. Gopi Mainali
NPC
Joint Secretary
9841353982
mainaligopi@gmail.com,
gnmainali@npcnepal.gov.np
3
4
Dr. Jagdish Chandra Pokhrel

Er. Tulasi Prasad Sitaula
NPC
MoPIT
Former Vice Chairperson, NPC

Secretary
Er. Madhav K. Karki
MoPIT
Joint Secretary
6
7
8
9
10
Er. Bishnu Om Bade

Dr. Mahendra Subba
Mr. Gopi Khanal
Dr. Babu Ram Marasini
Dr. Ashok R. Bajracharya
MoPIT
MoUD
MoFALD
MoHP
National Trauma Centre, Bir Hospitial
11
Dr. Sunil K. Joshi
Kathmandu Medical College Teaching

Hospital
9851056859
12
Dr. Ram Kebal Shah
NMC
Joint Secretary
Joint Secretary
Joint secretary
Senior Health Administrator
Senior Orthopedic Surgeon
Professor of Community
Medicine/Injury Violence Prevention
Consultant
Orthopaedic Surgeon
9851036088
9851091938
9803338862
9803339962
9841826827
9851046253
9851108064
9857066412
9851020107
13
Er. Suman Sharma
MoF
Secretary
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Er. Arjun Karki

Mr. Bala Ram Rijal
Er. Devendra Karki
Er. Arjun Jung Thapa
Er. Keshab K Sharma
Er. Sanjaya K Shrestha
Er. Arati Shah
Er. Kiran Subedi
Er. Hari Ram Acharya
MoUD
MoF
DoR
DoR
DoR
DoR
DoR
DoR
DoR
Secretary
Under Secretary
Director General
DDG
DDG
DDG
RTU
RTU
DDG
23
Er. Saroj Pradhan
DoR
SE
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Er. Bhim Upadhaya

Er. Krishna P. Bhandari
Er. Rabindra N Shrestha
Er. Ram Krishna Sapkota
Er. Nabin Kumar Pokharel
Mr. Reshmi Raj Pande
Mr. Yogeshwor Parajuli
Dr. Bhai Kaji Tiwari or other KVDA
Representative
Mr. Kashi Raj Dahal
Er. Sharad Adhikari
Ms. Indra Kumari Thapaliya
Mr. Mukti KC
Mr. Basanta Adhikari
Dr. Padma Shahi
Mr. Mohan Bahadur Thapa
Er. Raj Kumar Maharjan
Er. Keshav Gautam
Er. Gogan Hamal
DoR
DoR
NRSC
NRSC
NRSC
NRSC
KVDA
Joint Secretary, MoFALD

Road & Traffic Unit Chief, SDE
Joint Secretary MoPIT member
DDG DoLIDAR
Under Secretary MoPIT
Joint Secretary, MoFALD
Chief Commissioner
KVDA
Chief KVDA Kathmandu
9851075756
bhaikajitiwari@gmail.com
DoTM
DoTM
DoTM
DoTM
DoTM
DoTM
DoTM
DoTM
DoTM
DoTM
Director General
Director
Director
Director
Director
Technical Adviser
Chief Accountant
Computer Engineer
Computer Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
9851141059
9851081781
9841217624
9841373067
dahalkashi@yahoo.com
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
4211696
4476152 x3513
tpsitaula@hotmail.com
Y
Y
Y
Y
bishnuombade@hotmail.com
Marasini2@yahoo.com
ashokbaj@gmail.com
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
drsunilkj@gmail.com
9851023999
9851059948
9851059948
9802012505
4211381
4262675
4258154
4216317
4262510
4200309
4211796
9851100475
9841673588
9841294884
9841284146
9846039464
9846039464
9845404848
9851166615
9841444615
9851104057
9847045458
9841263985
9851198164
9851021978
9851091057
9841331437
spsharma77@gmail.com,
spharma@mof.gov.np
secretary@moud.gov.np
erdevendrakarki@hotmail.com
planning@dor.gov.np
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
dormechb@dor.gov.np
pradhansaroj70@gmail.com
gholirabindra@yahoo.com
nkpokharel@gmail.com
reshmipandey@hotmail.com
info@kvda.gov.np
sarad_abu@hotmail.com
pandeyindra79@yahoo.com
mukti_2@hotmail.com
pb_shahi@yahoo.com
mohan_b_thapa@yahoo.com
rkmaharjan@dotm.gov.np
krgautam@dotm.gov.np
goganhamal@gmail.com
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
S. No.
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
Er. Mohan Bhattarai

Mr. Birendra Swar
Mr. Karna Timilsina
Mr. Rudra Bhusal
Mr. Sammyak R Bajracharya
Ms Sabita Pradhan
Er. Sagar Gyawali
Er. Ramesh Nath Bastola
Er. Jivan K. Shrestha
Er. Ganga B. Basnet
Er. Maheshwor Ghimire
Mr. Girija Gorkhaly
Mr. Purna Singh Khadka
Mr. Keshav Adhikari
Security Guard 1 (w/ DIG)
Mr. Basant Pant
Mr. Narottam Lal Pradhan
Mr. Prem Joshi
Security Guard 2 (w/ DIG)
Takuya Kamata
Mr. Farhad Ahmed
Er. Deepak Man Singh Shrestha
Mr. Kenichi Yokoyoma
Dr. Tika Limbu
Er. Naresh Pradhan
Mr. Hiroyuki Fushimi
Er. Suman Baidhya
Mr. Sushil Gyawali
Mr. Kanak Mani Dixit
Mr. Narayan Wagley
Mr. Lambodar Neupane
Dr. Ram Ratna Upadhaya
Prof. Shova Kanta Dev
Dr. Thusitha Shahi
Dr. Bhakta Ale
Dr. Vishwa Khanal
Er. Anil Marasini
Er. Ramesh Pokharel
Dr. Jagat Shrestha
81
Mr. Bhusan Tuladhar
82
83
84
85
Er. Satya Narayan Shah or

Er. Binod Neupane
Mr. Dinesh Bhandari
Designation
DoTM
DoTM
DoTM
DoTM
DoTM
DoTM
RBN
RBN
DoLIDAR
DoLIDAR
DoLIDAR
DUDBC
Traffic Police Directorate
MTPD
Mechanical Enginer
Section Officer
Section Officer
Section Officer
Section Officer
Project Assistant
Technical Director
ED
DG
SDE
SDE
Project Coordinator
DIG
DIG
MTPD
Nepal Police Headquarter
Traffic Police Directorate
SP
SP
Inspector
WB
WB
WB
ADB
ADB
ADB
JICA
DFID
TDF
Sajha Yatayat/ Media
Media
nec
nec
nec
nec
IoE
IoE
IoE
IoE
IoE
Country Director
Sr. Transport Specialist
Sr. Transport Specialist
Country Director
Portfolio Manager
Programme Officer, Transport
Senior Adviser
Infrastructure Adviser
Chief Executive Officer
President
Journalist
Chairman
Academic Director
Principal
Associate Professor
Professor /CARD
Head, Dept of Civil Engg
Transport M Sc Program/IoE
Lecturer, Transport/ IOE
Lecturer Transport / IOE
UN-Habitat
Regional Tech. Advisor, South Asia
NEC/
NEC/TDF
FNNTE
FNTTE
FNTTE
Chairman or
Binod Neupane
President
Vice President
General Secretary
86
Mr. Shekhar Golchha
NADA
President
87
88
89
90
91
92
Mr. Bigyan Sharma

Mr. Rameshwore Khanal
Er. Kamal Pande
Mr. Rajendra Khanal
Mr. Saroj Khanal
Er. Sanjaya Upadhyaya
RSSN
RSSN
RSSN
IUCN
RSSN
KMC
Vice President
Executive Member
Executive Member
Adviser.RSSN
Secretary
Senior Engineer
93
Er. Rudra Gautam
LSMC
Senior Engineer
94
95
Er. Bimal Rijal

Mr. Kiran Shilpakar
KMC
NAPD- Nepal
Senior Planner
Phone / Fax No.
Cell No.
Email address
bhattaraim58@yahoo.com
swarbb@gmail.com
karnats@gmail.com
5526620
4200099
9851055590
9851128462
9851045085
9841206537
9849732828
sagargnawali@yahoo.com
gbb4799@yahoo.com
Morning
Session
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
gp.gorkhaly@gmail.com
9851069393
98510393393
keshavad50@yahoo.com
9841260460
bpant747@gmail.com
9849626098
9841328050
tkamata@worldbank.org
fahmed8@worldbank.org
dshrestha@worldbank.org
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
kyokoyoma@adb.org
9801087201
9851060463
9843148933
tlimbu@adb.org
npradhan@adb.org
fushimi@hcn.zaq.ne.jp
4471227
5552141
9843130360
9851053209
tdf@tdf.org.np
5090744
5000213
5090744
9818645412
9851070796
9849249501
9741030778
9841227274
neccps@nec.edu.np
9851013963
9851167114
tc_shahi@yahoo.com
bhaktaale@hotmail.com
anilmarsani@ioe.edu.np
Y
Y
9851017819
bhushan.tuladhar@unhabitat.org.np
Afternoon
Session
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
9851042727
9851016202
Y
Y
Y
9851020682
shekhar@golchha.com;
shekhar@gmail.com
9840051295
9851055999
4476054
9841311166
9851059214
9841453055
9851062110
9851100993
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
napdnepal@gmail.com
Y
Y
S. No.
Designation
Phone / Fax No.
Cell No.
subhash_dhungel@yahoo.com
96
97
Er. Subhash Dhungel

Er. Laxman KC
Transport and Traffic Consultant

98
Er. Dhruba Regmi
5524077
9851081222
drregmi@wlink.com.np
pmcbcksut@gmail.com
99
Er. Fredrick Gustafsson
Consultant ADB Regional TA Project
4495045
9808283461
f.fredricgustafsson@gmail.com
100
Mahesh Raj Timilsina
Coordinator, NIRTTP
101
Er. Sunil Poudyal
MOCS NIRTTP NITB
Technical Advisor
102
103
104
Er. Bindu S. Rana

Er. Rod Stickland
Dr. Kamal Rijal
JICA
JICA Expert- SRMU

105
Er. Soorya Acharya
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
Mr. Niranjan Shrestha

Dr. Deepak Bhattarai
Er. Madan Maleku
Dr. Chandra Shrestha
Mr. Naresh Shrestha
Er. Santosh Gupta
Mr. Saujanya Shrestha
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Office incharge
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DoTM
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DoTM
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APPENDIX 7: Workshop Participants
APPENDIX 8: Sample Funding Proposal

Funding Proposal for undertaking
Stakeholder's Workshop
on
The Development of Road Safety Management System in Nepal

(A comprehensive approach for developing Road Safety Management System)
Number of Persons Involved in Road Crashes in Nepal

16000
Slight Injuries
14000
Serious Injuries
12000
8000
1734
1689
1837
1816
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
3986
1356
2008/09
4018
1131 2663
2007/08
4701
735 2583
2006/07
4130
815 1866
2005/06
3609
3655
685 1795
2004/05
4039
654 1659
2003/04
3925
4442
623 785
2002/03
458 4138
603
2001/02
2000
5331
6000
5245
8000
4000
7813
6457
7383
10000
8503
Fatalities
Submitted to:
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Kathmandu,

Nepal
Submitted by:
A Team of International Road Safety Specialists
in collaboration with
Nepal Transportation and Development Research Centre Kathmandu Nepal
Preamble
This proposal is prepared in order to seek partial funding support from the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure
and Transport (MoPIT) to conduct an interactive workshop on the development of Road Safety Management
System in Nepal. Preliminary consultations were held between the members of the organising committee and
selected Government officials towards the preparation of the workshop. Officials from funding agencies
such as World Bank and Asian Development Bank have also been consulted and support has been received
for conducting workshop from agencies such as Asian Development Bank, Department of Transport
Management (DoTM) and Department of Roads (DoR). Willingness to work together for organising the
workshop has also been received from non-governmental organisations such as Nepal Engineering College
(nec) and Road Safety Society of Nepal (RSSN).
Road Safety Management System in Nepal

In Nepal, every day on average 5 persons are killed 11 are seriously injured and 22 sustain minor injury in
about 25 road crashes. Until recently, in spite of repeated alarms raised by several sectors of society, a
reduction in road trauma has not been a key national objective. Road safety has not been considered as a
major strategic component of Nepals road sector development programme. Interest in the road safety
epidemic has however increased significantly during the last few years in accord with the UN Decade of
Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. A National Road Safety Council (NRSC) has been recently established
and actions are being taken on several fronts, albeit on isolated and fragmented ways.
Road Safety Management is a complex, integrated, dynamic and multi-dimensional problem. Improvement
in road safety requires actions on several fronts: engineering and social science, education and public
awareness, law and enforcement, health and emergency services, and media and publicity campaigns, to
name just a few. Actions on multiple fronts are required in a complex environment often with conflicting and
competing interests. A well coordinated and concerted effort from all agencies working on these fronts is
essential. This is possible only by implementing a holistic Road Safety Management System with vision.
Road safety is a shared responsibility. Every member of society can contribute to improve road safety.
This collaborative proposal is developed for widespread discussion and application for possible contributions
to help develop this holistic Road Safety Management System in Nepal. A Safe System approach, which
makes allowance for human error and minimises the consequences, especially the risk of death and serious
injury, has been accepted internationally as an approach to manage road safety. This proposal is developed
making this approach a core principle.
All stakeholders, who have interests in road safety in Nepal, can be part of this initiative and their
involvement will always be welcome. Contributions will be requested from national and international
institutions, and bilateral and multilateral funding agencies in order to initiate, conduct and complete the road
safety project activities identified in this proposal. It is expected that a full-scale Road Safety Management
System will be institutionalised, implemented and sustained once these project activities are completed.
This proposal covers a wide range of issues related to road safety. After the review of existing information
and international best practices, it is proposed to develop the system with the following six components:
Component 1 Governance& Planning: Institutional, funding, legal and technical frameworks; road safety
evaluation and improvement process and road safety strategies
Component 2 Database System: Road safety database system- population, vehicle, drivers, traffic and roads
Component 3 Pre-crash System: Crash prevention system- road users, speed, vehicles, roads
o Safer Road Users: Road use rules, driver licensing system, public awareness and education campaigns, law
enforcement
o Safer Speeds: Speed limits and speed management system
o Safer Vehicles: Road worthiness- national car assessment program (NCAP), vehicle standards compliance,
vehicle inspection and maintenance system
o Safer Roads: Road design and maintenance, traffic control devices, road safety audit, roadside hazard
management
Component 4 Post-crash System: Post-crash management system such as emergency response and treatments
Component 5 Crash Investigation System: Road crash investigation, data collection, coding, recording and
creation of road crash database system
Component 6 Research and Development: Road safety research, crash data analysis and countermeasures
These components will be finalised in consultation with the relevant stakeholders. A list of projects under
each component is provided at the end of this brochure to demonstrate the extent and nature of works we
envisage.
It is considered that the current road safety activities in Nepal do not capture all these components. The first
step of this comprehensive approach is to bring together all these components into one management system
taking into account both national and international practices, supported by scientific research. The best
practices around the world will be used as far as possible. However, site and context-specific information
must also be collected, analysed and utilised.
A number of specific projects that help develop a comprehensive Road Safety Management System in Nepal
have been identified. These projects will be discussed and more will be identified as a result of the workshop
discussions and deliberations. Each project will be scoped, costed and project submitted to interested
agencies for funding. This will be done after the completion of the workshop, taking into account the
feedbacks collected from the workshop participants.
The development of Road Safety Management System has the key objective of bringing all these efforts into
one single holistic system management framework and moving these efforts forward in order to reduce road
deaths in Nepal. The proposed workshop aims to discuss the various components of the system and the
action plan for its development and implementation.
Approach for developing Road Safety Management System

The system will be developed in stages. It is essentially a building block approach involving several
activities. Each component of the system can be developed concurrently and mostly independently. When all
the sub-systems or components are delivered a full-scale safety management system will eventually be
established. For example, the crash database system needed for safety management will have to be developed
in the first stage. This system uses data collected from the crash investigation system which would contain
data from crashes duly coded using an acceptable crash coding system by severity and by type. Crash data
obtained from a well maintained central crash database system will then be used to identify black spots and
corresponding types of treatment. Targeted road safety initiatives can then be suggested to reduce road
crashes on that particular location.
Five year crash data are generally used internationally to identify black spots in a formal sense. The
development of the crash database system will be a one-off project with periodic improvement but
populating the database with data is an ongoing implementation activity for the Road Safety Management
System.
The above is an example of one component/sub-system. Each sub-system or component will be developed
with the same approach. We have a long-term vision for the system. A prerequisite to realise this vision and
deliver the system is a robust institutional, legal, funding and technical framework. This is proposed as a part
of governance component. This framework needs to be developed in tandem in order to sustain the above
system and sub-systems.
Introduction to the Team

We are a team of people spread around the world having desire to contribute something to the community to
which we belong. Having developed expertise in varied sectors (mainly in traffic, transport and allied fields)
nationally and internationally, we know the problems, peoples and places on both sides of the world and we
are able to see clearly prospects for solutions. We are aware that what works overseas might not work in
Nepal. Also, what is required in Nepal may not be available overseas. But when we blend the basic
principles and policies required for solutions available overseas with the real needs and environment in
Nepal, the inefficiencies in reinventing an entirely new wheel for developing potential solutions for problems
dominating the country can be significantly reduced. One of the potential problems, which has been well
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recognised nationally and globally, is how to reduce the burden of road crashes on public health and
resulting negative impacts on Nepals economy.
Thousands of people are getting killed in Nepal for no fault of their own. With the expansion of road
network and increase in the number of vehicles across the country, the problem of road safety has been
clearly felt by everyone concerned. Roads built for the sake of national development using the scarce aid
resources from around the world are becoming death traps. The dangers and potential risks can be removed
or reduced by applying simple but sustainable solutions. We are a team of like-minded people, who have the
similar feelings and common interests to contribute to develop such solutions. The team moves forward with
the vision that no one should be killed or seriously injured on the roads in Nepal. The team aims to work
together with National Road Safety Council (NRSC) which advises solutions to the Government of Nepal. It
will collaborate with all relevant government and non-government agencies as well as multilateral and
bilateral aid agencies, overseas and local road safety research agencies, local and international businesses
and industries who have a stake in road safety.
The following members have expressed their interest to work as a team and contribute to this work at the
time of developing this concept proposal. The team can be expanded as and when more interest to contribute
is received. In fact, contributions are open to everyone. Each team member identified below is expected to
lead a key strategy area for potential solutions. Over time, more professionals can be included in the project
team attached to one or more of the relevant components. This is a loose and flexible association of
individual professionals, who are bound together with the desire to collaborate and deliver meaningful
outcomes, which will help to reduce road trauma and the burden on the public health system and economy of
Nepal. Key team members include:
Dr. Kali Prasad Nepal (Australia)

Dr. Partha Parajuli (Australia)
Dr. Chandra Shrestha (Nepal)
Dr. Prem Chhetri (Australia)
Dr. Prakash Ranjitkar (New Zealand)
Dr. Nirajan Shiwakoti (Australia)
Dr. Shyam Sharma (USA)
Dr. Ganesh Karkee (USA)
Dr. Shovakar Dhakal (Thailand)
Local support is expected to be provided by NTDRC, Nepal.
Program of the Workshop

A half day workshop has been scheduled jointly by National Road Safety Council (NRSC), MoPIT and
NTDRC in the second half of Friday October 31, 2014. This workshop is planned to follow another related
workshop being scheduled by DoTM in the first half on the Development of Road Crash Information
Management System, which represents one of the six components of Road Safety Management System
described above.
While the actual program of the work will be determined after receiving confirmation from the proposed
chief guest and other dignitaries, the indicative program of the workshop is planned to be as follows:
Workshop Chair: Mr Tulasi Sitaula, Secretary, MoPIT

Welcome: Madan Maleku/ NTDRC
Workshop Facilitator: Dr. Deepak Bhattarai/NTDRC
Pre-workshop Lunch
Workshop Sessions:
o Presentation of Proposal
o Open for Discussion
o Addresses by Guests
o Concluding Remarks by the Chair
Reception/ Dinner (TBA)
Cost Proposal for Workshop

The workshop is estimated to cost NRs 660,000 (See Table 1). The cost of the morning session will be
primarily borne by DoTM and partial funding for the afternoon session is expected to be received also from
a number of agencies such as DoR and nec. Words of commitment have also been received from ADB for
partial funding.
Table 1: Cost Estimate
S. No.
Particulars
Amount
1.
Workshop materials preparation (workshop brochure design/ printing, program NRs. 30,000
printing etc.)
2.
Venue rental for the workshop with 65 participants of the morning session
NRs. 65,000
Tea/ Coffee (two serving)
NRs. 50,000
4.
Venue rental for the workshop with 100 participants of the afternoon session
NRs. 200,000
5.
Closing reception and/or dinner
NRs.180,000
6.
Workshop logistics (PA system, mike, overhead projector rental and pens, NRs. 75,000
notepads for participants)
Sub-total
7.
NRs. 600,000
Contingency 10%
NRs. 60,000
Total Estimated Cost
NRs. 660,000
11/3/2014
APPENDIX 9: Opening Session
Our stakeholders and partners..
House Keeping Matters
Workshop Programme
Location of toilets
Lunch and coffee/tea arrangements
Evacuation procedure
Mobile phones
Parking irrelevant issues
Workshop on the Development

of
Nepal Road Safety Management System
Introducing the Proposal

M Sc Civil Engg (Highways) (Former USSR) Ph D (Transportation) (Canada)

MITE (USA) MIRC MIUT FIE CEng (India)
Principal Engineer Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland
Visiting Professor and Honorary Queensland Representative, Nepal Engineering College Pokhara University and
Kathmandu Engineering College, Tribhuvan University Nepal
Formerly Associate Professor Institute of Engineering Tribhuvan University Kathmandu Nepal Executive Director
TAEC Consult Pvt. Ltd Kathmandu Nepal
Enough is Enough It is time to act to-day, now
Enough is Enough.How traumatic it is?
Enough is Enough.mpg
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Type of Crashes: Fatal Five Cs
Contributing Factors: Fatal Five Ds

In Australia 5Ds
Driving over the speed
limit
Driving under the
influence
Driving unbuckled
Driving detracted
Driving tired
In Nepal (3 Os?):
Over-speeding
Over-taking
Over-loading
Crash - Run off Road (ROR)

Crash - Head on (HO)
Crash - Intersection related (IR)
Crash - Pedestrian Hit (PH)
Crash - Mid-Block Rear End
KSI Crashes in Queensland-2001-2010
What about others?
Others
17%
Intersection
39%
Intersection
MBRE
HO
ROR
ROR
30%
How confident are we to say so?
Others
HO
6%
Fatal Five Types of Crashes Closer Look
MBRE
8%
Safe System Approach of managing Road Safety
Safer Users
Do we blame these users or bus
operators?
KSI Intersection Crashes by DCA Codes-Queensland
KSI Intersection Crashes -DCA Codes Vs Speed-Queensland

5000
3500
4500
Safer Roads
3000
4000
0 - 50 km/h
60 km/h
2000
70 km/h
1500
80 - 90 km/h
100 - 110 km/h
1000
Number of Crashes
No of Crashes
2500
3500
3000
Do we blame road asset owners

or drivers not driving to road conditions?
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
500
0
DCA Codes
904
808
804
800
705
701
608
601
504
500
404
309
305
301
204
200
106
102
008
202
004
104
000
101
DCA Codes
202: Vehicles from opposite direction (Thru-Right)

101: Vehicles from adjacent approaches (Thru-Thru)
104: Vehicles from adjacent approaches (Thru-Right)
A Blame Game
Our commitments
Let us stop playing this blame game
Drivers fault?
Bus operators fault?
Road owners fault?
Enforcement agencies fault?
Pedestrians fault?
List goes on and on..
Let us accept responsibility for road carnages

It is a fault in the System Road Safety
Management System - We should fix this system
Safer Vehicles
Do we blame manufactures?
Safer Speed
Do we blame drivers for speeding or enforcing
agencies or road operators?
Safe System Principles
Crash or accidents?
No blame game
People can make mistakes
Forgiving roadside environments
No one should get killed or
seriously injured because of their mistakes
Road Safety is a shared responsibility
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It is doable...
It is doable
Road Safety Management Systems Components
Where to from here..?
APPENDIX 10: Technical Session

Technical Session
Setting the Scene and Recent Works on Road Safety Education and Awareness
Presenter
Saroj Pradhan
Executive Secretary
Road Safety Society Nepal
Road Safety Problem in Nepal
Road Safety in Nepal
Development of Road Safety Management System
Crash risk is the product of exposure, probability and severity
Kali Prasad Nepal, Ph.D., MIEAust

(Senior Lecturer in Traffic and Transportation Engineering)
(Road safety news from Nepalese online Newspapers during Dashain)

Development of Road Safety Management System in Nepal
Limited available data shows that, over the last three years since 2010/11, approximately 5
people were killed, 11 people were seriously injured and 22 people were slightly injured in
about 25 road crashes every day on Nepalese roads (1:2:4:5 ratios)
(Road safety news from Nepalese online Newspapers during Dashain)

Dr KP Nepal
Dr KP Nepal
Dr KP Nepal
Topics for Presentation/Interaction
What This Presentation is About

What external road safety professionals (academics and
practitioners) see about road safety in Nepal
What this presentation is about

Who we are and what we are proposing
Renewed interests in line with UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020
Presentation/discussion sequence:
National Road Safety Council (NRSC)
Overview of road safety situation in Nepal
Actions (for example, World Banks $7.863 million for Nepal Road Safety
Support Project) are being taken on several fronts
Development of road safety database system
There may be several other works/studies in Nepal we do not know about
Development of institutional/funding/legal/technical frameworks
Preliminary proposal for Road Safety Management in Nepal:
Development of crash prevention system (safer traffic components)

Development of post-crash management system
Discussions and improvements
Development of crash investigation system
Possible contributions
We are expecting contributions from all stakeholders
Nepal road safety research and development (R&D)
Levels of Nepal government (MoF, DoTM, DoR, DoLIDAR, Traffic Police, Road
Development of road safety evaluation and improvement process
Boards Nepal, MoF, NPC etc.)
Development of Nepal road safety strategies
National/International non-governmental organisations (United Nations,
World Bank, ADB, JICA etc.)
Others (civil society, local road safety consultants etc.)

Dr KP Nepal

Component 1: Governance & planning
As this proposal covers a wide range of issues on road safety:

It is not expected that all items in this proposal can be completed
within a foreseeable future (0-5 years). Rather, it will provide

direction and help build the system step-by-step
Institutional, funding, legal and technical frameworks
Road safety evaluation and improvement process
Road safety strategies
Component 2: Road safety database system
While some low-cost high-benefit project activities will be initiated
soon after the finalisation of this proposal, the establishment of full

scale RSMS can be materialised only in the medium (5 to 10 years)
to long-term (>10 years) horizon
Population, vehicle, drivers, traffic, roads and crashes
Component 3: Pre-crash (crash prevention) systems
Potential projects are listed (grouped into 6 components):

these projects are neither sequential nor complete
the details of these projects (including benefits and costs) are not
Safer road users: road use rules, driver licensing system, public awareness and
education campaigns, law enforcement
Safer speeds: speed limits and speed management system
Safer vehicles: crashworthiness/roadworthiness (vehicle inspection and maintenance)
Safer roads: road design and maintenance, traffic control devices, road safety audit,
roadside hazard management
Component 4: Post-crash (management) system
presented (will be expanded as and when required)
It is believed that:
Emergency response and treatments
Component 5: Crash investigation system
the current road safety activities in Nepal do not capture all these
Dr KP Nepal
Road crash investigation, data collection, coding and recording
Component 6: Road safety research and development
components (again, we are not completely sure of)
Dr KP Nepal
Crash data analysis and countermeasure development
Dr KP Nepal

We purpose two ways to tackle road safety problem in Nepal
We are a team of professionals spread around the world: want to

contribute to the community we belong
1. Develop the basic road safety foundations aiming at longer term
Develop databases
Develop institutional/technical/legal/funding frameworks
Conduct road safety research
We have developed expertise in varied sectors (mainly in traffic,

transport and allied field) overseas: we think we know problems/
solutions
We are aware that what works overseas might not work in Nepal
and what is required in Nepal may not be available overseas
2. Based on available information, start solving the problems
Start implementing behavioral control measures
Start focusing on vehicle roadworthiness system
Start applying known road safety measures e.g., crash

barriers, centre-lane treatments, delineations
We are not interested to reinvent a new wheel, we want to

transfer what we know and apply in Nepalese context with some
modifications
We believe current Nepalese road traffic system- the death trapneed simple but sustainable solutions
We do not propose to reinvent the wheel, rather:

1. utilise best international practices available
We aim to work closely with Nepalese Road Safety Authorities

and Stakeholders (including interested international bodies)
2. conduct research only for the local validity and modifications
Who We Are
Dr KP Nepal
Team Structure/Responsibilities (Preliminary)

Project
Coordinator
Dr KP Nepal
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Who We Are: Additional Notes

The team can be expanded as and when more interests for
contributions are received
Dr P Parajuli
Local Support
(NTDRC)
In fact, the contribution is open to anyone interested
Deputy Project Coordinator

(Governance)
Deputy Project Coordinator

(Technical)
Governance &
Planning
Database
System
Dr P Parajuli & Dr C
Shrestha
Dr P Chhetri
Over time, more professionals can be included as associates
Dr. K Nepal
Dr C Shrestha
Pre-Crash
Systems
Post-Crash
Management
System
Dr S Sharma
Crash
Investigation
System
Research &
Development
Dr P Parajuli
Dr K Nepal
Safer Road Users

Dr N Shiwakoti
Dr. Kali Prasad Nepal (Senior Lecturer, Deakin University, Australia)

Safer Vehicles
Dr S Dhakal
Dr. Partha Parajuli (Principal Engineer, Queensland Department of Transport &

Main Roads, Australia)
Dr. Chandra Shrestha (Professor, Nepal Engineering College, Nepal)
Safer Roads
Dr G Karkee
Dr. Prem Chhetri (Professor, RMIT University, Australia)

Dr. Prakash Ranjitkar (Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Safer Speeds
Dr. P Ranjitkar
Dr. Nirajan Shiwakoti (Senior Lecturer, RMIT University, Australia)
This is a loose and flexible association of professional

individuals, who are bound together with the desire to
collaborate to deliver meaningful outcomes, which will help to
reduce road trauma and burden on public health system
We are planning to register as an independent business entity
(separate to our current affiliations) to authenticate our
activities
Dr. Shyam Sharma (Region Traffic Engineering Manager, Oregon Department of

Transportation, USA)
Dr. Ganesh Karkee (Sr. Operations Engineer, Metropolitan Transportation
Commission, USA)
Dr. Shovakar Dhakal (Associate Professor, Asian Institute of Technology,
Thailand)
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1. Road Safety Situation in Nepal

Until now, the reduction in road trauma has not been a key national
objective and road safety has not been considered as a major strategic
area in Nepal
Interests have, however, increased significantly during the last few years in
line with the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020
Nepal Road Safety Divisions (N-RSD)

The challenges posed
by road safety are
different for different
regions or for different
types of roads of
Nepal
Are the administrative
boundaries (or
SRN/LRN
responsibility) enough
for road safety
management
system?
Should we develop
separate Nepal road
safety divisions (NRSD) specifically for
road safety in Nepal?
Dr KP Nepal
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Dr KP Nepal
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Population Database
Nepal Road Safety Divisions (N-RSD): Example
(Source: CBS, 2011)

(Source: Queensland
Department of Transport
and Main Roads)
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Population Database
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Expansion of Road Network in Nepal
Expansion of Road Network in Nepal
Dr KP Nepal
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Transportation Network in Nepal
(Source: CBS, 2011)

Dr KP Nepal
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Road Inventory and Traffic Stream Database
Vehicle Registrations and Annual Changes
There is no system of recording the aging vehicles which are

phased out or scrapped (Government of Nepal, 2013)
Dr KP Nepal
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There has been high growth-rate for motorcycles and light

vehicles (car/jeep) in recent years
Dr KP Nepal
Dr KP Nepal
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Motorcycles growth rate is consistently higher than other modes

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Vehicle Registration
Motorcycles are nearly 80% of registered vehicle

population
Dr KP Nepal
Vehicle Registration/Ownership
Vehicle ownership (total registered vehicles) is very low

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Vehicle/Driver Registration
Dr KP Nepal
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Vehicle Registration/Ownership & Driver Licences
Motor Vehicles and Transport Management Act, 2049 (1993)

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Nepal Road Crash Statistics
There seems to
be confusion
across different
data sources
regarding:
the number of
accidents
number of
vehicles
involved
number of
people
involved
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Road Crash Statistics: Australian Example
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24.2 deaths per 100,000 people
6.8 deaths per 100,000 people
Source: National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020, Australia

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Monitoring Road Safety Progress: Comparisons
Nepal Road Crash Database for Public Use
Dr KP Nepal
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Monitoring Road Safety Progress: Australian

Example
In order to evaluate the road safety situation, it is important to

compare the road safety statistics with other countries (highincome, middle-income and low-income economies)
(Source: National Road Safety

Strategy 2011-2020, Australia)
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Privatisation?
To explore options to strengthen Nepal Road Safety Information
Management System
Institutional Framework
Who are involved in
managing road safety in
Nepal now? (National
Road Safety Council?)
Department of Roads
(DoR) for Strategic Road

Network (SRN)
DoLIDAR for Local Road
Network (LRN)
Roads Board Nepal (note:
does not specify

categories of roads)
Department of Transport
Management
(database?)
Traffic Police (law
enforcement)
Others?
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Funding Framework:
Funding Framework
Financing Road Safety (Global Road

Safety Partnership)
What is the current funding

model?
What is the best funding
model for Nepal?
National/local government support (taxpayers)
Fees for selected road safety services/traffic fines
Safety funds (e.g., New Zealand)
Can we have sufficient

funding?
Levies on licences and insurance premiums
Private sector contributions
Community involvement
Financing Road Safety (Global

Road Safety Partnership)
National and local government

support
Fees for selected road safety

services and traffic fines
Safety funds (e.g., New Zealand)
Levies on licences and insurance

premiums
Private sector contributions
Community involvement
New Zealand Example
Funding sources for Low Income Countries
Source: gtz (2006) The Road Safety Cent

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Legal Framework
What are existing legal
documents related to
road safety in Nepal?
Technical Framework
What are existing
technical documents
related to road safety
in Nepal?
Who is responsible for

developing Acts,
Rules, Regulations and
Guidelines?
Who is responsible for

developing and
maintaining these
documents?
How are these

documents legalised?
How can we make

sure the consistency
across different
documents
developed by
different
organisations?
What are the

mechanisms for
amendments?
How can we make
sure the consistency
across different
documents?
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Crash Prevention System: Nepal Road Rules
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Crash Prevention System: Nepal Road Rules
Road Users Guide ( ) is available

This guide needs to be revised and updated (make it free and easy!)
Source: from Subash (2014)
Source: Pradhan (2011)
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Crash Prevention System: Graduated Licencing System

Existing licencing system
Crash Prevention System: Graduated Licencing System

Existing licencing system needs to be reviewed, revised & updated
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Crash Prevention System: Public Awareness &

Education
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Crash Prevention System: Law Enforcement

Motor Vehicles and Transport Management Act, 2049 (1993)
Source: Poudyal (2013)
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Crash Prevention System: Law Enforcement
Crash Prevention System: Speed Management
Enforcement of the laws and regulations is also essential for

behavioural change of road users
Design speeds information along SRN available

Operating speeds by vehicle type is also available
A rigorous system to enforce road traffic laws required
There is no comprehensive speed signage and speed

management system
Note: Traffic fine should be set to a deterrent level

(can we introduce variable fines system for Nepal?)
Source: ekantipur.com
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Crash Prevention System: Vehicle Inspection &

Maintenance
Crash Prevention System: Speed Management
Vehicle factor contributes to crashes due to unsafe vehicles, worn tyres &
brakes (about 5-15%). Initial and periodic vehicle inspections help to
reduce road crashes. These inspections include:
Roadworthiness: development of vehicular safety checking and rating system

(brakes, lights, tires, crash avoidance systems: ESC, ABS, alerting systems)
Mass, size and other safety compliances e.g., licence to carry passengersetc.
Source: ekantipur.com
Source: Metropolitan Traffic Police Division

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Source: Metropolitan Traffic

Police Division
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Maintenance

Maintenance
Motor Vehicles and Transport Management

Act, 2049 (1993)

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Crash Prevention System: Road Design and

Maintenance Standards
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Crash Prevention System: Road Design and

Maintenance Standards
Road factor contributes to crashes due to poor delineation, unsafe and

substandard road geometry (steep downgrade, severe curves), poor
pavement surface condition (polished aggregate, wet pavement) and
visibility (poor sight distance, lighting conditions) (about 25-35%):
Source: Photos of Nepal (online)

Source: Poudyal (2013)

Source: Decoded Stuff (online)
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Source: Creation Umesh (online)

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Crash prevention System: Traffic Control Devices
Traffic Signs Manual (1997) was prepared and approved in 1997
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Crash prevention System: Road Safety Audit

Road Safety Audit Manual was published in April 1997
How is this manual used?
Safety at Road Construction Zones
Source: Photos of Nepal (online)
Source: Indiana DOT (online)

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Crash Prevention System: Roadside Hazard

Management
Crash Prevention System: Roadside Hazard

Management
A particular type of crashes can be reduced by managing roadside

hazards (for example, run of the road crashes)
Access control, delineation measures, roadside safety barriers are
some of the measures that help reduce the road crashes
Source: Austroads (2008)

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Post-Crash Management System
Source: Austroads (2008)

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Post-Crash Management System
The objective of developing post-crash management system is to reduce

the damage or injury through improved emergency management, to
treat injuries and save lives
It can be done by formulating robust post-crash management system
The system should use advanced technologies and healthcare system
(Source: Queensland Department of Transport

and Main Roads)
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Nepal Road Crash Investigation and Recording

System

System
Existing System (both in English & Nepali)
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System
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Nepal Road Crash Database System

Investigation of crash data
requires a centralised,
verified, detailed and
audited crash data
Currently, Traffic Police keep
the hardcopy database (not
easily accessible from
general public)
It is important to make these
verified database public
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Nepal Road Crash Database System
Nepal Road Safety Research and Development

Road safety research is a
must for all aspects of road
safety
Decision concerning the
road safety measures
need to be based on
information about:
the number of accidents
when and where accident
occurred
the road user groups that are
involved
the factors that contribute to
accidents and
the measures that can be
Use of Crash Database for Road Safety Program

Development: Example from Queensland, Australia
taken to reduce the number

of accidents or injury
severities
Information should be based

on scientific research
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Nepal Road Safety Countermeasures
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Nepal Road Safety Countermeasures
In order to
develop Nepal
road safety
countermeasur
es, the all
contributing
factors (the
human factor,
vehicle and
road
environment)
should be
taken into
account
Treatment of crash location

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Road Safety Evaluation and Improvement Process

Network
A comprehensive
Screening
road safety
improvement and
evaluation process
should be
Safety Effectiveness
established in order
Evaluation
to tackle existing
site specific road
safety issues in a
Project
systematic way
References:
Prioritisation
Problem
Diagnosis
Source: ND LEA Inc. (2008)
Select
Countermeasures
Highway Safety
Manual (2010)
Source: BITRE, Australia (2009)
Economic
Appraisal
Guide to Road
Safety (2009)
An Australian human life is

valued 500 times a Nepalese life!
Highway Safety Manual (2010)

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Nepal Road Safety Strategy and Evaluation

Guides the efforts to reduce road deaths and injuries
Should be
scientifically modelled,
continually revised
closely monitored, and
objectively evaluated
Four terminologies
Vision: desired direction of future road safety
target or mission: an outcome expressed in quantitative terms
strategy: a coordinated set of actions (plans) designed to achieve
a specific result or set of results in a specified period
(action) plan: an expression of the strategy over a shorter period
Government of Nepal (2013)
Queensland Example: Performance Evaluation
Nepal Road Safety Action Plan 2013-2020

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Mission
Nepal Road Safety Action Plan 20132020
International
Examples
Safe road-infrastructures and services backed

with effective post-crash response and conducive
environment resulting in little or no casualties from
the road crashes
no person should be
killed or seriously
injured on Australias
roads Australia
National Road Safety Strategy, Australia
avoiding an increase in
road fatalities- Norway
sustainable safetyThe Netherlands
vision zero- Sweden
Targets/
Missions
i. To mitigate the loss of life, properties and

economic loss from road crashes
ii. To complement the broader mission of the
National Strategy on the Prevention and Control
of Violence, Injuries and Disabilities
iii. To meet the targets of the UN Decade of Action
iv. To provide a common framework for
stakeholder agencies to implement the various
interventions required to mitigate road crash
outcomes
i. to reduce the annual

number of road
crash fatalities by at
least 30%
ii. to reduce the annual
number of serious
road crash injuries
by at least 30%
- Australia
Source: National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020

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Concluding Remarks
Use of terminologies:
Crash NOT Accident
Approach to road safety

Proactive approach NOT Reactive approach
We believe:
If we fight road safety problem in Nepal from all 6 fronts, we will
reach somewhere
We would like to receive your comments and feedback,

documents and resources to:
Dr Kali Prasad Nepal (Deakin University, Australia)
Web-email: kpnepal@hotmail.com
Workplace-email: knepal@deakin.edu.au
Other team members
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Content
Crash
Data
the
Insert
theBases
title of
your
need
and some here
presentation
observations
My background
Need for crash databases
Observations on potential database responses
Implementation of a good database
Presented by Name Here

JimJob
Jarvis
Title - Date
Kathmadu 31st October 2014
Page 2
My Background
Worked in road safety for over 40 years
Last 10-15 years interest and work in RS in motorising
countries
Institutional strengthening
crash data bases
Linked for benefit
Worked in 12 international jurisdictions

Developed crash data bases in:
China Province level

India 3 at State Level
Thailand National level
Vietnam National level
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The need for Road Safety Action

300,000 killed over 10 million injured world wide
In 2010 nearly 2,000 reported killed killed in road
accidents in Nepal
Likely under-reporting, still 17 deaths per 10,000
vehicles, one of the highest in the region
Nepal has a reported crash rate that is 6 to 8 times
worse than many motorised countries
As well as suffering, substantial financial loss (3-4% of
GDP)
Entering second phase of risk (exploding
motorisation)
Urgent need to generate systematic countermeasure
program
Page 4
Countermeasures
The three Es of Road Safety

Education
Some self selecting silver bullets

Most need to be determined from information
available to best suit problems
Road safety presents complex problems
Problems in many areas - require solutions in
those areas
The three Es (+ 1)
Engineering
Enforcement
(Evaluation)
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Our contribution to this forum
The Tamil Nadu Project
Road Safety Seminar 2009

GRSP Asia
Singapore
Subu Kamal
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airlines, airports, seaports, oil & gas companies, road

& government authorities
2500+ employees
Our partner-Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), UK
13 Business Centres globally Atlanta, Washington DC, Boston, Denver
London, Rotterdam,
Dubai,
Trivandrum, Cochin, Bangalore
Tokyo, Hong Kong
Sydney
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One of the largest states in southern India
Capital: Chennai
Population :66,396,000 (~ 3 times of
Malaysia)
Nearly 10,000 people are killed in about
Processes
Studied approaches to accident data

management in several countries
This includes several states in Australia,

United Kingdom, United States, Eastern
Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, plus
several other countries.
Hands-on, on-the site, involved study to

understand the key issues involved
Recent experience of a large-scale data

system project in Tamil Nadu State, India
We look forward to share some of these

experiences
Accident Data system identified as a key need of

the State and procurement planned under the
World Bank Aided Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project
The strategy adopted was to implement a proven
solution for quicker results rather than develop a
solution from scratch.
Contract awarded to IBS Software Services in JV

with VicRoads International, Australia and IIT
Madras
Commencement of service on 25th October 2008
Vehicle population growth 10 to 11%
Project Period 9 months (on time, on budget

delivery)
annually
Tamil Nadu
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Key Stakeholders - Highways Department,

Transport Department, Police Department
People
Area 130,058 km2 (50,216 sq mi)
51,000 accidents annually.
Recent trends
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Software
Key Success Factors
our contribution
who we are?
3
Performance Indicators for data quality
Certified at the highest quality standards
The solution adopted - RSMS
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A global transportation software specialist

Specialising in new generation, mission critical
solutions for air, land and marine transportation
World leading customers (150+)
preview
Jim Jarvis & Subu Kamal
The State
Accident Data System Project
Before & after results
potential solutions
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Before
No. of Installations: 1350 police stations, 600+

other users (engineers, other stakeholders)
Software
Multi-language
Interfaces - GIS Systems, Driver License data
system, Vehicle Registration data system
Security features Roles, User groups,

departments based access
People
Processes
Strong analysis and in-built data quality and road

safety management capabilities
potential solutions
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After
One year delay in using

accident data
No useful analysis done only
used for reporting in
assembly/parliament queries
Some systems not working,
data not matching, no
validations
Some systems using maps,
some not.
No support & recognition for
doing a good data collection job
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Road Safety Management System (RSMS) - Enterprise
Single comprehensive web-based, GIS enabled, online system that facilitates

end to end crash data management
Accident data keyed in from various locations by the police is available readily
for all authorized users (Transport, Police, local authorities, key stakeholders
in road safety etc.) from any PC connected to the net
Proven, field-tested flexible solution; 3+ years of actual field operation &

development.
Keyed in accident data is centralized, secure and easy to back up
Multiple language support
Cross platform compatibility (can work in Windows, Linux)
Lower operating costs
the software

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Accident data being used for road
safety interventions
Single set of data for all users.
Patterns being identified, simple,
effective, timely actions yielding
good results
Single, integrated map to plot
accident locations.
More recognition and focus, more
central and other funding
expected for specific problems.
case study - results

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Accident Analysis in RSMS

Cluster Analysis
vehicle registration systems
Stick Analysis
100+ Standard reports
Grid Analysis
Unlimited user definable reports
Monitor Site Analysis (Before /After

analysis)
Future
Modules
that may
reduce
under
reporting
Other key features

Interfacing capability with driver licensing &
Kilometer Analysis
Batch Reports Prepare Annual Quarterly

reports within seconds
Corridor Analysis
Role based User Access management
Collision Diagram Analysis
Powerful Auditing capabilities
Intelligent Accident Analysis
Validation and workflow for data quality
Safety benefit Analysis
assurance
Spatial Queries
Powerful, customizable dashboard for police
Dynamic Queries
managers
Collision Diagram Analysis
Audio/Video recording capabilities

Multiple language support
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The program management functionality

Safety Management Life-cycle
Works at Country & State
levels
Helps bring in focus on
results and accountability
Can be adopted to use
evaluation and monitoring
models like DEE
(Disaggregated Effectiveness
Evaluation) for strategic
management
the key issue
management
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1. Clear objectives with fairly well defined, detailed project requirements before
the project
Move towards one single solution for multiple

stakeholders
2. Adoption of a proven commercial off the shelf (COTS) solution with a short
implementation period
Low risk to client, result oriented, short-term

implementation
4. Instituionaling the solution between stakeholder departments - with well defined

roles, responsibilities and governance mechanisms
Increasing adoption of open standards and

enterprise open source technology by
governments
Highly user friendly, simple to use solutions but

complex technology running behind
5. Identifying the right vendor - Long term commitment to the solution, quality
standards and delivery capabilities
Systems with strong monitoring and evaluation

capabilities
6. Support & maintenance - 24x7x365 with Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Solutions with Project Management capabilities

to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate road
safety interventions
Greater project size and complexity demanding

scalable solutions
3. One single solution for multiple stakeholders
7. Comprehensive training component - short, medium and long term

8. Complete ownership from police.
Why? Helps the officer on the field, his manager and at HQ .
recent trends
success factors
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Open architecture high level of modularity
Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence

capabilities
Web-enabled but technology and database

independent solutions
Having clear objectives and detailed

requirements fundamental to success of project
Assisting police to benefit from data is key to
Complex spatial capabilities, without any 3rd

party GIS software
SOA enabled solutions future proofing

investment
Interfaces to multitude of legacy and disparate

systems
Adoption of proven solutions, instead of

development from scratch (7 out of 10
Government IT projects fail)
New modes of delivery SAAS, rental, BOT
data quality
New technology can reduce complexity of crash
data systems
Low risk solutions preferable, with committed

vendors providing continuing support
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summary
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APPENDIX 11: Speech by Mr Leela Mani Paudyal (in Nepali)
APPENDIX 12: Post-workshop Action Plan
Post-workshop Action Plan

S.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Description of Actions
Prepare post-workshop action plan
Send invitation for post-workshop
meeting of the organizing committee
Send out "Thank You" email or text
messages to all workshop participants
stating commitment to finalise project
proposal along with action plan
Send out email requesting written
comments / feedbacks within
December 15, 2014 as due date
Prepare workshop report
Establish a separate account (called
Nepal Road Safety Research Fund NRSRF) within NTDRC
Pursue to collect contribution by DoR,
nec and other workshop sponsors and
deposit the collected money in NTDRC's
NRSS Fund
Ensure coordination/ follow up with
sponsors for the payment of invoices of
The Everest Hotel and other creditors
Incorporate comments/ feedback from
workshop participants and finalise the
proposal
Review proposal by all key members of
the team and other safety experts
Develop business case of the proposal
Receive comments from all team
members on business case ,
incorporate comments, finalise it with
technical proposal as attachment
Submit the business case of the
Lead
PMP
PMP
Responsibilities
Support
MGM
-
Due Date
Status
08/11/2014
02/11/2014
completed
completed
MGM
NS
15/11/2014
completed
MGM
SKG/ NS
15/11/2014
PMP
MGM
KPN
NS
15/12/2014
30/11/2014
NS
PMP/MGM
13/11/2014
completed
(reminder to be
sent by PMP)
under preparation
under consideration
by NTDRC Executive
Board
ongoing to
completion
NS
PMP/MGM
13/11/2014
ongoing to
completion
KPN
PMP
30/01/2015
in progress
PMP
All members of the

team
KPN
All Team members
and NTDRC/RSSN
30/02/2015
yet to be started
30/02/2015
15/ 03/2015
yet to be started
Yet being processed
NTDRC /RSSN
01/04/2015
yet to be discussed
PMP
PMP
PMP
proposal to MoPIT seeking funding

support
14
Develop action plan for follow up with
MoPIT, NPC, MoF etc. on the business
case submitted for funding
15
Follow up with MoPIT, NPC (if
relevant), MoF and other government
agencies (Health, Education, MTPD,
Media etc)
16
Register business entity in Australia to
enable undertake overseas jobs
17
Proposal partially or fully funded
18
Explore options on inviting other safety
experts such as TRL, ARRB to associate,
specialized traffic and transport
consultants, universities and industries
19
Launch Nepal Road Safety Research
Fund
Updated 30/11/2014
members
PMP
MGM
15/04/2015
yet to be
programmed
PMP
NTDRC/RSSN
members
02/04/2015
yet to be discussed
PMP
NS
03/04/2015
under investigation
PMP
PMP
Funding Agencies
KPN
15/04/2015
-
yet to be done.
ongoing
PMP
KPN/ CBS and other

founder members
Abbreviations:
NTDRC: Nepal Transportation and Development Research Centre
RSSN: Road Safety Society Nepal
PMP: Partha Mani Parajuli
KPN: Kali Prasad Nepal
MGM: Madan Gopal Maleku
NS: Naresh Shrestha
SKG: Santosh Kumar Gupta
15/04/2015
APPENDIX 13: Post-workshop Email sent to Participants inviting Input into the Proposal
First Email Sent to Participants inviting Input on Project Proposal
Dear workshop participants,
Thank you very much for your precious time in participating the workshop on the development of Road
Safety Management System in Nepal we have organized jointly with Nepal Road Safety Research
Council, which was chaired by Mr. Tulasi Sitaula, Secretary, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and
Transport. The significance of the workshop was further enhanced by the gracious presence of our Chief
Secretary Mr. Leela Mani Paudyal, Chief Guest of the event and concern for the solution shown by him.
We consider the workshop was a huge success attended well over by 85 dignitary participants. In light of
the recent frequent cases of road crashes, the issue of road safety has drawn attention of all
stakeholders in Road Safety and our initiative aimed at contributing to reducing these crashes is very
timely.
The original format of the workshop involving the formation of six panels (for six components) for
discussion on our proposal and to come up with the suggestions on the proposal did not materialize due
to the last moment cancellation of the DoTM workshop scheduled in the morning and the need to
accommodate two more presentations from Transport Research Laboratory of UK.
This email is therefore to request you to send out your comments/ feedbacks/ input on the proposal we
presented in the workshop so we can finalise it and submit to the Government of Nepal for its
consideration. The due date for sending your comments is December 15, 2014.
While all types of comments will be appreciated, we request you to particularly focus on listing out the
projects under each of the six components of Road Safety Management System we have presented in
the workshop (Also refer to our workshop Brochure).
Can I suggest that you focus on identifying projects, which need to be undertaken immediately, which
can be implemented in the short to medium term (5 - 10 years) and long term (10 - 20 years)? Some
projects could be of "aspirational" type requiring extensive research. These projects can be planned for
distant long term (beyond 20 years of time) for delivery.
Please be assured that this is not the workshop that will stop with the delivery of the workshop. We
have already developed post-workshop action plan to give continuity to the works we have been
undertaking since last one year. We have also attached our post-workshop action plan for your
information.
Regards
Madan Maleku
Managing Director
NTDRC
Last Email Sent to Participants inviting Input on Project Proposal

Thank you for all who have responded to our request for providing local input into the project proposal
for the development of Nepal Road Safety Management System (NRSMS).
This is the final call to "Have Your Say".
You have been receiving these emails from Mr Madan Maleku, Managing Director of NTDRC, our
designated local partner. Apology for flooding your inbox with unsolicited emails! As you appreciate, this
is an important piece of work we are committed to deliver and your local input is very important for us.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Workshop Participants
Thank you very much for your precious time in participating the workshop on the development of Road
Safety Management System in Nepal we have organized jointly with Nepal Road Safety Research
Council, which was chaired by Mr. Tulasi Sitaula, Secretary, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and
Transport. The significance of the workshop was further enhanced by the gracious presence of our Chief
Secretary Mr.Leela Mani Paudyal, Chief Guest of the event and concern for the solution shown by him.
We consider the workshop was a huge success attended well over by 85 dignitary participants. In light of
the recent frequent cases of road crashes, the issue of road safety has drawn attention of all
stakeholders in Road Safety and our initiative aimed at contributing to reducing these crashes is very
timely.
The original format of the workshop involving the formation of six panels (for six components) for
discussion on our proposal and to come up with the suggestions on the proposal did not materialize due
to the last moment cancellation of the DoTM workshop scheduled in the morning and the need
to accommodate two more presentations from Transport Research Laboratory of UK.
This email is therefore to request you to send out your comments/ feedbacks/ input on the proposal we
presented in the workshop so we can finalise it and submit to the Government of Nepal for its
consideration. The last date date for sending your comments is December 31, 2014 (extended by 15
days over the scheduled date due to delay in making this final call).
While all types of comments will be considered, we request you to particularly focus on listing out the
projects under each of the six components of Road Safety Management System we have presented in
the workshop (Also refer to our workshop Brochure distributed in the workshop). If you would like to
have a copy of workshop presentation please send email to me. Due to the file size I have not attached
these presentations in this email.
Can I suggest that you focus on identifying projects, which need to be undertaken immediately, which
can be implemented in the short to medium term (5 - 10 years) and long term (10 - 20 years)? Some
projects could be of "aspirational" type requiring extensive research. These projects can be planned for
distant long term (beyond 20 years of time) period for delivery.
Please be assured that this is not the work that will stop with the delivery of the workshop. We have
already developed post-workshop action plan to give continuity to the works we have been undertaking
since last one year. We have also attached our post-workshop (updated) action plan for your
information.
Partha Parajuli
Project Coordinator
NRSMS Project
APPENDIX 14: Statement of Workshop Expenses
Expenditure Items for ADB's Support

Summary Sheet
Description
Note Book and Ball Pen for Workshop Participants
Workshop Program Printing and Photocopying
Workshop Brochure Design with Page Flipping
Feature to enable ease in read from NTDRC
website (to be uploaded)
Conference Hall Rental and Audio Visual Aids
Workshop Brochure Printing and Banner Making
Creation of NRSMS Section in NTDRC's current
website and uploading of workshop brochure,
proposal and other reference materials on road
safety for wider dissemination and sharing of
knowledge to all workshop participants and road
safety stakeholders
Total
Prepared by:
Partha Mani Parajuli

Coordinator
NRSMS Workshop Organizing Committee / NTDRC
Amount (NRs)
3,300.00
280.00
10,000.00
67,534.68
19,460.00
3,000.00
103,574.68
Status
Paid
Paid
Paid
Yet to be paid
Yet to be paid
Quote received

Expenditure Items for MoPIT's Support
Summary Sheet
Description
Conference Hall Rental and Audio Visual Aids
Meeting Room Hire Charge at different dates
(Total number of meetings of the Organizing
Committee)
Total
Prepared by:

Coordinator
NRSMS Workshop Organizing Committee / NTDRC
Amount (NRs)
101,414.87
10,000.00
111, 414.87
Status
Yet to be paid
Paid
APPENDIX 15: Additional Documentation

Mr Tulasi Prasad Sitaula
Secretary
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Singha Durbar
Dear Mr. Sitaula
We area a team of like-minded specialists working overseas in the field of road safety having strong desire to
contribute something to the community to which we belong. Having heard the news of road carnage in Nepal
frequently, we thought we should do something to contribute to reduce and hopefully to eliminate this sort of mass
killings. No words can explain the importance of the works we propose to do than the attached paper cut. This is
unacceptable for any civilized community to watch and not to act against these killings on the roads built for the
purpose of national development using scarce resources of the country and international assistance.
I am delighted to let you know that we have started a new initiative on the development and implementation of a
sustainable Road Safety Management System in Nepal in response to the urgent need to reduce such unwarranted
and unacceptable level of road death in Nepal. With over one year of research and hard work since we launched the
Road Safety Unit in Nepal Transportation Research and Development Centre (NTDRC), our designated local partner
in Nepal, we have so far prepared a comprehensive draft proposal and it is now ready for sharing our hard work with
all the stakeholders on road safety.
Attached draft workshop brochure describes briefly about our initiative and the way forward as we see it. We are
planning to present our final proposal to the Government of Nepal for its consideration. Before finalizing the proposal
we are planning to present the proposal to key stakeholders in Nepal on road safety with a view to collecting
feedback from them and to avoid repeating, or competing with the efforts already made but complementing these
efforts and building on the blocks that have already laid the foundation in course.
We are planning to organize a half day presentation/ workshop for this purpose on October 31, 2014. In this
connection we would like to request National Road Safety Council, as a peak coordinating authority on road safety
matters to kindly provide necessary support and kindly agree to lead the workshop. Also please note that we are
concurrently working with other government bodies such as Department of Transport Management (DoTM) and
private agencies such as Nepal Engineering College (nec), Nepal Road Safety Society (NRSS) to sponsor the
workshop. DoTM has kindly agreed to work in this esteemed effort together for the workshop. The morning session
will be about the establishment of Road Crash Information Management System, the excellent piece of DoTM has
commenced. DOTM is expected to lead this morning workshop. The afternoon session will be about the "BIG
PICTURE" Road Safety Management System which we are proposing to develop together with all relevant agencies
working in this sector. We will have more opportunity to discuss about these matters with you in the meeting and
further in the workshop. The workshop is also expected to raise awareness on the extent of works that need to be
done to improve road safety in Nepal.
I attach herewith the list of participants we have developed so far with input from DoTM, NTDRC, NRSS and other
individuals who are keen to support our initiative for your review and final consideration. NTDRC will facilitate
sending out invitation request and do necessary follow up with the prospective participants.
We once again would like to request for your kind consent to lead the proposed workshop and extend necessary
cooperation.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely

Project Co-ordinator Nominee NRSMS
CC
Mr. Kashi Raj Dahal, Director General, DoTM
Mr. Madan Maleku, Executive Director, NTDRC
Ref: NRSMS/03
Date: November 5, 2014
Naresh Pradhan
Project Officer (Transport)
Nepal Resident Mission
Asian Development Bank
Metro Park Building, Lazimpat
Tel (977) (1) 400 5120
Ref: Workshop on the Development of Road Safety Management System in

Nepal - Request for Reimbursement of Workshop
Dear Mr Pradhan,
Thank you for your email dated October 28, 2014 about ADB's support for
conducting workshop on the Development of Road Safety Management System in
Nepal in the Everest Hotel, Baneshwore on October 31, 2014. The workshop was
jointly organized by the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT)
and Nepal Transportation and Development Research Centre (NTDRC) and well
attended by over 85 participants including high level officials from the Government
of Nepal, representatives from funding agencies, media and other stakeholders of
Road Safety in Nepal. Presentations were also made by two participants from
Transport Research Laboratory of UK on Crash Database Management System.
Attached are the original receipts and/ or invoices for the workshop under the
expenditure items approved by you. Remaining cost of the workshop as per the
budget shown in the funding proposal is expected to be covered by other sponsors.
Thanking You,
Yours Sincerely,

Coordinator
Workshop Organizing Committee/ NTDRC
Ref: NRSMS/04
Date: November 6, 2014
Mr. Tulasi Sitaula
Secretary
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure & Transport
Singha Durbar
Kathmandu, Nepal
Ref: Workshop on the Development of Road Safety Management System in
Nepal - Request for Reimbursement of Workshop Expenses
Dear Sir,
Thank you for chairing the workshop on the Development of Road Safety
Management System in Nepal in the Everest Hotel, Baneshwore on October 31,
2014. The workshop, which was organized jointly by the Ministry of Physical
Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) and Nepal Transportation and Development
Research Centre (NTDRC), was well attended by over 85 participants including
high level officials from other Ministries and Departments, representatives from
funding agencies such as World Bank and Asian Development Bank, Media and
other stakeholders of Road Safety in Nepal. Presentations were also made by two
participants from Transport Research Laboratory of UK on Crash Database
Management System.
As per our discussion and understanding, I am attaching herewith the original
receipts and/ or invoices for the part workshop expenditures for your kind
consideration. I humbly request for the reimbursement of the expenditures as per
the attached invoices and receipts. Remaining cost of the workshop as per the
budget shown in the funding proposal is expected to be covered by Asian
Development Bank and other sponsors.
Thanking You,
Yours Sincerely,

Coordinator
Workshop Organizing Committee/ NTDRC
Ref: 56-01-2014
Date: October 26, 2014
Mr Arjun Jung Thapa

Deputy Director General
Planning and Design Branch
Department of Roads
Babar Mahal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ref: Workshop on the Development of Nepal Road Safety Management

System in Nepal (NRSMS)
Dear Mr Thapa
Thank you for accepting our proposal to nominate 10 participants for the workshop
of October 31, 2014 on the development of Road Safety Management System in
Nepal.
We kindly request you to nominate the participants from DOR in the workshop
being organized on October 31, 2014 (12.30-16.30 pm). As discussed with you on
October 21 and 26, we confirm that the fee for participating in the workshop is NRs.
5000 per person and the venue of workshop is Hotel Everest, Baneshwore
Kathmandu.
We are also enclosing herewith the brochure and the program of the workshop for
your information.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely

Project Co-ordinator (NRSMS)
On behalf of NTDRC
APPENDIX 16: Photo Gallery

Workshop on the Development
of
Nepal Road Safety Management System, Kathmandu
October 31, 2014

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The Development of Road Safety Management System in Nepal

Number of Persons Involved in Road Crashes in Nepal

The Genesis of Proposal and Rationale for the Workshop

Meetings of Organising Committee

Planning for Resources

Introduction to the Workshop

Address by Chief Guest

The Genesis of Proposal and Rationale for the Workshop

Meetings of Organising Committee

8 October 2014: First planning meeting

Planning for Resources

Introduction to the Workshop

Representatives from Disability Association, Transport Industry, Automobile Association; and

Workshop materials preparation (workshop brochure design/ NRs. 30,000

Tea/ Coffee (two serving)

Closing reception and/or dinner

Workshop logistics (PA system, mike, overhead projector NRs. 75,000

Total Estimated Cost

The workshop had the following sessions:

These sessions are briefly described below.

Photo 1: Dr Parajuli introducing the proposal in the opening session

Photo 2: Dr Nepal presenting details of the proposal in the technical session

Address by Chief Guest

Photo 3: Chief Secretary Paudyal addressing workshop participants

Photo 4: Workshop participants providing comments in the Discussion Session

The Closing Session

Photo 5: Chairperson, Mr Sitaula making workshop closing remarks

Change in Act is required before formalising this process; Work is on progress;

Stringent requirement for licensing drivers of public transport vehicles;

Finalise Proposal: 30 January 2015

Statement of Workshop Income & Expenses

Mr. Dr Tika Limbu: ADB

The following Appendices are included in the report.

Nepal, Dr. Jim Jarvis and Mr. Subu Kamal

APPENDIX 1: Workshop Organising Committee

Dr Partha Parajuli: Project Co-ordinator /NRSMS - Convener

APPENDIX 2: Workshop Organizing Committee's Meeting Agenda and Actions

NEPAL ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NRSMS) DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Partha Parajuli

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

ACTIONS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

PREPARATION FOR INTERACTION PROGRAM

Date Time Venue:

Discussion on issues: All members to speak in rotation precisely to the point

Date Time Venue:

Developing Action Plans: Partha to lead the discussion item.

Funding: XX in lead YY in support

Venue and logistics:

Meeting with officials:

Program of the day:

18:30 -18:45 BuS ENDOWMENT FUND

18:45 19:00 SIDRA SOFTWARE

OTHER BUSINESSES AND CLOSING.

NEPAL ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NRSMS) DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Partha Parajuli

WELCOME/ APOLOGIES/ INTRODUCTION

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

ACTIONS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

PREPARATION FOR WORKSHOP

Project Proposal and Presentation Materials: Kali

Workshop Brochure and Banner: Partha

Date Time Venue: Partha