World Highest Suspended bridge from HFL(Kushma-Gyadi Bridge)

Kushma-Gyadi Bridge/Kushma-Katuwachaupari Bridge/Modi River Bridge Kusma Located at                                         Parbat District, Nepal of 384 feet high / 117 meters high and 1,128 foot span / 344 meter span Announced at the beginning of 2008 and completed in early 2010, the huge Kushma-Gyadi catenary suspension footbridge is one of the world’s highest of its type. Crossing 384 feet (117 mtrs) above the Madi River, the trail bridge is also one of Nepal’s longest with a span of 1,128 feet (344 mtrs).

The map shows the probable location of the bridge crossing just south of Kusma over the unmarked Modi River gorge. The mighty Kali-Gandaki River lies just to the west.

A view looking upstream

                     

A view looking downstream

( very enjoyable video and music.)

                          (Lot of thanks to Narayan Gurung. and Basu Dahal. for the Photographs)

Another 2 jolts of Rocking Earthquake @11:34 PM @ Kathmandu

A moderate earthquake hit the Kathmandu Valley at 11:40 pm on Friday night, sending people out of their homes.

                its almost about 2:20 am............ but the fear of Earthquake at this night was still hunting me and it might be hunting to many other people as well. US geographical survery claimed that the 4.9 RS-magnitude quake that hit almost all Surrounding ktm valley including it was one of the terrible one .
             After shock many people came into road. Along with many destruction some people injured as well.  Life was like stopped in some point, phone lines were dead, electricity was cut and mind was blank. People say and talk about safety methods about the earthquake, but i realized, how helpless you get in front of Nature. Living in the narrow lanes inside this deepnagar tole at Koteshwor was so scary, and hearing the sounds from the walls, roofs, seeing the mud coming down, shaking the windows pannels/study tabel/door really scared me a lot. 
check the picture out which i didn't click myself but i had collected  from some source  & thought that should keep it,

Location Map

M 4.5+Earthquakes(68 Earthquakes / past 7 days)

Location Of Epicentre

So Stay Safe ......Be happy :)

Looking for my Parallel Universe!

Looking for my Parallel Universe!

The Quantum Theory is something that technical, scientific and any-big-term-phobic ‘me’ would generally stay miles away from. Heck, I don’t even know if it is more concerned with science or technology or both. But I’ll tell you what my modest ‘big-on-advice-n-little-on-information’ brain has understood of it through a lesson I teach in Class 11^th, through the mind-blastingly awesome flick ‘Source Code’ and through my discussions about it with a dear friend.

It is an amazing theory that implies parallel universes could exist simultaneously along with our own, having their own history, events and often a completely poles apart turn of reality as compared to the one that has materialised in the otherwise normal world, as we know it. The ever eternal debate between reality and what we deem as real!

What is reality? Something that we are experiencing as of now or is this, the big, fat dream that would burst someday like a bubble and we would wake up to a different scenario?

I’ll first share with you the gist of this chapter I teach to Class 11^th students and that evokes the maximum number of yawns and protests from most of the slackers. So if you yawn in betweendon’t you dare open your mouth for anything besides a mesmerized gape, we’ll know where you stand!

It is the story of a History professor/writer/lecturer who one day wakes up to find himself in a train that is heading from Pune to Bombay. There are some Anglo-Indians on board and the train bears the symbol of the East India Company. Flabbergasted, he first presupposes that he has somehow travelled back in time, but it is not so. He is in the same time zone and era but in a world that is unfamiliar to him. Upon a little investigative stunt, he finds out that this is a different India, in contrast to the one as we know. Here we have not been ruled by the Britishers for a hundred years and are instead self reliant and extremely progressive. Whatever pocketful of English influence is there on the Bombay soil, it is in way of trading and entrepreneurship.

He goes to the central library to search for the turning point of the events and from where had history become different in this world to our own. Upon digging his self written history books, he finally converges it all to The Battle of Plassey where Vishwas Rao, the Maratha ruler missed the English bullet by a fraction of a hair, leading to the subsequent morale boost of his army and victory against the English in the 1800’s. The British influence thereafter was reduced and Indian Marathas ruled the nation for half a century before it became democratic.

While OUR History reveals that Vishwas Rao was killed by the British army that eventually led to an irreversible expansion of the English empire, whereby they ruled us for the next century! The professor absent-mindedly keeps the note of the information in his pocket, moves out and gets embroiled in an argument with an angry crowd, beaten up to the point of becoming subconscious and wakes up again to find himself on his bed in the world that he calls his own.

He is then explained to that since the last two days he was in coma, after a collision with a truck and the near death experience-which he realizes may have somehow made it possible for him to make that transition. However, the professor has evidence of that note in his pocket to prove to the detractors that they are wrong and what he was relating was not his insane imagination or wishful thinking.

The movie ‘Source Code’ also revolves around a similar web whereby one person travels through time and space to find himself in a body unknown to him, to save the world from a potential bomb threat and thereby able to create different realities by going back and forth in time for eight minutes on each round. Sounds complicated? Read the storyhere.

                         

Is that not an amazing leeway?

The assumption that varied realities exist in the universe where different histories I never thought I could use this term in plurals are being made based on a turn of events or diverse decisions that might have been taken. If I put my own life at this parameter it makes me dizzy to just imagine the possibilities.

Forgetting the global potential, it makes me wonder if there is another world, where I may be living a different life based on some road less travelled that I decided to sojourn on. There could be a world where I may not be married but running my own media channel, as was craved by me some fifteen years ago when I stepped out of the threshold of school. Selfish na, you think....But that was the first crossroad that I had stood on, debating and churning within till I finally gave in to family pressures. And many a times I am confounded by the 'what if?' that could have transpired there.

 

How amazing if we could peer into these different worlds as though into crystal balls and then pick and choose which alternative best suits our disposition and perhaps live there happily ever after. It is even more awesome than the supposition of visiting our future through some time machine because that cannot be altered while here we get options. And I have yet to find a human being who dislikes the idea of options for anything and everything!

“There is no one reality. Each of us lives in a separate universe. That's not speaking metaphorically. This is the hypothesis of the stark nature of reality suggested by recent developments in quantum physics. Reality in a dynamic universe is non-objective. Consciousness is the only reality.”-says M.R. Frank, from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

I find myself wondering at the concept of multiple realities. How do parallel universes connect? What are the exact processes by which mind interacts with matter at the quantum level? Would we ever be able to travel through time, space and realities like this? And would a technically-duhme ever be able to comprehend fully, leave alone use this scientific break-through, if ever achieved in our history? The universe that we live in has such a fascinating nature and there is after all something more complex than the brain...or is it really the brain’s complexity again, after all?

Har Ek friend Zaruri hota hai!!!

This new advertisemnt of AIRTEL is so cool. Very creative and an innovative idea...check out the lyrics...

Chai ke Liye jaise toast hota hai--Vaise har ek friend zaroori hota hai
Aise har ek friend zaroori hota hai
Koi subah paanch baje neend se jagaye
Koi raat ko teen baje jaan bachaye
Ek teri kadki mein sharing kare
Aur Ek tere budget mein sneak in kare
Koi nature se guest koi host hota hai
Par har ek friend zaroori hota hai
""Ek ghadi ghadi kaam aaye par kabhi kabhi call kare
Ek kabhi kabhi kaam aaye aur ghadi ghadi call kare""
Gossip ka koi ghoomta phirta satellite
Koi sath rahe toh kar de sab alright
Koi effortless koi forced hota hai
Lekin har ek friend zaroori hota hai
Chat Room friend koi classroom friend
Koi bike pe race wala vroom vroom friend
Shopping mall wala shopping friend
Koi Exam hall wala copying friend
Movie buddy groovy buddy
Hi buddy--Bye buddy ----Joke buddy Poke buddy
Gaana Buddy Shaana buddy ---Chaddi Buddy Yaar Buddy
Kutte --kamine---
Everybody---Sab buddy
A to Z
Gin din ke naam bheja Roast hota hai
Par har ek friend zaroori hota hai
Lekin har ek friend zaroori hota hai"
Check the video out in youtube.....osam ...just loved it 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRHeLtfj6JU&feature=grec_index

Rocking Earthquake of 2011-09-18

A New Day, A new Hope, but the fear of Earthquake the previous day was still hunting me and it might be hunting to many other people as well.  National Seismological Centre claimed that the 6.8-magnitude quake that hit almost all parts of the country was the biggest since 1934. Along with many destruction many people lost their life as well.  Life was like stopped in some point, phone lines were dead, electricity was cut and mind was blank. People say and talk about safety methods about the earthquake, but i realized, how helpless you get in front of Nature. Living in the narrow lanes of Patan was so scary, and hearing the sounds from the walls, roofs, seeing the mud coming down really scared me a lot. check these pictures out which i didn't click myself but thought that should keep it, 

Stay safe.....stay happy!!

PHYSICS BEHIND ENGINEERING

   Prakash sharma             

 Civil engineer

As engineering deals with principle of science and mathematics and their application for the efficient use of resources with care for the environment, so we can clearly develop an idea that knowledge on science (mostly on physics) is vital for any engineering field.

Today the world is growing rapidly in terms of innovative ideas, technology and there has taken place number of construction which is better and bigger than the previous one. All  these has been made possible through constant research ,hard work  and creative ideas which in turn has been achieved only through thorough knowledge and understanding of related subject matter. Considering the fact that there are different engineering branches and each one differs from other in the terms of subject matter and application of science principle (structural engineering uses mostly mechanics, hydropower engineering uses basically principles of hydraulics and so on) but nevertheless the theories of science studied by all the branches are same, they differ only in the depth of knowledge they require and content they are interested in.

Being a civil engineer it would be wise to mention the dependency of civil engineering with physics. Civil engineering is a professional discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings.

Road network is the fundamental construction for transportation and there is lots of physics in its design. Geometric elements of road such as sight distance, overtaking sight distance, horizontal curve etc are all designed according to physics based principles. Sight distance which is length of road visible ahead to the driver at any instance uses Newton’s laws of motion and energy conservation principles for its determination and therefore designer is always orientated to provide sufficient sight distance for stopping operation.

Physics principle are widely used during horizontal curve design as when a vehicle traverses a horizontal  curve , the centrifugal force acts horizontally outward through the CG of the vehicle. The centrifugal force is counteracted by the transverse frictional resistance developed between tires and the pavement which enables the vehicle to change the direction along the curve and to maintain stability of vehicle. In order to counteract the affect of centrifugal force and to reduce the tendency of vehicle to overturn or skid the outer edge of pavement is raised with respect to inner edge, thus providing transverse slope throughout the length of horizontal curve, this transverse slope is super elevation

                                    e + f= V² / 127R

So whenever possible super elevation is provided in the curve so that passenger in vehicle does not get jerked while traversing the curve. These things are well taken care during road design.

Further buildings analysis and design are completely based on mechanics principle. The forces and deformation on the building elements are found by principles of mechanics. Equilibrium equations are used to find the internal forces in any building elements. The resultant of number of forces in equilibrium is zero and the moment of resultant about any point is zero. It therefore follows that algebraic sum of moments of all the force about any point is zero when these forces are in equilibrium.

 ΣFx=0 , ΣFy=0 ,ΣM=0

These three equations form the basis of mechanics and structural engineering. Further during the transfer of forces Newton’s third laws of motion are used.  And hence all the structural elements are designed such that internal stresses that develop are well within their permissible limits and thus users can feel safe about their life and properties.

So at this point  we have become quite aware of the fact that physics forms the basis of the engineering and all these achievements that has been made possible today by engineers  demands major credit  to the physicists who have developed the platform for the engineers to work..

References

·         SK KHANNA – CEG JUSTO, 1987,Highway Engineering

·         NELKON & PARKER,2001,Advance level physics

·         GOKARNA BAHADUR MOTRA,2006, Strength of materials

MaPaSe : Is it a Real Solution?

MaPaSe : Is it a Real Solution?

Alcohol consumption is not today's phenomenon. It's been in practice since the evolution of earth or the existence of human kind. No matter happiness or sadness, people worldwide get into drinking.

In Nepal, drinking is a very old religious, cultural and traditional dimension along with social, economic and political implication. Nepal, being a multicultural and multi-ethnic country, alcohol or drinking culture is largely practiced. But, with the change in time, tradition sanction and caste-bound restraints have moved out. The use of alcohol other similar things have exaggerated the stratum of society widely. Alcohol industry has been taken as a powerful and strong hold economy generating business in Nepal. 

 In the past few months, when it comes to drinking everyone repeats the same line, "Be aware of drinking. You might be caught in MaPaSe (Madak Padartha Sewan) check". This has been a very common term being used by Nepalese people when they think to enjoy drinking. For the last 8 months, Traffic Police have launched a drive to curb drivers those driving consuming alcoholic products. 

These checks have made people aware of drinking in the parties, get together or other functions. This has brought fear in the drinking habit of people. In a way, it is helping make people aware that drinking and driving isn’t safe. Many people have lost their life partially or fully because of the drinking habit. Well, if talking about the safety / less accidents, the traffic checks are very nicely brought in use.

  

But what if they drink during the day time to escape the MaPaSe in the evening? Shouldn’t that be stopped as well?

Well, what if the campaign would be made scientific that the Breathalyzer, an equipment use to measure the level of alcohol consumption, gives facility in the level of drinking? It will teach the people their limit (in amount of drinking) during they go for drive. If the facility is provided, then people will at least stop drink during the day time. We even hear people saying that they got in problems of traffic check consuming energy drinks like Red Bull. So, are the energy drinks should also be ignored to get rid of the custom checks?

Being a girl of a newar community, I have seen alcohol in a high importance. It’s not just used as a form or liquor for satisfying oneself but also taken as one of the holiest liquor used as “sagun” in every activities. From birth until death, every ritual is incomplete without alcohol in a newar culture.  

 “Drinking and driving is illegal yet I think limit should be made, because none of the parties, gatherings are complete without drinks,” shares Sports program Producer of Nepal television, Prajol Shakya.  

Recently, I took part in the discussion regarding the credibility of Ma. Pa. Se., most of the people stressed that people have started looking for various ways to escape Ma. Pa. Se. checking, which shows despite it is brought for good cause but has not been accepted effectively.

This shows, once the enforcement of Ma. Pa. Se. checking, will stop the same saga will start. I personally don't think traffic police will be imposing this checking for years and years. This however shows the credibility of policies and their ownership by the users.

I think the traffic police could have launched various discussions and surveys before launching this campaign, which might be sms poll regarding the nature of this campaign. It could have been much better if it was done in the concurrence of users.

I am not saying, the current campaign is wrong but my only concern is whether it will be sustainable or not?

म माग्छु....तिमी भन्छौ

म माग्छु....तिमी भन्छौ

म माग्छु....तिमी भन्छौ 

म माग्छु , काम गरेर खान देऊ 

तिमी भन्छौ, पर्ख न राज्यै दिन्छु ,त्यसपछि त तिमी आफै राज गर 

म माग्छु , चाहिया छैन मलाई राज्य, तिम्रै राज्यको म नागरिक, शान्तिसुरक्षा देऊ 

तिमी भन्छौ, पर्ख न मेरै त सुरक्षा डनहहरुको जिम्मा लाएको छु 

म माग्छु, खानलाई चामल छैन्...धान देऊ 

तिमी भन्छौ , पर्ख न संबिधानै दिँदैछु 

म माग्छु , पैसो लेऊ ग्यास देऊ..पेटो«ल देऊ...मट्टीतेल देऊ 

तिमी भन्छौ , पर्ख न ILO महासन्धी छँदैछ सबै सम्पदा तिम्रै जातिको नाममा गरिँदिँदैछु 

म माग्छु , मलाई मेरो देश नेपाल देऊ

तिमी भन्छौ , पर्ख न भाग लगाउँदैछु

आफ्नो भाग पाएपछि च्यात..काट..चुस....निमोठ...जे गर्न मन लाग्छ गर 

म माग्छु , मलाई मेरो राष्टियता देऊ 

तिमी भन्छौं , राष्टियता किन चाहियो जातियता,क्षेत्रियता,साम्प्रदायिकता लेऊ 

म माग्छु ,मलाई बिकास देऊ 

तिमी भन्छौं ,पर्ख न छिमेकीकहाँ माग्न पठाछु  

म माग्छु निकास देऊ 

तिमी भन्छौं ,देशैलाई कब्जीयत लाग्या बेला कसरी निकास दिनु ???

२०६८ चैत्र २१ मंगलबार  (· http://pavikc.blogspot.com/)

Present Status Of Hydropower In Nepal

THE STATUS OF HYDROPOWER IN NEPAL

Nepal has a huge hydropower potential. In fact, the perennial nature of Nepali rivers and the steep gradient of the country's topography provide ideal conditions for the development of some of the world's largest hydroelectric projects in Nepal. Current estimates are that Nepal has approximately 40,000 MW of economically feasible hydropower potential. However, the present situation is that Nepal has developed only approximately 600 MW of hydropower. Therefore, bulk of the economically feasible generation has not been realized yet. Besides, the multipurpose, secondary and tertiary benefits have not been realized from the development of its rivers. Although bestowed with tremendous hydropower resources, only about 40% of Nepal's population has access to electricity. Most of the power plants in Nepal are run-of-river type with energy available in excess of the in-country demand during the monsoon season and deficit during the dry season. Nepal's electricity generation is dominated by hydropower, though in the entire scenario of energy use of the country, the electricity is a tiny fraction, only 1% energy need is fulfilled by electricity. The bulk of the energy need is dominated by fuel wood (68%), agricultural waste (15%), animal dung (8%) and imported fossil fuel (8%). The other fact is that only about 40% of Nepal's population has access to electricity. With this scenario and having immense potential of hydropower development, it is important for Nepal to increase its energy dependency on electricity with hydropower development. This contributes to deforestation, soil erosion and depletion, and increased flooding downstream in the Ganges plain. Shortage of wood also pushes farmers to burn animal dung, which is needed for agriculture. Not only this, the development of hydropower will help to achieve the millennium development goals with protecting environment, increasing literacy, improving health of children and women with better energy. Growing environmental degradation adds a sense of urgency.                                                           Energy Consumption in Nepal The electricity demand in Nepal is increasing by about 7-9% per year. About 40 % of population in Nepal has access to electricity through the grid and off grid system. Nepal's Tenth Five Year Plan (2002– 2007) aims to extend the electrification within country and export to India for mutual benefit. The new Hydropower Policy 2001 seeks to promote private sector investment in the sector of hydropower development and aims to expand the electrification within the country and export. The hydropower system in Nepal is dominated by run-of-river Projects. There is only one seasonal storage project in the system. There is shortage of power during winter and spill during wet season. The load factor is quite low as the majority of the consumption is dominated by household use. This imbalance has clearly shown the need for storage projects, and hence, cooperation between the two neighboring countries is essential for the best use of the hydro resource for mutual benefit. The system loss is one of the major issues to be addressed to improve the power system which accounts to be 25 % including technical and non-technical losses like pilferage. Status of Power Generation and Transmission Nepal has 600 MW of installed capacity in its Integrated Nepal Power System (INPS). The power system is dominated by the hydropower which contributes about 90 % of the system and the balance is met by multi fuel plant. The hydropower development in Nepal began with the development of 500 kW Pharping power plant in 1911. The most recent significant power plant commissioned is the 144-MW Kali Gandaki “A” Hydroelectric Plant. Transmission Network in Nepal Until 1990, hydropower development was under the domain of government utility, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) only. However, with the enactment of new Hydropower Development Policy 1992, the sector was opened to the private sector also. There are number of projects already built by the private developers. Private power producers contribute 148 MW of power to the ‘Integrated Nepal Power System'. The major hydropower plants with their capacity are listed in the table as follows: Power Plants in Operation: S.N. Power Plant Capacity (MW) Annual Energy (GWh) Owned by Type 1 Trishuli 24 292 NEA ROR 2 Sunkoshi 10 66 NEA ROR 3 Gandak 15 53 NEA ROR 4 Kulekhani I 60 164 NEA STO 5 Devighat 14 13 NEA ROR 6 Kulekhani II 32 96 NEA STO 7 Marshyangdi 69 519 NEA PROR 8 Puwa 6 41 NEA ROR 9 Modi 15 87 NEA ROR 10 Kaligandaki 144 791 NEA PROR 11 Andhikhola 5 38 BPC ROR 12 Jhimruk 12 81 BPC ROR 13 Khimti 60 353 HPL ROR 14 Bhotekoshi 36 246 BKPC ROR 15 Indrawati 7.5 51 NHPC ROR 16 Syange .2 1.2 SHC ROR 17 Chilime 20 101 CHC PROR 18 Piluwa 3 18 AVHCO ROR 19 Sunkoshi 2.6 14.5 SHPC ROR 20 Chaku Khola 1.5 Alliance Power 21 Small hydro 12.5 26 NEA ROR 22 Small hydro (Isolated) 6.4 NEA ROR 23 Microhydro 14.5 Total =SUM(ABOVE) 568.7 There are few hydro plants under construction by NEA and private developers as listed in the Table below: Power Plants under construction SN Power Plant Capacity (MW) Owned by Remarks 1 Middle Marshyangdi 70 NEA 3 Gamgad 0.4 NEA 4 Heldung 0.5 NEA 5 6 Rairang 0.5 Rairang HPD 7 Upper Modi 14 GITEC 8 Khudi 3.5 KHL 9 Mailung 5 MPC Potential for Development There are about six thousand big and small rivers in three major river basins namely Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali including some southern rivers, and two border rivers, Mechi and Mahakali in Nepal. The basin wise potential for power generation is in the table below: Basin wise Hydropower potential River Basin Capacity on small river courses Capacity on Major River Courses Gross Total (GW) Economic potential (GW) Sapta Koshi 3.6 18.75 22.35 10.86 Sapta Gandaki 2.7 17.95 20.65 5.27 Karnali and Mahakali 3.5 32.68 36.18 25.1 Southern Rivers 1.04 3.07 4.11 .88 Total 10.84 72.45 83.29 42.14 There are many projects which have been identified for development. Some of those identified promising projects for development are in the following table: Identified potential Hydropower Projects S.N. Project Capacity (MW) Type Remarks 1 West Seti 750 Storage 2 Arun III 402 PROR 3 Budhi Gandaki 600 Storage 4 Kali Gandaki II 660 Storage 5 Lower Arun 308 PROR 6 Upper Arun 335 PROR 7 Karnali Chisapani 10800 Storage 8 Upper Karnali 300 PROR 9 Chamelia 30 ROR 10 Pancheswor 6480 Storage 11 Thulodhunga 25 ROR 12 Tamor/ Mewa 100 PROR 13 Dudh Koshi 300 Storage 14 Budhi Ganga 20 ROR 15 Rahughat Khola 27 ROR 16 Likhu 4 51 PROR 17 Kabeli A 30 ROR 18 Upper Marshyangdi A 121 PROR 19 Kulekhani III 45 Storage Cascade of Kulekhani- I and II 20 Andhikhola (Storage) 180 Storage 21 Khimti II 27 ROR 22 Upper Modi A 42 ROR 23 Langtang Khola (Storage) 218 Storage 24 Madi Ishaneswor (Storage) 86 Storage 25 Upper Seti (Storage) 122 Storage 26 Kankai (Storage) 60 Storage 27 Upper Tamakoshi 250 PROR prssrm.blogspot.com