The Nepalese people, living in a country of high seismic
hazard, have faced the consequences of many earthquakes including those
of Great Earthquakes. Therefore, in order to reduce the impacts of future
earthquakes; to raise awareness amongst the people on the possibilities
of earthquake disaster reduction; to contribute to the development of science
and technology related to earthquake disaster mitigation and implementation
of earthquake resistant measures in construction; and to fulfill the necessity
of a national, professional, non-governmental scientific organization, Nepalese
professionals belonging to various technical as well as social aspects of
earthquake disaster management decided to constitute the National Society
for Earthquake Technology-Nepal. In order to gain a legal status to this
national level organization, the founders of this Society unanimously adopted
this Constitution.
