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Seventh Annual Conference Islamabad, Pakistan
December 22-23, 2005


  Day1 December 22 (Thursday)
  09:00 a.m - 10:00 Arrival of Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
Welcome address by Dr. A. R. Kemal, Secretary (Coordinator) SANEI.
Inaugral Address by Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
Welcome Observations by Prof. T. N. Srinivasan, Chairman, SANEI.
  10:00 a.m - 10:30 a.m  Tea
  Session - I SANEI VII Presentations of Work - in - Progress Reports.
  10:30 a.m - 11:00 a.m Chairman Prof. T. N. Srinivasan
Governance and Economics of Urban Water Transfer: A case study of Melamchi Intersectoral Water Transfer Project in Nepal
Presentation by Dr. Janardan KC.
Discussion
Disscussant : Dr. Sanghamitra Sahu
  11:00 a.m - 11:30 a.m Impacts of Participatory Extension Program on Productive Efficiency of Farmers
Presentation by Mr. Ratna Kumar Jha
Discussion
Disscussant : Dr. Usman Mustafa
  11:30 a.m - 12:00 Optimizing the Configuration of Public Hospital Infrastructure at the District Level in South Asia
Presentation by Dr. Ravindra P. Rannan Eliya
Discussion
Disscussant : Dr. Mushtaq A. Khan.
  12:00 - 1:00 p.m Lunch


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  Day1 Session - II December 22 (Thursday)
  Session - II SANEI VII Presentations of Work - in - Progress Reports (contd).
  Chairman Dr. Arvind Virmani
  01 :00 p.m - 1 :30 p.m Cost of Urban Infrastructure: Evidence from Indian Cities.
Presentation by Dr. Kala Setharam Sridhar
Discussion
Disscussant : Dr. Dilli Raj Khanal
  01:30 p.m - 2:00 p.m Tsunami – 2004. An Assessment of the Macro Economic and Social Impact of the disaster and
the Development of a Reconstruction Planning Model.
Presentation by Mr. Basil Illingkon
Discussion
Disscussant : Dr. Dwarika Nath Dhungel.
  02:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m Role of Infrastructure in Productivity and Diversification of Agriculture
Presentation by Dr. K. R. Ashok
Discussion
Disscussant : Dr. Abdul Salam.
  02:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m

Tea

  Session - III SANEI VII Presentations of Work - in - Progress Reports (contd).
  3 :00 p.m - 3 : 30 p.m Chairman
Dr. Ishrat Hussain               Governance in the Provision of Public Goods in South Asia
Presentation by Dr. Sanghamitra Sahu.
Discussion
Disscussant : Dr. Khim Kabi Sharma
  3:30 p.m - 4:00 p.m Effects of Low Level Corruptions on the Cost of Production of Agro-processing Enterprises in Nepal
Presentation by Dr. Krishna Prasad Pant
Discussion
Disscussant : Dr. Janardan KC.
  4:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m Poverty, Insurgency and Good Governance: The Nepalese Experience
Presentation by Dr. Khim Kabi Sharma
Discussion
Disscussant : Dr. G. M. Arif.
  4:30 p.m - 5 : 00 p.m Steering Committee Meeting.


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  Day2 December 23 (Friday)
  Session - IV Presentations on SANEI V (new proposals with work in progress)
  Chairman Mr. Basil Ilangakoon
  09:00 a.m - 9:45 a.m

Institutions building for controlling corruption: a case study on the effectiveness of commission
for the investigation of abuse of authority (CIAA) and National Vigilance Centre (NVC) in
Nepal.


Presentation by Dr. Dilli Raj Khanal
Discussion
Advisor : Dr. A. R. Kemal

  09:45 a.m - 10:30 a.m Impact of Arsenic Contamination in ground water on poverty and choice of mitigation technology for rural communities of Bangladesh.
Presentation by M. Zakir Hossain Khan.
Discussion
Advisor : Dr. Rehana Siddiqui.
  10:30 a.m - 11:15 a.m Demographic Transition and Economic Development in Kerala: The Role of Emigration
Presentation by Dr. S Irudaya Rajan
Discussion
Advisor : Dr. Arshad Mahmood.
  11:15 a.m - 11:45 a.m

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  Session - V Impact of Rich Coutry Policy on Poverty: A Global View.
  Chairman Dr. A. R. Kemal.
  11:45 a.m - 12:30 a.m

Effects of Global Agricultural Trade Liberalization on Agricultural Production and Poverty in India.

Presentation by Dr. Surabhi Mittal.
Discussion
Disscussant : Professor Wahiddudin Mahmud.

  12:30 p.m - 1:15 p.m India’s Agriculture Trade Policy Reform under WTO Agreements: Poverty Implication in Nepal
Presentation by Dr. Binod Karmacharya.
Discussion
Disscussant : Professor Wahiddudin Mahmud.
 
  01:15 p.m - 2:00 p.m A study on the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment Policy of rich countries on Poverty
Reduction of Developing Countries: A case study of Manufacturing Sector in Nepal.

Presentation by Dr. Govindn Nepal.
Discussion
Disscussant : Dr. Mohsin S. Khan.
  2:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m Lunch
  03:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m Concluding observations by the Chairman, Steering committee, Research Advisory Panel


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