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Vinod Singh Chhetri (Geologist)

Vinod Singh Chhetri
Born	20 December 1935
Died	16 April 2019 Lalitpur, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Alma mater	Nagpur University, India

Mr. Vinod Singh Chhettri with his wife Mrs. Sarala Singh

Letter of Appreciation offered to Mr. Vinod SIngh Chhettri as a former President of the Nepal Geological Society (NGS) on the occassion of 11th Asian Regional Conference of International Association for Engineering Geology and Environment (IAEG, ARC-11)

Mr. Vinod Singh Chhettri (20 December 1935-16 April 2019) was Former President of Nepal Geological Society of 4th Executive Committe, Founder President of Stratigraphic Association of Nepal (1999-2010) and the Retired Gazzetted 1st class officer of Department of Mines and Geology, Nepal.

Early Life and Family

Mr. Vinod Singh Chhettri, son of Mr. Indra Mani Singh and Ms. Bimala Singh was born in 20 December 1935 in India . His father died when he was 2 years old and his total care was taken by his mother in his childhood. His mother was teacher of Annie Besant College of Rajghat, Banaras and has completed B.A., B.T., from Banaras Hindu University, India . He was champion in Swimming, he can swim across the Ganga river of Banaras when he was 12 years old . He came to Nepal when he was 12 years old with the team of Dr. Ishwori Prasad Upadhyaya, famous indian historian, in which his mother was a member of the team . The Rana Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana called the team of Dr. Ishwori Prasad in Nepal for preparing his biography, which was later published in 1975

He Married to Mrs.Sarala Singh and they gave birth to 4 daughters: Meenu Singh, Teenu Pant, Impress Singh, Nutan Singh

and 1 sons Birendra Bahadur Singh.

Professional Experience and Job Experience

Mr. Vinod Singh Chhettri with his freinds during geological field investigation in his young age.

Letter of Appreciation offered to Mr. Vinod Singh Chhettri as a Founder President of the Stratigraphic Association of Nepal (SAN) from SAN

Served in the Ministry of Industry Department of Mines & Geology from 1963 till 1987 through out and the last position was Superintendent Geologist Gazzetted  Ist class post of His Majesty's Government of Nepal and by virtue of having served for such a long period/vast experience in almost every branch of applied geology; done geological mapping and mineral exploration in many parts of Nepal and specific field of research is related with serious geological hazards such as earthquake of July of July 1980 of western Nepal . Study of landslide of and gully erosion for Doti-Dipayal Town Planning Project, soil testing of a paper millsite. Feasibility study of Sunkoshi River. Study of Land Subsidence of Pokhara and many small Hydel Projects etc.  

Professional and Job Exprience

Positions	Employer	Durations	Job Descriptions
Individual Geological Consultant	Himali Ratna Udhyog, Nepal	May 1993 to May 1995	For writing a mining scheme for a new Quartz mine of Taplejung district.
Lecturer in Geology	Pulchowk Engineering Campus, Tribhuvan University	November 1992 to April 1993 (One semester)	Teaching Engineering to Civil batch
Researcher in Earthquake Engineering Dept. of of Roorkee, India	Science Exchange Program between RONAST and INSA (Indian National Science Academy)	April 1991 to sept. 1991	Completed a paper on seismotectonic of Nepal and adjacent areas with a catalog of earthquakes
Seismologist (Contract Job)	Ministry of Housing & Physical Planning HMG, Earthquake Affected Areas Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Project (EAARRP)	November 1988 to November 1990	Earthquake and hazard mitigation work in the affected areas caused by August 1988, earthquake of Eastern Nepal 6.7 M scale.
Superintendent Geologist, Gazzetted I class.	Ministry of Industry, Department of Mines & Geology (DMG) of Nepal	June 1979 to November 1987	Compilation of Geological Map for the Kingdom of Nepal and Engineering Geological investigation of geological hazards in Nepal with mitigation report.
Senior Geologist, Gazzetted II class.	Department of Mines & Geology (DMG) and Mineral Exploration Projects (MEP)	November 1972 to June 1979	Chief of Planning & administration in MEP for the exploration of Lead, Zinc and Copper in Nepal and supervision of Drilling for Petroleum exploration in Dang valley of Nepal
Geologist, Technical Gazzetted III class	Ministry of Industry, Department of Mines & Geology (DMG) of Nepal His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMG)	May 1963 to November 1972.	Geological Mapping and Mineral Exploration (MEP)

Academic Qualification, Training and Certificate

1.     M. Sc. Applied Geology, Nagpur University, 1963.

2.     Certificate of Training in Petroleum Geology, NIOC , Tehran, Iran 1965

3.     Training Certificate in Micropaleontology Chandigarh Punjab University, 1974 (UNESCO)

4.     Post Graduate Diploma in /Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, IISEE, Japan 1982 (Sponsored by JICA).

5.     Certificate on the job Training, U. S. Geological Survey in  Hazard, July- August 1987, California USA.

School attendance:  Rajghat Basant School, Banaras

Academic Honours

• 2018- Life Time Acheivement Award of Nepal Geological Society honored by Rt Hon'ble Vice-President of Nepal

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  Life Time Acheivement Award to Mr. Vinod Singh Chhettri by Rt. Hon'ble Vice-President of Nepal, Mr. Nanda Bahadur Singh on the occassion of 9th Nepal Geological Congress organized by Nepal Geological Society (NGS)

  2017 – Letter of Appreciation as a former president of Nepal Geological Society honored by Rt. Hon'ble President of Nepal
• Letter of Appreciation as a founder president of Stratigraphic Association of Nepal (SAN)