A record of geological investigations, field campaigns, and research projects — from active studies to completed work.
Integrated geological and geophysical investigation of landslide-prone zones along the Prithvi Highway. The study area covers a 12 km stretch of highway where multiple active and relict landslide features threaten road infrastructure and adjacent settlements. Field mapping documents lithological units, structural controls, and slope morphology, while ERT profiling characterises subsurface failure zone architecture.
ERT profiles reveal a low-resistivity zone (8–25 Ω·m) at 12–18 m depth, consistent with saturated colluvium overlying weathered phyllite — indicating a translational failure mechanism controlled by lithological contrast.
Systematic structural mapping and rock characterisation across selected Himalayan transects in central Nepal. The investigation covered three geological provinces — Lesser Himalaya, Higher Himalaya Crystallines, and the MCT shear zone — documenting the progressive deformation from thrust-dominated brittle structures in the south to ductile fabrics in the north.
Pronounced southward vergence in fold axes and footwall-up shear sense indicators confirm active northward underthrusting of the Indian plate beneath the Himalayan orogen along the surveyed transect.
Three-week intensive field camp focusing on natural hazard identification, geological mapping, and community-level risk assessment in high-relief terrain across central Nepal. The camp covered landslide mapping, debris flow inventory, and flood hazard identification — combining traditional geological mapping with modern GIS-based hazard zonation techniques.
Produced a comprehensive hazard zonation map covering 45 km² identifying high, moderate, and low-risk zones for landslide and flood hazard — submitted to local district office for planning use.