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๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐“๐„๐‚๐‡๐๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐‚๐”๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐’๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐Ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐”๐†๐”๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‚๐€๐“๐€๐’๐“๐‘๐Ž๐๐‡๐ˆ๐‚ ๐‘๐€๐’๐”๐–๐€ ๐…๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ: | Rescue Challenges in Tunnels and Caverns

The Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS), Nepal Tunnelling Association (NTA), and Nepal Engineersโ€™ Association โ€“ Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction Coordination Committee (NEA, DRM&RCC) are pleased to organize a timely technical discussion on โ€œRescue Challenges in Tunnels and Caverns.โ€ The session will bring together leading national and international experts to explore tunnel and cavern emergencies, rescue […]

๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐“๐„๐‚๐‡๐๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐‚๐”๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐’๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐Ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐”๐†๐”๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‚๐€๐“๐€๐’๐“๐‘๐Ž๐๐‡๐ˆ๐‚ ๐‘๐€๐’๐”๐–๐€ ๐…๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ: | Rescue Challenges in Tunnels and Caverns Read More ยป

๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐œ ๐‘๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐š ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐? ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐–๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง? ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐–๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ?

The recent catastrophic flood in Rasuwa calls for more than immediate responseโ€”it demands reflection, technical understanding, and collective action. The Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS), in collaboration with the Nepal Engineersโ€™ Association โ€“ Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction Coordination Committee (NEA-DRMRCC) and partner organizations, is organizing an open Technical Discussion bringing together engineers and multidisciplinary experts

๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐œ ๐‘๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐š ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐? ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐–๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง? ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐–๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ? Read More ยป

Official Statement on the 2026 Rasuwa Flood

Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS) expresses its profound sorrow over the devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi River, Rasuwa District, and extends its deepest condolences to the bereaved families and solidarity to all affected communities. NGS appreciates the ongoing efforts of government agencies, security forces, emergency responders, healthcare personnel, volunteers, and all organizations involved in search, rescue,

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NGS NGS Lecture Series (Webinar): Know Your Territory: Nepal Edition โ€“ Understanding Tunnels in Challenging Himalayan Geology Using MIDAS GTS NX

๐Ÿ“ข ๐๐†๐’ ๐‹๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” Dear NGS Members, Engineers, and Geoscientists, Join us for the NGS Lecture Series (Webinar): Know Your Territory: Nepal Edition โ€“ Understanding Tunnels in Challenging Himalayan Geology Using MIDAS GTS NX, organized in collaboration with MIDAS. This technical session will provide practical insights into tunnel engineering, numerical modelling, and stability assessment

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Nepal Geotechnical Society receives the ISSMGE Outstanding Society Award 2026

We are pleased to announce that the Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS) has received the Outstanding Society Award 2026 at the 21st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering in Vienna, Austria (17 June 2026). This year, the award was presented to two member societies worldwide: Australian Geomechanics Society and โ Nepal Geotechnical Society. The recognition

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๐Ÿ”” ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐๐†๐’ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ & ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ

๐Ÿ“… Date: 18 May 2026 (Jestha 4, 2083) ๐Ÿ• Time: 2:30 PM onwards ๐Ÿ“ Venue: The Plaza, Pulchowk-3, Lalitpur, Nepal This yearโ€™s theme, โ€œAdvancing Geotechnical Engineering Practice in Nepal: Synergy of Society, Academia, and Industryโ€ highlights the importance of collaboration among professional societies, academic institutions, and industry in strengthening geotechnical engineering practice and infrastructure development

๐Ÿ”” ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐๐†๐’ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ & ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ Read More ยป

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ/๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ€“ ๐๐†๐’ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Extended Deadline: 10th May, 2026

Dear Colleagues, Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS) extends a warm invitation for applications and nominations for the NGS Awards 2026, to be presented on the occasion of the 32nd NGS Day. In response to a high number of requests from NGS members, the application deadline has been extended to 10th May, 2026. The award categories for

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ/๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ€“ ๐๐†๐’ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Extended Deadline: 10th May, 2026 Read More ยป

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ & ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: ๐๐†๐’ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Dear Colleagues, The ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ (๐๐†๐’) is pleased to invite applications and nominations for the ๐๐†๐’ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, to be conferred on the occasion of the ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐๐†๐’ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ. These awards aim to recognize outstanding contributions, innovation, and excellence in the field of geotechnical engineering. The award categories for 2026 are as follows: Lifetime

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ & ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: ๐๐†๐’ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” Read More ยป

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐๐†๐’ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง | ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ

The Nepal Geotechnical Society proudly celebrates its 32nd Establishment Day, marking over three decades of excellence, innovation, and contribution to geotechnical engineering in Nepal. ๐Ÿ“… Date: May 18, 2026 (Monday) (เคœเฅ‡เค  เฅช, เฅจเฅฆเฅฎเฅฉ, เคธเฅ‹เคฎเคตเคพเคฐ) This special occasion reflects our enduring commitment to professional growth, knowledge exchange, and strengthening the geotechnical community. ๐Ÿ“ข ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐๐†๐’ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง | ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ Read More ยป

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž

The Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS) and the Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society (SLGS) warmly invite you to an engaging and knowledge-driven joint webinar aimed at fostering regional collaboration and advancing geotechnical engineering practices across South Asia. ๐ŸŽฏ ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ”น Dr. Sanchitha Jayakody โ€“ Engineering-Based Landslide Mitigation for Settlement Development ๐Ÿ”น Dr. Sunil Poudyal โ€“

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž Read More ยป