Any attempt to stop the settlement without making the proposed preliminary investigation would be an irresponsible gamble. Since I have witnessed many gambles of this kind I can state from personal experience that the savings associate with inadequate preliminary investigations are entirely out of proportion to the financial risks.”
  Karl Terzagi
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Paper 1 Small Hydro Power: A viable option with special reference to Birthi Fall, Burthing Purdam and Phulibagar Kwiti Schemes, District Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
Bishwapriya, A., Deva, Y., Sharma, K. and Rawat, B.P.
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Paper 2 Analysing spatial interrelationship between landslides with various thematic Geofactors and quantitative validation of landslide susceptibility maps– A case study from Sikkim Himalaya.
Ghoshal, T.B., Ghosh, S. & Bhattacharya, D.
23
Paper 3 Rock Mass Characterization using Rock Mass Rating and Tunnel Seismic Prediction (TSP) Technique in Head Race Tunnel of Sewa Power Station, Stage-II, J&K, India.
Tripathi, D. C. and Dabral, Sumit
47
Paper 4 Engineering geological considerations during construction stage of a Bridge- A case Study of Pannar Bridge, Moghul Road, J & K.
L. N. Sharma
55
Paper 5 Elachi Khola Landslide Complex, East District, Sikkim - A case study on the text book type landslides
Mishra, P., Saha, S. K. and Pushp Lata
62
Paper 6 Post Construction Stage Geotechnical Investigation of Idamalayar Hydro Electric Project, Idukki District, Kerala
K. Aravind and Abhishek Kumar
75
Paper 7 Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Criteria for Selection of River Deposits for Construction Material
Wadhawan, S. K., Mishra, Prasanta and Gupta, Sreemati
84
Paper 8 Geological, lineament and landslide studies of the reservoir and its vicinity of Bunakha hydroelectric project, Bhutan Himalaya
Singh, L.G., Naithani, A.K., Rawat, D.S. and Naniwa, P.C.
90
Paper 9 Landslides Management in Rural Roads in Regions of Kotdwar in Pauri District (Uttarakhand): Challenges & Opportunities
Prakash, Shakti and V.V.S. Gulati
112
Paper 10 A Modern Approach in Preparation of Detailed Project Report
Prabhakaran, B.
126
Paper 11 Geotechnical Problems Encountered in the Penstock and Powerhouse Components of Kuttiyadi Additional Extension Scheme, Kozhikode District, Kerala
Srinivasan, R. and Thanavelu, C.
134
Paper 12 Triggering mechanism vis-a- vis landslide susceptibility in the high altitude areas of North Eastern Himalaya – An observations from Se La Pass Road corridor, Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh.
Sarkar, Niroj Kumar, Megotsohe Chasie and P. K. Theophilus
143
Paper 13 Geotechnical assessment regarding feasibility of tunneling in high cutting zone of Rengali left bank canal, Rengali Multipurpose Project, Dhenkanal District, Odisha
Mukherjee, Jaydip and Ghosh, R.N.
156
Paper 14 Post construction stage geotechnical investigation on Adavinainarkoil reservoir, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Naidu.
Jayabalan, K. and Chandrasekaran, S.
166
Paper 15 Brazilian and ring tests in assessing indirect tensile strength of sandstone.
Basu, A., Behera, U. and Mishra, D. A
174
A Tribute to Professor V. D. Choubey
A Tribute to Professor V. D. Choubey
181
Ten Commandments for Using RMR and Q
Ten Commandments for Using RMR and Q
183