Profile

After obtaining Masters Degree in Geology,

Shri Sujit Dasgupta joined Geological Survey of India
(GSI) in the mid seventies and continued with the
organization till his superannuation in 2010 from the
post of Deputy Director General. He has worked in
different fields of earth-science including geological
mapping, geotechnical investigation, seismotectonics,
earthquake hazard studies etc among others. With his
strong geological background he is a resource person on
the geology of northeast India and Burma. He was
awarded National Mineral Award in 1988 by the
Government of India for his contribution in the field of
geosciences. After completing the International Training
course on Seismology and Seismic Risk Mitigation in
1993, he took up the assignment of compiling the
Seismotectonic Atlas of India and its Environs which
was published by GSI in 2000. This is an important
document being utilized by all major construction
project authorities in India. He was associated with the
post earthquake surveys in the aftermath of the 1997,
2001 and 2004 earthquakes in India and was editor of
the GSI publication on the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman
earthquake. He was a member of NCSDP, CWC for more
than a decade. Since 2004 he attended and contributed
in UNESCO sponsored all the workshops (RELSAR:
Bangladesh, 2004; China; 2005; Thailand, 2006; Bhutan,
2008 & Iran, 2011). After leaving GSI he was associated
with NHPC for one year (2011) as Consultant for their
Burma (Myanmar) Hydroelectric projects. During 2012-
2014 he is extending his expertise as Consultant to
different hydropower projects towards preparation of
PFR/DPR on earthquake & engineering geological
problems.
Relevant Experience among others:
1. Resident Geologist for construction stage Upper
Kolab Hydro project, Orissa during 1980-81
2. Preliminary stage investigation for Ramam
stage V project, West Bengal & Sikkim during
1981-83
3. Power House pit & foundation mapping-
Doyang Project, Nagaland, 1992
4. Investigation on Siang Bridge foundation
problems, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, 1993
CURRICULUM VITAE

SUJIT DASGUPTA

Date of Birth 21. 04. 1950
Address sujitdasgupta@yahoo.com
sujitgsi@gmail.com

Educational
Qualification

M.Sc (Geology) 1971 Calcutta
University

Fellowship

Geological Mining and Metallurgical
Society of India Calcutta
Geological Society of India Bangalore
Indian Society of Earthquake
Technology, Roorkee

Experience &
Expertise

Seismotectonics; seismic hazard;
earthquake geology; engineering
geology; geology of northeastern
India and Myanmar; technical
administration & policy framework

Awards

National Mineral Award 1987-88

Publication/
Citation

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HIGHLIGHTS:
1. More than a decade experience of Technical
Administration in GSI
2. Knowledge on Earthquake Geology with
experience of Engineering Geology
3. Strong Background on ground geology of all
states of northeast India [NEI] and Myanmar
4. Designated as Resource Person by Ministry
of Earth Sciences (MOES) for their 12 plan
project on Active Fault Mapping in NEI