IGS Mumbai Chapter
The Society is aimed at promoting cooperation amongst engineers and scientists for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in the fields of Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering, Soil Dynamics, Engineering Geology, Rock Mechanics, Snow & Ice Mechanics and allied fields and their practical applications.
IGS Mumbai Chapter
Indian Geo Technical Society (IGS) was founded in 1948 and is affiliated to the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geo Technical Engineering (ISSMGE).
IGS Mumbai Chapter
IGS Mumbai Chapter keeps itself abreast of latest technologies by arranging various seminars. The society has eminent Foundation Engineers and Soil Engineers as members and has grown to a strength of 170 members
What we are
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The society was run from the premises of Institution of Engineers (India), Maharashtra Centre at Haji Ali. The initial finances of the Chapter came from the surplus balance of the IGS Conference held in Bombay in 1970 at the IIT. Membership was open to all interested in and associated with Geotechnical activities.
Ever since, the Bombay Chapter has been renamed “Mumbai Chapter” after the identityof the metropolis of Bombay was changed to Mumbai. The Chapter has promoted Geotechnical Engineering all through by organisation of lectures and seminars by prominent authorities
The Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) of the Mumbai Chapter is well structured and team spirit has been its hall mark. By virtue of concerted efforts of the Executive Committee, the Mumbai Chapter was awarded the “Best Chapter Award” in 1997
Presently the Chapter boasts of a membership of 360 Looking forward, the Chapter resolves to better its past performance in the promotion of Geotechnical Engineering.Besides 1970, the Chapter has hosted the Indian Geotechnical Conferences of 1980, 1990 and 2000
Meet the Team
Our Team
Dr.Dasaka Murthy
Chairman
Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Powai,
Mumbai 400 076
- dasaka.iitb@gmail.com
Dr. Ashish Juneja
Honorary Secretary
Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Powai,
Mumbai 400 076
- ajuneja@iitb.ac.in
Dr. (Ms.) Jigisha Vashi
Joint Secretary
Mukesh Patel School of Technology,
Management and Engineering
Mumbai
Maharastra
- vashi.jigisha@gmail.com
Mr.Gaurav S Parab
Treasurer
M/s Global Geotechnics,
A/202 Swati Manor CHS,
N C Kelkar Marg,
Dadar (West)
Mumbai 400 028
- dasaka.iitb@gmail.com
Mr.Rahul Ravindra Vaidya
Member
Larsen and Toubro,
Transportation and infrastructure,
401 Anant Akash CHS,
Opp. Dagadi School, Charai,
Thane (West), 400 601
- dasaka.iitb@gmail.com
Dr.Yadav Kamble
Member
Structure Engineering Department,
VJTI,
H. R. Mahajani Marg,
Matunga,
Mumbai 400 019
- dasaka.iitb@gmail.com
Mr.Vijay Vamanrao Dandage
Member
Global Geo Technics
A/202, Swati Manor CHS,
N. C. Kelkar Marg,
Opp. Shivaji Mandir,
Dadar (W),
Mumbai 400 028
Mr. V. Sridhar
Member
Keller Ground Engineering,
504 Town Center II,
Andheri Kurla Road,
Andheri (E),
Mumbai – 400 059
Dr. Vishal Thombare
Member
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Mumbai