Sujit Dasgupta
Geological Survey of India, Geological Survey of India Eastern Region, University of Calcutta, Asutosh College, University of Calcutta, Geological Survey of India North Eastern Region
About
Sujit Dasgupta has completed his MSc (Geology) from Calcutta University in 1971. He joined Geological Survey of India (GSI) in December 1973 and worked under different capacity till his superannuation from the position of Deputy Director General in April 2010. He worked with NHPC during 2011 as consultant for finalization of DPR on Hydroelectric Projects in Myanmar. He attended and contributed for UNESCO-RELSAR workshops in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Iran and Thailand. He is an expert in earthquake geology and seismotectonics and published more than 70 papers in national and international peer reviewed journals. Post retirement since 2010 he has also contributed in the field of geo-archaeology. Presently he works as an independent-freelance earth-scientists.
Employment
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Geological Survey of India Techno-Administrative and Field assignments1996 - 2010
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Geological Survey of India Eastern Region Geotechnical & post earthquake field surveys1993 - 1996
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Geological Survey of India North Eastern Region Geotechnical Investigations1991 - 1993
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Geological Survey of India Scrutiny, editing & processing of GSI Publications1984 - 1991
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Geological Survey of India, Eastern Region, Geological/Geotechnical investigation for hydro-power projects1980 - 1984
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Geological Survey of India Geological Mapping1973 - 1980
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Retired (from Geological Survey of India) Deputy Director General? - 2010
Education
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University of Calcutta Master of Science (M.Sc)1969 - 1971
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Asutosh College, University of Calcutta Bachelor of Science (B.Sc)1966 - 1969
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (74)
- A Note on Excavations at Khududih-Chauniya, Purulia, West Bengal Save
- Seismic Design Controversies of the Tehri Hydropower Dam Project, India: A Retrospection Save
- Seismotectonic analysis of the January 7, 2025, Mw 7.1 earthquake in Southern Tibet Save
- Geodetic strain accumulation and release rate in Eastern - Northeast Himalaya, Shillong plateau and north Burmese arc: Inferences for earthquake hazard Save
- A Geoarchaeological Timeline of India Save
- A Note on Seismotectonics of the 2023 Turkey Earthquakes (Mw 7.8 and 7.7) Highlighting the Unique Damage Pattern of Building Structures Save
- Late Pleistocene microlithic industries in the Ayodhya Hills, Purulia, West Bengal: insights from geoarchaeological exploration Save
- Post-Oligocene evolution of Indo-Burma wedge: Insights from deformation structures of Tripura Mizoram fold belt Save
- Corrigendum to “Geo- and seismo-tectonics of Eastern Himalaya: Exploring earthquake source zones from foredeep to Tibetan hinterland”, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Issue 123 (2021) JPCE 103013” (Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (2021) 123, (S147… Save
- Geo- and seismo- tectonics of Eastern Himalaya: Exploring earthquake source zones from foredeep to Tibetan hinterland Save