CURRICULUM VITAE
PROFILE
I am a committed professional Senior
Geologist, dedicated to the field of geological mapping, mineral exploration,
hydrocarbon exploration, hazard mapping, engineering and environmental
geological mapping, disaster risk management and environment protection in
urban areas. I have 36 years of working experience a significant portion
of which was in mineral exploration mainly base metals, gold, uranium, tin,
tungsten, fuel minerals, phosphorite and limestone. I grew professionally with
the global and national level evolution of concepts, approaches and methods,
which helped me to influence the government, private organization NGOs, INGOs
and funding agencies. I can mobilize the knowledge I obtained during my
university education and training from Australia, Germany, Norway, USA and
Nepal, and the experiences gained during my professional works and research in
minerals and fossil fuel resources in Nepal. I had also worked as a counterpart
together with experts from Germany, France, Japan and USA. In addition to
professional work I have also worked as a Chief of Planning, Evaluation and
Information Section for 5 years and then as a Chief of Geological Survey and
Research Sub-Division and later Chief, Technical and Administration Services
Division for 2 years in Department of Mines and Geology (DMG) during which I
had represented DMG in various meetings in the Ministry of Industry, Ministry
of Finance, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Science & Technology, National
Planning Commission etc.
I was one of the members of
evaluation committee to evaluate the proposals received
from the CAIRN Energy PLC (2004) to obtain the petroleum exploration
license for prospecting block number 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7 from the Government of
Nepal. I had regularly attended the JRC meetings and actively took parts in the
discussions. I was also appointed by the Director General of, DMG as a member
of evaluation committee to check the performance of the Texana Resources
Company which is engaged in petroleum exploration in block 3 & 5, Nepal
since 14 Dec 1998.
Based on my research works, working
experience and knowledge gained I have published more than 25 scientific papers
in the national and international Journals/ Bulletin and Proceedings of the
Conference/ Symposium/ Geological Congress and prepared over 70 professional
papers and reports in the various field of Geoscience, Engineering and
environment geology, Disaster management, Environment protection and Global
warming/ Climate change.
As a Former President of Nepal Geological
Society I successfully lead the society (1994 -1996) and initiated many new activities;
as a Convener I had successfully organized 1st and 6th
Nepal Geological Congress and also took parts in more than 75 Seminars/
Symposium/ Congress/ Workshop/ Meetings in different countries of Asia, Europe,
America and Australia in the past and presented more than 25 research papers
and took part in the discussions and preparation of documents.
My experience of successfully working with the
government organizations, Tribhuvan University, UNDP, NGOs, INGOs and other
stakeholders will certainly allow/ help me to formulate the programs, implement
them and perform my duty wit
(1) PERSONAL DATA
Name: Krishna
Prasad Kaphle
Date of Birth: 17 September 1949 Nationality: Nepalese
Sex: Male Marital
Status: Married
Qualification: Master of Science in Geology (M.Sc. Geology
after B.Sc. Hons. in Geology)
Professional Position: Former Superintending Geologist (Retired
on 17 Sept 2007) in DMG; Presently Technical Adviser (part time) in N & C
Minerals Pvt. Ltd. Bauddha, Kathmandu.
Professional Experience: 36 years
Contact Address: Majurmarg - 60, Panipokhari, Marajgunj,
Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Ward -3
GPO Box
11279, Kathmandu, Nepal,
E-mail: kpkaphle@gmail.com; Tel: 977-1-4428577 ®, Mobile: 977-9841203555
(2)
EDUCATION
* Master of Science (M. Sc.) in Geology, University of the Punjab, Lahore , Pakistan
1975,
I - Division, (Second
position in merit).
*Bachelor of Science with Honors (B. Sc.
Hons. in Geology), University of the Punjab, Lahore ,
Pakistan 1973.
I - Division, (Second position in merit).
(3)
TRAINNING
- On the Job Training on:
* International Energy Laws, Contracts and
Negotiations: Upstream Issues and Agreements, Dec 5 - 9, 2005 in Huston,
Texas, USA. Organized by Rocky
Mountain Mineral Law Foundation ,
USA .
* Petroleum Policy and Management, organized by PETRAD, Stavanger, Norway. 26 August to 17 October 2002
*Petroleum
Economics and Fiscal Terms, organized by PETRAD in cooperation with
DMG/PEPP on 18 – 20 February 202 in Kathmandu., Nepal
*Negotiations
of Petroleum Contracts, organized by PETRAD in cooperation with DMG/PEPP on
30 Nov to 2nd December 1999 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
*Project
Preparation & Appraisal, Nepal Administrative Staff College, Nepal. 14 Aug.- 26 Sept. 1997, I - Division
*GIS
for the Management of Natural Resources and the Environment, ICIMOD, Nepal.
4 weeks in 1992.
*Advance Course on Prospection
of Metallic Raw Materials, Federal Republic of Germany. 13 months (Dec.1985 to Dec.
1986) and research (1 Jan. to 15
Feb. 1987 ).
*Mineral
Exploration, ADAB/ Australia, 3 months in 1982.
*General
Administration” HMG/ Ministry of General Administration, Nepal. 2 months in 1982. I – Division.
*Introductory
course in" Introduction of Organic
Geochemical Data" Petro Canada International Management Services,
Kathmandu, Nepal, 26 - 29
July1992.
*Gender Responsive
Planning in the World of Work. Organized by ILO, 15-18 April 2003, Nepal.
* Mid
Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), Organized by NPC & MOF, 23 - 28 March 2003, Kathmandu,
Nepal.
* Syber
Security: e-payment and e-signeture infrastructure that meet user needs Dec.
2004
- Computer Skill: MS Word/ Word Processing, Excel, Power
Point
(4) PROFESSIONAL SKILLS/ EXPERTISE
* Overall
management of technical organizations/ Geological survey, General administration, Project
planning, Budgeting, Preparation of monthly, 4 monthly and annual progress
reports etc.
*Long experience on mineral exploration, evaluation of the mineral deposits especially on gold,
lead, zinc, copper (base metals), iron, uranium, tin, tungsten, phosphorite,
cement grade limestone and fuel minerals.
*Prepared Engineering and Environmental
Geological Maps, Reports, Hazard assessment and assessment of infrastructure
development plans/ New settlement in Urban areas (Municipalities) worked with German Government
Financed Project (Mineral exploration in 1991- 1993 and Environment Geology in
1997 - 2000). Field study of Sanitary
landfill site selection in municipalities (Kathmandu, Pokhara, Butwal, Tansen, Bharatpur, and
Dhangarhi municipalities).
*Organized
International and National Seminar/ Symposium/ Geological Congress/ Workshops on Mineral exploration, Fuel
minerals, Engineering and Environment geology and Hazard assessment, Disaster
management, and to promote Engineering and Environment Geological maps, Hazard
maps, geological maps, Earthquake hazard maps to the potential users, and also organized
earthquake awareness programs in Municipalities.
* Engineering and Environmental geological studies of environment
friendly road, and small irrigation projects, "Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) of some roads/
Highways and Thoshe Iron Deposit/ mine.
*Preparation
of Comprehensive Database on Natural Disaster Management Capabilities in Nepal (Submitted to UNDP/ DMS Nepal) and many other professional reports, and publication
of research papers on Hazard assessment (landslide, earthquakes, sinkholes, natural
radiation, flood prone areas etc.), selection of landfill sites, engineering
and environmental geology, mineral exploration, geological mapping etc.
* Preparation of Emergency Country Profile of Nepal for WHO on behalf of NSET-Nepal in 2000 (Submitted
to WHO).
*Resource
person/ Special
lectures in Disaster management, Geohazard and Environmental degradation in
major cities; Global warming/ Climate change in Nepal Himalaya; Engineering and
Environment geological mapping and their use in infrastructure development
planning (DWIDP); Geology and Mineral resources of Nepal, investment
opportunities in mining and mineral based industries in Nepal; External
Examiner (TU); Part time Technical Advisor in N & C Minerals P. Ltd.; and
consultant in N-SET Nepal, TAEC Consult, Silt Consult, and BDA Nepal (in the
past); hydrolab.
(5) LANGUAGE:
- Mother tongue: Nepali
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Excellent in reading, understanding, writing, and speaking in English and Nepali
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Good in reading and understanding German
and Hindi and only
understanding Urdu.
(6) AWARDS/ MEDALS:
- Gorkha Daxin Bahu -IV (Medal), 1999, Decorated by HM The King
Birendra B. B. Shah.
- Natural Disaster Relief Medal, awarded by the Ministry of Home
Affairs/ HMG Nepal, 1995.
-Janapad Sewa Padak/ HMG Nepal
and Shubha Rajya Vishek Padak/ HMG Nepal
- Letters
of Appreciation from Nepal
Geological Society and Saubhagya Ma. Bi. Chidipani, Palpa.
- Silver
medal in M.Sc. Geology
(Second Position in merit) and in B.Sc. Hons. (Second Position in merit).
(7) MEMBER/ ADVISOR/ EDITOR/ CONVENER
*Founder Member and
Life Member, Nepal
Geological Society (NGS) and Nuclear Society of Nepal (NUSON).
and Life Member of Former Civil Servant Service
Council – Nepal; Palpali Snagam; and Kaphle Samaj.
* President, Nepal Geological Society (Sept.
1994 to August 1996); Vice- President, Nepal Geological Society (Sept 1992 to Aug 1994); Treasurer, Nepal Geological Society, (1989 - 1990).
* Member, Association of Geoscientist for International
Development (AGID); International Association of Engineering Geology and Environment (IAEG); Carl
Duisburg Society Nepal (CDS-Nepal); Member
Everest - K2 Society, Nepal.
*Advisor,
Nepal Geological
Society (1997 to Aug 2011 and Nuclear Society of
Nepal (2005-2011).
* Editor, Journal of Nepal Geological Society (Sept 1996 – Sept
2004).
* Chief Editor, DMG Newsletter Vol.4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
and 9 Published by Department of Mines and Geology, Nepal (from 2001 - 2007); NUSON Newsletter Vol. 1, 2
and 3 (2005 and 2007) published by Nuclear Society of Nepal.
* Managing Editor, Annual Report volume 1, 2, 3, and
4, DMG, Published by Department of Mines and Geology, Nepal
(from 2003 - 2007).
* Convener,
6th Nepal Geological Congress organized by Nepal Geological Society on 15 - 17
November 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal; First
Nepal Geological Congress,
organized by Nepal Geological Society 15 - 16 August 1995,
Kathmandu, Nepal; International Workshop on Seismology,
Seismotectonics and Seismic Hazard jointly going to be organized by DMG/ Nepal and DASE/
France on 28 – 29 Nov 2006 in Kathmandu, Nepal and Workshop on "Role of Geoscience in
Mineral Resources Development and Promotion of Mineral Based Industries in
Nepal" 15 August
2002 in Kathmandu, Nepal, Organized by Nepal Geological Society in cooperation
with DMG.
* Co-Convener/ Member, Organizing Committee, 9th Himalaya - Karakoram - Tibet workshop,
Kathmandu, Nepal, 1- 4 April 1994.
*Member, Evaluation Committee to evaluate the proposals received
from the CAIRN Energy PLC Petroleum Company (2004); Organizing committee, Fifth Asian Regional Conference on Engineering Geology
for Major Infrastructure Development and Natural Hazards Mitigation. 28 – 30 Sept 2005, Kathmandu,
Nepal Organized By Nepal Geological Society; Fifth Nepal Geological Congress 26 - 27 November 2007; Fourth
Nepal Geological Congress,
7 - 9 April 2004; Third Nepal Geological
Congress, September
26-28, 2001; Second Nepal Geological Congress, Kathmandu, Nepal 11–13 Nov. 1997; Seminar on Hydrology, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1993; Special editorial board, Proceedings of 9th Himalaya – Karakoram
– Tibet Work shop, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, Vol. 11, Spec. Issue,
1995; Scientific Sub committee Nepal Geological Society (Sept.
1992 to Aug 1994); International
Symposium on Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology and Natural Disasters with
Emphasis in Asia. 28-
30 Sept 1999, Kathmandu, Nepal. Organized by NGS sponsored by IAEG; IDNDR council, Nepal Geological Society (Sept.1996 –Aug.1998); Environment Radiation Subcommittee under National Steering Committee
on Atomic Energy, formulated by Ministry of Science and Technology (September
2004); IDNDR Council of Nepal Geological Society (Sept.1996 –
Aug.1998);
* Coordinator, Earthquake Awareness Program,
organized by Department of Mines and Geology in Biratnagar, Pokhara and Surkhet, Municipalities (2006 -2007),
organized talk programs, workshops and seminars on disaster managements to
celebrate the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) Day
in cooperation with Ministry of Home Affairs/ Nepal, DWIDP, and UNDP/DMS.
(8) WORKING EXPERIENCE (From Dec. 1975 to Present)
12
Dec.2007 to Present: Technical Advisor; Provide advisory services especially in gold
exploration, Thoshe iron deposit evaluation and base metals exploration) in N and C Minerals Pvt. Ltd,
Bauddha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
March 2007 - Sept 2007: Superintending
Geologist and Chief, Technical Services and Administration Division,
Department of Mines
and Geology (DMG), Lainchaur, Kathmandu ,
Nepal .
Aug. 2005- March 2007:
Superintending Geologist and Chief, Geological Survey and Research
Sub-Division, DMG,
Lainchaur, Kathmandu , Nepal .
2001 – Aug. 2005: Senior Divisional Geologist and Chief, Planning, Evaluation and Information
Section Department
of Mines and Geology, also worked as a Contact Person and Noddle Officer of DMG.
1991 - 2001 : Senior Division al Geologist and Chief, Metallic
Mineral Exploration Section, DMG.
Dec. 1997 –. 2000:
Actively involved in Environmental
Geology Project. DMG / BGR (German) Technical Cooperation Project.
Especially in preparation of reports on
Engineering and Environmental Geological Maps of Kathmandu and Pokhara Valleys
and assessment of infrastructure development plans/ New settlement area in
Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara valley and Butwal and Dharan area; Site selection for
Landfill Sites in 5 different municipalities; organize workshops to promote
Engineering and Environment Geological maps prepared by DMG/ EGP project in
Kathmandu, Pokhara, Butwal and Dharan.
1975 – 2000 : Field
Incharge, actively involved in mineral exploration activities of DMG especially
on gold, base metals, polymetal sulphides, iron, uranium, tin, tungsten,
phosphorite, cement grade limestone and fuel minerals in different parts of
Nepal.
1999, and 1991/1992:
Short term Consultant
Geologist in TEAC Consult
for Engineering and Environmental geological study of Okhaldhunga - Salleri -
Phaplu environment friendly road, Eastern Nepal and small irrigation projects
in Sunsari, Morang and Dang districts; in
SILT Consultant (P)
Ltd. for Engineering geological studies of Chhinchu - Jajarkot road alignment; Engineering
Geological studies of Kulekhani Hydroelectric Project area, Kulekhani Phase I
and II (1990 and 1998); in Building Design Associate (BDA), Nepal, mainly worked in engineering
geological studies of small Hill Irrigation Projects in Farwestern Nepal. Dam
site selection, canal alignment, rock types, failure plains, slope stability,
soil erosion, landslides along the alignment and advise civil engineer to
construct civil structure to protect slides etc (1987 – 1988); in SEPORT Consultant for "Environmental Impact Assessment of a part of Tribhuvan Rajpath and Butwal -Tansen sectoin
of Siddhartha Highway.
1998 - Present: Resource Person/ Part
time Lecturer, Central
Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University (as a Lecturer, Trainer, External
examiner, and Thesis Supervisor etc. 1994-1997); Department of Water Induced
Disaster Prevention (2003 to present), Department of Geology TC/TU (1977/1978) SANN Research Institute affiliated with
Colorado University, USA (Aug. 1998 – Dec. 1998), and Hydro lab).
Attached
Counterpart of Dr.
H.C. Einfalt, and Dr. L. Steiner, Experts in Economic Geology & Mineral
Exploration from BGR, Germany (Feb 1990 to July 1994); Dr. K. Fesefeldt (Sept –Oct
1988) and Dr. R. Muff, Expert from BGR, Germany, a fact finding mission. April
– May 1988: Dr. M. Chaigne, Regional Advisor, for Mineral Exploration, ESCAP/
RMRDC mission to Nepal; Dr. Norman J. Page, Chief of Platinum Group Metal
Resource Appraisal Project, USGS. USGS, fact finding mission to Nepal (May 28-
June 15, 1984).
(9) PUBLICATION (GEO-SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL PAPERS PUBLISHED)
·
Published
more than 25 scientific research papers in the national and international
Journals/ Bulletin and Proceedings of the Conference/ Symposium/ Geological
Congress and prepared over 75 professional papers/ short articles (some of them
published) and reports in the various field of Geoscience, Petroleum and
natural gas, Engineering and environment geology, Disaster management, Geohazard
and Environment degradation and Global warming/ Climate change etc.
(10) PARTICIPATION
IN CONFERENCES AND SEMINAR
·
Participated (in more than 75) and research
paper presented in (more than 35) National and International Conference/ Congress/
Seminar/ Symposium/ Workshops organized by different professional and
nonprofessional Societies, Geological Survey, Universities, Scientific
organizations, UN/ESCAP/, UNDP, GEOSAS and other International and National
organizations.
I certify that all the information
stated in this CV is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
(Senior
Geologist)