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'''Vinod Singh Chhettri'''{{clarify|reason=is the name Chhettri or Chhetri; one or two t's?|date=March 2021}} (20 December 1935 – 16 April 2019) was the Former President of Nepal Geological Society of 4th Executive Committee,<ref name="WHO-01">[http://ngs.org.np/4th-executive-committee/ 4th Executive Committee of Nepal Geological Society (NGS)] Retrieved 2021-02-06.</ref> Founder President of Stratigraphic Association of Nepal (1999–2010) and the Retired Gazzetted 1st class officer of Department of Mines and Geology, Nepal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|title=Handover of Life Time Achievement Award and Condolence Meeting of Mr. Vinod Singh Chhetri|url=http://ngs.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NGS-Bulletin-Volume-36-2019.pdf|journal=Bulletin of Nepal Geological Society|volume=36|pages=165–167}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and family ==<br />
Vinod Singh Chhettri, son of Indra Mani Singh and Bimala Singh was born on 20 December 1935 in India.<ref name=":0" /> His father died when he was 2 years old. His mother was teacher of Annie Besant College of Rajghat, Banaras and has completed B.A., B.T., from [[Banaras Hindu University]], India.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Chhettri|first=Vinod Singh|date=2014|title=वाराणसी टु काठमाडौँ एतिहासिक यात्रा|journal=नारीस्वर|volume=२७|pages=४०–४७}}</ref> He was a champion in Swimming, he could swim across the Ganga river of Banaras when he was 12 years old.<ref name=":2" /> He came to Nepal when he was 12 years old with the team of [[Ishwari Prasad|Dr. Ishwori Prasad Upadhyaya]], famous Indian historian, in which his mother was a member of the team.<ref name=":2" /> The Rana Prime Minister of Nepal, [[Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana|Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana]], called the team of Ishwori Prasad in Nepal for preparing his biography, which was later published in 1975 <ref>{{Cite book|last=Prasad|first=Ishwari|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEvbH8Fv-boC&q=%22The+Life+and+Times+of+Maharaja+Juddha+Shumsher+Jung+Bahadur+Rana+of+Nepal%22|title=The Life and Times of Maharaja Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal|publisher=Ashish Publishing House|date=1 January 1975|isbn=9788170247562}}</ref><br />
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He married Sarala Singh and they had 4 daughters and 1 son.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Served in the [[Ministry of Industry (Nepal)|Ministry of Industry]] Department of Mines & Geology from 1963 till 1987 throughout and the last position was Superintendent Geologist Gazzetted Ist class post of His Majesty's Government of Nepal and by virtue of having served for such a long period/vast experience in almost every branch of applied geology; done geological mapping and mineral exploration in many parts of Nepal and specific field of research is related with serious geological hazards such as earthquake of July 1980 of western Nepal.<ref name=":3">CV of Vinod Singh Chhettri</ref> Study of landslide of and gully erosion for Doti-Dipayal Town Planning Project, soil testing of a paper millsite. Feasibility study of [[Sunkoshi River]]. Study of Land Subsidence of Pokhara and many small Hydel Projects etc.<br />
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== Academic honours ==<br />
* 2018- Life Time Achievement Award of Nepal Geological Society honored by Rt Hon'ble Vice-President of Nepal <ref name=":1">[http://ngs.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NGS-Bulletin-Volume-36-2019.pdf Bulletin of Nepal Geological Society Vol. 35]. Retrieved 2018-02-24.</ref><br />
[[File:Life_Time_Acheivement_Award.jpg|thumb|Life Time Achievement Award to Mr. Vinod Singh Chhettri by Rt. Hon'ble Vice-President of Nepal]]<br />
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