Delighted to be the winner of NCE Tunnelling Awards 2016 under the category "Young Tunneller of the Year".
This award are given to individuals (with less than 10 years of experience) who has developed experience in the tunnelling industry and has made a notable contribution between Jan '15 and Jul '16.
Judging criteria was based on:
- Commitment to the tunnelling industry
- Contribution made by the individual to bring innovative ideas or initiatives or lead technically complex design/operations.
- Deliver beyond the client's expectation
Nomination was based on following items:
- Design and construction support for shotcrete lined (NATM) mined tunnel in soft shallow overburden condition
- Publication in International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories 2016 (Singapore special issue)
- Contribution in ITACET and local Geotechnical society (GeoSS)
Highlights of the awards event is available below:
Featured in Geoconsult website: Link (link is dead)
Featured in ITACET foundation website: Link
Featured in Tunnel Talk: Link
Thanks to generous support by the tunnelling community worldwide for identifying and encouraging the young engineers. Who would have imagined, an Indian guy, working for an Austrian firm for Singapore projects would win this honor in United Kingdom! :D
