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class=\"eael-nav-dot-tooltip-content\">Related Links<\/span><\/span><a href=\"#\" data-row-id=\"links\"><span class=\"eael-nav-dot-wrap\"><i class=\"eael-nav-dot fas fa-link\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/li>            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e8216a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e8216a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7989a2\" data-id=\"a7989a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Committee Chair<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3265930 remove-elem-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3265930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. CR Parthasarathy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37ea37 remove-elem-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d37ea37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founder Director, Sarathy Geotech &amp; Engineering Services Pvt ltd.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d97139 remove-elem-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d97139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); color: #da291c;\" href=\"mailto:partha@sarathygeotech.com\">partha@sarathygeotech.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca0558c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca0558c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. CR Parthasarathy is the founder director of Sarathy Geotech &amp; Engineering Services Pvt ltd. He started his career as a Geotechnical Engineer in 1993 and involved in numerous large scale site investigation\/engineering studies for both Offshore and Onland projects viz., multistoried complexes, refineries, embankments, bridges, water-retaining structures, offshore platforms, pipelines, Jackup rigs etc. As a technical partner of Pile Dynamics USA, he is instrumental in promoting quality testing of deep foundations in India and authorized trainer for high strain dynamic pile testing. He is the Chairman of IGS-Bengaluru Chapter and Executive Committee Member of DFI-India.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47a646a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47a646a\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"purpose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43f7ebf\" data-id=\"43f7ebf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2714bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2714bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purpose Statement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d95c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d95c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>Enhancing Good Work Practices<\/strong><ol><li>Proper and adequate subsurface exploration and characterisation practices for informed design, improved constructability and bid economy.<\/li><li>Innovative technologies.<\/li><li>Effective procurement practices for subsurface characterization services.<\/li><li>Adequate construction observation monitoring to determine whether field modifications are necessary during construction.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li><strong>Skill Development Programs<\/strong><ol><li>Develop and implement skill training programs for soil investigation lab technicians and field supervisors.<\/li><li>DFII signed 5-year MOU with the National Academy of Construction, a Telangana state government organisation, to jointly implement these programs.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li><strong>Promotional Activities<\/strong><ol><li>Organize workshops and seminars to raise the level of awareness of the need for and economic benefits of accurate and effective subsurface characterisation information.<\/li><li>Increase stakeholder awareness of the necessity to effectively manage ground risks.<\/li><li>Collaborate with similar organizations to improve the professionalism of subsurface characterization.<\/li><li>Identify current issues and suggest possible solutions.<\/li><li>Introduce policy intervention wherever needed for enhancing the quality of geotechnical investigation works by closely working with relevant government organisations\/authorities.<\/li><li>Promote active liaisons with BIS,IGS, IIT, NIT, NAC, CIDC, NSDC, major construction organisations, soil investigation agencies, design consultants, soil investigation and lab equipment and tools manufacturers.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fdccf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fdccf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"initiatives\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1d2721\" data-id=\"f1d2721\" 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