Est. August 2017 · Kathmandu, Nepal
Manifold Consult Pvt. Ltd. is a specialist firm in geophysics, engineering design, geology, geotechnical investigation and environmental study. We work alongside hydropower developers, road and rail authorities, water utilities and government agencies — translating the subsurface into decisions you can build on.
Geophysics·Engineering Design·Geology·Geotechnical·Environment
A multidisciplinary firm built on verified work, documented delivery, and trusted technical expertise since 2017.
Services
Each discipline is led by a senior specialist and supported by shared field equipment and our in-house laboratory. Most projects draw on two or three at once — they are listed separately for clarity, not to be sold as silos. The five disciplines mirror the five dots in our mark.
01 / Subsurface
Non-invasive subsurface characterisation following ASTM D6431-10 for resistivity acquisition. Used on alignments, dam sites, well-siting and slope investigations across Nepal.
02 / Delivery
Project delivery from concept through construction. Architectural and structural design, BOQ, tender documentation, evaluation and on-site supervision.
03 / Ground
The baseline understanding every project depends on. From regional mapping for new corridors to geo-hazard assessment for vulnerable areas.
04 / Foundation
Borehole programmes designed for the structure on top — not generic depths. Four drill rigs from 30 m percussion to 1000 m rotary, paired with our in-house soil & rock laboratory testing to IS / BS / ASTM codes.
05 / Compliance
Statutory and pre-construction environmental work, scoped to the regulatory pathway your project actually sits on. Delivered in formats that go straight into the approval file.
— / Talk
Send the brief — even early-stage. We will tell you honestly what scope of investigation it warrants and what it does not.
Sectors
Six overlapping infrastructure sectors that drive most of our project portfolio. Each carries its own subsurface risk and its own regulatory pathway — and that is where we earn our place on the team.
S—01
Headrace and tailrace alignments, surge shafts, dam and weir foundations, powerhouse caverns. From 4.5 MW community schemes to the 203 MW Mathillo Budhigandaki — subsurface uncertainty is the single largest contingency on most hydropower budgets, and our work targets exactly that.
S—02
Highway corridors, road-tunnel portals, cut-slope stability, runway foundations. We've supported Packages 6 and 7 of the Kathmandu–Terai/Madhesh Fast Track, feasibility for the Banepa domestic airport, and five tunnel-corridor feasibility studies.
S—03
Geophysical and geotechnical characterisation of crossing sites — pier and abutment foundations along major highway projects, including Fast Track Packages 6 and 7.
S—04
Tower-foundation siting along long linear alignments, substation geotechnical packages, and corridor-scale mapping for transmission projects including the Karnali Corridor and Arun Hub.
S—05
Aquifer characterisation, well-siting using 2D-ERT and VES, sustainable yield assessment. Clients span Nepal Khanepani Sansthan, municipal water utilities and Mercy Corps / USAID humanitarian programmes.
S—06
Active and dormant slope investigation, geohazard assessment for vulnerable areas (commissioned by the National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Authority), and geotechnical packages for institutional and hospital buildings.
Capability
All field instrumentation listed below is owned by the firm and operated by our own technical staff — not rented in for a campaign, not handed to a subcontractor. The depth of investigation we can offer is set by what we can actually put on the ground.
Drilling
Rotary drill rig · brand new · capacity to 1000 m
The deepest rig in our fleet. Used for deep characterisation on dam, tunnel and large hydropower foundation programmes.
Drilling
Rotary drill rig · capacity to 250 m
Mid-range workhorse for most standard hydropower and transport-corridor borehole programmes.
Drilling
Rotary drill rig · capacity to 100 m
Compact rig for site-investigation programmes on buildings, bridges and shallow-foundation projects.
Drilling
Percussion drilling · capacity to 30 m in soft sediments
For groundwater investigation and soft-sediment SPT programmes, particularly in the Terai.
Geophysics
Ground resistivity meter · 72-electrode switch
The instrument behind every 2D and 3D ERT survey we deliver. ASTM D6431-10 compliant acquisition and processing.
Geophysics
Seismograph · 24-channel
Used for Seismic Refraction Tomography, MASW and MAM. Outputs elastic moduli, shear-wave profiles and rippability assessments.
In-house laboratory
Atterberg limits, unconfined compressive strength, relative density, consolidation, CBR, permeability, grain-size analysis, direct shear, swelling pressure — all to relevant IS / BS / ASTM codes.
Software
RES2DINV (resistivity inversion) · SeisImager/2D (SRT) · SeisImager/SW (MASW) · SAP2000, ETABS, Staad Pro (structural) · DIPS, PHASE2 (slope & tunnel) · AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Surfer, Grapher · WaterCAD, EPANET.
Recent Work
A slice of the portfolio across hydropower, transport, water and slope projects. The complete reference list — with clients, completion dates and deliverables — forms part of every formal proposal.
01
Geophysical investigation across the project components of one of Nepal's larger upcoming hydropower schemes. Client: Himalayan Geotechnical and Tunnelling Consultancy.
02
Geophysical investigation of slopes and bridges across two packages of Nepal's flagship expressway. Client: Geo Engineering Pvt. Ltd. / Sub Structural Consult Pvt. Ltd.
03
Electrical Resistivity Tomography across project components. Client: Underground Space Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
04
Detail design support along the Karnali Corridor transmission alignment. Client: Pashupati Drilling and Geo-technical Services Pvt. Ltd.
05
Geophysical investigation across the project alignment. Client: Sita Hydropower Company Pvt. Ltd.
A complete client and project list — with values, dates and signed completion certificates — is provided with every proposal.
The Firm
Manifold Consult Pvt. Ltd. was registered under the Company Act 2006 in August 2017 to provide specialist services in geophysics, geology, engineering geology, geotechnical investigation and civil engineering. We are eleven people — five directors with primary field experience, four technical staff and two in administration and coordination.
We work for private developers, government agencies, donor-funded programmes and contractors. Most of our briefs come back. The reason for that, as far as we can tell, is fairly unglamorous: we tell clients what the ground is doing — including when that is inconvenient — and we deliver on the schedule we agreed to.
P.01
Our directors run their own field campaigns. There is no junior-only investigation programme on our books.
P.02
We propose the investigation a project actually needs. We will turn work down before we will oversell it.
P.03
Projects are delivered on the schedule we agreed to. Our contractors and clients are how that reputation gets repaid.
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We invest in equipment, training and method development. The standard rises every year, or it isn't a standard.
Leadership
Five directors and four technical specialists, all employed in-house. The director who scopes your project is the same person who signs the report.
Board of Directors
Chairman & Managing Director
M.Sc. Geology · 10+ years
Hydropower, rock-slope engineering, tunnel and underground excavation.
Director & Seismologist
Ph.D. Geophysics · 10+ years
Seismology, engineering geology, and geophysical investigation.
Director & Geophysicist
Ph.D. Geophysics · 10+ years
Geophysical investigation and subsurface characterisation.
Director & IT SME
B.IT · M.A. E-Governance · 6 years
Information systems, e-governance, and data management.
Director
Technical Team
Senior Hydrogeologist
M.Sc. Geology (hydrogeology) · 5 years
Groundwater resource management and exploration.
Senior Field Geophysicist
B.S. Geology · 3+ years
Geophysical field surveys and data acquisition.
Geologist
M.Sc. Geology · 5+ years
Geological investigation and geophysical survey.
Accounts
MBA · 7 years
Accounting, finance and procurement administration.
Start a project
Email or call directly — or send a brief through the form. We respond within two working days. For tenders and formal procurements, please attach the schedule and any geological context you already hold.
Office
Sahayoginagar-32, Koteshwor
Kathmandu, Nepal
Postal
G.P.O. Box 3692
Kathmandu-16, Banasthali
Nepal
manifoldconsult [at] gmail.com
Web
manifoldconsult.com.np
Hours
Sunday — Friday
09:30 — 17:30 NPT
