Biography of Managing Director
Leadership, professional experience and major engineering assignments of ITECO Nepal's Managing Director.
Tuk Lal Adhikari
Tuk Lal Adhikari is the Managing Director of ITECO Nepal and a founding member of the company. He has served on national and international engineering assignments covering hydropower, transportation and wider infrastructure development. He progressed from an entry-level engineering role to the company's leadership position over his professional career.
Experience & Expertise
Education & Leadership
- Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Roorkee, now IIT Roorkee, India.
- Founding member of ITECO Nepal who progressed to Managing Director.
- Training and experience in project management, quality control/assurance and modern engineering skills.
Professional Expertise
- Geotechnical engineering and materials investigation.
- Hydropower feasibility studies, detailed project reports and detailed design.
- Highway, rural road, bridge, slope and landslide stabilization assignments.
- Project leadership with national agencies, development partners and local and international consultants.
Selected Major Projects
Community Based Water Supply & Sanitation Project
Project Coordinator · ADB Loan No. NEP-2008 (SF)
Sikta Irrigation Project
Project Coordinator · Construction of Headworks
Road Sector Development Project
Project Coordinator · Feasibility and Detailed Design
Hydropower Project Portfolio
Coordinator / Deputy Team Leader · Likhu, Lapchi, Solu, Sardi and related projects
Rural Access Improvement & Decentralization Project
Project Coordinator · Rural roads and community infrastructure in 20 districts
Upper Sagarmatha Agriculture Development Project
Project Director · Rural roads in Okhaldhunga, Khotang and Solukhumbu
Rural Access Programme
Project Director · Hilepani–Diktel rural road, 81 km
Bishnumati Link Road
Project Coordinator · Detailed Engineering Design and Construction Supervision
Industry Involvement
- President of Nepal Geotechnical Society.
- Executive Member of the Society of Consulting Architectural and Engineering Firms, Nepal (SCAEF).
- Executive Member of Nepal Tunneling Association.
- Member of Nepal Geological Society and other professional organizations.