On site since Nov 2025

Anup Bhandari

Headworks Site Engineer with Gaura Construction on the 40 MW Upper Sankhuwa Khola Hydroelectric Project

I'm a civil engineer working on hydropower construction. On site I supervise construction of the undersluice, radial gates, intake, gravel trap and flushing culverts. My background is in hydraulic modelling, from leading a 2D HEC-RAS flow study of the Sunkoshi Hydropower Project.

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Anup Bhandari, civil engineer
Upper Sankhuwa Khola HEP, current project
40MW
Headworks structures I've helped build
5
Journal papers published
2
Engineers I led on the Sunkoshi study
6
BE Civil, First Division
76.86%

Experience

Site record
Nov 2025 – Present

Headworks Site Engineer

Gaura Construction Pvt. Ltd. (Contractor) · Upper Sankhuwa Khola Hydroelectric Project, 40 MW · Sankhuwasabha
  • Supervise headworks construction from excavation onward: undersluice, radial gates, intake and intake gates, gravel trap and flushing culverts.
  • Set out structures to the consultant's design drawings, working with surveyors on layout.
  • Supervise reinforcement works, including bar bending and cutting, and coordinate with QA/QC to ensure quality.
  • Prepare daily progress reports, weekly reports and presentations, measurement sheets and field joint measurement sheets, and assist with quantity calculation and billing.
UndersluiceRadial gatesIntake & gatesGravel trapFlushing culverts
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Aug 2020 – Feb 2021

Civil Engineering Intern

Pathari Shanishchare Municipality, Ward 3 Office
  • Site supervision and quality assurance on a 5 km blacktop road.
  • Prepared CAD drawings and supported the ward's engineering office work.
Apr 2018 – Jul 2018

Civil Engineering Intern (Diploma on-job training)

Pathari Shanishchare Municipality, Ward 7 Office
  • Site supervision and quality checks on the bridge over Pathari Khola.
  • Inspected a community hall and a side drain near Bishnu Chowk for design compliance.

Projects

Professional, academic & field
Current work · Contractor side · Nov 2025 – Present

Upper Sankhuwa Khola Hydroelectric Project, 40 MW

Headworks construction with Gaura Construction: from excavation to finished concrete on the undersluice, radial gates, intake, gravel trap and flushing culverts.

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Schematic plan of run-of-river headworks River flowing downward. A weir crosses the river, with undersluice bays and radial gates beside the right-bank intake. Water enters the intake, passes through a gravel trap, and continues to the waterway. A flushing culvert returns trapped gravel to the river downstream of the weir. FLOW Weir Undersluice + radial gates Intake + gates Gravel trap TO WATERWAY Flushing culvert returns gravel to the river LEFT BANK RIGHT BANK
Final-year project lead · Apr 2024 – Apr 2025 · Published 2026

2D flow analysis of the Sunkoshi Hydropower Project

Built a 2D hydraulic model in HEC-RAS to study flow at the headworks and check design parameters.

  • Led a team of six across data collection, ArcGIS catchment analysis and a bathymetric survey.
  • Developed the design discharge and flood hydrographs used as boundary conditions.
  • Mapped flood inundation zones for several return periods to support risk planning.
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HEC-RAS 2D model mesh of the Sunkoshi headworks2D model mesh and boundary conditions, from my published paper
Concrete gravity dam under construction at Tanahu
Site visit · 140 MW storage project

Tanahu Hydropower Project

Construction management visit to the dam, underground powerhouse and headrace tunnel on the Seti River, with recommendations on safety, worker welfare and community engagement.

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Topographic map from the survey camp
Survey camp · 10 days · Kirtipur

Topographic survey camp

Control traversing to 1:5000, a 578 m road alignment and an 80 m-span bridge site survey, drawn up in AutoCAD.

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Research & writing

Published
2026 · Journal of Innovations in Engineering Education, 9(1), 27–38

2D hydraulic modelling of diversion headworks under extreme flood conditions: a case study of the Sunkoshi Hydropower Project

Bhandari, A., Aryal, A., Joshi, G., Bimali, B., Baniya, B., Aryal, A., … Devkota, N.

doi.org/10.3126/jiee.v9i1.82739 →

2025 · InJET-InDev, 2(1), 193–207

Reassessing the Bus Priority Lane and Exploring the Feasibility of BRT in Kathmandu

Dahal, A., Bhandari, A., & Boyaju, G.

doi.org/10.3126/injet-indev.v2i1.82492 →

Interactive report · 2025

The 2025 Bhotekoshi flood

An interactive look at the July 2025 flood on the Bhotekoshi corridor: how it unfolded, what it damaged, and lessons for building resilience in the Himalayas.

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Skills

Where I've used them

Construction supervision

Hydropower headworks from excavation onward, setting out to design, and bar bending and cutting; earlier QA on a bridge and road works.

Site reporting

Daily progress reports, weekly reports and presentations, monthly report support, and site records.

Quantities & billing

Measurement sheets, field joint measurement sheets, quantity calculation and billing support.

HEC-RAS

2D flow modelling and flood inundation mapping for the Sunkoshi headworks.

ArcGIS

Catchment delineation and hydrological inputs for hydraulic models.

Surveying

Total station, auto level and theodolite: traversing, levelling, road setting-out and bridge site survey.

AutoCAD & Civil 3D

Headworks layouts, river cross-sections and long profiles, and survey drawings.

ETABS

Structural analysis (training certificate, July 2023).

Primavera P6 & MS Office

Scheduling, progress tracking and reporting in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Education

  • Bachelor of Civil EngineeringIOE Thapathali Campus, Tribhuvan University · 2021 – 2025 · First Division, 76.86%
  • Nepal Engineering Council registrationRegistered Civil Engineer · 2025
  • Diploma in Civil EngineeringPanchayat Secondary School, Pathari · 2016 – 2020
Awards & training
  • 3rd place, Floatcrete CompetitionYathartha, CESS Thapathali · Feb 2025
  • 4th place, Shake Table CompetitionYathartha, CESS Thapathali · Feb 2025
  • 3rd place, Mix Design CompetitionYathartha, CESS Thapathali · Feb 2024
  • ETABS training certificateJul 2023

Let's talk hydropower.

I'm glad to hear about hydropower and water resources work, collaborations, or questions about my projects.

Emailanupbhandari2001@gmail.com
Phone+977 9841750764
LinkedInin/anup-bhandari016