Established in June, 1968 as a small nucleus in the Geology Department, Delhi University, the Institute was shifted to Dehradun during April, 1976. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun is an autonomous research institute of the Department of the Science & Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
WIHG Objectives
To undertake, aid, promote, guide and coordinate researches in geology of the Himalaya and foster a tradition of scholarships and to carry-out research towards the development of new concepts and models concerning geodynamic evolution of the Himalaya through an integrated interdisciplinary approach.
S. P. Nautiyal Museum at WIHG
The Institute has organised a small museum which is very popular with the visitors and especially the school children. The basic objective in organising the museum is to educate students and general public as well as to highlight the Institute activities. The museum displays geological maps, charts, samples, models ...
WIHG Central Facilities
EPMA (Electron Probe Micro Analyzer)TL/OSL (Thermoluminescence/Optically Stimulated Luminescence)ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer)LAMCICPMS(Laser Ablation Mutli Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer)XRD (X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory)...
Dr. Vineet Kumar Gahalaut has assumed the charge of the Director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun on 23.01.2025
