IGS Jabalpur Chapter celebrated its 17th Installation Day on Sunday 16 May 2021. As a mark of respect to the founder of the IGS Jabalpur Chapter and to honour his memory, Mr. Ravi Sundaram Director, Cengrs Geotechnica Pvt. Ltd. delivered the first Prof. V.K. Shrivastava Memorial Lecture on this occasion titled
"Foundations for Tall Buildings on Alluvial Deposits - Geotechnical Aspects".
Well received and appreciated by the geotechnical engineers at Jabalpur as well as many national and international experts.

The event was covered in the Jabalpur edition of Patrika Newspaper (Hindi) on 17th May 2021.