Faculty details

Prof.Alok Sinha

Designation: Professor

Department: Environmental Science and Engineering

Email: Alok[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number: 9471518560

Office Number: +91-326-223-91 326 223 5610

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About Me: Dr Alok Sinha is currently serving as Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering and Dean (Infrastructure) at Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India. Dr. Sinha did his PhD from IIT Kanpur in Environmental Engineering and taught in colleges like SRMSCET Bareilly, HBTI Kanpur and IIT(ISM) Dhanbad. He has carried research in development of ZVI technology for in-situ remediation of contaminated groundwater with pollutants like Halogenated Organic Compounds, Pesticides, Chromium etc. He has also been granted a patent on “Novel system for regenerating and reusing nZVI/ZVI particles in wastewater treatment”. He has more than 60 publications in peer reviewed journal and is Guest Editor for “Frontiers in Environmental Science”. He has been awarded Best Paper Award by BITS Pilani. He has received Certificate of Excellence for Knimbus “Young Innovator Award” for the year 2013-14. He is a Fellow Member of The Institution of Engineers (India). He has guided 13 PhD thesis and more than 35 M.Tech. thesis and has completed many R&D and Consultancy proposals. Currently he is working in the area of water and wastewater treatment of industrial origin with special emphasis on Emerging Contaminants using various techniques like nano-technology, AOPs, electrochemical and combination of biological and physic-chemical methods.

Research Interest: 1. Water and Wastewater Treatment 2. In-situ Groundwater Remediation 3. Nano-technology for water remediation 4. Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) 5. Treatment of Emerging Contaminants by combined biological and physico-chemical processes

Teaching

Courses Taught:

Water Supply and Treatment

Wastewater Engineering

Industrial Wastewater Treatment

Environmental Modeling

Environmental Science

Solid Waste Management

Pollution Control annd Management

 

Academics

Position

Employer

Position held

Date of Joining

Date of Leaving

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

JP Enterprises Ltd., JP    Cement, Rewa

                                                                        

Senior Field Engineer

04.01.1993

16.12.1993

S.K. Saxena, Er. and Contr., Noida

Partner

25.12.1993

30.04.1995

J.K.Industries Ltd., Banmore

Civil Engineer

01.05.1995

28.02.1998

C.I.E. Ltd, Goa

Civil Engineer

20.03.1998

23.07.1998

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

SRMSCET, Bareilly

Lecturer

23.08.1998

26.06.2001

Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI), Kanpur

Assistant Professor

14.02.2007

31.03.2009

Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad

Assistant Professor

08.04.2009

05.09.2013

Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad

Assistant Professor (PB4)

06.09.2013

30.05.2016

Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad

Associate Professor

31.05.2016

11.04.2021

Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad

Professor

12.04.2021

Till present

Awards and Honors

  1. Awarded with MHRD Scholarship for M.E. after qualifying GATE,1990 with an overall percentile of 93.2 (95.87 percentile in Civil Engg. & 80.2 percentile in Basic Sciences and Engineering)
  2. Ranked second in M.E. (Hydraulic Structures), 1990 batch with 82.6% marks at Z.H.C.E.T., A.M.U., Aligarh.
  3. Best paper award for paper titled “Predicting Long Term Performance of Cast Iron Permeable Reactive Barrier Treating 2-Chloronaphthalene” at National Conference on Environmental Conservation (NCEC 2006), Sept 1-3, 2006, BITS Pliani.
  4. Accredited by Quality Council of India-National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (QCI-NABET) as Functional Area Expert (FAE) for carrying out EIA for Water Pollution, Hydrogeology and Solid Waste during 2012-13.
  5. Received a Certificate of Excellence for his innovation “Utilization of Steel Waste for treating Pesticide Contaminated Groundwater” for Knimbus Young Innovator Award for the year 2013-14.
  6. State Nodal officer for Jharkhand, National Water Mission (2018-2020).
  7. Guest Editor for Frontiers in Environmental Science
  8. Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India) (F-1273929)

Publications

Books Published

S. No

Publication Details of Prof. Alok Sinha

Ujjwal, R., Abhrajyoti Tarafdar, Kamal, N., Burman, I., & Sinha, A. (2025). Development of Innovative Fluorescence Detection Technique Using Nano Carbon Quantum Dots (NCQD) for Rapid Quantification of Most Probable Number (MPN) in Water. International Journal of Environmental Research, 19(2), 59. DOI:10.1007/s41742-024-00708-0

Agrawal, P., Sinha, J., Jangre, N., Kumar, F., Sinha, A., Singh, A., ... & Pasupuleti, S. (2025). Developing an efficient and optimized irrigation plan under varying water-supply regimes. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 16(2), 103272. DOI:10.1016/j.asej.2025.103272 3

Islam, R., Sinha, A., Hussain, A., Usama, M., Ali, S., Ahmed, S., ... & Deshmukh, K. (2024). Application of Monte Carlo simulation and artificial neural network model to probabilistic health risk assessment in fluoride-endemic areas. Heliyon, 10(24).

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon. 2024.e40887

Singh, A., Durbha, K. S., Sinha, A., & Pasupuleti, S. (2024). Comparative assessment of fluoride and arsenic mobilization mechanisms among the groundwater of the major affected river basins of India. Water Supply, 24(9), 2969-2998. DOI: 10.2166/ws.2024.196

Burman, I., & Sinha, A. (2024). Economic evaluation of submerged anaerobic hybrid membrane bioreactor operating at mesophilic temperature. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(33), 45808-45817. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34249-y  

Kumari, A., Sinha, A., Singh, D. B., & Pasupuleti, S. (2024). Source apportionment and health risk assessment in chromite mining area: Insights from entropy water quality indexing and Monte Carlo simulation. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 184, 526-541. DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2024.01.091

 

Varma, N. P., Sinha, A., Gupta, S. K., Mahato, J. K., & Chand, P. (2024). Enhanced defluoridation by nano-crystalline alum-doped hydroxyapatite and artificial intelligence (AI) modeling approach. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 1363724. DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1363724

Raj, A., Sinha, A., Singh, A., & Pasupuleti, S. (2024). Assessment and prediction of hexavalent chromium vulnerability in groundwater by Geochemical modelling, NOBLES Index and Random Forest Model. Science of The Total Environment, 906, 167570. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167570 

Verma, S., & Sinha, A. (2023). Appraisal of groundwater arsenic on opposite banks of River Ganges, West Bengal, India, and quantification of cancer risk using Monte Carlo simulations. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(10), 25205-25225.

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17902-8 

Sivodia, C., & Sinha, A. (2023). Advanced treatment methods for the emerging contaminants: an insight into the removal of anticancer drugs. In Persistent pollutants in water and advanced treatment technology (pp. 197-211). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-2062-4_8

Sinha, A., Singh, S. P., & Gupta, A. B. (2023). Introduction to Persistent Pollutants in Water and Advanced Treatment Technology. In Persistent Pollutants in Water and Advanced Treatment Technology (pp. 3-7). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-2062-4_1

Singh, R., Sinha, A., & Ken, D. S. (2023). Occurrence of phthalates in the environment, their toxicity, and treatment technologies. In Persistent Pollutants in Water and Advanced Treatment Technology (pp. 97-131). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-2062-4_5

Raj, A., & Sinha, A. (2023). Fate and transport of chromium contaminant in environment. In Persistent Pollutants in Water and Advanced Treatment Technology (pp. 283-297). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-2062-4_12

Kumari, A., Sinha, A., & Singh, D. B. (2023). Iron-Based Modified Nanomaterials for the Efficacious Treatment of Cr (VI) Containing Wastewater: A Review. Persistent Pollutants in Water and Advanced Treatment Technology, 299-331. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-2062-4_13

Ken, D. S., Sinha, A., Ken, B. S., & Singh, R. (2023). Recent Progress in Electrochemical Oxidation Technology: Its Applicability in Highly Efficient Treatment of Persistent Organic Pollutants from Industrial Wastewater. Persistent Pollutants in Water and Advanced Treatment Technology, 165-196. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-2062-4_7

Agrawal, P., Sinha, A., Pasupuleti, S., Sinha, J., Chatterjee, A., & Kumar, S. (2022). A mathematical approach to evaluate the extent of groundwater contamination using polynomial approximation. Water Supply, 22(6), 6070-6082. DOI: 10.2166/ws.2022.219

Sivodia, C., & Sinha, A. (2022). Nanotechnology for Water Treatment: Recent Advancement in the Remediation of Organic and Inorganic Compounds. Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation, 45-57. DOI: 10.1002/9783527834143.ch4

Tarafdar, A., & Sinha, A. (2022). Profiling and occupational health risk assessment study on coal ashes in terms of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 57(11), 913-926. DOI:10.1080/10934529.2022.2131291 Q3

Upadhyay, S., & Sinha, A. (2022). Waste Management in Indian Pharmaceutical Industries. In Environmental Management in India: Waste to Wealth (pp. 89-100). Cham: Springer International Publishing. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-93897-0_5

Ali S., Gupta S.K., Sinha A., Khan S.U., Ali H. 2022. Health risk assessment due to fluoride contamination in groundwater of Bichpuri, Agra, India: a case study. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 8 (1), pp. 299 – 307. DOI: 10.1007/s40808-021-01105-8 Q3

Sivodia C., Sinha A. 2022. Clay Supported Zero Valent Iron Nanocomposites: Advancement in the Field of Green Catalyst for Abatement of Persistent Pollutant. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability, pp. 311 – 331. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-8367-1_14

Burman I., Sinha A. 2022 Impact Assessment of Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids from Polyurethane Media Effluent on Ceramic Membrane Fouling in Anaerobic Hybrid Membrane Bioreactor. Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States), 148 (1), art. no. 04021076,

DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001956

Q4

Agrawal P., Sinha A., Kumar S., Agarwal A., Banerjee A., Villuri V.G.K., Annavarapu C.S.R., Dwivedi R., Dera V.V.R., Sinha J., Pasupuleti S. 2022.

Exploring artificial intelligence techniques for groundwater quality assessment. Water (Switzerland), 13 (9), art. no. 1172. DOI: 10.3390/w13091172

Upadhyay S., Sinha A. 2021. Modeling cometabolism of hexavalent chromium by iron reducing bacteria in tertiary substrate system. Scientific Reports, 11 (1), art. no. 10864, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90137-2

Ali S., Khan S.U., Gupta S.K., Sinha A., Gupta M.K., Abbasnia A., Mohammadi A.A. 2021. Health risk assessment due to fluoride exposure from groundwater in rural areas of Agra, India: Monte Carlo simulation. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 18 (11), pp. 3665 – 3676. DOI: 10.1007/s13762-020-03084-2

Ken, D.S., Sinha, A. 2021 Dimensionally stable anode (Ti/RuO2) mediated electro-oxidation and multi-response optimization study for remediation of coke-oven wastewater. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9 (1), art. no. 105025, . DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.105025

Ali, S., Khan, S.U., Gupta, S.K., Sinha, A., Gupta, M.K., Abbasnia, A., Mohammadi, A.A. 2021. Health risk assessment due to fluoride exposure from groundwater in rural areas of Agra, India: Monte Carlo simulation. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, . DOI: 10.1007/s13762-020-03084-2

Burman, I. and Sinha, A*. 2020. Anaerobic hybrid membrane bioreactor for treatment of synthetic leachate: Impact of organic loading rate and sludge fractions on membrane fouling. Waste Management, 108, pp.41-50.

Sivodia, C. and Sinha, A*., 2020. Assessment of graphite electrode on the removal of anticancer drug cytarabine via indirect electrochemical oxidation process: Kinetics & pathway study. Chemosphere, 243, p.125456.

Kumar, R., Sinha, A*., Mondal, G.C. and Masto, R.E., 2020. Effective scrap iron particles (sip) pre-treatment for complete mineralization of benzidine based azo dye effluent. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 13(1), pp.134-145.

(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2017.03.001)

Upadhyay, S., Tarafdar, A. and Sinha, A*., 2018. Assessment of Serratia sp. isolated from iron ore mine in hexavalent chromium reduction: kinetics, fate and variation in cellular morphology. Environmental technology.

(https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2018.1521875)

Kamal, N., Tarafdar, A., Sinha, A*. and Kumar, V., 2020. Effect of Glucose Cometabolism on Biodegradation of Gabapentin (an Anticonvulsant Drug) by Gram-Positive Bacteria Micrococcus luteus N. ISM. 1. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, 56(4), pp.433-440.

(https://doi.org/10.1134/S0003683820040067)

Tarafdar, A., Chawda, S. and Sinha, A., 2018. Health Risk Assessment from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Present in Dietary Components: A Meta-analysis on a Global Scale. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, pp.1-12.

(https://doi.org/10.1080/10406638.2018.1492426)

Burman, I. and Sinha, A*., 2020. Performance evaluation and organic mass balance for treatment of high strength wastewater by anaerobic hybrid membrane bioreactor. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 39(2), p.e13311.

(https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.13311)

Burman, I. and Sinha, A*., 2020. Performance evaluation and substrate removal kinetics in an up-flow anaerobic hybrid membrane bioreactor treating simulated high-strength wastewater. Environmental technology, 41(3), pp.309-321.

(https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2018.1498132)

Mishra, P., Burman, I. and Sinha, A*. 2020. Performance enhancement and optimization of the anammox process with the addition of iron. Environmental Technology, pp.1-12.

(DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1746408 )

Chawda, S., Tarafdar, A., Sinha, A*. and Mishra, B.K., 2020. Profiling and health risk assessment of PAHs content in tandoori and tawa bread from India. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds 40(1), pp. 21-32.

(https://doi.org/10.1080/10406638.2017.1349679)

Saha, S., Sarkar, S. and Sinha, A*., 2019. Use of Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) Steel Slag for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment: A Laboratory Study. Mine Water and the Environment, 38(3), pp.517-527.

(https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-019-00615-3)

Upadhyay, S., Saha, A.K. and Sinha, A.*, 2019. High carbon iron filings (HCIF) and metal reducing bacteria (Serratia sp.) co-assisted Cr (VI) reduction: Kinetics, mechanism and longevity. Journal of Environmental Management, 236, pp.388-395.

(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.015)

Tarafdar, A. and Sinha, A*., 2019. Discussion on the technical note entitled,“public health risk assessment following exposure to PAH-contaminated soils-specific considerations for bioaccessibility and other exposure parameters”. Science of The Total Environment, 656, pp.1448-1451.

(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.231)

Saha, S., Saha, P. and Sinha, A*., 2019. Assessment of hazard on human health and aquatic life in acid mine drainage treated with novel technique. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 25(8), pp.1925-1941.

(https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2018.1476966)

Tarafdar, A. and Sinha, A., 2019. Health risk assessment and source study of PAHs from roadside soil dust of a heavy mining area in India. Archives of environmental & occupational health, 74(5), pp.252-262.

(https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2018.1444575)

Saha, A.K., Sinha, A*. and Pasupuleti, S., 2019. Modification, characterization and investigations of key factors controlling the transport of modified nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) in porous media. Environmental technology, 40(12), pp.1543-1556.

(https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2018.1426637)

Priya, K.S., Burman, I., Tarafdar, A. and Sinha, A*. 2019. Impact of ammonia nitrogen on COD removal efficiency in anaerobic hybrid membrane bioreactor treating synthetic leachate. International Journal of Environmental Research, 13(1), pp.59-65.

(https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-018-0153-4)

Thakur, R.N., Gupta, S.K., Sinha, A., Chawla, S. and Vadavadagi, S.S., 2019. A Durability Study of Jute Geotextile Treated with Bitumen Emulsion. Journal of Natural Fibers, pp.1-19.

(https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2019.1623749)

Saha, S. and Sinha, A*. 2018. A review on treatment of acid mine drainage with waste materials: A novel approach. Global Nest Journal, 20(3), pp.512-528.

(https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.002610)

Tarafdar, A., Sarkar, T.K., Chakraborty, S., Sinha, A. and Masto, R.E., 2018. Biofilm development of Bacillus thuringiensis on MWCNT buckypaper: Adsorption-synergic biodegradation of phenanthrene. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 157, pp.327-334.(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.090)

Tarafdar, A. and Sinha, A*., 2018. Public health risk assessment with bioaccessibility considerations for soil PAHs at oil refinery vicinity areas in India. Science of the Total Environment, 616, pp.1477-1484.(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.166)

Mondal, S.K., Saha, A.K. and Sinha, A*., 2018. Removal of ciprofloxacin using modified advanced oxidation processes: kinetics, pathways and process optimization. Journal of Cleaner Production, 171, pp.1203-1214.(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.091)

Upadhyay, S. and Sinha, A*., 2018. Role of microorganisms in Permeable Reactive Bio-Barriers (PRBBs) for environmental clean-up: A review. Global NEST J., 20, pp.269-280.(https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.002525)

Pal, S., Tarafdar, A., Sinha, A., Bhunia, A., Harms, K. and Nayek, H.P., 2017. Mononuclear metal (II) complexes of a Bis (organoamido) phosphate ligand with antimicrobial activities against Escherichia coli. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 31(12), p.e3821.( https://doi.org/10.1002/aoc.3821)

Tarafdar, A. and Sinha, A., 2017. Cancer risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the soils and sediments of India: A meta-analysis. Environmental Management, 60(4), pp.784-795.(https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-017-0920-6)

Tarafdar, A., Sinha, A*. and Masto, R.E., 2017. Biodegradation of anthracene by a newly isolated bacterial strain, Bacillus thuringiensis AT. ISM. 1, isolated from a fly ash deposition site. Letters in applied microbiology, 65(4), pp.327-334. (https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12785)

Patolia, P. and Sinha, A*., 2017. Fluoride contamination in Gharbar Village of Dhanbad District, Jharkhand, India: source identification and management. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 10(17), p.381. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-017-3164-0)

Lothe, A.G. and Sinha, A*., 2017. Development of model for prediction of Leachate Pollution Index (LPI) in absence of leachate parameters. Waste Management, 63, pp.327-336.(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.07.026)

Ali, S., Kumari, M., Gupta, S.K., Sinha, A. and Mishra, B.K., 2017. Investigation and mapping of fluoride-endemic areas and associated health risk—A case study of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 23(3), pp.590-604.(https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2016.1255139)

Tarafdar, A. and Sinha, A*., 2017. Estimation of decrease in cancer risk by biodegradation of PAHs content from an urban traffic soil. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(11), pp.10373-10380.(https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-8676-3)

Kumar, R. and Sinha, A*., 2017. Biphasic reduction model for predicting the impacts of dye-bath constituents on the reduction of tris-azo dye Direct Green-1 by zero valent iron (Fe0). Journal of Environmental Sciences, 52, pp.160-169.(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2016.04.002)

  1. Projects & Activities

    Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

    S. No

    Title of the Project

    Funding Agency

    Sanction date

    Amount (Lakhs)

    Role

    ONGOING

    1.

    Application of hybrid techniques for generation of Decision Support System for quantifying the population vulnerability due to geogenic

    contaminants and development of cost-effective remediation methods, in the mining-affected and surface-groundwater interaction zones

    in the Damodar basin (SERB(CRG)/2024-25/1109/CE)

    DST-SERB

    08.05.2024

    36.12

    Co-PI

    2.

    Potential and Validation of Sustainable Natural & Advance Technologies for Water &     Wastewater Treatment, Monitoring and Safe Water Reuse in India (DST(238)/2019-20/664/ESE)

    DST-European Union

    31.03.2020

    104.00

    Co-PI

    COMPLETED

    1.

    Study of Dust Suppression Chemical

    (Tata Steel/2020-21/738/ESE)

    Tata Steel

    20.10.2020

    14.75

    PI

    2.

    Remediation of Ground Water Contaminated with Hexavalent Chromium in Sukhina Valley, Odihsa, using Nano Zero Valent Iron (nZVI) Technology

    (MoEF(1)2015-16/443/ESE)

    MoEF&CC

    03.03.2017

    24.80

    PI

    3.

    High Ash Coal Gasification and Associated Upstream and Downstream Processes (Coal to Chemicals, CTC)

    (CIL (8)/ 2017-2018/ 539/ CHEMICAL ENGG)

    CIL

    17.07.2017

    1872.007

    Co-PI

    4.

    Influence of Chlorine Disinfectant and Natural Organic Matter Gradients on Disinfection By-Product Formation in Drinking Water of Some Indian Cities

    (DST(95)/2013-2014/ 381/ESE)

    SERB-DST

    14.02.2014

    23.186

    Co-PI

    5.

    Control of Disinfection by Products formation in drinking water supplies of India

    (MDWS/2015-16/453/ESE)

    MRD, New Delhi

    15.03.2016

    25.2

    Co-PI

    6.

    Study to develop and improved nitrification in AIS at BOT Plant

    (Tata Steel/2017-18/535/ESE)

    Tata Steel

    03.05.2017

    11.8

    Co-PI

    7.

    Cost Effective Treatment of Textile Wastewater Containing Mono Azo Dye by Utilizing Scrap Generated from Cast Iron Workshops

    TEQIP II

    22.07.2013

    1.0

    PI

    8.

    Reduction of Chlorinated Pesticides by Zero-Valent Iron (ZVI): Kinetics, Pathways and Long Term Performance

    (FRS(1)/2009-2010/1/ESE)

    ISM Dhanbad

    31.03.2010

    4.59

    PI

    Consultancy Project (for ONGC)

    S.No.

    Title of the Project

    Consultancy Number

    Funding Agency

    Total Amount (in Lakh Rs)

    Role

    COMPLETED

    1. 5

    Design of Particulate Emission Control System & Preparation of Environmental Management Plan for Coke Oven Plants in Dhanbad

    CONS/1118/10-11

    Six Individual coke Oven Plants, 2010

    10.5

    C.I.

    1. 14

    Monitoring of Environmental Parameters in respect of Ambient Air, Noise, Stack Emission and Effluent of BTPS, Bokaro

    CONS/1440/2011-12

    BTPS

    5.23

    CI

    1. 20

    Monitoring of Environmental Parameters in respect of Ambient Air, Noise, Stack Emission and Effluent of BTPS, Bokaro

    CONS/1817/2012-13

    BTPS

    5.33

    CI

    1. 22

    Monitoring of Environmental Parameters in respect of Ambient Air, Noise, Stack Emission and Effluent of BTPS, Bokaro

    CONS/2231/ 13-14

    BTPS, DVC

    5.93

    CI

    1. 26

    Environmental Monitoring of Stack, Ambient Air Quality, Water and Effluent samples for NTPC, Unchahar

    CONS/2013-14

    NTPC, Unchahar

    7.56

    Co-CI

    1. 23

    Design of Settling Pond at Ambuja cement Plant

    CONS/2014-15

    Ambuja Cement

    1.80

    Co-CI

    1. 25

    Monitoring of Environmental Parameters in respect of Ambient Air, Noise, Stack Emission and Effluent of BTPS, Bokaro

    CONS/2705/ 14-15

    BTPS, DVC

    5.56

    CI

    1. 28

    Wastewater Management and Control of Water Pollution from Plant and Mines of Kirandul Complex

    CONS/3049/2015-2016

    NMDC

    15.10

    CI

    1. 30

    Geo Enviro study of abandoned mines for flyash backfilling

    CONS/2927/2015-2016

    MPL Ltd

    22.80

    Co-CI

    1. 31

    Validation of Data quantitative for Coal Jal App with respect to ECL.

    TEST/4012/2018-2019

    ECL

    21.40

    CI

    1. 32

    Validation of Data Quantitative for Coal Jal App with respect to ECL                    

    TEST/4010/2018-2019                             

    ECL

    17.8

    Co-CI

    1. 33

    Validation of Data Quantitative for Coal Jal App with respect to BCCL                 

    TEST/4009/2018-2019                             

    BCCL

    12.8

    Co-CI

    Treatability Study of Sewage/Effluent at different locations of ECL.

    CONS/5005/2018-2019

    ECL

    10

    Co-CI

    1. 1

    Feasibility Study of STP at West Bokaro Division

    CONS/3300/2016-2017

    Tata Steel

    15.16

    Co-CI

    3rd Party Evaluation of DPR/Agency appointed for Water Supply Project under JMADA.

    CONS/4099/2018-2019

    JMADA

    19.96

    Co-CI

    Validation of Data Quantitative for Coal Jal App with respect to CCL

    TEST/4008/2018-2019                             

    CCL

    12.2

    Co-CI

    Assessment of heavy Metal Pollution Index (HPI) in Water Sediments and Aquitic Samples in and Around Manikpur Open cost Mine fly ash fill site

    CONS/4096/2018-2019

    NTPC

    24.0

    Member

    ONGOING

    Performance Evaluation and

    Wastewater management system at Bhilai Steel Plant

    CONS/7029/2022-2023

    SAIL

    34.22

    Co-CI

    To conduct an Independent Study on Assessment and Validation of Mine-Wise water to Ensure Optimum and Gainful Utilization of Mine water

    CONS/7097/2023-2024

    WCL, Nagpur

    47.77

    Co-CI

    Study to verify mine-water availibility and potential of mine water community use in BCCL

    CONS/7205/2023-2024

    BCCL

    79.9

    Co-CI

    Hydrological Study/Nallah Diversion Study at Gare Palma II Project

    CONS/7221/2023-2024

    Mahagenco, Mumbai

    29.5

    Co-CI

    Tailing Dam Leakage Study at Khetri Copper Complex

    CONS/7242/2024-2025

    HCL, Khetri

    17.6

    Co-CI

    Other Academic and Administrative Activities

    DEPARTMENT LEVEL

    • Incharge, Summer Training, for III year B. Tech. Civil Engg. Students at HBTI Kanpur from 2007- Mar 2009
    • Faculty Incharge-Industrial Wastewater Treatment Laboratory, ESE Deptt, ISM Dhanbad since 2009.
    • Faculty Incharge- Departmental Library, ESE Deptt, ISM Dhanbad since 2011.
    • Secretary, Students Society of Environmental Science and Engineering (SESE) since 2012
    • Faculty Incharge-Counselling Committee – I Year B Tech students ESE Deptt, ISM Dhanbad
    • Faculty Incharge Feedback of I Yr B Tech First Year Students at ESE Deptt, ISM Dhanbad
    • Member- Departmental Research Committee, since 2010, at ESE Deptt, ISM Dhanbad

    INSTITUTE LEVEL

    • Examination Controller in S.R.M.S. College of Engineering and Technology, Bareilly from 1999-2001.
    • Accounts Secretary for Married Students Welfare Committee (M.S.W.C.) from 2003-2004 at S.B.R.A., IIT Kanpur.
    • Member, Moderation Board, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad from Nov 2009-2011
    • Member-Academic Council since 2009 at IIT(ISM), Dhanbad
    • Served as Head, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad from 22.05.2017 to 05.06.2018
    • Served as Associate Dean (Infra-Projects and Planning) from 21.05.2018 to 18.06.2021
    • Served as Dean (Infrastructure) since 19.06.2021 to 04.09.2023

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