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Prof.Prasoon Kumar Singh

Designation: Professor

Department: Environmental Science and Engineering

Email: pks0506[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number: 9431711057

Office Number: +91-326-223-5415

Personal Page: Under Construction

About Me: Prof. Prasoon Kumar Singh, from IIT(ISM), Dhanbad, is basically Geologist. He did M. Tech. in Environmental Science & Engineering and Doctorate in Environmental Hydrogeology. He was Gold Medalist in his Post Gradutaion study. Presently, he is Professor in the Dept. of ESE, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad. He had also worked about fourteen years as a Research Fellow and Scientist in Environmental Management Group, CIMFR (CSIR), Dhanbad. He is working mainly in the area of Water Resource Planning & Management and completed R&D projects of Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Coal, GMDC, UGC etc. Prof. Singh is the Member of International Association Of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), Institute of Hydrology. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, U.K.; Life Member of the Indian Association of Hydrologists, Roorkee, Fellow of the Society of Earth Scientists, Lucknow, Life Member of Indian Geological Congress (LM – 811), Life Member of the Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI), NABET-QCI accreditation for preparation of EIA as Functional Area Expert for Geology, Landuse & Hydrogeology, Member of The Institution of Engineers (India), Online member of Indian National Chapter –International Association OF Hydrogeologists (INC-IAH), Life Member of the Indian Water Work Association. He has guided more than 17 Ph. D. and about fifty M.Tech. scholars till date. He has published more than 70 international and national research publications in the area of Water Resource Planning & Management. He was the recipient of Research Ratna Award from World Research Council in the year 2019. He had visited USA, Italy, Singapore in connection with academic activities.

Research Interest: Groundwater Resource Management, Groundwater Pollution Land Use & Environmental Hydrogeology, Noise Pollution

Curriculum
Vitae
Publications

Teaching

Course Name

Geology and Land Use Planning

Noise Pollution and Control

Geology Practical

Environmental Science, Modular

Environmental Geology & Resource Management

Air and Noise Pollution Practical

Academics

Examination

Branch/

Specialization

College/

University

/Institute

Year

Percentage/Grade

Class/ Division

Matriculation

Mathematics,

Science

B.S.E.B., PATNA

1980

66.3%

Ist

M.Sc.

Geology

Patna University,

Patna

1989

76.4%

Ist

(GOLD MEDALIST)

M.Tech.*

Environmental Science & Engineering

Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad

1994

77.6%

Ist

Ph.D.**

Geology

VinobaBhave University, Hazaribag

2005

AWARDED

Passed

 

Position

Professor

Department of Environmental Science & Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)

Dhanbad-826004 (JHARKHAND)

Email: pks0506[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Awards and Honors

  • Nominated as the Chairman of the Technical Committee for the Accreditation Scheme for Prospecting Agency (APA) and Mining Plan Preparing Agency (MPPA) by NABET-QCI, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), Government of India since 14th January 2025.
  • Secured FIRST POSITION in First Class in M. Sc. (Geology) Examination. - (1989)
  • Received PRIZE BOOK AWARD for securing TOP POSITION in the M.Sc. Examination. (1989)
  • BEST PAPER AWARD in ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT & RISK ASSESSMENT topic at NEERI, Nagpur. - (1995)
  • Nominated EXPERT MEMBER of The District Environmental Appraisal Committee, (DEAC) For Dhanbad District, Jharkhand by MOEF & CC, New Delhi. - (2017)
  • Recognized as a FUNCTIONAL AREA EXPERT in the field of GEOLOGY, LANDUSE & HYDROGEOLOGY by NABET, QCI (2017)
  • Nominated EXPERT MEMBER of "Environmental Clearance for Sustainable Sand Mining and Mining of Minor Minerals” by MOEF & CC, New Delhi - (2018)
  • Nominated as QUESTION PAPER SETTER of the subjects ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & GEOLOGY by UPSC, New Delhi (2012, 2015,2017,2019)
  • Honored as a SESSION CHAIR PERSON in the International Conference at NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE (2019) 5th International Conference on Environment and Bio-Engineering (ICEBE 2019) Held at National University of Singapore, Singapore from January 7 – 9, 2019.
  • Recipient of RESEARCH RATNA AWARD IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT by IJRULA, World Research Council (2019)

Publications

Books Published

Book Chapter Contribution

  • Rohit Patel, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Shivam Saw (2024). Assessment and Mapping of Traffic Noise Levels in Coal Capital of India, Dhanbad: Implications for Noise Pollution Management. In: Sharma, S.K., Upadhyay, R.K., Kumar, V. (eds) Dynamics of Transportation Ecosystem, Modeling, and Control. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore.
  • Manish Yadav, Sanjit Kumar Pal and Prasoon Kumar Singh,” GIS-based landslide susceptibility mapping of Kohima, Nagaland, India using statistical and data-driven methods “; Technological Development in Landslide - Detection, Prediction and Monitoring; Chapter contribution In Springer book- submitted in January 2022.
  • Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari and Poornima Verma“Evaluation of Water Level Behavior in Coal Mining Area, Adjacent Township and District Areas of Jharkhand State, India., Clean and Sustainable Groundwater in India 235-278 (2017).
  • Prasoon Kumar Singh, Binay Praksh Panigrahy and Poornima Verma and BijendraKuamr “Evaluation of Surface Water Quality Index of Jharia Coal Mining Region and Its Management of Surface Water Resources.,Environmental Pollution, Water Science and Technology Library 429-437 (2017).
  • Prasoon Kumar Singh and A. K. Pal " Noise Pollution: A Silent Killer", Rural Development and Environment, Edited by S.B. Verma, Mahendra Singh and Rajeev Kumar, Deep & Deep Pub., New Delhi, (ISBN 81-7629-883-2). (2006).

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

International Journals

  1. Patel, R., Singh, P. K., & Saw, S. (2024). Traffic Noise Modeling under Mixed Traffic Condition in Mid-Sized Indian City: A Linear Regression and Neural Network-Based Approach. International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, 411-434 (Q2).
  2. Patel, R., Singh, P.K. & Saw, S. (2024). A modeling approach for suitability evaluation of traffic noise prediction under mixed traffic situation in mid-sized Indian cities. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. 9, 183 (Q2).
  3. Saw, S., Singh, P. K., Mahato, J. K., Patel, R., & Shikha, D. (2023). A modeling approach for the suitability evaluation and human health risk assessment of heavy metals dispersion in groundwater resources. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-25. (Q2)
  4. Saw, S., Singh, P. K., Mahato, J. K., Patel, R., Deoli, V., & Singh, L. (2023). Application of GIS-based DRASTIC model and its validation with Solute Transport Model in the assessment of groundwater vulnerability index: A case study from coal mining region of India. Environmental Quality Management, 1–12. (Q4)
  5. Singh, P. K., Shikha, D., & Saw, S. (2022). Evaluation of potential toxic heavy metal contamination in soil, fly ash, vegetables and grain crops along with associated ecological and health risk assessment of nearby inhabitants of a thermal power station in Jharkhand (India). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-18. (Q2).
  6. Saw, S., Singh, P. K., Mahato, J. K., Patel, R., Dhopte, D. N., & Asenso, E. (2022). Groundwater Suitability Evaluation Using Entropy Weightage Quality Index (EWQI) Model and Human Health Cancer Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal in Eastern India. BioMed Research International, 2022. (Q3).
  7. Patel, R., Singh, P. K., & Saw, S. (2022). Recent advancements in the challenges and strategies of globally used traffic noise prediction models. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-17. (Q2).
  8. Prasad, D., Singh, P. K., Mahato, J. K., & Saw, S. (2022). Hydrogeochemical characterization of groundwater in fire and non-fire zones of Jharia Coal Field, Eastern India, using water quality index (WQI), hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), and human health risk. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 15(9), 927. (Q3).
  9. Deepak Naresh Dhopte, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Jaydev Kumar Mahato, Shivam Saw (2022). Groundwater quality index and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in and around Asansol Industrial Area, West Bengal, India. International Journal of Nanotechnology. (Q4)
  10. Shikha, D., & Singh, P. K. (2021). In situ phytoremediation of heavy metal–contaminated soil and groundwater: a green inventive approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(4), 4104-4124. SCI, (Q2).
  11. Mahato, M. K., Singh, A. K., Singh, P. K., & Singh, G. (2021). Evaluation of factors influencing surface water quality in a coalfield area of Damodar valley, India: a sustainable use. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 1-23. (Q3).
  12. Verma, P., Singh, P. K., Sinha, R. R., & Tiwari, A. K. (2020). Assessment of groundwater quality status by using water quality index (WQI) and geographic information system (GIS) approaches: a case study of the Bokaro district, India. Applied Water Science, 10(1), 1-16. (SCI), Q1.
  13. Sujata Upgupta and Prasoon Kumar Singh (2019) Quantifying the Dynamics and Drivers of Landscape Change in an Opencast Coal Mining Area of Central India (East Bokaro, Jharkhand). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences,1–13. (SCIE indexed). (Accepted in December 2018 & Published in January 2019). (Q3)
  14. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Poornima Verma, Ashwani Kuamr Tiwari. (2018) “Hydro-chemical Investigation and Qualitative Assessment of Groundwater Resources in Bokaro District, Jharkhand, India”. Arabian Journal of Geoscience, (SCIE indexed). (Q3)
  15. Nishi Kant, Prasoon Kumar Singh and Bijendra Kumar. (2018)."Hydro geochemical characterization and groundwater quality of Jamshedpur urban agglomeration in Precambrian terrain, Eastern India. Journal of the Geological Society of India (SCIE indexed). (Q4)
  16.  Abhijit Debnath and Prasoon Kumar Singh. (2018) "Environmental traffic noise modelling of Dhanbad township area–A mathematical based approach." Applied Acoustics, 129:161-172. (SCIE indexed). (Q1)
  17. Mukesh Kumar Mahato, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Abhay Kumar Singh, and Ashwani Kumar Tiwari. (2018)"Assessment of Hydrogeochemical Processes and Mine Water Suitability for Domestic, Irrigation, and Industrial Purposes in East Bokaro Coalfield, India." Mine Water and the Environment, 37: 493–504. (SCIE indexed). (Q3)
  18. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Muriel Lavy, Gianpiero Amanzio, Marina De Maio, Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Mukesh Kumar Mahato. (2017)"Identification of artificial groundwater recharging zone using a GIS-based fuzzy logic approach: a case study in a coal mine area of the Damodar Valley, India." Applied Water Science, 7(8) 4513-4524. (SCIE indexed). (Q1).
  19. Mukesh Kumar Mahato, Gurdeep Singh, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Abhay Kumar Singh, and Ashwani Kumar Tiwari,” (2017). Assessment of mine water quality using heavy metal pollution index in a coal mining area of Damodar River Basin, India." Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 99(1) 54-61. (SCI indexed). (Q3)
  20. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Sharma, Shonam. (2017) “Statistical Analysis of Seasonal and Annual Rainfall Trends over Dhanbad, Jharkhand India”. Mausam, 68(2) April, 359-374 (SCIE indexed). (Q4)
  21. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Prasoon Kumar Singh and Mukesh Kumar Mahato.(2017). “Assessment of Metal Contamination in the Mine Water of the West Bokaro Coalfield, India” Mine Water and the Environment. pp 1–10, doi: 10.1007/s10230-017-0440-x January (SCI indexed). (Q3)
  22. Mukesh Kumar Mahato, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, and Abhay Kumar Singh, (2016). “Risk assessment due to intake of metals in groundwater of East Bokaro Coalfield, Jharkhand, India”. Exposure and Health, 1-11 (SCI indexed). (Q1)
  23. Tiwari, Ashwani Kumar, Marina De Maio, Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Abhay Kumar Singh, (2016). “Hydrogeochemical characterization and groundwater quality assessment in a coal mining area, India”. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 9 (3), 1-17. (SCI indexed) (Q3).
  24. Tiwari, Ashwani Kumar, Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Mukesh Kumar Mahato, (2016). “Environmental Geochemistry and Quality Assessment of Mine Water of the West Bokaro Coalfield, India." Mine Water and the Environment: 1-11. (SCI indexed). (Q3)
  25. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Mukesh Kumar Mahato, (2016). “Hydrogeochemical investigation and qualitative assessment of surface water resources in West Bokaro coalfield, India”. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 87(1), 85-96. (SCI indexed). (Q4)
  26. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Abhay Kumar Singh, Marina De Maio, (2016). “Estimation of heavy metal contamination in groundwater and development of a heavy metal pollution index by using GIS technique”. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 96(4), 508-515. (SCI indexed). (Q3)
  27. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Marina De Maio, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Mukesh Kumar Mahato, (2015). “Evaluation of surface water quality by using GIS and a heavy metal pollution index (HPI) model in a coal mining area, India”. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 95(3), 304-310. (SCI indexed). Q3
  28. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Subhash Chandra and Amit Ghosh, (2016). “Assessment of groundwater level fluctuation by using remote sensing and GIS in West Bokaro coalfield, Jharkhand, India”. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 22(1), 59-67. (SCI indexed). (Q2)
  29. Singh, Abhay Kumar, Mondal, G.C., Singh, S., Singh Prasoon Kumar, Singh T. B., and Tewary B. K., (2005) “Hydrochemistry of Reservoirs of Damodar River Basin, India: Weathering Processes and Water Quality Assessment”. Environmental Geology, 4, 1014-1028. (SCI indexed)
  30. Singh, Abhay Kumar, Mondal, G.C., Singh, S., Singh Prasoon Kumar, Singh T. B., and Tewary B. K. (2007). “Aquatic Geochemistry of Dhanbad District, Coal City of India: Source Evaluation and Quality Assessment”. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 69: 1088: 1102. (SCI indexed) (Q4)
  31. Subhash Chandra, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Binay Prakash Panigrahy, and Anjani Kumar, (2015). “Evaluation of hydrogeological factors and their relationship with seasonal water table fluctuation in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, India.” ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 21(2), 193-206. (SCI indexed) (Q2)
  32. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Marina De Maio, (2016). “Evaluation of aquifer vulnerability in a coal mining of India by using GIS-based DRASTIC model”. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 9(6), 1-15 (SCI indexed). (Q3)
  33. Mukesh Kumar Mahato, Prasoon Kumar Singh and Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, (2016) “Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Groundwater Quality and Seasonal Variation in East Bokaro Coalfield Region, Jharkhand, India”. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 88 (2), 173–184. (SCIE indexed). (Q4)
  34. Binay Prakash panigarhy, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Bijendra Kumar,and Anjani Kumar, (2015). “Assessment of heavy metal pollution index for groundwater around Jharia Coalfield region, India”. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Science, 6(3), 33-39. (Thomson Reuters indexed)
  35. Binay Prakash Panigrahy, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari and Bijendra Kumar, (2015). “Variation in Groundwater Quality with Seasonal Fluctuation in Jharia Coal Mine Region, Jharkhand, India”. Current World Environment, 10(1). (Thomson Reuters indexed)
  36. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Binay Prakash Panigrahy and Ashwani Kumar Tiwari. (2015), “Hydro Chemical Investigation and Qualitative Assessment of Surface Water Resources in Jharia Coal Field Region, Dhanbad”. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 7(2), 36-41. (Scopus indexed)
  37. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ritu Ranjan Sinha, and Anjani Kumar, (2015). “A Review on Methodology Regarding the Measurement of Soil Infiltration”. International Journal of ChemTech Research, 7(5), 2381 -2390. (Scopus indexed)
  38.  Binay Prakash panigarhy, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, and Bijendra Kuanr. (2015), “Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater Resources”. International Research Journal of Environment Sciences. 4(3), 86-92. (Scopus indexed)
  39. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Shonam Sharma, (2015) “A review on impacts of climate change on groundwater resources and its adaptation”. Bioscience Discovery, 6(1-I) Special, 5-10.
  40. Prabhunath Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, and Prasoon Kumar Singh. (2015). “Assessment of groundwater quality of Ranchi township area, Jharkhand, India by using water quality index method”.”. International Journal of ChemTech Research, 7(01), 73-79. (Scopus indexed).
  41. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Binay Prakash Panigrahy, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Bijendra Kumar, and Poornima Verma, (2015). “A statistical evaluation for the groundwater quality of Jharia coalfield, India.”. International Journal of ChemTech Research, 7(4), 1880-1888. (Scopus indexed).
  42. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Poornima Verma, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Shonam Sharma,and  Parveen Purty (2015)  “Review of Various Contamination Index Approaches to Evaluate Groundwater Quality with Geographic Information System (GIS)” International Journal of ChemTech Research, 7(4), 1920-1929 (Scopus indexed).
  43. Prabhunath Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, and Prasoon Kumar Singh, (2014) “Water Quality Assessment of Kanke Reservoir Water of Ranchi Township Area”. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection,34 (9), 735-741, (Scopus indexed)  
  44. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Mukesh Kumar Mahato, (2014) “GIS-based Evaluation of Water Quality Index of Groundwater Resource in West Bokaro Coalfield, India”. Current World Environment. 9 (3), 843-850. (Thomson Reuters indexed)
  45. Prabhunath Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, and Prasoon Kumar Singh, (2014) “Hydrochemical Characteristic and Quality Assessment of Groundwater of Ranchi   Township Area, Jharkhand, India”. Current World Environment, 9 (3), 804-813. (Thomson Reuters).
  46. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ritu Ranjan Sinha and Monisha Awasthi., (2013) “Water Poverty Index: A Tool for Sustainable Water Management” International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, 6(01), 1608-1613. (Scopus indexed)
  47. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Binay Prakash panigarhy, and Mukesh Kumar Mahato. (2013) “Water Quality Indices Used for Water Resources Vulnerability Assessment Using GIS Technique: A Review” International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering”.6(01), 594-1600. (Scopus indexed)
  48. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, and Mukesh Kumar Mahato. (2013) “Qualitative Assessment of Surface Water of West Bokaro Coalfield by Using Water Quality Index Method” International Journal of Chem. Tech Research,.5,2351-2356. (Scopus indexed)
  49. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Dipanwita Bhakat and Gurdeep Singh, (2011) “Assessment of Groundwater Resources of Panandhro Lignite Mining Region, Gujarat State, India” International Journal of Environmental Sciences,1(7), 1549-1558.
  50. Bhakat D. Prasoon Kumar Singh and Singh Gurdeep, (2010) “Physico-chemical Analysis of Groundwater of Selected Areas of Jharia Coalfield Region, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India” International Journal of Applied Environmental Science, 5,765-770.
  51. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ruchi Singh, Dipanwita Bhakat and Gurdeep Singh (2010) “Impact of Climate Change in Mining Region- a case study” Asia-Pacific Business Review, (1),128-138. 2010.
  52. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ruchi Singh and Gurdeep Singh. (2010) “Impact of coal mining and industrial activities on land use pattern in Angul-Talcher region of Orissa, India” International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology,2(12),7771-7784.
  53. Prasoon Kumar Singh Singh, Ruchi, and Singh Gurdeep. (2010) “Land Use/ Land Cover Change in Angul-Talcher Region, Orissa, India” International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences, 5(4), 627-636.
  54. Singh, Abhay Kumar, Mondal, G.C., Singh, S., Singh Prasoon Kumar, Singh T. B., and Tewary B. K. (2005) “Hydrochemistry of Reservoirs of Damodar River Basin, India: Weathering Processes and Water Quality Assessment” Environmental Geology, 4, 1014-1028. (Q2).

National Journals

  1. Gurdeep Singh and Prasoon Kumar Singh, (2013) “Some Indian Initiatives towards Managing Climate Change Impacts. Journal of Sustainable Planet” vol.4 (1): 57-72, 2013.
  2. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Mukesh Kumar Mahato, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari. (2013) “GIS based Spatial Analysis of Groundwater Arsenic Contamination and Its Effect on Human Health: A Review” Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol. 4(5), pp 1185-1191. 2013
  3. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Mukesh Kumar Mahato, (2013) “Groundwater Chemistry and the Health Effects on Human Health: A Review”. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, vol. 4 (4), pp 923- 927. 2013
  4. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ravi Makawana, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, and Mukesh Kumar Mahato. (2013) “Assessment of Variation in Land use Patterns of Jharia Coalfield Region, Jharkhand”. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection; (Scopus indexed) 33 (4): 265-275. 2013.
  5. Singh, Abhay Kumar, Mondal, G.C., Singh, S., Singh Prasoon Kumar, Singh T. B., and Tewary B. K. (2007) “Aquatic Geochemistry of Dhanbad District, Coal City of India: Source Evaluation and Quality Assessment”. Journal of Geological Society of India. 69: 1088: 1102, 2007. (Q4)
  6. Prasoon Kumar Singh, S. Singh, G.C Mondal, A.K Singh, Suresh Kumar, K.K Singh, A. Barat, T.B Singh and B.K Tewary (2005) “Environmental Status in Mining Areas and Strategy for Making the Nearby Urban Areas Green”. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection 25 (11): 1012-1015, 2005.
  7. Prasoon Kumar Singh and Brijendra Kumar Tiwari. (2004) “Environmental Management Practices in Mining Areas” The Indian Mining & Engineering Journal; Vol. 43, No. 06, June 2004.
  8. Prasoon Kumar Singh (2003) “Impact of Mining on Land Environment”. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection” Vol. 23; No. 3; March 2003.
  9. Prasoon Kumar Singh Pal A.K. and Singh T.N. (2000) “Status of noise exposure in Cement preparation plant”. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, BHU, Varanasi; Vol. 20, No. 12; December 2000.
  10. Prasoon Kumar Singh and Tewary B.K., (2000) “Environmental legislations with respect to mining sector in India”. Indian Mining and Engineering Journal, Bhubaneswar; Vol. 39, No. 4, May 2000.
  11. Prasoon Kumar Singh., V.A. Mendhe, K. P. Singh and Singh T.N., (2000) “An approach of watershed management". Journal of the Public Health Engineers, Calcutta Vol. No. 31998
  12. Prasoon Kumar Singh., Prasad S.S. and Singh T.N, (2000) “The status of noise pollution in Dhanbad Municipal Area”. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, BHU, Varanasi, Vol. 20, No. 1, January 2000.
  13. Prasoon Kumar Singh., Loveson V.J. and Singh T.N., (1997) “Impact of noise pollution on worker"s health of cement plan”. Indian Mining & Engineering Journal, Bhubaneswar; Vol. 36; No. 11; November 1997.
  14. Prasoon Kumar Singh., Pal A.K. and Singh T.N., (2000) “Status of noise exposure in Cement preparation plant”. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, BHU, Varanasi; Vol. 20, No. 12; December 2000.
  15. Prasoon Kumar Singh and Tewary B.K., (2000) “Environmental legislations with respect to mining sector in India”. Indian Mining and Engineering Journal, Bhubaneswar; Vol. 39, No. 4, May 2000.
  16. Prasoon Kumar Singh., V.A. Mendhe, K. P. Singh and Singh T.N., “An approach of watershed management". Journal of the Public Health Engineers, Calcutta Vol. No. 31998.
  17. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Prasad S.S. and Singh T.N., (2000) “The status of noise pollution in Dhanbad Municipal Area”. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, BHU, Varanasi, Vol. 20, No. 1, January 2000.
  18. Prasoon Kumar Singh., Loveson V.J. and Singh T.N., (1997) “Impact of noise pollution on worker"s health of cement plan”. Indian Mining & Engineering Journal, Bhubaneswar; Vol. 36; No. 11; November 1997.
  19. Prasoon Kumar Singh., Pal A.K. and Mitra H., (1995) “Effect of noise on hearing acuity with respect to the workers of cement plant”. Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Calcutta; Vol. 76; November 1995.
  20. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Pal A.K. and Mitra H., (1994). “Noise pollution in Cement plant and control measures - A case discussion” at International Conference on Environmental issues in minerals and energy industry; held on October 24-26th, 1994; New Delhi.

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

International Conferences

  1. Ravi Prakash Kumar, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Vivek Kumar; Emerging Trends in Earth Science: Geohazards and Resource Management (ETES); September 2024.
  2. Rohit Patel, Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Shivam Saw; Traffic Noise Mapping of Dhanbad City: Implications for Sustainable Urban Planning; International Conference on Innovative Challenges in Multidisciplinary Research and Practice (ICMRP-2023); September 2023.
  3. Ankesh Kumar, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Subhashree Patra, and Vivek Kumar; Safeguarding groundwater quality: Mitigating threats from overexploitation and coal mining pollution; International Seminar on Impacting Groundwater by Climate Change, Mining, Urban Mining and Chemical Contamination- Successful Mitigation Solution; January 2024.
  4. Damodar Prasad and Prasoon Kumar Singh; Spatial distribution of Heavy metals in the groundwater of Fire and Non-fire region of Jharia Coalfield, Dhanbad, Eastern India; International Conference on Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (ICEABT); March 2022.
  5. Shivam Saw, Prasoon Kumar Singh, " Groundwater vulnerability mapping in the coal mining region of Dhanbad using GIS Based DRASTIC and Solute transport model", International Advances in Energy, Environment for Sustainable Development (AEESD- 2022), 7-8 January 2022.
  6. Deepak Dhopte, Prasoon Kumar Singh. A Review on Impact Assessment of Water Resources due to Industrial and Mining Activities in West Bengal, India. International Conference on “Earth and Environment in Anthropocene (ICEEA-2021)”. Jointly organised online by University of Karnataka and University of Madras. October 28-30, 2021.
  7. Shivam Saw, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Chhavi Kumar Jangid, and Parveen Purty (2020). Application of GIS-Based Drastic and Solute Transport Model in the assessment of Groundwater Vulnerability index: A Case Study from A Coal Mining Region of India, International Conference on Water Energy and Environmental Sustainability 2020 January 13-15, 2020, National institute of Technology Durgapur, India.
  8. Shivam Saw, Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Parveen Purty (2019).  Evaluation of Water Level Fluctuation Behavior and Qualitative assessment of Groundwater Resources Near Mining Areas, 8th International Groundwater Conference on “Sustainable Management of Soil-Water Resources At IIT, Roorkee on October, 21-24, 2019, Igwc-2019.
  9. Deepshikha, and Prasoon Kumar Singh (2019).  in Situ Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Contaminated Groundwater. 8th International Groundwater Conference on “Sustainable Management of Soil-Water Resources At IIT, Roorkee on October, 21-24, 2019, Igwc-2019.
  10. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Poornima Verma, and Parveen Purty (2019). International Conference on “5th International Conference on Environment and Bio-Engineering (ICEBE 2019)” During January 7th - 9th, 2019 Held at National University of Singapore, Singapore.
  11. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Parveen Purty (2017). “Effect of Groundwater Fluctuations on Water Resources in the East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand, India”, 3rd International Conference on Environment and Ecology (ICEE-2017) 27th-29 Th March 2017 Held at St. Xavier College, Ranchi.
  12. Abhijit Debnath, and Prasoon Kumar Singh (2017). “Study of Traffic Noise Status in Dhanbad town and Its Impact on Environment”, 3rd International Conference on Environment and Ecology Held at St. Xavier's College, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 27th -29th March.
  13. Sujata Upgupta, and Prasoon Kumar Singh (2017). “Forest Risk and Vulnerability assessment: A Case Study from East Bokaro Coal Mining Area in India”, International Conference on Environment and Development at Bali, Indonesia, 23th -24th October 2017.
  14. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, M. De Maio and Prasoon Kumar Singh (2015). GIS-Based Evaluation of Mine Water Quality in West Bokaro Coalfield, India. Esri User Conference in San Diego, California, USA from 20th –24th July, 2015.
  15. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Muriel Lavy, Gianpiero Amanzio, Marina De Maio, and Prasoon Kumar Singh (2015). Identification of Suitable Locations for Artificial Groundwater Recharge in A Mining Area of India By Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques. 42nd IAH- AQUA Congress at the Sapienza University, Rome, Italy from 13th to 18th September, 2015.
  16. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, and Binay Prakash Panigrahy (2015). Hydrogeochemical and Qualitative assessment of Groundwater Resources in Jharia Coalfield, Jharkhand, India.42nd Iah- Aqua Congress at the Sapienza University, Rome, Italy from 13th to 18th September, 2015.
  17. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Shonam Sharma, and Poornima Verma (2015). Trends of Seasonal and Annual Rainfall of Dhanbad, India, 102nd Indian Science Congress At University of Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra From 3th-7th January 2015.
  18. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Binay Prakash Panigrahy, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, and Bijendra Kumar (2015). Estimation of Seasonal Groundwater Fluctuation By Meteorological Parameters, Jharia Coalfield, Jharkhand,102nd Indian Science Congress, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra From 3th-7th January 2015.
  19. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Poornima Verma, Parveen Purty, and Binay Prakash Panigrahy (2015). Approaches, Challenges and Sustainable Utilization of Water Resources in India. International Seminar on Challenges to Ground Water Management: Vision 2050 CGWS held at ITC Sonar, Kolkata 13th-14th November, Pp 234-250.
  20. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Ritu Ranjan Sinha (2015). Evaluation of Steady State infiltration Rates in the Different Geological Formation of the Dhanbad-Jharia township area. International Seminar on Challenges to Ground Water Management: Vision 2050’’ Held at Itc Sonar, Kolkata, 13th& 14thnov, 2015.
  21. Prasoon Kumar Singh and Poornima Verma (2014). “Quality assessment of Mine Water in the West Bokaro Coalfield Area, India” 3rd International Conference on Hydrology and Meteorology, (Omics Group), Hyderabad, September 15th-16th, 2014. 
  22. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Prasoon Kumar Singh and Mukesh Kumar Mahato (2014). “Quality assessment of Mine Water in the West Bokaro Coalfield Area, India” 3rd International Conference on Hydrology and Meteorology, (Omics Group), Hyderabad, September 15th-16th, 2014.    
  23. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Shonam Sharma (2014) “Adaptation of Climate Change on Water Resources: A Review” 7th International Congress of Environmental Research (Icer-14), Held At Bangalore, Karnataka, India. 26th-28th December 2014.
  24. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Binay Prakash Panigraphy, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Subhash Chandra, and Bijendra Kumar (2014). “Physico-Chemical Studies on Surface Water Quality in the Jharia Coal Field Region, Dhanbad” Pp. 21-28 in Global Sustainability Transitions: Impacts and innovations (Ed. G.C. Mishra) At 3rd International Conference on “Sustainable innovative Techniques in Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering” Organized by Krishi Sanskriti At Jnu, New Delhi, 26th-27th April, 2014. (Isbn – 978-93-83083-77-0).
  25. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar Mahato and Binay Prakash Panigrahy. Hydro Geochemical investigation and Qualitative assessment of Ground Water Resources in West Bokaro Coalfield, Jharkhand. International Conference on Harmony with Nature in Context of Ecotechological intervention and Climate Change (Harmony – 2013), Held at Department of Zoology, Environmental Science and Biotechnology, Ddu University, Gorakhpur, U.P. 11-13 November 2013.
  26. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar Mahato and Binay Prakash Panigrahy (2013). assessment of Surface Water Chemistry of West Bokaro Coalfield, Jharkhand, India. 6th International Congress of Environment Research (Icer-13) Held at Arungabad, Maharashtra, India December 19th-21th. 2013.
  27. Mukesh Kumar Mahato, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari (2013). “Evaluation of Heavy Metals Pollution index of Mine Water in East Bokaro Coalfield Region, Jharkhand, India” At International Conference on Advance in Water Resources Development and Management (Awrdm), Held at Department of Geology, Punjab University, Chandigarh 23th-27thoctober, 2013.
  28. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, and Mukesh Kumar Mahato (2013). “Groundwater Quality assessment of West Bokaro Coalfield, Jharkhand, India, Using GIS Technique “At International Conference on Advance in Water Resources Development and Management (Awrdm), Held at Department of Geology, Punjab University, Chandigarh. October, 23th-27th, 2013.
  29. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Mukesh Kumar Mahato, and Ashwani Kumar Tiwari (2013). “Quantitative and Qualitative Studies of Groundwater in Part of East Bokaro Coal Region, Bokaro District, Jharkhand” At Annual General Meeting (Agm) of the Geological Society of India and International Conference on Future Challenges in Earth Science for Energy & Mineral Resources (ESEmr-2013) Held At Department of Applied Geology, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.
  30. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar Mahato and Binay Prakash Panigarhy (2013) “Hydrogeochemical investigation and Qualitative assessment of Groundwater Resources in West Bokaro Coalfield, Jharkhand”At International Conference on Harmony with Nature in Context of Ecotechological intervention and Climate Change (Harmony-2013),  Held At Department of Zoology, Environmental Science and Biotechnology, Ddu University, Gorkhapur, U.P. 11th-13th November 2013.
  31. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar Mahato and Binay Prakash Panigarhy (2013) “assessment of Surface Water Chemistry of West Bokaro Coalfield, Jharkhand, India” 6th International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER-13), Held at Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India December 19th-21th 2013.
  32. Mukesh Kumar Mahato, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, and Prasoon Kumar Singh (2013) “Study on the Heavy Metal Contamination of Mine PIt Water in East Bokaro Coalfield Region, Jharkhand, India” 6th International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER-13), Held at Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India December 19th-21th2013.
  33. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Monisha Awasthi, and Mukesh Kumar Mahato (2012). “Change Detection Study of Land Use Patterns of Jharia Coal Region, Jharkhand. 4thInternational Conference on “Anthropogenic Impact on Environment and Conservation Strategy, 2-4 November 2012” At Ranchi, Jharkhand.
  34. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Mukesh Kumar Mahato and asim Kumar Pal (2012). “Case Study: Impact of Mining and Allied Activities on Water Resources of East Bokaro Coalfield”.4thInternational Conference on “Anthropogenic Impact on Environment and Conservation Strategy, 2nd-4th November 2012” At Ranchi,
  35. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Bhakat Dipanwita and Singh Gurdeep (2010). “Qualitative and Quantitative assessment of Groundwater of Coal Mining Areas, India” International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology Held on July 12th-16th, 2010 At the Hilton Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA.
  36. Bhakat D., Prasoon Kumar Singh and Gurdeep Singh (2010). “Comparative assessment of Groundwater Resources of Jharia Coalfield Region, Dhanbad, and Jharkhand” International Conference on the theme Mother Earth: Save It for Future Generations, February 13- 15, 2010, the University of Burdwan.
  37. Ruchi Singh, Prasoon Kumar Singh and Gurdeep Singh (2010). “Assessment of Soil Characteristics of Angul-Talcher Region, Orissa, India” International Conference on “Mother Earth: Save It for Future Generations” Burdwan University, Burdwan, West Bengal From 13th – 15thfebruary 2010.
  38. Gurdeep Singh, Prasoon Kumar Singh and R. Dasgupta (2009). “Developing Potential Land Use /Land Cover Area in the Angul-Talcher Region for Suitable Locations of Future industries Through Remote Sensing & GIS” International Conference on Mineral industry in the New Economy, Mine 2009; 15th – 16th January 2009; Organized By ISMaa, Kolkata.
  39. Ruchi Singh, Prasoon Kumar Singh and Gurdeep Singh (2007). “Evaluation of Land Degradation Due to Coal Mining- A Vibrant Issue” At International Conference on Managing the Social; Organized by ISMu, Unsw and Anu, Australia, 2007, New Delhi.
  40. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Tewary B. K. (2005). “Environmental Issues of Coal Mining & Its Management Strategies” International Seminar on Global Coal – 2005, New Delhi, 12th-13th April 2005, Pp.500-507.
  41. Abhay Kumar Singh, G.C. Mondal, S Singh, Prasoon Kumar Singh, S.Kumar, K.K.Singh, A. Barat,  Singh T. B., and Tewary B. K. (2005). “Factors Controlling Solute Acquisition Processes and Quality assessment of Surface, Sub-Surface and Mine Water of Dhanbad District” International Seminar on Global Coal – 2005, New Delhi, 12th-13th April 2005.
  42. Prasoon Kumar Singh., Singh R. and Tewary B.K. (2000). “Status of Environmental Degradation - A Case Study of Mining Sector" International Symposium on Geo-Environmental Reclamation; Organized By Srkne College, Nagpur on November 20-22, 2000.
  43. Tewary B.K., Tiwary R.K., Nityanand B. and Prasoon Kumar Singh (1999). “Status of Environmental Degradation in A Coalfield Area and Suggestions of Mitigative Measures" International Conference on Mining: Challenges of the 21st Century; Organized By the institution of Engineers (India); Held on November 25th-27th "1999; New Delhi.
  44. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Prasad S.S. (1999). “Evaluation of Impact of Coal Transportation Activity in and Around Coal Mining Area and Mitigative Measures” International Symposium on Clean Coal initiatives; Held on January 22th-24th, 1999; New Delhi.
  45. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Pal A.K. and Mitra H. (1994). “Noise Pollution in Cement Plant and Control Measures - A Case Discussion” At International Conference on Environmental Issues in Minerals and Energy industry; Held on October 24-26th, 1994; New Delhi.

National Conferences

  1. Ravi Prakash Kumar, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Vivek Kumar, Rohit Patel; National Seminar on: Mineral Exploration & Water Resource Management: Recent Trends; October 2024.
  2. Prasoon Kumar Singh and Deepak Dhopte, National Conference on “Challenges in Groundwater Resources in India”, organised by Gondwana Geological Society of India, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. 28-29 November 2019.
  3. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Parveen Purty (2017) “integrated Water Resources Management: A Sustainable Approach” National Conference on Environmental Issues, Challenges and Solution (Eics-2017) on 23th-24th February 2017, Nifft Ranchi.
  4. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Parveen Purty (2016) “Groundwater Fluctuation and Its Management towards the Water Crisis in the East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand, India” National Seminar on Environment and Development in Eastern India, 17th-18th December 2016, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
  5. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Poornima Verma, and Monisha Awasthi, Assessment of Groundwater Quality Using Water Contamination index” At National Conference on Environment Pollution &Protection, Nit Durgapur January 30. February, 2014.
  6. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Shonam Sharma, and Poornima Verma. Trends of Seasonal and Annual Rainfall of Dhanbad, India. 102nd Indian Science Congress, Held at University of Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra. 3rd-7th January 2015.
  7. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Shonam Sharma. Artificial Recharge: An Emerging tool For Water Resource Management. Challenges and Opportunities for Management of Water Supplies in Rural Areas (Comwra 2015) At ISM Dhanbad, Under KRC (Key Resource Centre) Scheme of Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation. 23th-24th January, 2015.
  8. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Parveen Purty. Challenges of Watershed Management in Rural Areas: integrated Approach of Water Resource Management. Challenges and Opportunities for Management of Water Supplies in Rural Areas (COMWRA 2015) At ISM Dhanbad, Under KRC (Key Resource Centre) Scheme of Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation. 23rd- 24th January, 2015.
  9. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Binay Prakash Panigraphy, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, and Bijendra Kumar (2014). National Conference on Conservation of Natural Resources and Biodiversity for Biodiversity for Sustainable Development (NCCRB 2014).
  10. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Binay Prakash Panigraphy, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari and Bijendra Kumar (2015). “Estimation of Seasonal Groundwater Fluctuation by Meteorological Parameters, Jharia Coalfield, Jharkhand”. 102nd Indian Science Congress to Be Held at Mumbai University from 3rd to 7th January, 2015.
  11. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Binay Prakash Panigrahy (2013) Hydrological Effects and Ground Water Level Fluctuations in Jharia Coalfield Region, Jharkhand, India. National Seminar on Recent Approaches to Water Resources Management (Rawrm-2013) Held at Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, ISM, Dhanbad, 9th -10th, 2013.
  12. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar Mahato, and Binay Prakash Panigarhy (2014) “Hydrochemical investigation and Qualitative assessment of Surface Water Resources in West Bokaro Coalfield, Jharkhand” at National Conference on Water and Its Sustainability in Mining and Other Environment: Vision 2050 Held at Department of Civil Engineering, ISM, Dhanbad, March 28th-29th2014.
  13. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar Mahato and Binay Prakash Panigarhy (2013). National Seminar on Recent Approaches for Water Resource Management” (RAWRM- 2013) on December 9th -10th, 2013 Held at Department of Environmental Science & Engineering Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
  14. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Prasoon Kumar Singh and Manoj Kumar (2013). “Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Its Suitability for Domestic and Agriculture Uses of Lower Gondwana Coalfield Region, Jharkhand, India, National Seminar on Recent Approaches for Water Resource Management (RAWRM 2013) on December 9th -10th, 2013 Held At Department of Environmental Science & Engineering Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
  15. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Subhash Chandra, Pragati Rai and Bijendra Kumar (2013). “Resource Management Through Artificial Recharging of Aquifer in Hard Rock Terrain and in Alluvial Planes”National Seminar on Recent Approaches For Water Resource Management (RAWRM- 2013) on December 9th -10th, 2013 Held At Department of Environmental Science & Engineering Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
  16. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Mukesh Kumar Mahato, P.N. Singh and A. K. Pal. (2013). Recent Advances to Water Resource Management” National Seminar on Recent Approaches for Water Resource Management (RAWRM- 2013) on December 9th -10th, 2013 Held at Department of Environmental Science & Engineering Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
  17. Mukesh Kumar, Mahato, Anjani Kumar and Prasoon Kumar Singh (2013). “Appropriate and Reliable Treatment Technology for Mine Water Reclamation” National Seminar on Recent Approaches for Water Resource Management (RAWRM- 2013) on December 9th -10th, 2013 Held At Department of Environmental Science & Engineering Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
  18. Mukesh Kumar Mahato, P. N Singh, and Prasoon Kumar Singh (2013). “Depth to Water Level Monitoring and Qualitative Analysis of Groundwater in Part of East Bokaro Coalfield Region, Bokaro District, Jharkhand” National Seminar onrecent Approaches For Water Resource Management (RAWRM-2013) on December 9th -10th, 2013 Held At Department of Environmental Science & Engineering Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
  19. Ritesh Kumar, Sarda Nath, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Shivnandan Prasad, and Mahesh Prasad (2013). “Augmenting the Prospects of Livelihood Through Watershed Programme: A Case Study of Bedauli and Masaundha Village Under Nakteya Watershed of Gaya District, Bihar”National Seminar on Recent Approaches For Water Resource Management (RAWRM-2013) on December 9th -10th, 2013 Held At Department of Environmental Science & Engineering Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
  20. Prasoon Kumar Singh, B.P. Panigrahy and Monisha Awasthi (2013). Hydrological Effects and Groundwater Level Fluctuations in Jharia Coalfield Region,National Seminar on Recent Approaches For Water Resource Management (Rawrm-2013) on December 9th-10th, 2013 Held At Department of Environmental Science & Engineering Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
  21. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Monisha Awasthi, Ritu Ranjan Sinha and Poornima Verma (2013). “Statistical Evaluation of Physico- Chemical Parameters of Groundwater in Jharia Coalfield Region, Jharkhand, India”National Seminar on Recent Approaches For Water Resource Management (Rawrm-2013) on December 9th -10th, 2013 Held At Department of Environmental Science & Engineering Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
  22. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ritu Ranjan Sinha, Monisha Awasthi and Poornima Verma. (2013). “Linking the Water Poverty index with Poverty” National Seminar on Recent Approaches for Water Resource Management (Rawrm-2013) on December 9th-10th, 2013 Held at Department of Environmental Science & Engineering Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
  23. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Mukesh Kumar Mahato and Ashwani Kumar Tiwari (2013). “Impacts Due to Opencast Projects (Coal Mining) on Surface Water Quality in East Bokaro Coalfield Region, Jharkhand: A Case Study” At National Seminar on Environmental Issues and Challenges in the 21th Century (Eicc-2013) Bareilly, U.P. 3rd - 5th February, 2013.
  24. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar Mahato and Anjani Kumar (2013). “A Review on Groundwater Chemistry and their Effects on Human Health” National Seminar on Environmental Issues and Challenges in the 21th Century (EICC-2013) Bareilly, U.P. 3rd - 5th February, 2013.
  25. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Mukesh Kumar Mahato, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Monisha Awasthi, and A. K. Pal (2012). “Assessment of Groundwater Resources in Mining Area: A Case Study from East Bokaro Coalfield, Jharkhand” At National Workshop on Recent Advance in Geosciences in Bihar and Jharkhand, GSI, Patna, 29th October, 2012.
  26. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Monisha Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar Mahato, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari and A. K. Pal (2012). “Sustainable Water Resources Management For Ensuring Food Security: A Discussion” at National Workshop on Recent Advance in Geosciences in Bihar and Jharkhand, GSI, Patna, 29thoctober, 2012.
  27. Dipanwita Bhakat, Prasoon Kr. Singh and Gurdeep Singh (2010). Assessment of Rainfall Pattern and Water Table Fluctuations in Hard Rocks Region Near Jharia Coalfield, Dhanbad, Jharkhand. Proceeding of Regional Workshop on Exploration, Development and Management of Ground Water in Hard Rocks with Special Reference to Jharkhand State, Organised by CGWB, Mid-Eastern Region, March 25-26, P. 43.
  28. Prasoon Kumar Singh, and Singh Gurdeep “Impact of Climatic Change in Mining & industrial Region of Angul- Talcher Coalfield, Orissa, India” National Conference on “Sustainable Water Resources Management and Impact of Climate Change Civil Engineering Group”, Birla institute of Technology and Science- Pilani, Hyderabad.
  29. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Dipanwita Bhakat, Ruchi Singh and Gurdeep Singh (2010). “Status of Cbm Resources and Qualitative assessment of Ground Water in Coal Mining Region” National Conference Cum Workshop on Geological and Technological Facets of CBM, Shale Gas, Energy Resources and CO2 Sequestration, ISM, Dhanbad, 19th-20thnovember 2010.
  30. Prasoon Kumar Singh and Gurdeep Singh (2009). “Global Warming and Its Effects on the Global Environment” at National Seminar on Global Warming & Panchayati Raj; 21- 22nd March 2009; Organized by Indian Environmental Society, New Delhi.
  31. Ruchi Singh, Prasoon Kumar Singh and Gurdeep Singh (2009). “Analysis of industrialization, Urbanization and Land Use Change in Angul- Talcher Region, Orissa” Recent Tends in Life Science Researches Vis--Vis Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Development and Human Welfare” Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag, Jharkhand from 27th – 29th June 2009.
  32. Prasoon Kumar Singh and Gurdeep Singh (2009). “Status of Groundwater in Dhanbad District Under Damodar River Basin, Jharkhand, India” Regional Workshop on Geogenic Contamination of Groundwater; 21st-22nd March 2009; Organized By CGWB, Mer, Patna.
  33. Ruchi Singh, Prasoon Kumar Singh and Gurdeep Singh (2008). “Land Utilization Pattern of Angul Region, Orissa” National Seminar on Land Resource Management and Livelihood Security; 10-12 September 2008; Organized by NBSS & LUP, Nagpur.
  34. Ruchi Singh, Prasoon Kumar Singh and Gurdeep Singh (2007). “Evaluation of Land Degradation Due to Coal Mining- A Vibrant Issue” National Seminar on Land Resource Management and Livelihood Security; 10th-12thseptember 2008; Organized By NBSS & LUP, Nagpur.
  35. Tewary B.K., Prasoon Kumar Singh, Singh A.K. and Prusty B.K. (2000). “An Approach of Environmental Protection in the New Millennium - A Case Study of Mining Sector” Seminar on " the Environment Millennium - Time to Act “; Organized By the institution of Engineers (India) Dhanbad Local Centre on 5th June 2000.
  36. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Tiwary R.K., Singh T.B. and Tewary B.K. (1999). “Present Scenario of Environmental Degradation in Mining Sector and Challenges of the Next Millennium” New Millennium Conference on Retrospect of Indian Research on Environmental Pollution: Focus 21st Century Organized by the Environment Monitoring Training and Research Centre (EMTRC) on 22nd November "1999 New Delhi.
  37. Tewary B.K., Tiwary R.K., Nityanand B. and Prasoon Kumar Singh (1999). “Status of Environmental Degradation in A Coalfield Area and Suggestions of Mitigative Measures” Seminar on Management of Environmental Pollution Organized by B.I.T., Sindri on 15- 16thnovember" 1999.
  38. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Kumar Nikhil, Loveson V.J. and Singh T.N. (1998). “Rapid industrialization in Chotanagpur Region and Its Impact on Environment” National Seminar Organized By the institution of Engineers (India) Dhanbad Local Centre at CMRI, Dhanbad on 5th- 6thjune "1998.
  39. Prasoon Kumar Singh and Prasad S.S. (1997). “Present Noise Pollution Scenario of Dhanbad Municipal Area” Seminar on How Safe Is Our Habitat, Organized By CMRI, Dhanbad on 5th June "1997.
  40. Prasoon Kumar Singh, Singh T.P.N., Rajak G.P. and Barat A. (1996). indoor Pollution and associated Health Risk” Seminar on Environmental Pollution Control, Organized by Polytechnology Transfer Centre (CSIR), Patna on 27thseptember”1996, CMRI, Dhanbad.

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

S. No

Project Title

Name of the Sponsored

Role of assesses

Amount (in Lakhs)

Details of the Work

1.

Development of guidelines for delineation of water stressed areas and designing of environmental friendly water storage structure for meeting the water needs in mining areas.

Project No.: CIL (20)/2021-2022/845/ESE

CIL, MOC, Government of India

PI

107.84

Ongoing since February 2022

2.

Impact of climate change on vulnerable aquifer systems in and around industrial and mining areas of Damodar River Basin (Eastern India) using GIS based Modified DRASTIC Model and Global Climate Model

MoJS, Government of India

Co-PI

78,79,804.00

Ongoing since January 2025

3.

Identification of suitable sites and designing of environmental friendly rainwater harvesting structures for catching the rain where it falls when it falls in the IIT(ISM) campus area.

Project No.: IIT(ISM)/2021-2022/803/INSTITUTE

IIT(ISM) Institute Funded

PI

6.80

Ongoing since June 2021

4.

Groundwater Resource Evaluation and quality assessment near industrial and mining areas in Bokaro district

Project No.: ISM/Acad/AC/76.13(e)/2007)

ISM Minor Project

PI

0.41

Completed

(2008)

5.

Assessment of Groundwater Level Fluctuations with Respect to Changing Patterns of Rainfall in Jharia Coal Mining   Region

Project No.: UGC (79)/ 2012-2013/318/ESE

UGC, New Delhi

PI

9.256

Completed (2015)

6.

Estimation of Aquifer Potential in Jharia Coal Mining Region with Suitable Techniques to Improve the Recharge

Project No.: MOWR (3)/2012-2013/308/ESE

MOWR, New Delhi

PI

28.547

Completed (2017)

Consultancy Project (for ONGC)

S.No.

Project Title

Sponsored By

Role

ISM Project No.

1.

A scientific study on the assessment of impact of mine blasting operations on environmental pollution and important structures of Chittorgarh fort for suggesting suitable remedial measures

BCL, Kolkata

Co-PI

CONS/7214/2023-24

2.

Cumulative Impact Assessment Study, Carrying Capacity Study and Ecosystem Services Study as per condition of terms of References (ToR) for Expansion of Nigahi Opencast Mining Project from 21Mtpa to 25 Mtpa with increase in leasehold area from 3018.40 ha to 3582.732 ha.

(130.626 Lakh)

NCL

Co-PI

CONS/6096/2021-22

3.

Preparation of Catchment Treatment Plan

VEDANTA

Co-PI

VEDANTA (ESL)/2020-2021/726/ESE

(Continuing)

4.

Hydrological and Water Quality studies for Panandharo, Umarsar and Akrimota mining area of GMDC

GMDC

PI

CONS/2575/2010-11

(Completed)

5.

Evaluation of Sustainable Development Project at ECL under MOU 2012-2013 (First Phase)

ECL

PI

CONS/2356/2012-13

(Completed)

6.

Preparation of Environmental Statement in respect of DVC Bermo Mines.

DVC

PI

CONS/1516/2012-13

(Completed)

7.

Regional Environmental Management Plan of Angul-Talcher- Meramundali Area of MCL, Orissa

SPCB, Bhubaneswar

Member

CONS/0275/2007-08

(Completed)

8.

Socio-economic Survey of Affected Families at Fire & Subsidence Areas in Jharia Coalfield.

JRDA

Member

CONS/0925/2009-10

(Completed)

9.

Environmental Monitoring of DVC Chandrapura

DVC

Member

CONS/1235/2011-12

(Completed)

10.

Environmental Monitoring of DVC Bokaro Thermal

DVC

Member

CONS/1440/2011-12

(Completed)

11.

Environmental Monitoring of Unit 7,8, DVC Chandrapura

DVC

Member

CONS/1235/2011-12

(Completed)

12.

Compliance of Forestry clearance condition no. 6, 7, 10 and 18 for Ghanudih and Bastacolla area.

BCCL

Member

CONS/1285/2011-12

(Completed)

13.

EIA/EMP study of Madhuban and Damuda area, Dhanbad.

BCCL

Member

CONS/2356/2012

(Completed)

Membership of Scientific Societies

  • Member of Institutions of Engineers, Kolkata
  • Life Membership of Indian Water Resources Society, Roorkee, (LM 2019-7820)
  • Lifetime Membership of IJRULA (International Journal for Research Under Literal Access) – 2019
  • World Research Council (WRC) Membership after receiving RULA AWARD – 2019.
  • Member of International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), Institute of Hydrology. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, U.K.; (Membership No. – 6094).
  • Life Member of the Indian Association of Hydrologists, Roorkee (LM-1663).
  • Fellow of The Society of Earth Scientists, Lucknow, (F/272).
  • Life Membership of Indian Geological Congress (LM – 811).
  • Life Membership of the Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI), Kolkata (LM-10211).
  • NABET-QCI Accreditation for Preparation of EIA as Functional Area Expert for Geology, Land use & Hydrogeology.
  • Life Member of the Indian Water Works Association (LM-8066).
  • Online Member of the International Association of Hydro geologists– Indian Chapter (INC-IAH) -Membership No.- 142041.

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

  • Served as Professor-in- Charge of Central Library, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad since December 2021.
  • Serving as Co-ordinator, Water Resource Management under the Centre of Water Resource Management (CWRM), IIT(ISM) from 22/09/2020 to till date.
  • Served as a Hostel Warden of Amber Hostel for one Year (since March 2009- Feb 2010).
  • Serving as DPGC Member of the ESE Department for the period 15th October 2020 to 14 October 2022.
  • Serving as DFSC Member of the ESE Department for the period 1st December 2020 to 30th November 2021.
  • Serving as Training Co-ordinator of M. Tech. Students in the ESE Department since October 2020.
  • Served as Training Incharge of B. Tech & M. Tech. Students in the ESE Department since 2018-2020.
  • Served as M. Tech. Co-Ordinator in the ESE Department For Two Academic Years (March 2012-March 2014).
  • Served as Senate Member from ESE Department for the period 2016 to 2018.
  • DSC External Member of the Department of Applied Geology, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad.
  • Served as an Expert Member in the M.Tech & JRF Selection Committee of the ESE Department.

Guidance

Sl. No.

Name

Topic of Research

Awarded/Ongoing

Remarks

01

Ruchi Singh

Impact of Mining and Urbanization on Land use and Vegetation Diversity in Angul - Talcher Region, Orissa

Awarded in Feb 2012

Sole Guided

02

Dipanwita Bhagat

Groundwater resources evaluation and its qualitative assessment in Jharia Coalfield region, Jharkhand

Awarded in Feb 2013

Sole Guided

03

Prabhunath Singh

Study of water resources and its management in and around the Ranchi Township area in Jharkhand, India

Awarded in June 2015

Sole Guided

04

Mukesh Kumar Mahato

Quantitative and Qualitative assessment of water resources with contaminant transport modelling of East Bokaro Coalfield Area.

Awarded in Dec 2015

Sole Guided

05

Ashwani Kumar Tiwari

GIS based aquifer vulnerability assessment & Qualitative analysis of water resources in a Coal mining area, Jharkhand

Awarded in Feb 2015

Sole Guided

06

Binay Prakash Panigrahy

Assessment of groundwater level fluctuation with respect to recharge in Jharia coalfield region, Jharkhand

Awarded in Dec 2016

Sole Guided

07

Anjani Kumar

Evaluation of mine water and development of suitable techniques for ascertaining its suitability for proper management in Western Part of Jharia Coal Mining Region, Jharkhand.

Awarded in Feb 2017

Sole Guided

08

Ritu Ranjan Sinha

Evaluation of Infiltration Behavior and Assessment of Water Poverty Index in Dhanbad Municipal Area, Jharkhand, India

Awarded in Feb 2018

Sole Guided

09

Shonam Sharma

Estimation of the Relationship between Trends of Seasonal Rainfall with Aquifer Recharge in Mining Area and the Development of Spatial Seasonality Index

Awarded in Feb 2018

Sole Guided

10

Sujata Upgupta

Impact of Mining and Allied activities on Land use, land cover and Forest vulnerability in East Bokaro Coalfield Region of Jharkhand

Awarded in August 2018

Sole Guided

11

Poornima Verma

Assessment of Hydro-Geochemical Characteristics of Groundwater Resources and Development of Contamination Index for Bokaro District, Jharkhand, India.

Awarded in Jan 2019

Sole Guided

12

Nishi Kant

Eco hydrological effect of landscape pattern and determination of health risk assessment with reference to heavy metals in the drinking water of Jamshedpur Township Area Jharkhand, India

Awarded in January 2020

Sole Guided

13

Deepak Naresh Dhopte

Impact of assessment of water resources on behaviour of water pollution parameters in and around industrial areas of Asansol, West Bengal, India.

Awarded in January 2023

Sole Guided

14

Damodar Prasad

Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of water resources around mine fire &non-mine fire areas in Jharia coal filed, Jharkhand, India 

Awarded in January 2023

Sole Guided

15

Shivam Saw

Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment and estimation of groundwater suitability by using different models and development of suitable techniques for management of groundwater resources of Ranchi Township area, Jharhand.

Awarded in January 2024

Sole Guided

16

Deep Shikha

Qualitative Assessment of Groundwater and Soil near Mining and Industrial areas and In Situ Treatment of Contaminated Groundwater and Soil by Suitable Techniques of Bokaro District, Jharkhand, India

Awarded in January 2024

Sole Guided

17

Rohit Patel

A Mathematical and GIS Based Approach for Noise Mapping and Modeling Under Mixed Traffic Condition in Mid-Sized Indian City

Awarded in Feb 2025

Sole Guided

18

Ankesh Kumar

Source identification and prediction of river water pollution and groundwater contamination level by an ensemble Machine Learning techniques along some parts of the Damodar River, Jharkhand, Eastern India

Joined on July 2022

Undergoing

19

Vivek Kumar

Safeguarding Groundwater Quality: Mitigating Threats from Overexploitation and Coal Mining Pollution

Joined on December 2022

Undergoing

20

Arunima Chakraborty

Evaluation and amendment of recent threats of Microplastics in soil matrix, surface and ground water by artificial intelligence and future prediction using cutting edge machine learning approaches

Joined December 2023

Undergoing

21

Shilpy Kumari

Enhanced groundwater remediation and monitoring by integrating plant-based nanoparticles, GIS, and AI/ML.

Joined on December 2023

Undergoing

22

Ritesh Ranjan

Water quality assessment in mining area of Giridih Coalfield.

Joined on December 2023

Undergoing

23

Mamta

Soil-Water interactions and fluoride enrichment in groundwater

Joined on July 2024

Undergoing

24

Khusboo Kumari

Qualitative aspects of surface and groundwater resources near Mining area

Joined on September 2024

Undergoing
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