NIRD&PR

Biodata

Areas of Specialisation

Geospatial Technologies (GIS, Remote Sensing and GPS); Application of Geospatial Technologies for Planning and Management of Watersheds; Natural Resource Management; Infrastructure Planning; Environmental Studies ; Rural Water Supply; LIS; Terrain Modelling and Change detection studies; Large scale Mapping; Web GIS and Village Level Planning.

Professional Affiliation

1. Life Member of Indian Society of Remote Sensing
2. Life Member of Indian Society of Geo-informatics

Publications/articles/cases/reviews (Numbers)

Publications/ Articles/ Cases/ Reviews (Numbers) – 25

Research

Current research

1. Geo-informatics applications in Watersheds, Rural Roads under PMGSY and MGNREGS, Village Planning, Shifting Cultivation.

Workshops/Conferences

National – 41

International - 2

Trainings Conducted

40 Programmes in Geo-informatics Applications to Rural Development, Disaster Management; Micro Level Planning; Planning and Monitoring/Management of Watersheds, MGNREGS, PMGSY and PMKSY

Trainings Assisted

100 Programmes in Geo-informatics Applications to Rural Development, NRM, Disaster Management; Micro Level Planning; Planning and Monitoring/Management of Watersheds, MGNREGS, PMGSY and PMKSY.

Invited Talks / Presentations

1. National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (Manage), Hyderabad.
2. Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI), Hyderabad
3. Central Institute for Rural Electrification of Rural Electrification Corporation (CIRE), Hyd.
4. Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University (JNTU), Hyderabad.
5. Water and Land Management Training and Research Institute (WALAMTARI), Hyderabad.
6. Telangana State Institute of Panchayat raj and Rural Development (TSIPARD), Hyd.
7. Telangana University.
8. Nagaland University.

Thesis Examiner

1. M.Tech. Thesis Examiner: JNTU, Hyderabad.

Honours / Awards:

1. University Gold Medallist in M.Sc Geology