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	Name		Dr. Nilanjana Das Chatterjee
	Designation		Professor , HOD
	Department Name		GEOGRAPHY
	Office Phone No		+91 3222 298-356 / Centrex Extn. 356
	Email ID		nilanjana_vu@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
	Mobile No		9434216397
	Personal Website		http://vidyasagar.ac.in/dept_of_geography/CV_nilanjanadas.pdf
	Address		Dept. of Geography, Vidyasagar University
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Educational Qualification

Degree Name	Institute	Year of passing/awarded
M.A in Geography	The University of Burdwan	1999
B.A.Hons	The University of Burdwan	1997

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis

Socio-Geographical perspectives of Environmental Resources and Hazards in Bishnupur and Sonamukhi Police Station,Bankura District, West Bengal

Career Profile / Teaching Experience

Head of the Department, Geography since 18.07.2023

Professor in Geography since 2019

Associate Professor in Geography since 2016-2019

Assistant Professor in Geography since 2006-2016

Lecturer Haldia Govt. College 2002-2006

Specialization/Research Area

Field of Specialization

Research Area/ Areas of Interest

Environmental Issues in Geography

Pedology

Urban Geography

Landscape Ecology

Environmental aspects of resource and hazard related Issues

Animal migration and its consequences in forest fringe areas of Bankura District

Folk and Tribal Culture

Geographical Attributes of Handloom and Cottage Industries

Land use dynamics and urban ecology

Course/ Subject Taught

Environment

Ecology

Settlement Geography

Social and Cultural Geography

Philosophy in Geography

Thematic Mapping

Research Methodology

Urban Geography

Rural Development

Women Studies (M.Phill)

Publications in Journal / Book / Book Chapter / Magazines / Newspaper

International Publication

Title	Published in	Published on	Published by	Role
Application of land-use regression model with regularization algorithm to assess PM2. 5 and PM10 concentration and health risk in Kolkata Metropolitan	Urban Climate, Volume 49, 101473, ISSN: 2212-0955.	Mar, 2023	Elsevier	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 6.66300 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCIE, SSCI Article's Web Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101473
Comparative performance of Sentinel-2 MSI and Landsat-8 OLI data in canopy cover prediction using Random Forest model: Comparing model performance and tuning parameters	Advances in Space Research, Volume 71, Issue 11, 4691-4709, ISSN: 1879-1948.	Jan, 2023	Elsevier	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 2.61100 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, SCIE Article's Web Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.01.027
Recent trends of land surface temperature in relation to the influencing factors using Google Earth Engine platform and time series products in megacities of India	Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 379, 134735, ISSN: 1879-1786.	Oct, 2022	Elsevier	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 11.07200 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, SCIE, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134735
Integrated Influencing Mechanism of Potential Drivers on Seasonal Variability of LST in Kolkata Municipal Corporation, India	Land, Volume 11, Issue 9, ISSN: 2073-445X	Sep, 2022	MDPI	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 3.90000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SSCI Article's Web Link: doi.org/10.3390/land11091461
Channel instability and hydrogeomorphic adjustment in alluvial reach of Kangsabati River, India using Digital Shoreline Analysis System and Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler	Geocarto International, Volume 37, Issue- 27, 16232-16260, ISSN: 1752-0762.	Aug, 2022	Taylor & Francis	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 3.45000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, SCIE, SSCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2022.2107712
Multifunctional resilience of river health to human service demand in an alluvial quarried reach: a comparison amongst fuzzy logic, entropy, and AHP-based MCDM models	Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Volume 29, Page No 84137–84165, ISSN- 1614-7499.	Jul, 2022	Springer	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 5.19000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, SCIE, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21040-0
Assessment of forest cover loss and impacts on ecosystem services: Coupling of remote sensing data and people's perception in the dry deciduous forest of West Bengal, India	Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 356,131763, ISSN: 1879-1786	Jul, 2022	Elsevier	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 11.07200 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, SCIE, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131763
Spatial-explicit carbon emission-sequestration balance estimation and evaluation of emission susceptible zones in an Eastern Himalayan city using Pressure-Sensitivity-Resilience framework: An approach towards achieving low carbon cities	Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 336, 15 February 2022, 130417	Feb, 2022	Elsevier	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 11.07200 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130417
Modelling the future vulnerability of urban green space for priority-based management and green prosperity strategy planning in Kolkata, India: a PSR-based analysis using AHP-FCE and ANN-Markov model	Geocarto International, Volume 37, Issue 22, 6551-6578, ISSN: 1752-0762	2021	Taylor and Francis	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 3.45000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2021.1952315
Geospatial approach-based delineation of elephant habitat suitability zones and its consequence in Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve, India	Environment, Development and Sustainability volume 23, pages17788–17809	2021	Springer	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 3.97200 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: 10.1007/s10668-021-01412-1
An integrated simulation approach to the assessment of urban growth pattern and loss in urban green space in Kolkata, India: A GIS-based analysis	Ecological Indicators, Volume 121,107178,DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107178	2021	Elsevier		Impact Factor: 6.26000 Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Boal (Wallago Attu) Fish Abandonment in Keleghai River, West Bengal: An Idea Based Clarification	Environment & Ecosystem Science, 5(1),23-26, DOI: 10.26480/ees.01.2021.23.26	2021	Zibeline International Publishing		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Urban ecological security assessment and forecasting using integrated DEMATEL-ANP and CA-Markov models: A case study on Kolkata Metropolitan Area, India	Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 68, 102773, DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2021.102773	2021	Elsevier		Impact Factor: 10.69600 Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Geospatial approach-based delineation of elephant habitat suitability zones and its consequence in Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve, India	Environment, Development and Sustainability, DOI: 10.1007/s10668-021-01412-1	2021	Springer, I.F: 2.191		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Comparative performance of linear regression, polynomial regression and generalized additive model for canopy cover estimation in the dry deciduous forest of West Bengal	Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, Volume 22, 100502. DOI: 0.1016/j.rsase.2021.100502	2021	Elsevier		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Descriptive Spatial Analysis of Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) Distribution and Mapping HEC Hotspots in Keonjhar Forest Division, India	Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution , DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.640624	2021	Frontiers, I.F: 2.416		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Morphometric analysis to characterize the soil erosion susceptibility in the western part of lower Gangetic River basin, India	Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Volume 14(6):501	2021	Springer, I.F: 1.327		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Sub-basin prioritization for assessment of soil erosion susceptibility in Kangsabati, a plateau basin: A comparison between MCDM and SWAT models	Science of the Total Environment Volume 734,	2020	Elsevier	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 11.90000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139474
Elephant’s habitat suitabilityassessment through geo spatialquantification in Panchet forestdivision, West Bengal	Ecofeminism and Climate Change, 1 (3), DOI: 10.1108/EFCC-05-2020-0012/full/html	2020	Emerald Insight		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
An integrated GIS approach to analyze the impact of land use change and land cover alteration on ground water potential level :A study in Kangsabati Basin, India	Ground water for Sustainable Development. DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100399, Cite Score 3.7, SJR 0.8.65	2020	Elsevier		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Land use and Land Cover change and its resultant erosion susceptible level: an appraisal using RUSLE and Logistic Regression in a tropical plateau basin of West Bengal, India	Environment, Development and Sustainability, DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-00628-x	2020	Springer, Impact factor 2.191,Cite Score 3.40, SJR 0.548		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Sub-basin prioritization forassessment of soil erosionsusceptibility in Kangsabati, aplateau basin: A comparisonbetween MCDM and SWATmodels	Science of the Total Environment, 734:139474, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139474	2020	Elsevier, Impact factor 6.551,Cite score: 8.6, SJR: 1.661		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Geo-Statistical Analysis to Understand Nature of Forest Patch Shape Complexity in Panchet Forest Division under Bankura District, West Bengal	Indian Journal of Ecology (2020) 47(1): 96-101	2020	Indian Ecological Society		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Land use alteration strategy to improve forest landscape structural quality in Radhanagar forest range under Bankura District	Eurasian Journal of Forest Science 2020 8(1): 1-10 http://dergipark.gov.tr/eje	2020	Eurasian Journal of Forest Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Spatial alteration of fragmented forest landscapefor improving structural quality of habitat: a casestudy from Radhanagar Forest Range, BankuraDistrict, West Bengal, India	Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, DOI: 10.1080/24749508.2020.1720483	2020	Taylor & Francis		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Understanding the Commercialization Patterns of Non-timber ForestProducts and Their Contribution to the Enhancement of Tribal Livelihoods: AnEmpirical Study from Paschim Medinipur	Small-scale Forestry, 19: 371-397, DOI: 10.1007/s11842-020-09444-7	2020	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Termite mound soil properties in West Bengal, India	Geoderma Regional, Volume 22, September 2020, e00293, DOI: 10.1016/j.geodrs.2020.e00293	2020	Elsevier		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Assessment of micro-habitat of woodland diversity in mountainousurban tract of Gangtok Town, Sikkim	Modeling Earth Systems and Environment6, pages1223–1231(2020), DOI: 10.1007/s40808-020-00752-7	2020	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Human-Elephant Conflict in Panchet Forest Division, Bankura, West Bengal, India	Gajah 51 (2020) 10-15	2020	ASIAN ELEPHANT SPECIALIST GROUP		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Multi-criteria-based sub-basin prioritization and its risk assessment of erosion susceptibility in Kansai–Kumari catchment area, India	Applied Water Science, 9(4), DOI: 10.1007/s13201-019-0954-4	2019	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Mapping and monitoring of land use dynamics with their change hotspot in North 24-Parganas district, India: a geospatial- and statistical-based approach	Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, DOI:10.1007/s40808-019-00601-2	2019	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Impact of instream sand mining on habitat destruction or transformation using coupling models of HSI and MLR	Spatial Information Research, DOI: 10.1007/s41324-019-00271-3	2019	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Effect of instream sand mining on hydraulic variables of bedload transport and channel planform: an alluvial stream in South Bengal basin, India	Environmental Earth Sciences 20(225):303 DOI: 10.1007/s12665-019-8267-3	2019	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Forest Core Demarcation Using Geo-Spatial Techniques: A Habitat Management Approach in Panchet Forest Division, Bankura, West Bengal, India	Asian Journal of Geographical Research2(2): 1-8, 2019; Article no.AJGR.48107	2019	AJGR		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Delineation of crop combination region and changing pattern of cropping intensity: A Geographical Analysis in Ghatal sub-division, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal	Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol-10, 1. DOI: 10.5958/2321-5828.2019.00021.4	2019	A and V Publication,		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Analysis of eve-teasing potential zones using geospatial technologies and AHP: a study in Midnapore town, West Bengal, India	GeoJournal DOI: 10.1007/s10708-019-10106-1	2019	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Estimation of Erosion Susceptibility and Sediment Yield in Ephemeral Channel Using RUSLE and SDR Model: Tropical Plateau Fringe Region, India	In book: Gully Erosion Studies from India and Surrounding Regions, 163-185. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23243-6_10	2019	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Geomorphic response to riverine land cover dynamics in a quarried alluvial river Kangsabati, South Bengal, India	Environmental Earth Sciences 78(22). DOI: 10.1007/s12665-019-8652-y	2019	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Consequences of sand mining on water quality and instream biota in alluvial stream: a case-specific study in South Bengal River, India	Sustainable Water Resources Management DOI: 10.1007/s40899-019-00345-y	2019	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Quantification of Habitat (Forest) Shape Complexity through Geo-Spatial Analysis: An Ecological Approach in Panchet Forest Division in Bankura, West Bengal.	Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology 6(1): 1-8, 2018; Article no.AJEE.40085 ISSN: 2456-690X	2018	SCIENCE DOMAIN international		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Elephant’s movement route identification:A detailed investigation in Bankura district, West Bengal, India	IJCRT \| Volume 6, Issue 1 February 2018 \| ISSN: 2320-2882 IJCRT1802150	2018	International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT) www.ijcrt.org 1201		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Relation between urban biophysical composition and dynamics of land surface temperature in the Kolkata metropolitan area: a GIS and statistical based analysis for sustainable planning	Modeling Earth Systems and Environment https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-018-0535-9	2018	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Analyzing risk factors for shrinkage and transformation of East Kolkata Wetland, India	Spatial Information Research,Vol-26:6, pp - 661-677. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41324-018-0212-0	2018	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Integration of GIS and statistical approach in mapping of urban sprawl and predicting future growth in Midnapore town, India	Modeling Earth Systems and Environment https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-018-0536-8	2018	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
An analysis of transport suitability, modal choice and trip patternusing accessibility and network approach: a study of Jamshedpurcity, India	Spatial Information Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41324-018-0223-x	2018	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
The spatial clustering of dengue disease and risk susceptibility mapping: an approach towards sustainable health management in Kharagpur city, India	Spatial Information Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41324-018-0224-9	2018	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Fizzle and Success of e-Governance in India: A Priority-based Analysis in Paschim Medinipur District	Journal of Governance & Public Policy, Vol 8(2), pp 65-84, ISSN 2231-0924	2018	Institute of Public Enterprise, OU Campus, Hyderabad		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Rational Resource Management and the Role of Traditional Knowledge Among the Santhal and the Bhumij Tribes of Binpur II Block, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal.	Natural Resources Management for Sustainable Development and Rural Livelihoods, Vol. 1: 43-58, ISBN: 81-7019-584-1.	2017	Today & Tomorrows Printers and Publishers, New Delhi-110002, India.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Geophysical and geochemical alteration of rocks in granitic profiles during intense weathering in southern Purulia district, West Bengal, India	Modeling Earth Systems and Environment September 2016, 2:132, ISSN: 2363-6203 (print version) ISSN: 2363-6211 (electronic version)	2016	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Grain size characterization of instream sand deposition in controlled environment in river Kangsabati, West Bengal	Modelling Earth Systems and EnvironmentSeptember 2016, 2:118, ISSN: 2363-6203 (print version) ISSN: 2363-6211 (electronic version)	2016	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Morphological analysis of a Historical Urban Landscape: the case of Tamluk, an Early Urban Centre of Eastern India	International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Vol 6: 337-343, ISSN 2250-3153.	2016	IJSR		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Spatial modeling of urban sprawl around Greater Bhubaneswarcity, India	Modeling Earth Systems and Environment(2016), Vol 2(1), ISSN 2363-6203DOI 10.1007/s40808-015-0065-7	2016	Springer		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Case Study of Elephants in the Bankura District, West Bengal, India.	Gajah: Journal of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group, Vol- 40,ISSN 1391-1996.	2016	Asian Elephant Specialist Group.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Delineating Sphere of Urban Influence: The Case of Three Early Urban Centres of Eastern India	IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS),Vol 20, Issue 11, Ver. IV (Nov. 2015),PP 91-100,(e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845)	2015	www.iosr journal.org		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Weathering and Mineralogical Alteration of Granitic Rocks in Southern Purulia District, West Bengal, India.	International Research Journal of Earth SciencesVol. 2(4), 1-12,ISSN 2321–2527	2014	International Science Congress Association		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Role Of Culture In The Process of resource Creation: A Case Study On Temple Town Bishnupur, District Bankura, West Bengal, India	Journal of Social Review VOl - 3 (1), December 2014 Department of Social Sciences, pp 90-100,(ISSN : 2448 – 9204)	2014	North Eastern University, Srilanka.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Habitat based ecological analysis of urban space in mountain environment: An appraisal for Gangtak Town, Sikim	Journal of Ecology Environment and Conservation(2013),Vol-EEC 2013(3),ISSN 0971-765X.	2013	EM International		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Sharing Of Non Timber Forest Products By Indigenous Tribal People: A Case Of Santhal Tribe Of Bhadule Village,Paschim Medinipur,West Bengal.	Man And Life ,Vol 39(1-2),83-94,(ISSN 0972-4109).	2013	The Institute Of Social Research and Applied Anthropology		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

National Publication

Title	Published in	Published on	Published by	Role	Details
Factors Persuading Acid Attacks, a Modern Revenge Strategy against Women: A Study in West Bengal, India	INDIAN JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENT ,Volume 17-18,Pages 106-117, ISSN:0972-7388	2021	Registrar,Vidyasagar University	Co-Author,Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link: http://inet.vidyasagar.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/5943
Factors Persuading Acid Attacks, a Modern Revenge Strategy against Women: A Study in West Bengal, India	Indian Journal of Geography, Volume: 17-18,106-117	2021	Vidyasagar University. Dept. of Geography		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Acid Attacks: A Threat against Women-Measure the Effectiveness of Existing Legislatures to Curb Acid Violence	Eastern Geographer Vol. XXIV, 1: 149-158, ISSN 0973-7642	2018	Dept. of Geography, Utkal University.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Rock to Regolith: A Synthesis of Physico-chemical Processes in Purulia District, West Bengal	Indian Journal of Geography and Environment,15-16: 130-136, 0972-7388	2018	Dept. of Geography & Env Management, Vidyasagar University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Inter-State Disparity and Causality Test for India through Human Development Indicators.	Indian Journal of Geography and Environment,Vol 14:86-98, 0972-7388	2015	Dept. of Geography & Env Management, Vidyasagar University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Elephant Migration and Colonization in Bankura District,West Bengal,India	Indian Journal of Geography and Environment,Vol-14:46-52, 0972-7388	2015	Dept. of Geography & Env Management, Vidyasagar University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Tribal Livelihood Pattern And Sharing Of Natural Resources : A Case of Santal and Sabar Tribe of Dhobakacha Village, Binpur II Block,Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal	Practising Geographers, Journal of Indian Geographical Foundation, Kolkata,	2015	Indian Geographical Foundation		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
The importance of non-timber forest produce in tribal livelihood: A case study of Santhal community in Purulia District,West Bengal	Indian Journal of Geography and Environment, Vol- 13:110-120,ISSN 0972-7388	2014	Dept. of Geography & Env Management, Vidyasagar University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Servival potentiality of small scale sector in the era of Globalization: A case of Bishnupur Sonamukhi Silk Industry, Bankura, India.	Managing development in developing countries,ISBN 978-93-5142-162-7	2013	DDE, Vidyasagar University.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
An assessment of Anthropogenic impact on natural landscape – A case of Kurseong Town, Darjeeling,West Bengal.	Indian Journal of Geography and Environment,Vol 12, 40-50,ISSN 0972-7388.	2011	Dept. of Geography & Env Management, Vidyasagar University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Environmental interpretation of Dash Avatar, Changing use of Dash Avatar Cards and it’s impact on space and society.	Indian Journal of Geography and Environment,Vol 11, 30-39,ISSN 0972-7388	2010	Dept. of Geography & Env Management, Vidyasagar University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Developing municipal information system to assist decision making process: the case of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal.	Indian Journal of Geography and Environment,Vol 11, 40-55,ISSN 0972-7388.	2010	Dept. of Geography & Env Management, Vidyasagar University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Regional/Local Publication

Book Published

Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
River Sand Mining Modelling and Sustainable Practice: The Kangsabati River, India	Springer	Aug, 2022	Co-Author	Indexing: SCOPUS Link:
A study on the sharing and conservation of natural resources among the Santal and Lodha communities of West Bengal, India	Vandana	2021	Second Author	Indexing: Link:
Man Elephant Conflict: A case study from forests in West Bengal, India.	Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-31161-6 ISBN 978-3-319-31162-3 (eBook)	2016	First Author	Indexing: Link:

Book Chapter Published

Chapter	Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
A Baseline Study on Silaboti River Shifting, Flood, and Its Impact on Livelihood at Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal	Floods in the Ganga–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta	Springer	Feb, 2023	Corresponding Author	Indexing: SCOPUS Link:
Role of groundwater potentiality and soil nutrient status on agricultural productivity: A case study in Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal	Case Studies in Geospatial Applications to Groundwater Resources	Elsevier	Jan, 2023	Co-Author	Indexing: SCOPUS Link: DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-99963-2.00008-0
Multi-criteria-based Morphometric Prioritization for Soil Erosion Susceptibility and Denudation Rate Assessment of Purulia District, India	Drainage Basin Dynamics: An Introduction to Morphology, Landscape and Modelling	Springer	Jan, 2022	Co-Author	Indexing: Book citation index (WoS), Others Link:
Assessment of Habitat Quality in Quarried Reach of Alluvial River	River Health and Ecology in South Asia	Springer	2021	Co-Author	Indexing: Others Link:

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence

Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar Name	Thesis Title	Status	Date
Dipankar Bera	Carbon sequestration in fragmented forest ecosystem: A case study of the dry deciduous forests of West Bengal	Submitted	Jan, 2024
Sudip Bera	Impact on Soil Nutrient In changing Landuse : A Geographical Analysis North 24 Parganas District	Submitted	Jan, 2023
Kousik Das	Urban Dynamics and its impact on public health: A study in KMC area	Ongoing	Jan, 2024
Akshay Rana	A Study of Tribal Education with Special References to Women's and Girls' Education in Jungle Mahal (1990-2020)	Ongoing	Oct, 2026
Trishita Debnath	Conflict, Coexistence Challenges of Rethinking Human-Elephant Relations in the Changing Landscape of West Bengal: An Assessment	Ongoing	Sep, 2026
Bipul Paul	Challenges and Strategies for Commercialization of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Jungle Mahal Region of West Bengal, India	Ongoing	Dec, 2025
Jaykumar Sahoo	Fluvial hydrological and morphological characteristics: A study in select reaches of Kangsabati River, West Bengal, India	Ongoing	Jul, 2027

Awarded Ph. D. Thesis

Santanu Dinda

Role of Green spaces in Urban Development of Kolkata Municipal Corporation - A Geospatial Analysis

Awarded

May, 2024

Priyanka Biswas

A Geographical analysis to study violence against women in some selected districts of West Bengal

Awarded

Apr, 2023

Asad Ali Sarkar

M.Phil: Economic Activities and Empowerment of Muslim Women: A Case Study in Chandrakona II Block, Paschim Medinipur West Bengal

Awarded

2020

Mousumi Ghorai

M.Phil: Water Scarcity Hits The Rural Women Hardest : A case study of Binpur II block, Jhargram District, West Bengal

Awarded

2020

Akshay Rana

M.Phil: Livelihood Status of Tribal Women in Nayagram Block,Jhargram District

Awarded

2020

Sanghati Majumdar

M.Phil: The Changing Scenario of Marriage Market in West Bengal: A Situational Analysis

Awarded

2019

Sutapa Rath

M.Phil: A Comparative Study on Maternal Health Situation In Two Selective Blocks of Jhargram and Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal

Awarded

2019

Rimpa Mula

M.Phil: Self Help Groups and Livelihood Security of Women: Some Case Studies in Selected Coastal Villages of Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal

Awarded

2019

Tarun Sasmal

M.Phil: Womens Political Participation in Panchayati Raj System Towards Political Empowerment: A Case Study in Daspur- I Block, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Awarded

2019

Gour Dolui

Rocks Weathering and Landforms: A Prognosis of Landscape Evolution in Purulia District, West Bengal

Dr. Soumendu Chatterjee

Awarded

2018

Project Work

Ongoing Project Works
Project title	Worked as	Funding Agency	Amount in Rs.	Duration in years	Period Year to Year		Status
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the Conservation of Natural Resources among the Tribes of Jungle Mahal, West Bengal: A Geographical Analysis”	Principal Investigator	ICSSR	600000	2 year	2023	2025 Exptd.	Ongoing

Completed Project Works
Project title	Worked as	Funding Agency	Amount in Rs.	Duration in years	Period Year to Year		Status
A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Crime against in Selected Districts of West Bengal:(1980-2015): A Geospatial Perspective	Principal Investigator	ICSSR	2000000	2 year	2017	2019	Completed
Nature of Man –Elephant Conflict in Panchet Forest Division,Bankura,W.B: An Interdisciplinary Approach	Principal Investigator	ICSSR	647000	2 year	2012	2014	Completed

Invited Lectures

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Crime Against Women in West Bengal

Dept. of Geography, Cooch Behar College

Cooch Behar College, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India

2018

Elephant Migration in West Bengal

Dept. of Geography, SBSS Mahavidyalaya

SBSS Mahavidyalaya, Goaltore, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India

2018

Forest conservation: Challenges and sustainable management

Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya , Jhargram in collaboration with Directorate of Forest, Govt. W.B, Jhargram Dist

Jhargram District

2017

Impact of climate change: An Emerging issue

Dept of Geography, Silda College

Silda ,Paschim Medinipur

2017

Changing physico-cultural landscape: Threats and Opportunity

University of Calcutta, West Bengal

Kilkata

2017

Membership of Learned Society

IUCN CEM Member

Indian Institute of Geomorphologists

Indian National Cartographic Association

Association with Professional Bodies

Type of Professional Activity

Period

Lifetime Membership, Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata

2007 to 2013

Lifetime Membership, Indian National Cartographers Association

2009 to 2013

Yearly membership Geography and You

2007 to 2013

Yearly membership, Kurukshetra

1998 to 2013

Yearly membership, Yojona

1998 to 2013

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop

Date

Role

Held at and Organiser

Climate Change and it s Effects on Environment

2019

Speaker: Planary Lecture on Does environmental vulnerability and venerability of women

Dept of Geography,Egra SSB College.

Society and Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Approach

2019

Paper: Acid Attacks: A Threat against Women-Measure the Effectiveness of Existing Legislatures to Curb Acid Violence

Dept of Geography, Vivekananda College, Kolkata.

Negotiating Nature, Culture and the Future

2019

Paper:Environmental Vulnerability and the Emerging issue of Women Trafficking: A study in the Deltaic Regions of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Dept. of Geography, Presidency University, Kolkata

Biodiversity Conservation and Ethno-culture in South Bengal

2019

Speaker: Man Elephant conflict Bankura forest division in West Bengal: Proposal for Sustainable management

Dept. of of Botany, Govt. general Degree College Lalgarh, Jhargram.

38th INCA International Congress on " Emerging Technologies in Cartography"

2018

Paper: Identification of Crime Hot Spots for CAW in West Bengal: Spatial and Temporal Challenges"

INCA & ISRO, Hyderabad, India.

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Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Conference/Seminar/Workshop	Date	Role in the Event	Funding Agency
SERB, DST sponsored 10 days National Workshop on “Essential laboratory and field techniques in geosciences”	2016	Organising Committee Member	SERB, DST
National Seminar on Contextualizing Issues in Applied Geography during	2016	Organising Committee Member	ICSSR,UGC
Empowerment of women through Science & Technology	2008	Organising Committee Member	NISTADS, Government of India and Vidyasagar University
National seminar on Relevance of Women Studies in Contemporary India	2008	Organising Committee Member	UGC sponsored National Seminar

Awards

Award Name	Awarded By	Date
IUCN CEM	IUCN	2018
Platinum Club Member	Vidyasagar University	Mar, 2023
Platinum Club Member	Vidyasagar University	Mar, 2022

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