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Scientist's & Technician's Profiles G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (An Autonomous Institute of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India) Kosi-Katarmal, Almora - 263643, Uttarakhand, India |
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Er. Soukhin Tarafdar Scientist-C Group: Watershed Process Management (WPM) & Knowledge Product & Capacity Building (KCB) Theme: Watershed Process Management (WPM) Address: G.B.P.I.H.E.D., Garhwal Unit, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand, India Phone: (Code: +91-1346) 252603(O), Fax: 252603 |
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Born: 14.04.1974 |
Qualifications
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Level |
Year |
Degree |
University |
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Graduation |
1994 |
B.Sc. (Geology) Hons. |
Utkal University, Orissa, India |
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Post Graduation |
1997 |
M.Tech. (Applied Geology) |
I.I.T., Roorkee, India |
Employment
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No. |
Post |
Place |
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To |
Duties |
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1 |
Scientist |
GBPIHED, Garhwal Unit, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand |
05/05/2008 |
Till date |
Research & Development |
| 2 | Senior Technical Assistant | Central Ground Water Board, Patna | 31/07/2006 | 02/05/2008 | Hydrogeological investigation, Aquifer Testing, Remote Sensing Studies for arsenic contaminated districts of Bihar, Preparation of district Brochure etc |
| 3 | GIS, RS & Geohydrology Specialist | Senes Consultant India Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata | 12/07/2005 | 30/07/2006 | EIA &EMP for OIL and Mining industries, GIS for Urban development and Risk mapping using IKONOS data. |
| 4 | Technical Support Engineer | Erdas India Pvt. Ltd., Shillong | 12/05/2005 | 10/06/2005 | Worked for Meghalaya Forest Dept. Meghalaya |
| 5 | Scientific & Technical Assistant | Jharkhand Space Application Centre, Jarkhand | 03/09/2004 | 10/05/2005 | RS data interpretation ,GIS ,Digital image Processing ,GPS data collection and making project proposal for the state of Jharkhand. |
| 6 | Research Associate | Department of Science & Technology and NES, Kolkata | 25/11/1997 | 02/09/2004 | Satellite data interpretation, field verification, generation of various theme maps, integration and analysis using Digital Image Processing and GIS software and report writing |
Research and Development – Experience & Expertise
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Application of passive microwave data for snow-depth and snow-extent estimation in parts of Himalayas. |
Field / Demonstration Projects – Experience & Expertise
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Natural Resource Management, Disaster Management, EIA/EMP, Artificial Recharge (Ground water) |
Academic Supervision
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Doctoral |
Post Graduation |
Bachelor |
Industrial Training |
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Completed |
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In Progress |
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Research Interests
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No. |
Broad Subject Area |
Specialization |
Sector |
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Remote Sensing and GIS |
Natural Resource, Disaster Management and snow/glacier studies | |
| 2 | EIA/EMP Studies | Ground Water Studies |
Extra curricular activities:
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