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Major thrust areas within the subject in which research activities are being pursued
 
  The broad fields of research in the School at present are
 
 
  • Development of Model for Arsenic Sludge Safe Disposal
  • Artificial Recharging of Aquifer
  • Limnological Study with special emphasis on Thermal Stratification in Turbulent Structure
  • Riverine Bank Stability Analysis
  • Soil Moisture Conservation
  • Soil Water Plant Relationship
  • Surge Profiles for Water Intake Pump System of a Thermal Power Plant
  • Sedimentation Transport Mechanism
  • Impact of Forested Watershed on Stream Flow & Water Quality
  • Impact of Leaching from Municipal Solid Waste Dumping Station on an Urban Watershed
  • Pressure Transients Analysis in a Metro City Water Supply System.
  • Simulation & Water Assessment of Indian River Basins with Distributed & Lumped Modeling
  • Artificial Neural Network Analysis (ANN) for Riverine & Channel Flow Systems
  • Groundwater Flow Simulation by Ground Water Modeling System (GMS) & insitu Validation by Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES)
  • Development of Low Cost Model for Filtration Unit in a Rural Community
  • Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources
  • Urban hydrology including storm drainage
  • Rainwater Harvesting
  • Impact of climate change on Water Resources
  • Irrigation & Drainage Development Plan
  • Sewer Transport System
  • River basin development     
  • Wetland management and development
  • Investigation of feasibility of inland water transport
  • Development of alternative energy sources, e.g., tidal power, pump storage plants, micro hydel plants etc.
  • Investigation of the drinking water supply system.
  • Investigation of the contamination of groundwater sources.
  • Design and development of source and water intake system for Drinking Water Supply and Treatment Plant.
  • Development of Low Cost Potable Water Supply System.
  • Watershed Management
  • Initiation of Benchmarking of Irrigation Projects for Performance Improvement
  • Study of Travel of Pollutant from on Site Sanitation Leach Pits


Flow measurement Mejia Thermal Power Station of Damodar Valley Corporation on 3rd  and 4th April , 2007

 
  Dissertation  
  Ph. D. Thesis : Completed  
 

Sl. No.

Title

Year of
Registration

Year of
awarded

Candidate

Name of the
Supervision

1.

A Critical Assessment on Water Resources
of West Bengal

1991

1995

Mr. Atanu Bihari Goswami

Prof. Balaram Bose
(Retd.)
&
Ajay Lal Mukherjee

2.

An Integrated Approach of Water Project
in Developing Economy

1996

2001

Mr. Dipankar Bose

Prof. Balaram Bose

3.

Study of Morphometry and Hydrothermal
Analysis of a Tropical shallow Lake

2001

2006

Mr. Nihar Ranjan Samal

Prof. Balaram Bose (Retd.),
Prof. Asis Mazumdar
& Dr. Debasri Roy

4.

Prediction of Water Resources of Some
Important Eastern River Basins on account
of Global Climate Change with the help of
Hydrologic Simulation Model

2003

2006

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Roy

Prof. Asis Mazumdar
&
Dr. Debasri Roy

5.

Impact Assessment of Ganga Action Plan
on Public Health

2002

2007

Mr. Arunabha Majumder

Prof. K. J. Nath

6.

A Study on Water System Analysis of
Haora River Basin, Tripura: An Integrated
Approach

2002

2007

Mr. Shekhar Dutta

Prof. Dr. Asis Mazumdar

7.

Geographical Information System (GIS)
Based Runoff Modelling and Development
of User Interface for Effective Management of Agricultural Watersheds in Laterite zone of Dwarakeswar River Basin

2003

2008

Mrs. Purnima Mishra

Prof. Asis Mazumdar
&
Dr. Debasri Roy

8.

Participatory Management of Ecosystem
Services: A Study of Wetlands in West Bengal

2006

2008

Ms. Malabika Biswas

Prof. Asis Mazumdar
&
Dr. Debasri Roy

9.

Performance Evaluation of
Roughing Filters for Cost Effective
Rural Water Supply System

2002

2009

Mr. Biswajit Mukhopadhay

Prof. Dr. Asis Mazumdar
&
Dr. Goutam Banerjee

10.

Investigation on Gaseous Flow Characteristics
in Parallel Plate Micro Channel and Micro Tubes

2002

2009
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mr. Nirmalya Bayal

Prof. (Dr.) Asis Mazumdar
and
Dr. Arunabha Chanda

11.

Assessment and Prediction of Water Availability
of Some Basins in Eastern India
with Emphasis on Soil Moisture Accounting

2004

2009
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Ms. Sujana Dhar

Prof. (Dr.) Asis Mazumdar

12.

Environment Impact Assessment in Integrated Water Resources Management: Applications of Fuzzy Logic

28.08.07

2009
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mr. Srijit Biswas

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Roy
and
Dr. Sekhar Datta

13.

Study of the Status of a Lake and Simulation of its Pollution Dynamics with Particular Reference to Mirik Lake, Darjeeling

2003

05.05.2010
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mr. Arun Kanti Biswas

Prof. (Dr.) Asis Mazumdar,
A. K. Mishra
and
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Roy

14.

Cohesive Sediment Transport Mechanism Analysis

2004

2010
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mr. Sanchayan Mukherjee

Prof. (Dr.) Asis Mazumdar

15.

A Critical Study on Drinking Water Supply Management
in Agartala City

2007

24.05.2010
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mr. Manish Pal

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Roy
and
Dr. Sekhar Datta

16.

Watershed Modelling of River Damodar
with the help of Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm

2008

2010
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mr. Mrinmoy Majumder

Prof. (Dr.) Asis Mazumdar
and
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Roy

17.

Vulnerability Assessment of Teesta River System
under Changed Climate Scenario

26.09.2005

2011
(submitted)
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mr. Rabindranath Barman

Prof. (Dr.) Asis Mazumdar and Dr. Pankaj Kumar Roy

18.

A Study on Carbon Sequestration through Plantation
for Mitigating the Adverse Impacts
from Development Activities

2007

2011
(submitted)
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mr. Bipal Kumar Jana

Prof. (Dr.) Asis Mazumdar
and
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Roy

 
  Ph. D. Thesis : Ongoing (registered)  
 

Sl. No.

Title

Year of
Registration

Candidate

Name of the
Supervision

1.

Water Resources Management in Andaman and
Nicobar Islands with reference to 26th December,
2004 Tsunami and Earth Quake

2007

Mr. Amlanjyoti Kar

Prof. Dr. Asis Mazumdar

2.

Study on Effects of Scour and its Probable Use as a Dredging Mechanism

2008

Mrs. Khwairakpam
Padmini Chanu

Prof. Dr. Asis Mazumdar

3.

Alternative Marine Propulsion System – A Critical Study and Analysis

2008

Mr. Saptarshi Basu

Prof. Dr. Asis Mazumdar

4.

Simulation of Carbon Sequestered in Fast Growing Tree Species and Development of management Plan for a Participatory Forest Management Area of West Bengal to Adapt Clean Development Mechanism

2008

Mr. Sanjay Bala

Prof. Dr. Asis Mazumdar

5.

Mechanism of Pollutant Transfer through Symbiotic Relationship between the Biotic and A-Biotic Factors of
East Kolkata Wetlands with the help of Ecosystem Modelling

2008

Mrs. Anindita Bhattacharya

Prof. Dr. Asis Mazumdar,
Prof. Arunabha Majumdar
&
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Roy

6.

Evaluation of carbon sequestration potential of
some important plant species in social forestry

2009

Mr. Soumyajit Biswas

Prof. Dr. Asis Mazumdar
&
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Roy

7.

To Study the Extent and Magnitude of Risks
of Arsenic Ingestion in Human Body through Food Chain
and Development of Mitigation Strategy
through Sustainable Interventions

2009
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mrs. Mandira Ghosh

Prof. (Dr.) Arunabha Mazumdar,
Dr. Jyotirmoy Mazumder and
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Roy

8.

To Study the Extent and Magnitude of Risks
of Arsenic Ingestion in Human Body through Food Chain
and Development of Mitigation Strategy
through Sustainable Interventions

2009
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mrs. Mandira Ghosh

Prof. (Dr.) Arunabha Mazumdar,
Dr. Jyotirmoy Mazumder and
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Roy

9.

Study of the Impact of Sediment Transport Dynamics on
Clear Water Scour

2011
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mr. Subhasish Das

Prof. (Dr.) Asis Mazumdar

10.

A Critical Study on the Potential of Hydro Power Development
on the Gumti River Systems under Changed Climate Scenario

2011
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mrs. Kaberi Majumdar

Prof. (Dr.) Asis Mazumdar,
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Roy and
Dr. Sekhar Datta

11.

A Study on Environmental Assessment Including
Sediment Accumulation Pattern in the Vicinity
of Nayachara Island the River Hooghly under
Pre and Post Farakka Barrage Condition

2011
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mr. Adya Prasad Banerjee

Prof. (Dr.) Siddhartha Datta
and
Prof. (Dr.) Asis Mazumdar

12.

A Study on Groundwater Assessment,
Development and Management in the State of Tripura

2011
(Ph.D.Engg.)

Mr. Jayanta Deb Barma

Prof. (Dr.) Asis Mazumdar
and
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Roy

 
  M.E. Thesis (completed)  
 
  1. Assessment of storm water runoff from hinterland and overall storm drainage planning and design for the housing complex project ‘EDEN CITY’ Maheshtala.
  2. Operation and maintenance and quality assurance of Garden Reach Water Works.
  3. Comparative study of different pipe materials for water service.
  4. Development of distributed, coupled, modified rational model (DISCORAT) in estimation of river runoff.
  5. Development of REATR55 pseudo spacious model in estimation of river discharge for river Damodar.
  6. A brief study of the turbulent flow characteristics of classical hydraulic jump.
  7. Estimation of water availability and optimal power generation with the help of TR-55 and MEMP algorithm.
  8. Estimation of river runoff in Damodar and Ajay catchment with the help of HEC-HMS model.
  9. Stimulation study of the Dwarakeswar Reservoir project at Suknibasa in the district of Bankura in the state of West Bengal.
  10. Chemical cleaning of processes of boiler-A case study of Bakreshwar Thermal Power Plant.
  11. Rational water distribution in a big multistoried building.
  12. Development of industrial water pollution index.
  13. Delineation of Suitable Water Harvesting Options in the Upper Reaches of Dulung Nala.
  14. Municipal Waste Water Management at East Kolkata Wetland.
  15. Economic Analysis of the Water System of a Power Plant.
  16. Quantitative and Qualitative management of sludge generated by different treatment operations in Indira Gandhi Water Treatment Plant, Palta.
  17. Transient Analysis (Both on Water Hammer and Column Separation) – A Case Study of Mejia Thermal Power Station, Damodar Valley Corporation.
  18. Analysis of Electrical System of Intake Water Supply of a Power Plant.
  19. Global Warming and Its Impact on Water Resources.
  20. Development of Rainwater Harvesting Measures for Sustainable Livelihood Rural Communities Some Case Studies in West Bengal.
  21. Performance Evaluation of KMC Drainage through DWF Channel in the stretch of East Kolkata Wetland (EKW)
  22. Prediction of Runoff for the Basin of Dulung Nala, a Major Tributary of the Subarnarekha River using Geomorphological Approach
  23. Selection of Suitable Site for Construction of Water Harvesting Structure in and around Upper Reach of Dulung Nala at Belpahari, West Midnapore, West Bengal
  24. Development of a Model for Effective Filtration through Up-gradation of HRF in combination with SSF
  25. Design of Common Effluent Treatment Plant(CETP) for Small Scale Galvanizing Industries Situated in Howrah
  26. MATLAB – Simulink Design of a Variable-Speed Axial-Piston Pump for FDEHA Application
  27. A New Approach in Modeling of Hydraulic Turbines based on Velocity Diagram for Control Applications
  28. Some Important Aspects of Pipeline Health Check Up of Power Plant Water Intake System
  29. Optimization and prediction of the characteristic of the river Damodar, an integrated multi-reservoir system, with the help of Artificial Neural Network (ANN)
  30. Criteria for Assessing Servo Valve Reliability
  31. Design of a Hydropower Plant with Hydro and Thermal Power Scheduling
  32. Optimization Technique for Removal of carbon-oxidation of Wastewater, Dakshin Raipur Water Treatment Plant in a Single Batch Reactor
  33. Study of Water Quality and Pressure Transient Characteristics in a Pipeline for Modern Water Hydraulic Systems
  34. Analytical Study of Hot Water Supply System in Multistoried Building using Solar Heaters
  35. Numerical Study of Sediment Transportation of Particles in Straight Open Channel Flow
  36. Study of Pipe Network System & temporal Decay of Chlorine for the Water Treatment Plant at Dakshin Raipur, West Bengal
  37. Network Analysis of Cooling Water System in a Petrochemical Plant
  38. A Numerical Approach for Prediction of Dissolved Oxygen through Simulation of Thermal Stratification and Turbulent Kinetic Energy in a Lake
  39. Estimation of Probable Maximum Flood for Panchet Dam Site
  40. Estimation of Probable Maximum Flood for Maithon Dam Site
  41. Development of Flood Forecasting Model for Damodar Catchment
  42. Hydrothermal coordination in Power System
  43. Hydraulic Network Analysis for Fire Fighting System of a Power Plant
  44. Selection of a Material for Cost-optimized Penstock capable of withstanding Water Hammer
  45. An Approximate Empirical Formulation and Engineering Guidance For Seepage Loss in Meandering Rivers
  46. Physical Meandering River Model Based on Topographic Steering Mechanism Illustrating Lateral Migration
  47. Flood Forecasting Model for Barakar Catchment
  48. A Study for estimating the effect of Hydraulic Parameters on Bacteriological Removal Efficiency of HRF in combination with SSF
  49. Performance Evaluation of DVC Hydel Power Stations and System
  50. A Comparative Study of Runoff between Lumped and Distributed Model of Ajoy River Basin
  51. Study of Physico-chemical and Biological characteristics of water of the Rabindra Sarobar Lake, South Calcutta, West Bengal
  52. Experimental Study of Free Jet Flow Past Spheres
  53. Experimental Study of Flow Past Different Bluff Bodies and Numerical Study of Separating Flow Past an Obstruction
  54. Experimental and Numerical Study of Flow Past Bluff Bodies
  55. A Numerical Study of the Graetz Problem with Axial Heat Conduction
  56. Experimental and Numerical Study of Boundary Layer Characteristics in the Entrance Region of a Two-Dimensional Duct
  57. Assessment of Water Resources in the Dwarkeswar River  Basin : An Integrated Study
  58. Fire Water in the CMC Area : A Case Study
  59. Slow Sand Filter-A case Study
  60. Simulation of Reservoirs : A Case Study
  61. Integrated Planning of Water Supply System for a Medium-size Community
  62. Development of inland freshwater swamps in Uttarbhag
  63. Computer Aided Analysis of Groundwater Flow
  64. Bathymetric Studies of Coastal Region of West Bengal by Satellite Imageries
  65. Performance Evaluation of Maithon Hydel Power Stations and System
  66. Estimation of Performance of Low Cost Water Treatment Unit using Horizontal Roughing Filter for Rural Water Supply
  67. Development of Numerical Model for Assessment of Thermal Stratification and Dissolved Oxygen Distribution in Tropical Shallow lakes
  68. Water Transport in and around Calcutta :A conceptual study
  69. A study of Slow Sand Filter System of the Palta water Works
  70. Analysis & performance study of a Single Basin Solar Still
  71. A study on the river morphology of Sub-Himalayam West Bengal
  72. Study of post implementation performance of Panchet Hydel Power Station D.V.C.
  73. Harnessing energy from a small stream at Saikabari, North Tripura
  74. Performance evaluation of Hydel Power Station Systems
  75. Post implementation performance of Maithon
  76. A Critical Study on the Drinking Water Supply System Based on Surface Water for the Inhabitations of Sector-V of Bidhan Nagar Municipality
  77. Planning and Design of Cost Effective Water Harvesting and Recharging Structure for Efficient Utilization in Over-Exploited Groundwater Resources in Rural Areas of West Bengal: A Case Study
  78. Study on the Performance of Wastewater Treatment System of Pulp and Paper (Recycling) Mill
  79. Assessment of Water Availability in the Subarnarekha River Basin Under Projected Climate Condition
  80. Study of Some Important Hydrological Features of the Flood Plain of the Damodar River
  81. A Study to Ascertain the Optimum Yield from Groundwater Source: A Case Study
  82. Study on the Performance of Dual Media Filter for Water Purification
  83. A Study of Single Stack System of Plumbing With and Without Vent in Sanitary Drainage System for Buildings
  84. Vortex Characteristics in Scour Hole around a Circular Pier
  85. Modification of Hunter’s Curve in the Perspective of Water and Energy Conservation
  86. Analysis of Scour Hole Geometry around a Circular Pier
  87. Application of Appropriate Methodology for Planning and Design of Storm Water Drainage System for Class-I Town
  88. Risk of Water Inundation in Road Alignment Index (RAI) with the help of Storm Water Modeling and Management (SWMM) System
  89. Flood Inundation Study of Kolkata Metro City with Remote Analysis of Vulnerability by Non-Linearization Algorithm (RAVANA)
  90. Assessment of Dynamic Ground Water Potential of Agartala Municipality Area
  91. Feasibility Analysis of Mini Hydel Power Plant on the Tiljuga Dhar River at Nirmali, Bihar
  92. Analysis of Scour Around a Bridge Pier in a Clear Water Regime
  93. Analysis of Pipe Line Alignment of a Thermal Power Plant Based on Pipe Line Identification with help of Geoinformatics Tools (PIGMI) and Hammer
  94. Identification of Tidal Power Site in the Coastal Regions of West Bengal with the help of Remote Sensing and Cost Benefit Analysis with Linear Turbulence (COBALT) Algorithm


Flow measurement Mejia Thermal Power Station of Damodar Valley Corporation on 3rd  and 4th April , 2007


Visit to Purulia Pumped Storage Plant on 11th November, 2006

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Ambient Carbon Dioxide with Relative Humidity measurement
at Chandra, West Medinipur

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Instrument fittings for measurement of flow in a long pipeline
at DPSC, Sitarampur

 
     
 
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Kolkata- 700 032, West Bengal, India
2414-6161, 2414-6666 (Ext. 2485)
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