Projects

Funded Projects

Canopy spectral biochemical analysis of forest species using hyperspectral remote sensing – a case study from Eastern Ghats forest ecosystems” Principal Investigator, funded by DST, India, June, 2016-2021.
Declining forests of Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh – A geospatial, ecological and social assessment of Kondapalli Reserve Forest –Eastern Ghats. Co-Principal Investigator funded by University Grants Commission, India, June 2013-17. www.ugc.ac.in/
Second National Communication (NATCOM) on inventory of Green House Gases – National Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) assessment using satellite data for the States of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh of India- Principal Investigator. Funded by NRSC, ISRO for 2009-2011. www.nrsc.gov.in
Analysis of spatio-temporal changes of Shamirpet Lake, Hyderabad – Preliminary research to assess lake dynamics & water security: funded by South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs, UNDP). May 2011- Aug 2011. www.saciwaters.org/

Consultant for a UNFCCC registered A/R CDM project “Improving Rural Livelihood” (IRL) through carbon sequestration by adopting environment friendly technology based agro-forestry practices” in partnership with Biocarbon Fund established by the Carbon Finance Business of the World Bank and JK Paper Mills Ltd Rayagada and VCCSL (Veda Climate Change Solutions Ltd, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh) 2021 (March-September) http://vccslindia.org/
Analyzing the changing mangrove vegetation vis-à-vis anthropogenic activities – A case study of Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary using geospatial data, for Department of Botany, Maris Stella College, Vijayawada, AP, 2014-15.
Understanding the changing lake dynamics, its conservation and sustainable management practices – A case study of Brahmayyalingam cheruvu, Agiripalli, Krishna District, for Department of Botany, Maris Stella College, Vijayawada, AP, 2012.
Human-Bird Conflicts and Management Issues: A Case Study of Birds at Uppalapadu Lake, AP, India, for Maris Stella College, Vijayawada, AP, 2011. www.marisstella.ac.in/

Paddy acreage estimations for kharif season in Bihar and WB, India, 2007.
Mapping and analyzing status of wetlands with reference to Gujarat, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu states, India, 2006.

Satellite based impact evaluation of select major, medium and minor irrigation schemes and performance in agriculture by using satellite remote sensing and field surveys, 2005.

Biodiversity Characterization in Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary, East District, Sikkim, using Remote Sensing and GIS, 2003.
Conservation of Ecologically Sensitive Areas – HOTSPOTS- An Integrated Approach through RS & GIS- A Case Study in Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, 2003.

Pre-inventory field survey to collect phytosociological data for Air Born Laser Terrain Modeling Studies (ALTM), at Yellapur, Karnataka, 2003.
Remote sensing and GIS inputs for Kudremukh National Park and “Mookambika and Someshwara Wild life Sanctuaries, Karkala, Karnataka, 2002.
Protected area management inputs for RajivGandhi National Park, Karnataka, 2002
RS and GIS based forest working plan inputs for Eastern Assam Circle, 2002
Complete soil vector database generation at 1: 50000 scales under IGBP Project for Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharastra, Goa states, 2002.
Soil erosion assessment around Baphlimali bauxite mine site of proposed Utkal Alumina project, Orissa, using RS and GIS, 2001.
Biodiversity Characterization of North Andaman Islands using Remote Sensing and GIS, 2001-2003.