Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Dr.Kirti Avishek
Associate Professor, Civil and Evn Engineering
Post Doc, PhD (Ecosystem Mgmt.) M.Tech (Remote Sensing), M.Sc (Environmental Sc),UGC-NET (Env. Sc) 		Contact Address
Permanent Address Refer to Local Address
Local Address House No: 5, Mansarovar colony,Opp. Tupudana Ancillary. Hatia, Ranchi-3
Phone (Office) 918294934737
Phone Residence 9188210797749
Email Id kavishek@bitmesra.ac.in
Joined Institute on : 16-Sep-2004
  Work Experience
 
Teaching : 17 Years

Research : 15 Years
  Professional Background
  • Member-State Environmental Appraisal Committee, MoEFCC, Jharkhand.
  • OHSAS LEAD auditor
  • ISO 14000 Lead Auditor
  • UGC NET Qualified
  • Post doctoral experience from IEMP, UNEP China
  Research Areas
 
  • Wetland and Forest Ecosystem Management
  • GIS, Landscape ecology
  • Phytoremediation
  • Climate study
  Award and Honours
 
  • Young International Scientist: 2011-2012: Chinese Academy Of Sciences
  • 2. Research Fellow: IEMP, UNEP. Beijing. China 2012-13.
  • 3. Indo Global Excellance Award in Environmental Science , IGCCIA-2018.

 
  Publications
 
  • Policy Papers:
    • Wu, L., Avishek, K (2013). Restoring the Ecological Foundation for Food Security a Soil Organic Matter Perspective. UNEP Policy Series. Policy Brief 12-2013. https://europa.eu/capacity4dev/unep/document/restoring-ecological-foundation-food-security-soil-organic-matter-perspective
    • Avishek, K., Liu, J., Yu, X., (2012). Challenges and Opportunities for Management of Terrestrial Ecosystems in Asia. UNEP Policy Series. Policy Brief 9-2012.
  • Peer Reviewed Journal
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  • Liang Wu, Min Wang and Kirti Avishek (2021). Trans-regional rice supply paradigm reveals unsustainable water use in ChinaWater Policy Uncorrected Proof (2021) 1–18.
  • Gargi Akhoury, Kirti Avishek (2020). Global Atmospheric Changes versus the Indian Rainfall Variation. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 13(13):553. May 2020. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-020-05478-5.
  • Dash,J. Kirti Avishek et al. (2020). India’s contribution to mitigating the impacts of climate change through vegetation management. Tropical Ecology. 61, pages168–171(2020)https://doi.org/10.1007/s42965-020-00075-9. March 2020.
  • Kuldip Suman, Kirti Avishek 2020. Mapping Landfill Suitable Sites for Ranchi City Using GIS and Multi Criteria Making Approach. IJEP 40 (2): 140-149.
  • Gargi Akhoury, Kirti Avishek (2019). Statistical Analysis of Indian Rainfall and Its Relationship with the Southern Oscillation Index. Arabian journal of Geosciences. SCI and Scopus. Accepted
  • Gargi Akhoury, Kirti Avishek (2019). Climatic changes over Arabian Peninsula and its correlation with Indian Rainfall. Journal of Earth System Science. SCI and SCOPUS. Accepted.
  • Kuldip Suman and Kirti Avishek (2017). Applications of Geospatial Technologies in Solid Waste Management Planning for Ranchi City: Sustainable Development Perspective. Journal of Energy Research and Environmental Technology. V4 (1) , Jan-Mar. pp. 130-133. ISSN: 2394-1651.
  • Avishek K., and Ranjan K. (2017).Water Quality Assessment of Harmu River, Ranchi (India). SGVU J CLIM CHANGE WATER  Vol. 1 (2) Feb 2017 pp. 1-8 ISSN: 2347-7741. https://www.gyanvihar.org/researchjournals/c3w/Chapter-5%20Water%20quality%20assessment%20of%20Harmu%20river,%20Ranchi%20(INDIA)%2022-27%20.pdf
  • Gargi Akhoury, Kirti Avishek, Moushumi Hazra (2016). Recent Changes and Variation in Precipitation over Asia-Pacific Region in relation to Long-Term Temperature and MSLP. Advances in Meteorology Volume 2016, Article ID 6769427, 11 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6769427. IF:1.1. 1687-9309. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/amete/2016/6769427/
  • Osaid, A. WasimAkram, Sukalyan Chakraborty, KirtiAvishek, Tanushree Bhattacharya. (2016). Groundwater Arsenic Contamination and Potential Health Risk Assessment of Gangetic Plains of Jharkhand, India. Health and Exposure. Springer.March 2016, Volume 8, Issue 1, pp 125–142. IF: 1.14. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12403-015-0188-0
  • HazraM., Avishek K., Pathak G., (2015). Phytoremedial potential of Typhalatifolia, Eichorniacrassipes and Monochoriahastata found in contaminated water bodies across Ranchi city (India). 17: 835–840, 2015, International Journal of Phytoremediation. Taylor and Francis, ISSN: 1522-6514 print / 1549-7879 online. IF: 1.74. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15226514.2014.964847
  • Abhinav, Jyotsna Roseline E., Zahra, P. Kirti Avishek (2015). Declining Ecosystem Services due to urbanization and Mismanagement. Int. Jour of Applied Engineering Research, V10, N 35. 27422-27443. ISSN-0973-4562, 0973-9769(scopus)
  • Avishek, K., Yu. X., Liu, J. (2012). Ecosystem Management in Asia Pacific: Bridging Science-Policy Gap. Environ. Develop. Volume 3, July 2012, Pages 77–90. ISSN: 2211-4645. IF: 1.6. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257742336_Ecosystem_management_in_Asia_Pacific_Bridging_science-policy_gap
  • Avishek, K., Shalu, Sen, G., Hazra, M., Pathak, G., Nathawat, M.S. (2012). Assessment and Monitoring of Urban Wetlands: A case study. International Journal of Ecology and Development. V22 (2). Pp.63-73. CESER pub. ISSN: 0973-7308. (Citation:1). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285967460_Assessment_and_monitoring_of_urban_wetlands_A_case_study
  • Priya, A., Avishek, K., Pathak, G. (2011). Assessing the Potentials of Lemna minor in Treatment of Domestic Waste Water at Pilot Scale. Environmental Monitoring & Assessment. Volume 184, Issue 7, 4301-4307. ISSN: 0167-6369. Citation: 16. IF: 1.68. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51553488_Assessing_the_potentials_of_Lemna_minor_in_the_treatment_of_domestic_wastewater_at_pilot_scale
  • Hazra, M., Avishek, K., Pathak, G., (2011). Developing an Artificial Wetland System for Wastewater Treatment: A Designing Perspective. International Journal of Environmental Protection.1(1), 2011. 8-18. World Academic Publishing. ISSN: 2226-6437(Print). citation:2
  • Hazra, M., Avishek, K., Pathak, G., Nathawat, M.S., (2011). Water Stress Assessment in Jharkhand State using Soil Data and GIS. Journal of applied Sciences and Environmental Management. ISSN: 1119-8362, Vol. 15 (1), 63 – 67.
  • Hazra, M. and Avishek, K. (2010): Water Resource Evaluation through Water Accounting: A Means to Achieve Sustainable Development. Bioscan- An International Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences. 1: 43-50. ISSN:0973-7049.
  • Khageshwar, P., Mishra, P.C and Avishek, K. (2010): Environmental Quality Assessment Studies of Coal handling on Peripheral land near Kanika siding, Basundhra-Garjanbahal Area of MCL, Sundergarh, Orissa. India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 163 (1) 115-123.ISSN: 0167-6369. Citation: 4.
  • Avishek, K., Pathak, G., Nathawat, M.S., Jha, U., and Kumari, N. (2010): Water Quality Assessment of Majhiaon Block of Garwa district in Jharkhand with special focus on fluoride analysis. Environmental Monitoring & Assessment. 167 (1) 617-623. ISSN:0167-6369 Citation: 6.
  • Avishek, K., Nathawat, M.S. and Pathak, G. (2009): Identifying the Driving Forces of Landscape Change using Geoinformatics: A Case study for Kanke, Namkum&Ratu Blocks of Ranchi District. International Journal of Earth Sciences Engineering. 2 (2) 112-119.Issn: 09745904
  • Avishek, K. and Nathawat M.S. (2008): A Geoinformatic Approach to Urban Wetland Change & Vulnerability Analysis. Eco-Chronical. September 2008. 3 (2) 119-126.ISSN: 0973 – 4155.
  • Gautam, S.A., Avishek, K., Sinha, Nitish K., Pathak, G. andNathawat, M.S. A Framework for Assessing the Soil Loss in Bokaro River Basin in Jharkhand adopting USLE & GIS. Indian Journal of Regional Sciences. Dec, 2012.
  • Avishek, K., Nathawat M.S., and Pathak, G. (2008): Ecosystem Management using Geospatial Technology. Indian Journal of Regional Sciences. Vol. XXXX, No.2, 77-83. ISSN: 0046-9017.
  • Avishek, K. and Nathawat, M.S. (2004): Geoinformatics for the Assessment of Anthropogenic Impact on Landscape. National Geographical Journal of India. Vol: 50, Pt. 1-2, March – June 2004. Published from National Geographical Society of India, BHU, and Varanasi. pp. 13-24. ISSN: 0027-9374.
  • Avishek, K. (2002). Air& Water Pollution in Metallurgical Industries. FOUNDRY Journal, Vol: XIV, No.6, Nov-Dec 2002, 45-47.
  • Article / Chapters in Books:
    • Quraishi W., Avishek K., Hasan Z, Suman K. (2017). Operational and Management Gaps in Water Supply Infrastructures: Problems in Project Implementation. (Ed.) Avishek Kirti, Mohan Mani, Pathak Gopal. In Construction Management, Mechanization and Environmental Sustainability. White falcon pub. Chandigarh. ISBN: 978-93-86210-85-2.
    • Zahra P, Avishek K., Bhushan H., Haider A S. (2016).Socio Cultural Degradation of ethics . In. Debjani Roy(ed). Environmental Degradation -Challenges and Remedies. RK Books. New Delhi. 978-93-82847-80-9.
    • Avishek K., Hazra M. (2016). Water Quality Degradation in Academic Institutions: Challenges and Outcomes. In. Debjani Roy(ed). Environmental Degradation -Challenges and Remedies. RK Books. New Delhi. 978-93-82847-80-9.
    • Kuldeep Suman andAvishek, K. (2015). Urbanization and Resource Depletion in Ranchi. Development and Conflict. Pp-216-224. Mitram Publications. Kolkata.ISBN: 978-93-80036-75-5
    • KirtiAvishek, Nathawat M.S. 2004.Ecotopic Changes due to Human Pressure on an Ecosystem -A Geoinformatics Approach, in. Geoinformatics for Decentralized Planning and governance. Ed. M.S. Nathawat, A.C. Pandey. Rawat pub.
    • Nathawat, M.S. andAvishek, K. (2007): Landscape Ecological assessment using Hemeroby model. In: Modeling in resource management and environment through geomatics, Eds. Sharma, H.S. and Binda, P.R. (Concept publishing). 113-123.

____________CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS& PRESENTATIONS____________

  • Reshu Singh, Kirti Avishek (2018). Enhancement of Bituminous Pavement using Scrap tyres. Int. Conf on advances n environmental and agricultural Biotechnology )ICAEA-2018). 22-24thFeb, 2018. St Xaviers College, Ranchi and Indo global chambers of commerce, industries and agriculture.
  • Madhu Rani, Kirti Avishek (2018). Heavy metal contamination in the waste dumping sites of Ranchi. Int. Conf on advances n environmental and agricultural Biotechnology )ICAEA-2018). 22-24thFeb, 2018. St Xaviers College, Ranchi and Indo global chambers of commerce, industries and agriculture.
  • Nishant G., Kirti Avishek (2018). Assessment of Indoor and outdoor carbon dioxide concentrations using NDIR senspr method in a Technical Institute. 5th Annual International Conf. on “Challenges and solutions for a sustainable environment”. Feb 9-11,2018. SGVU Jaipur.
  • GargiAkhoury, Kirti Avishek (2017). Impact of Temperature variation in North Pacific High over the Indian Monsoon.  International Conf. AGROTECH 2017 proceedings. Krishi Sanskriti Pub. ISBN: 9789385822490. New Delhi.
  • Abhinav, Jyotsna Roseline E., Zahra, P. KirtiAvishek (2014). Declining Ecosystem Services due to Urbanization and Mismanagement. Recent Developments in Science, Engineering and Technology (RED SET 2014). 17-18 Oct 2014. Organized by GD Goenka School of Engineering.
  • Avishek, K. (2012). Ecosystem Management. Indo-UK Seminar, Funded by DST, India and Royal Society of UK. Hosted at IIT, Kharagpur. 19-21Dec, 2012.
  • Hazra, M., Avishek, K. and Shalu (2010): Water Resource Evaluation through Water Accounting: A mean to achieve Sustainable Development. Proceedings of the International Conference on Energy, Environment and Development at Orissa, India, December 2010.
  • Avishek, K., Pathak, G. and Nathawat M.S. (2008): Landscape Ecological Mapping: A Tool towards Green Productivity.7th International Ecocity Conference. San Francisco.USA.22-26th April, 2008. www.ecocityworldsummit.org.
  • Pathak, G., Avishek, K. andGorai, A.K. (2007): Environmental and societal impacts of coal mining and its management practices in India. pp.77-84.1st International conference on managing the social and environmental consequences of coal mining in India.19th – 21st Nov, 2007, organised by ISM Dhanbad in association with University of New South Wales & the Australian Open University.
  • KirtiAvishek, Pathak Gopal. 2005.Sustainable Human Development in Jharkhand” in two days’ national seminar on “Green Productivity & Sustainable Development” organized by Environmental science & Engineering Group, BIT, Mesra, Ranchi, on 10th – 11th March,2005.
  • Avishek, K. and Nathawat, M.S. (2004): Repercussions of Urbanization on the Wetlands of Ranchi MNC using Geospatial Technology. Proceeding of 7th International Conference of MAP INDIA, 2004.28th-29th Jan, 2004.
  • KirtiAvishek, Nathawat M.S.2004.Human Intervention Analysis on Landscape Ecology using Geospatial Technology.24th Annual Convention of Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS 2004) at Jaipur, 3rd-5th Nov, 2004.
  • KirtiAvishek, S.N. Kaul, 2002. Sequencing Batch Reactors in Effluent Treatment Process. EFIIT-2003, IIPE-Jharkhand, Nov 8-9th 2003, 122-124.
  • KirtiAvishek. 2002.Bioenergy as an Alternate Energy Source. POWER 2002, Dept. of Electrical Engg.BIT, Mesra, Ranchi.1-2nd Nov 2002, 122-124.

____________REPORTS____________

  • Jian Liu, Richard Munang, KirtiAvishek, Chao Fu, Liang Wu, Dhanush Dinesh, Catherine McMullen, and Guoqin Wang. Meeting Report on “High level International Forum on Ecosystem Management and Green Economy, 2011. 18th Nov.2011. UNEP publications.

 
  Member of Professional Bodies
 
  • Regional Science Association
  • 2. Research Journal of Environment and earth Sciences
  • 3.Indian Society of Ecological Economics
  • 4.International Society on Tropical Ecology
  Current Sponsored Projects
 

____________CONSULTING ASSIGNMENTS____________

 

  1. Catchment Area Treatment Plan for Chandil Dam, Jharkhand: Dec 2019 to Feb 2020, Amount: 6lacs, Agency: Sigma RDC
  2. Mine Slope Stability in GMDC Mines (Top Soil Conservation). Co-PI. Amount :4.5 lacs. Funded by GMDC. June-aug 2018.
  3. Technical assessment and estimates for renovation, reconstruction of 50 school toilets & handwash units across Khunti, Hazaribagh and Deoghar districts of Jharkhand.March-April 2018, Amount: 3.00Lacs INR, Agency: CINI, Tatanagar
  4. Top Soil study for recovery and restoration of Open cast Mines at PARSA and Kanta-Basan mines, Chattisgarh.

Dec 2017- April 2018,              Amount: 6.00 Lacs INR, Agency: Adani Enterprises

  1. DPR preparation for Rural Sanitation and Waste Management under Swatch Bharat Abhiyan-Clean India Initiative.

Apr 15 – Sep 15, Amount: INR 1.25lacs INR, Agency: ENV Developmental Assistance Services Pvt India Ltd.

  1. Environmental Impact Assessment of Drinking Water Supply Schemes of Jharkhand: Jan 2013- June 2013, Amount: INR 3Lacs, Agency: ENV Developmental Assistance Services Pvt India Ltd.
  1. Rural Water Supply Operational and Management Study for selected 36villages: Jan 2014 - June 2014, Amount: INR 5 Lacs, Agency: ENV Developmental Assistance Services Pvt India Ltd.
  1. SRI (State Referral Institute) Project: Sep 07 – Mar 08, Amount: INR 1.25 Lacs, Agency: Drinking Water and Sanitation Dept., Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi.

____________FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECT____________

  1. Validation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in 785 schools across Jharkhand state under WASH programme.

Project Worth: 15.4 lacs INR   Duration: Feb 2020 to July 2020.    Role: PI

Funding Agency: UNICEF, Ranchi

 

  1. Drought Vulnerability Assessment for Bihar and Maharashtra

Project Worth: USD 900 K                      Duration: Jul 14 – Jul 15                  Role: Co-Investigator

Funding Agency: International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka.

 

3.Water Quality Assessment & Mapping in the Districts of Palamau & Garwha - with special focus on Fluoride, Iron, Nitrate & Arsenic

Project Worth: INR 10 Lacs                    Duration: Dec 05 – Oct 07 Role: Team Leader

Funding Agency: UNICEF (Jharkhand)

 

4.   Carbon Accounting and Sequestration Potentials of BIT Campus.

      Funding Agency: BIT Mesra Ranchi.     Duration: Dec 2015- Dec 2016.        Amount: 80,000 INR.

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  Text and Reference Books
 
  • Books:
    • Avishek Kirti, Mohan Mani, Pathak Gopal (2017). Construction Management, Mechanization and Environmental Sustainability. White Falcon pub. Chandigarh. ISBN: 978-93-86210-85-2. https://www.amazon.in/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Mani+Mohan%2C+Gopal+Pathak+Kirti+Avishek&search-alias=stripbooks
    • Shiwani, KirtiAvishek, Koushik Paul (2016). Flood Assessment and Management in Bagmati River Basin-A Geoinformatic Approach. Bonfring Pub, Chennai (India). ISBN: 978-93-85477-93-5.
    • Roy D., Avishek K., (2015). Conflict and Development. Mitram Pub. Kolkata. ISBN: 978-93-80036-75-5.
    • KirtiAvishek, Thakur A., (2014). Forest Ecosystem Services and Valuation: Study on Sal forests in Ranchi, India. LAP Pub. Germany. 978-3-659-12947-6.
  Fellow
 
  • International Science Congress Association
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  Member, Editorial Board
 
  • Member Editorial Board: International Journal of Environmental Protection, World Academic Publishing. http://www.ij-ep.org
  • Member Editorial Board: Research Journal of Environment and earth Sciences, Widenet Publications, UK. www.widenetpublications.com