26th to 29th November 2001
Nov. 26th 2001
9.00- 10.00hrs - Registration
10.00-10.05hrs - Organiser’s Note
10.05-10.10hrs - Welcome Remarks: Prof. H. Mukhia, Rector, JNU
10.10-10.15hrs - Dean, School of Environmental Sciences: Welcome Notes
10.15-10.25hrs - Inaugurating the Workshop: Prof. M. Tawfik, Director, UNESCO, Regional Office, New Delhi
10.25-10.50hrs - Keynote address: Dr. Dilip K Biswas, Director, Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi
10.50-10.55hrs - Workshop Details- Organiser
10.55-11.00hrs - Vote of Thanks - Prof. J. Behari
11.00-11.30hrs - Tea Break for the Invitees and Participants
11.30- 13.00hrs - Technical Session I: Modern Trends in Ecohydrology
Chair Person: Prof. S.I. Hasnain, SES, JNU
- V. Subramanian, SES, JNU- Water- Quality and Quantity
- Brij Gopal and Malavika Chauhan, SES, JNU- Ecohydrology: Rediscovering Freshwater Ecology
- H.A. Dharmagunawardene, Department of Geology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka -Fluoride in the Ground water of Sri Lanka
13.00- 14.00hrs - Working Lunch
14.00-15.45hrs - Technical Session II: Mountain Ecohydrology
Chair Person: Prof. H.A. Dharmagunawardene, Department of Geology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- Martin J. Haigh and Jon Hellin, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK- Extreme Events and Head Water Management: Reflection on the Magnitudes- Frequency Issues
- S.I. Hasnain, S. Ahmad, P. G. Jose,D.C. Negi and S. Tayal, SES, JNU- Glacier Hydrology in the Indian Himalayas: Effects of Climate Variability on Runoff Characteristics
- Narendra Man Shakya, Institute of Engineering, Nepal- Impact of Forest Clearing on Hydrology: Mathematical Modeling of Khangeri River
- Sarfaraz Ahemed and Syed Iqbal Hasnain, SES, JNU- Chemical Composition of the Rain Water in the High Altitude Himalayan Ecosystem, Garhwal Himalayas
15.45-16.00hrs - Tea Break
16.00-17.30hrs - Technical Session III: Mountain Ecohydrology (Cont.)
Chair Person: Dr. Narendra Man Shakya, Institute of Engineering, Nepal
- G.M. Rather and T.A. Kanth, Dept. of Geography & Regional Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar- Sedimentation and Shrinkage of Dal Lake-Kashmir
- Varun Joshi and G.C.S. Negi, G.B. Pant Institute, Sirinagar, Garhwal- Patterns of Spring Discharge in a Western Himalayan Watershed
- Kireet Kumar, G.B. Pant Institute, Sirinagar, Garhwal- Water Quality of the Small Water Sheds in Himalayas
- G.J. Chakrapani, IIT, Roorkee - Geochemical Studies on the Kumayun Lakes
20 .00hrs - Dinner (Sponsored) at Aravalli Guesthouse
27th Nov. 2001
Technical session IV: Ecohydrology: Case Studies
9.30 - 11.00hrs Chair Person: Prof. Siwaswami, CSRD, JNU
- Janusz Niemczynowicz, Department of Water Resources Engineering,University of Lund, Sweden- Water Management: Challenges for the Future in Recycling Societies
- M.N. Desa, Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia- Frontiers in Urban Hydrology and Outlook for 21st Century
- Dorje Dawa and N. Madhavan, Ladak- Preliminary Study on Water Quality of Indus River and Other Aquatic Systems in the Ladakh Himalaya
- R. Ramesh, Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University, Chennai- Point and Non- Point Sources of the Groundwater Pollution- Case Study from the East Coast of India
- K. Shivkumar1, G. Biksham2, R. Ramesh3, 1AMD Complex, Nagpur, India 2World Wide Fund for Nature, Switzerland3Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University, Chennai, - Impact of Aquaculture of Freshwater Bodies: A Case Study from Nellore District, Andrapradesh
- Jit Narayan Nayak, Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Kathmandu, Nepal- Balance of Ecology: Sources of Water Resource Development
11.00-11.15hrs - Tea Break
11.15-13.00hrs - Technical session V: Ecohydrology: Case Studies (Cont.)
Chair Person: Dr. R. Ramesh, Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University, Chennai
- V.K. Choubey, National Institute Of Hydrology, Jal Vigyan Bhavan, Roorke- Remote Sensing Application in Water Quality Monitoring and Modeling
- S.Chidhambarm, Al.Ramanathan, K.Srinivasamoorthy and P.Anandhan, Department of Geology, Annamalai University, Annmalai nagar- A Study of Hydrogeochemsitry of Fluoride Bearing Groundwaters in Erode District of Tamilnadu
- Sahab Dass,Meetu Agarwal, Yatendra Singh Chaudhary and Rohit Shrivastav, Department of Chemistry, Dayalbagh Educational Institute Dayalbagh, Agra- A Study on Fluoride and other Water Quality Parameters of Ground Water of District Agra (U.P.)
- A.K. Sinha, Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur- Groundwater Scenarion in India : Opportunities and Challenges Towards its Sustainablity
13.00-14.00hrs - Working Lunch
14.00-15.45hrs Technical session- VI: Ecohydrology: Case studies (Cont.)
Chair Person: Prof. B.K. Das, Chandigargh
- V.Ittekot and V. Subramanian, Zentrum für Marine Tropenökologie, Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Germany- Nature of Organic Carbon in Rivers of Kerala
- Y.Anjaneyalu and T.Vijay Lakshmi, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad- Impacts of Land Use, Land Cover and Land Development Changes on Surface and Ground Water Quality: A Case Study of Hyderabad
- H. Prasad and S.K. Murimi, Department of Geography, Kenyatta University, Kenya- Modelling Potential Soil Erosion in Lake Nakuru Drainage Basin
- AL.Ramanathan*, S.Chidambaram, K.Srinivasamoorthy and P. Anandhan, *SES, JNU- Dissolved Ion Concentrations in the Surface and Groundwaters of Neyveli Mining Region
15.45-16.00 - Tea Break
16.00-17.30 - Technical session- VII: Ecohydrology case studies (Cont.)
Chair Person: Dr. A.K. Sinha, Department of Geology, Universtiyof Rajasthan, Jaipur
. - A.K. Kesari, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi- Hydrological Risks of Arsenic Contamination in West Bengal Delta and GIS Applicability
- Joyesh W. Njenga, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Kenya- Nutrient Dynamics with Special Reference to P in the Enclosed Bay of Seto Inland Sea (Japan )
- Sanchota Baruah and S.P. Biswas, Department of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Assam- Restoration of Riverine Ecosystem: A Case Study in the Upper Brahmaputra Basin
- P.S. Khillare, SES, JNU- Environmental Management Techniques in Water and Other Sectors
- P.G. Jose, SES, JNU- Climate Variation and Run off from Glaciated Himalayan River Region from glaciated Himalayan River Region
- R. Arthur James and G. Muthuraman, German Technical Co operation (GTZ)Center for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Chennai- Various Foolproof Methodologies for Chemical Analysis In Ecohydrology
- Purnendu Sinha, V. K. Agarwal and R. K. Sanwal, Geological Survey of India, Lucknow- Flood Hazard Management of Matatila Dam in the Bundelkhand Region, Uttar Pradesh
- D.C. Singhal, Dept. of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee- Evaluation of Groundwater Pollution Potential in Alluvial Terrain’s- A Case Study of Roorkee Town
20.00 hrs - Dinner (Sponsored) at Aravalli Guesthouse
28th Nov. 2001
Technical session VIII- Small Water Sheds in Western Ghats- Kerala, Karnataka and Goa
9.30- 11.00hrs - Chair Person: Prof. H. Prasad, Department of Geography, Kenyatta University, , Nairobi, Kenya
- V.Subramanian, V. Ittekot, SES, JNU, Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Germany- Biogeochemistry of the Western Ghats Region
- M.P.Sujatha, S. Sankar, and T.P. Thomas, Kerala Forest Research Institute Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala- Ecohydrological Investigation in Western Ghats of India
- Pradeep Kumar and James, E.J., Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kerala- Effects of Forest Clearing on Certain Climatic Parameters- Case Study from the Catchments of the Western Ghats
- M. Balagopalan, Division of Soil Science, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Kerala- Impact of Plantation Activities on Soil Properties in the Western Ghat Region of Kerala
- Thrivikramaji.K.P and Sabu Joseph, Dept. of Geology & Dept. of Environmental Science, University of Kerala,Kerala- Solute Variation In Some Minor Water Sheds, Kerala, India
11.00- 11.15hrs - Tea Break