Projects

Completed Projects

1. A study on sludge minimization during the treatment of pickling effluent and sludge utilisation, Funding Agency: Aditya Birla Group, Principal Investigator, Amount: Rs. 10 lakhs.

2. GIS based characterization of ground water in Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, Principal Investigator, Amount: Rs. 18 Lakhs.

3. Development of Copper Bio-Leaching methodology/technique from tailing waste at Hindustan Copper Limited, Khetri, Funding Agency: Ministry of Mines, New Delhi, Principal Investigator, Amount: Rs. 30 Lakhs.

4. Zinc Recovery from Industrial Waste using Bioleaching, Funding Agency: BITS Pilani, Proposal under centre of Research Excellence in “Waste , Water and Energy Management”, Co-Investigator, Amount: Rs. 48 lakhs.

5. Waste Management of Generated Sludge from Indian Steel and Steel Related Plants: A Sustainable Business Model”. Funding Agency: Ministry of Steel, New Delhi. (Rs. 38 Lakhs); Co-PI

6. Development of Advanced Environmental Engineering Laboratory including a Faecal Sludge Management Laboratory (AREL-FSM); Funding Agency: Aditya Birla Finance Limited, Veraval, Gujarat; Funding Amount : Rs. One Crore; Co-PI

Ongoing Projects

Ongoing Projects:

1) Project Title: Doubling Farm Women’s income: Entrepreneurship development through post-harvest and technology integration in arid zone: Funding Agency: DST-SEED (ASACODER), Ministry of Science and Technology, GoI;Indian Institutions involved: CAZRI Jodhpur and BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus; Duration: 3 Years (June 2021-May 2024); Total Sanctioned Amount: 235.86541 Lakhs; Total Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 70.20841 Lakhs; Co-PI

2) Eco-Friendly Solution with Metal Recovery and Value Added Products from Stainless Steel Spent Pickle Liquor: A Zero Waste Business Model [Approved]; Funding Agency: Ministry of Steel, New Delhi; Industrial Partner: Jindal Stainless Limited; Institutions involved: CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur and BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus; Total Sanctioned Amount: 125.164 Lakhs; Total Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 34.614 Lakhs; PI

Details of Invited Talk/ Lecture Delivered:

“Disaster Management Plan for an Industry-A case study” at College of Engineering & Technology, Bikaner organized by National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Chandigarh under training program on Disaster Management , from 20-24 September 2010.

“Design of Water Treatment Plant: A Case Study” at Dept. of Civil Engineering, MNIT-Jaipur as an expert talk under Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) on 11th August’ 2013.

Designing aspects of Water Treatment Plant at Sobhasaria Engineering College (SGI), Sikar on 16thNovember’ 2013.

Delivered a talk on Sustainable Design of Water Treatment Plant under “TEQIP sponsored – On Line Faculty Development Program (FDP) , Interdisciplinary Approaches to Promote Sustainability using Green Technology (IASGT-2020)” organized by University College of Engineering and Technology, Bikaner Constituent college of Bikaner Technical University , dated 20/09/2020.

Delivered a talk on Green Methods for Solid Waste Management under “TEQIP sponsored – On Line Faculty Development Program (FDP) , Interdisciplinary Approaches to Promote Sustainability using Green Technology (IASGT-2020)” organized by University College of Engineering and Technology, Bikaner Constituent college of Bikaner Technical University , dated 18/09/2020

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