Prof. Subhas Chandra Santra

Subhas Chandra Santra	M.Sc, PhD, PRS (Sc) Senior Faculty Member & Professor, Department of Environmental Science, University of Kalyani. Coordinator, ENVIS Centre on Environmental Biotechnology.

Contact Address: Residence Address Phone (office) Phone (residence) email	+ 91 - 033 - 2580 8749 + 91 - 033 - 582 8750, Extn. 291 + 91-033-2403 1396 scsantra@yahoo.com
Specialisation: 1. Ecology 2. Environmental Biology 3. Environmental Biotechnology 4. Limmnology 5. Phycology
Current Projects: 1. Arsenic in Rice system DOEn, West Bengal 2. ENVIS Centre on Environmental Biotechnology MoEF, Govt. of India
Industrial Projects: Environmental Impact Assessments and Special reports 1. Studies on coastal erosion and sand movement 2. In Digha Beach, Midnapur District, West Bengal. Sponsor: Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal (1985 – 1987). 3. Preparation of detailed project reports for rural water supply under theTechnology Mission on Drinking water in villages and related water management in Palamau District (Bihar), Bardhaman District (West Bengal) and Sahebgang District (Bihar).Sponsor: Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of Bihar and CAPART, Govt.of India. 4. Environmental Impact Assessment and formulation of Environmental Management Plan for the proposed Chapri – Sidhes – War copper mineand concentrator plant. Sponsor: Hindusthan Copper Limited (1990 – 1992. 5. Ambient air quality, meterological and noise level monitoring for proposedgas based thermal power project of national thermal power corporation limitedatAgartala. Sponsorl: M/s Ghosh Bose @ Associates (P) Ltd., Calcutta (1990 – 1991). 6. Environmental data generation for expansion of Patpahar dolomite mine, Orissa. Sponsor : M/s M. N. Dastur @ Co. (P) Ltd. (1990 – 1991). 7. Environmental data generation for the proposed development of Maubhandar works of Indian Copper Complex, Bihar. Sponsor: M/s Dames and Moore, Australia (1992). 8. Environmental Impact Assessment /Control Measures for abatement of pollution of Rokhia Gas Thermal Project. Sponsor : Tripura State Pollution Control Board,Govt. of Tripura (1991 – 1993). 9. Environmental Audit of Maubhandar Works of India coppercomplex,Bihar. Sponsor : Hindusthan Copper Ltd (1992 – 1993). 10. Preparation of EIA/EMP for SGBK group of manganese mines and Dubna – Sakradih group of mines, Orissa. Sponsor : Orissa mining corporation Ltd. (1992 – 1994). 11. Preparation of EIA/EMP for Gua Iron ore (mine of IISC),Bihar, Sponsor: Steel Authority of India, Raw materials division (1992 – 1994). 12. Environmental data generation and assessment of Environmental Impact for the proposed fly ash utilisation project of Kolaghat thermal power project of West Bengal, Power Development Corporation Ltd. Sponsor : Electric Power Development Corporation, Japan (1992 – 1994). 13. Regional Environmental Management of Chakdah – Haringhata block of Nadia district, West Bengal. Sponsor : Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of West Bengal ,in collaboration with Kalyani Univdersity (1992 – 1994). 14. Environmental monitoring for the proposed 1million tonnes per year alumina project along with proposed bauxite mines at Kutrumali and Sijimali (Roygada district, Orisssa) of M/s Larsen and Tubro Ltd., Bombay. Sponsor : M. N. Dastur & CompanyLtd., Calcutta (1993 – 1994). 15. EIA of Babupur limestone mine (M. P.) & Gatitang dolote mine, Orissa, SAIL. 16. EIA of ERPL refinary of Paradeep, Orissa. 17. EIA of Coal mine complex of SAIL of Bihar and Orissa. 18. EIA of Vizak power plants. 19. EIA of KJB pipelines. 20. EIA of Cochin Coimbator-Karwar and Trichi pipelines. 21. EIA of Petrochem and Panipath region. 22. EIA of Ranchi-Paradeep pipelines. 23. EIA of Haldia-Barauni pipelines. 24. EIA of Koyali-Ratlam pipelines. 25. EIA of Green Valley Electronic project, Calcutta. 26. EIA of IOCL pipeline, Gujurat. 27. EIA of ITC Hotel project, Calcutta. 28. EIA of West Bengal Housing Board project, Calcutta. 29. EIA of West Bengal Housing Board project, Howrah 30. EIA of Bolani Iron Ore Mine, SAIL. 31. EIA, Mezia Thermal Power plant, West Bengal, 2005 32. Green Belt Development, CESE, Budgebudge, West Bengal, 2006 33. EIA, Haldia Port Complex, West Bengal, 2006. 34. Koderma Ultra Mega Thermal Power Plant, 2007.
Publications: 1. Organochlorine pesticide residue analysis in marketable fruits, vegetables and fish samples, Tanushrss Bhattacharya, S. C. Santra and Soma Mukherjee, 2005, Asian Jr. of Microbiol. Biotech. Env. Sc., 7 (4): 809-812. 2. Cyanide degradation by Cyanobacteria and Green Algae isolated from Steel Plant wastewater, S. Das and S. C. Santra, 2005, Poll Res. 24(3): 629-632. 3. S. C. Santra, Sustainable Development of Natural Resource, Occasional Paper– 02/2006/DRS–III/ CUMBM, Research Programme on Environment Management (UGCSAP, DRS Phase-III), Department of Business Management, University of Calcutta, 2006. 4. Air borne particulate pollution in urban region: An overview, S. Kar and S. C. Santra, Review Projector, 2006, 9(2), 40-44. 5. Biofuel- A Nonconventional Energy source, A. C. Samal and S. C. Santra, 2006. In Towards a cleaner & Greener Environment, SAIL, 5th June, 45-48. 6. Biodiversity and Sustainable Development in India, Sandeep Kar and S. C. Santra, 2006. In Towards a cleaner & Greener Environment, SAIL, 5th June, 83-86. 7. Arsenic in urban particulates – A case study in Kolkata Metropolis, S. Kar, B. Nath, A.C. Samal and S. C. Santra, (2006). Current Science, 90(2), 158-160. 8. Characterization of Agroecosystem Based on Land Utilization Indices using Remote sensing and GIS, Indrani Choudhury, M. Chakraborty, S. C. Santra and J. S. Parihar, 2006. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Vol. 34, No. 1, 23-37. 9. Urban Pollution and Management Strategies- A Case Study in Kolkata Metropolis, West Bengal (India). Prof. S. C. Santra, 2006. Perils of Urban Pollution. National Seminar on Pollution in Urban Industrial Environment. (NSPUIE 2005), P-13-17 10. Urban greening for clean environment, In: Man and Environment: Global concerns and perspectives. S. C. Santra, S. Kar and A. C. Samal, 2006, (Eds. S. D. Banik, S. K. Basu and A. K. De), APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, p. 295-310. 11. Socio- economic sustainability of the coastal areas around Bhitarkanika National Park, Orissa. Rajarshi Mitra, Rabindra N. Bhattacharya, Sugaata Hazra and S. C. Santra. 2006. Indian Journal of Regional Science, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 2, p. 12-19 12. Phytoremediation - A Novel Option for Pollution Abatement, S. C. Santra, In: Environment : Issues and Approach, (Eds. A. Mukhopadhyay and S. Ghosh), University of Kolkata, Kolkata, 89-93, 2006. 13.Desmid flora of Eastern India: Sikkim and West Bengal, S.C. Santra and U.C Pal, In: Recent Trends in Algal Taxonomy (Vol. II: Taxonomical & Cultural Studies), Prof. Vidyavati & Dr. A. K. Mahato (Eds.), Associated Publishing Company, New Delhi, pp. 409-516, 2006. 14. Evaluation of Toxicity of Wastewater Grown Duckweed (Lemna purpusilla L.) Feedstock by Fish Bioassay Method, S. Kar and S. C. Santra, Indian Biologist, 39(1), 77-80, 2007. 15. Environmental Biotechnology- A Critical Appraisal, S. C. Santra, A. C. Samal, J. P. Maity and S. Kar, 2007, In: New Frontiers of Environmental Biotechnology, Eds. S. C. Santra, Published: ENVIS Centre on Environmental Biotechnology, University of Kalyani. 16. Management of Urban Forestry in the perspective of Biofiltering of Air Borne Contaminants, S. Kar, A. C. Samal and S. C. Santra, 2007, In: New Frontiers of Environmental Biotechnology, Eds. S. C. Santra, Published: ENVIS Centre on Environmental Biotechnology, University of Kalyani.