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Dr. P. Harinarayanan
Senior Principal Scientist		 Ph.No. 0471 2548299
E.mail id: hari.kscste@kerala.gov.in
Current Role
  • Scientist in charge of Ecology and Environment program of KSCSTE
  • Convenor – Green Kerala Initiative, a Major project of KSCSTE on the Multiplication and Eco restoration of RET tree species in Kerala
  • State Coordinator National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC)
  • Principal Investigator – DST supported project- Establishment of SC/ST cell KSCSTE, Kerala
  • Coordinator- Environment Information Awareness and Capacity Building  Programme (EIACP) Hub Kerala, a project supported by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India
  • State Training in Charge of GSDP Courses of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.
Education
  • PhD in Geology – 2001 from University of Mysore
  • “Thesis Title: Geophysical, Geochemical and Hydrogeological studies of Keralapura Watersheds, Cauvery Basin, Karnataka, India.”
  • MSc in Geology – 1996 from University of Calicut with II rank
Experience
  • Scientist at KSCSTE since 15th December 2005 onwards
  • Research Officer, Natural Disaster Management Faculty (Constituted by Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India) at Institute of Land Management, Thiruvananthapuram, Government of Kerala, 5th August 2002 to 14th December 2005
  • Lecturer in Geology at Civil Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala, from from 28th June 2001 to 31 October 2001 & 05th June 2002 to 2nd august 2002.
  • Geologist at Mining and Geology Department, Kozhikode district, Government of Kerala, 5th December 2001 to 1st June 2002.
  • CEPA training: Information Sharing and Training Programme for Wetland Managers – Ramsar Regional Center – East Asia, in Changwon, Republic of Korea from 24 to 28 September 2012.
Awards & Recognitions
The Kerala Government has awarded Good Service Entry during 2015 for the meritorious work in handling the affairs of KCZMA immaculately with utmost sincerity and integrity
Publications
  • “Remote Sensing Data for Groundwater Development and Management in Keralapura Watersheds of Cauvery Basin, Karnataka, India” – 2000, Indian Mineralogist Vol. 34, No. 2, pp 11-17
  • “Water quality in Twin Microwatersheds near Keralapura, Hassan District, Karnataka, India”, 2006, Journal. Geological Society of India, Vol. No.67 No.6
  • Two-dimensional groundwater flow model for Keralapura watersheds of Cauvery basin, Karnataka, India.
  • Wetlands of Kerala and its Management, International Conference on Lakes, 2008, Kamalakshan Kokkal, P Harinarayanan, KK Sabu
  • Possible impacts of climate change on water resources of the humid tropics (Kerala), Kamalakshan Kokkal, P Harinarayanan, MV Aswathy.
  • Coastal zone management – enactments in India – 2019 (book chapter)
  • Enactments for Wetlands conservation – 2019 (book chapter)
Membership in Professional Bodies
  • Fellow Geological Society of India
  • Fellow Mineralogical Society of India (FMS)
  • Life member Kerala Academy of Sciences.