Dr. SUBHASH CHANDRA GHOSH

Department: AGRICULTURE 

School: SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SCIENCES 

Highest Educational Qualification:  Ph.D.

Total Experience( Teaching/Research/Extension): 17 Years

 Research Interest: Agriculture, Statistics, Ecoinformatics, Ag-informatics 

Publication details:  11 (National 9, International 2)

1. Wetlands: Towards a Viable Policy for Resource Management in West Bengal, Institute of Wetland Management and Ecological Design (IWMED) now known as Institute of Environmental Studies & Wetland Management (IESWM), Kolkata, 2000 (as a Team Member) 
2. Community Forestry mapping using IKONOS data, Proceedings of Map India, 2004, 7th International Conference, Map India, Map India 2004 Secretariat, GIS Development, G-4, Sector – 39, Noida 201301, 28-30 Feb., 2004 
3. Storm Water Drainage of Delhi, Proceedings of the one-day seminar on Water for National Capital Territory, Delhi, Indian Association of Hydrologists, Delhi Regional Centre, 30th April 2003 
4. Economic Valuation of Wetlands, Proceedings Round Table Conference on Water Quality and wetlands: Socio-economic and Ecological Importance, Ministry of Water Resources (Hydrology Project) and Indian Water Resources Society, New Delhi, March 12-13, 2003 
5. Socio-Economic Analysis of Students at Higher Secondary (+2) Level in West Bengal, J. Interacad 5(1): 107-112, 2001, ISSN 0971-9016, 2001 
6. Rice Crop Inventory using RADARSAT ScanSAR Data for 1998-99 Kharif Season in West Bengal, Space Applications Centre, 1999, Scientific Note, RSAM/SAC/FASAL/SR/07/99, 1999 
7. Crop Acreage and Production Estimation using Remote Sensing data: West Bengal Experience, Abstract on Conference on Informatics for Sustainable Agriculture & Development, National Informatics Centre, Planning Commission, 1998, pp.48, 1998 
8. Conservation of Wetlands: The West Bengal Scenario, Meenbarta, Dept. of Fisheries, Govt. of West Bengal, 16th June 1998 
9. Sustainability of the Agricultural System in Bankura District, West Bengal: An Integrated Analysis of Temporal IRS LISS-1 Data, Science, Technology and Development, pp 26-38, Frank Cass, London, August 1996 
10. Early estimation of rice area using temporal ERS-1 synthetic aperture radar data – a case study for the Howrah and Hugly districts of West Bengal, India, International Journal Remote Sensing, Vol.18, No.8, 1827-1833, 1997 
11. Evaluation of ERS-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar data for agricultural crop monitoring, National Symposium of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Pune, 4th-6th Dec. 1996. 
12. District Level Crop Yield Models – Experience in West Bengal State from ’92 to ’95, Space Applications Centre, Scientific Note, RSAM/SAC/CAPE-II/ SN/ 56a & b /96.,1996 
13. Remote Sensing Based Crop Production Forecasting at District Level – Experience in West Bengal State from ’93 to ’95, Space Applications Centre, Scientific Note, RSAM/SAC/CAPE-II/SN/55a-d/96, 1996 
14. Estimation of Crop Acreage through Satellite data, West Bengal State Science Congress Abstract, 1996, West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, pp.211.,1996 
15. The use of RS Data and its Methodology, West Bengal State Science Congress Abstract, 1996, West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, pp.212, 1996 
16. Crop Acreage and Production Estimation – by Remote Sensing, 1995, West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, pp.16, 1995 
17. Estimation of Crop Acreage and Production of Horticultural Crops using Remote Sensing data, West Bengal State Science Congress Abstract, 1995, West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, pp.14, 1995 
18. Crop Acreage and Production Estimation through RS – West Bengal Experience. West Bengal State Science Congress Abstract, West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, pp.156, 1994 

Distinction / Award: Life Member, Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS) Membership No. L-2128 

Project: 

1. Name of assignment: GIS Based Master Plan Formulation for Amroha, Sambhal and Chandausi Town, Uttar Pradesh Under AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) Project, 2020-2022, Uttar Pradesh, Position Held: GIS Expert, Client: Town and Country Planning Department, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh  

2. Name of assignment: Electric feeder line mapping for Faridabad district, Haryana, 2020, Haryana, Position Held: Senior GIS Consultant, Client: Dakshin Haryana Vidyut Bitran Nigam Ltd. (DHBVN), Government of Haryana 

3. Name of assignment: Soil Suitability analysis for Dehradun district, 2019, Dehradun, Position Held: GIS Expert, Client: Government of Uttarakhand 

4. Name of assignment: Capacity Building in Spatial Data Analysis using R and QGIS, 2018, Delhi, Position Held: Geoinformatics Trainer, Client: Koenig Solutions Private Limited, Delhi 

5. Name of assignment: Mapping of PHC & CHCs of North Eastern states and Odisha under Intensified Malaria Control Project-3, 2018, Delhi, Position Held: GIS Expert, Client: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Ministry of Health, Govt. of India

6. Name of assignment: Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Tb Transmission and Prevention, 2018, Delhi, Position Held: GIS Expert, Client: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Ministry of Health, Govt.of India

7. Name of assignment: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for Integrated Watershed Management Program (IWMP) for 7 states (Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh) under  the Watershed development component of PMKSY, 2015 -2018, Delhi, India, Position Held: Agriculture, GIS and Remote Sensing Consultant, Client: Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India

8. Name of assignment: Managing Sub-Surface Utility Engineering Projects for PAN India, 2014 -2015, All India, Position Held: Deputy General Manager (Operations), Client: Telecom companies in India 

9. Name of assignment: Cadastral mapping and GIS database development for four Provinces (Chiang Mai, Nan, Lamphu and Prachu) of Thailand, Skymap Global, Singapore,  2014 to 2015, Singapore and Noida, Positions held: DGM (Operations), Client: Skymap Global, Singapore. 

10. Name of assignment: Multi-Purpose Household Survey, Madhya Pradesh for Biaora, Dabra, Malakand, Sironj, Shivpuri and Vidisha Cities, 2014-2015, Bhopal, Positions Held: Deputy General Manager (Operations), Client: Department of Rural Development, Bhopal, MP 

11. Name of assignment: Slum Survey, Household and Livelihood survey, Micro planning & Preparation of Slum Profile, Poverty Profile and Livelihood Profile as per guidelines of Urban Statistics for Human Resource and Assessment Scheme, NBO, MoHUPA, GoI for 10 Cities of Chhattisgarh, 2014, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Positions Held: Project Manager (GIS)/Senior Consultant, Client: Department of Rural Development, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 

12. Name of assignment: GIS Base Maps and Multipurpose Household Survey (MPHS) for Cluster E, 2014, Khirkia, Harda, Pipariya and Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, Client: Department of Rural Development, Bhopal, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 

13. Name of assignment: Water Resources Information System for Rajasthan, Government of Rajasthan, 2010-2013, Rajasthan, India, Positions Held: GIS Expert, Client: Water Resources Department, Government of Rajasthan 

14. Name of assignment: Development of Traffic Information Database for Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), Government of Kenya, 2012 to 2013, Nairobi & Delhi, Positions Held: GIS Expert, Client: Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), Government of Kenya 

15. Name of assignment: Hydrological Design Aids (HDA) for Central Water Commission, GoI, 2012, Delhi Positions Held: GIS Expert, Client: Central Water Commission, Government of India 

16. Name of assignment: Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Program (R-APDRP) for UPCL, 2010, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Positions Held: GIS Database Analyst, Client: Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), Government of Uttarakhand

17. Name of assignment: Delhi State Spatial Data Infrastructure (DSSDI) (A project of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi-GNCTD), 2008-2010, Delhi, India, Client: Survey of India, Delhi   

18. Name of assignment: Master Plan for Kakatiya Urban Area Development, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, 2007-2008, Andhra Pradesh, India, Positions Held: GIS Database Analyst 

Client: Kakatiya Urban Development Authority, AP 

19. Name of assignment: GIS & Remote Sensing Training Course at National Thermal Power Training Institute (NTPI), Faridabad, 2007- 2008, Faridabad, Positions Held: GIS & RS Coordinator, Client: National Thermal Power Institute, Faridabad 

20. Name of assignment: Feasibility study for NH-24 (Moradabad – Bareli), 2007-2008, Uttar Pradesh, India, Positions Held: GIS Expert, Client: Public Works Department, Uttar Pradesh 

21. Name of assignment: Feasibility Study of Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata dedicated Rail freight corridor (Funded by JICA), 2007, Delhi, India, Positions Held: GIS Expert, Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). 

22. Name of assignment: Detailed Survey & Soil Investigation of HVDC Bongaigaon – Gorakhpur Electric Transmission line (Package-D & E), 2006-2008, Bihar, India, Positions Held: GIS and Remote Sensing Expert, Client: Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., Patna.

23. Name of assignment: Cadastral Mapping & Geo-database preparation for West Bengal, 2006-2008, Kolkata, West Bengal, Positions Held: GIS Project Manager, Client: Department of Land Records, Government of West Bengal 

24. Name of assignment: Cadastral & Satellite based Geo-database preparation for Urban Local Bodies of Maharashtra, 2006–2008, Nagpur, Positions Held: GIS Project Manager, Client: Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Center (MRSAC), Nagpur

25. Name of assignment: Planning and Designing of New Capital City, Chhattisgarh, India, funded by Govt. of Chhattisgarh, India, 2006-2008, Raipur, India, Position Held:  GIS Expert, Client: Capital Area Development Authority (CADA), Govt. of Chhattisgarh   

26. Name of assignment: Upstream and Downstream Studies including Dam Break Analysis for earthquake affected dams of Saurashtra and Kachchh regions of Gujarat (World Bank funded), 2006-2007, Gujarat, India, Position Held:  GIS Expert, Client: Water Resources Department, Government of Gujarat 

27. Name of assignment: Farah-Rud Irrigation and Hydro-Power project, Afghanistan, 2006-2007, Kabul, Afghanistan, Position Held:  GIS Expert, Client: Water Resources Department, Government of Afghanistan 

28. Name of assignment: Master Plan for Guwahati Metropolitan Area, 2005-2007, Assam, India, Position Held:  GIS Expert, Client: Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority 

29. Name of assignment: Detailed survey of Transmission Lines associated with Neyveli Thermal power station expansion project with modern techniques, 2005-2006, Tamil Nadu, India, Position Held:  GIS Expert, Client: Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. 

30. Name of assignment: Development of Road Information System for Golden Quadrilateral of India (a NHDP project, World Bank funded), 2003-2006, Delhi, India, Position Held:  GIS Expert, Client: National highway Authority of India., Delhi. 

31. Name of assignment: Road Information System for Chhattisgarh, 2003-2006, Chhattisgarh, India, Position Held:  GIS Expert, Client: Public Works Department, Chhattisgarh 

32. Name of assignment: Development of Management strategy and study for conservation of protected forest Area of Hawf (PAM-II) (World Bank funded), 2003-2004, Yemen, Position Held:  GIS Expert, Client: Protected Area Management Authority, HAF, Yemen 

33. Name of assignment: Revision of Master Plan for Vishakhapatnam Metropolitan Region and Zonal Development plan for 5 towns, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagram, Anakapalli & Bhemuniptanam and Gajuwaka, India, 2002-2005, Vishakhapatnam, India, Positions held: GIS Expert, Client: Vishakhapatnam Urban Development Authority, (VUDA), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 

34. Name of assignment: Forest Cover & Biomass Monitoring for Haryana Community Forestry (UN funded), 2002-2007, Haryana, India, Positions held: GIS and Remote Sensing Expert, Client: Department of Forests & Wildlife, Government of Haryana 

35. Name of assignment: Preparation of Detailed Project reports of irrigation schemes for five districts under Gram Bhagirathi Yojna for Jharkhand State, 2002-2003, Jharkhand, India, Positions held: GIS Expert, Client: Water Resources Department, Ranchi, Government of Jharkhand

36. Name of assignment: Structure Plan for Regional Development for Delta State, Nigeria, 2001-2002, Nigeria, Positions held: GIS Expert, Client: Department of Urban Development & Housing, Delta State, Federal Republic of Nigeria  

37. Name of assignment: GIS for Regional Plan for GOA, 2001, Goa, India, Positions held: GIS Expert, Client: Town and country Planning Department, Government of GOA 

38. Name of assignment: Study of Flood-prone area of West Bengal, using GIS and Remote Sensing Technique, 2000, Kolkata, West Bengal, Positions held: Senior Project Scientist, Client: Department of Fisheries, Government of West Bengal 

39. Name of assignment: GIS based Land-use pattern of Purulia District, West Bengal, 1996, Kolkata, West Bengal, Positions held: Senior Project Scientist, Client: Department of Science & Technology, Government of West Bengal

40. Name of assignment: Wetlands: Towards a Viable Policy for Resource Management in West Bengal, 1995-1997, Kolkata, West Bengal, Positions held: Senior Project Scientist, Client: Department of Fisheries, Government of West Bengal 

41. Name of assignment: Development of a user-friendly procedure for interpreters of digital imageries obtained from microwave camera, Year: 1995-1996, Kolkata, West Bengal, Positions held: Senior Project Scientist, Client: Space Applications Center (SAC), (ISRO), Ahmadabad 

42. Name of assignment: Mapping of Districts and Blocks of West Bengal, 1995, Kolkata, West Bengal, Positions held: Senior Project Scientist, Client: Department of Agriculture, West Bengal 

43. Name of assignment: Satellite data-based land cover analysis and GIS based land use for sustainable developmental concept plan for Bankura district, West Bengal, 1995, Kolkata, West Bengal   Positions held: Senior Project Scientist, Client: University of Burdwan 

44. Name of assignment: Crop Acreage & Production Estimation (CAPE) – a Nation-wide ISRO Project, 1993-2001, Kolkata, Positions held: Senior Project Scientist/Project Scientist, Client: Department of Agriculture, Space Application Center (SAC), ISRO, Government of India 

45. Name of assignment: Monitoring of the performance of Special Rice Production Program (SRPP), 1988-1989, West Bengal, Positions held: Investigator, Client: Department of Agriculture, Government of India 

No. of Abstracts Presented in Seminar/Conference/Symposium: 11

Additional Qualification:  

Training/Certifications 

• JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures, freeCodeCamp (2019) 
• Data Visualization using D3JS, freeCodeCamp (2019) 
• ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, ESRI Delhi (2003) 
• ESRI Arc Info, ESRI, Kolkata (2000) 

• Digital Image Analysis & GIS Applications, MRSAC, ISRO (1998) 
• Microwave Remote Sensing Data Analysis, SAC, ISRO (1997) 
• Crop Acreage and Production Estimation, RRSSC, Dehradun (1995) 
• Unix and Shell Programming, Jadavpur University, Kolkata (1994) 
• Remote Sensing Applications, Dehradun (1994) 

• Diploma in Computer Applications, Kalyani, West Bengal (1991) 
• BASIC Programming, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (1988)