Experience

DHAN Foundation

• India
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Executive

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Environmental Engineer at Centre for Urban Water Resources, CURE is the water thematic collective of DHAN Foundation, with sectorial focus on water management in urban and semi-urban environments. • Revived 10+ irrigation water bodies and drinking water ponds through joint collaboration with government agencies, communities and private enterprises. • Developed a water quality testing laboratory in Madurai with a community-centric approach. Local farmers can access and use the laboratory to test the quality of accessible water sources. • Created a technical magazine called ‘Water Watch’ which is addressed directly to communities. The magazine discusses water issues and the water quality situation in the Madurai city in order to provide relevant policymakers and other stakeholders with information for better decision-making. • Organised more than 5+ round table workshops as a facilitator for the City Resources Center by assembling all stakeholders on topics related to urbanisation, climate change, environmental pollution and anthropogenic overexploitation of natural resources. • Provided professional advisory services on decentralization of wastewater treatment including the option of roof water harvesting at both household and institutional level. • Made action research on implementing effective faecal sludge (human excreta) management with desulgers, rag pickers and sanitary workers. • A technical team for a study on “Assessment of Livelihood-Ecosystem Interdependencies for Integrated Management of Point Calimere-Ramsar Site” supported by GIZ India. Show less



Norec

• Norway
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Professional

  • Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

  NOREC-Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation, Government Agency of Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Implemented as an exchange program between development professionals of India and Bangladesh to transform professional knowledge and to share expertise in order to enhance the income of local and landless farmers in a project named “Small farming, a viable business” • Implemented a pilot phase of a project on scientific goat rearing focusing on gene conservation of a specific local breed in four villages in Bangladesh. • Provided support to the local community for enhancing drinking water quality through proper water harvesting methods and through introducing bio-sand filter to remove the iron contamination of Bangladesh’s ground water. • Articulated a complete manual on scientific goat rearing for Indian professionals who plan to implement a pilot project of the approach in India. Show less



Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi

• India
• Think Tanks
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Dec 2016 - Jan 2017

  Majorly, worked with policy framework for water conservation/efficiency and energy efficiency will lead to making India a water frugal economy and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Strategies are drafted to improve existing management models by working on demand management including usage of water efficient fixtures, reduction in non-revenue water (NRW) and also operation, maintenance and monitoring of these systems. Water sensitive urban design and planning approach can lead to mainstreaming intervention for water and resource efficiency leading us to becoming a water prudent society Show less



Mullai periyar Dam

• Trainee

  • Dec 2012 - Jan 2013

  Responsible for Weather station,measurement records, Study of irrigation area around dam Responsible for Weather station,measurement records, Study of irrigation area around dam