Dr. Basanta Kumar Das

Associate Professor & HoD

Contact No. +919435760149

Email. [email protected]

Educational Qualification : M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Phil, Ph.D.

Date of Joining : 25 - 04 - 2003

Specialization : Physical

Area of Research Interest: • Environmental Chemistry (Water Quality Analysis) • Environmental analytical chemistry

Publication :

(i) Basanta K. Das and K. G. Bhattacharyya (2011) Water quality evaluation of shallow wells in a tribal-dominated area of , ., In the book of proceedings of , International Conference on Sustainable Water Resource Management and Treatment Technologies organised by NEERI, Nagpur, held on 19 th to 21 st Jan, 2011 (ii) B. K. Das (2012) Evaluation of nitrate levels in ground water of Kokrajhar town and its adjacent areas of Assam, India., Global Research Methodology Journal , 4th issue Feb-Mar-Apr, ISSN 2249-300X . (iii) Basanta K. Das and Krishna G. Bhattacharyya (2012) Assessment of ground water quality in Kokrajhar district of Bodoland Territorial Council, Assam, India , International Journal of Chemical , 10(2), 1067-1073 , ISSN 0972-768X . (iv) B. K. Das (2014) Water quality evaluation of shallow wells in Kokrajhar Town of Assam, India, International Journal of Environmental Sciences, Volume 4, No. 4, ISSN 0976-4402. doi: 10.6088/ijes.2014040400007 (v) Basanta K. Das and K. G. Bhattacharyya (2015) Assessment of ground water quality in the Kokrajhar district of Assam, India, Bholanath College Journal (ISSN 2455-6165) (vi) Dr. B. K. Das (2017) Assessment of water quality of a few surface water sources of Kokrajhar District, Assam, India , International Journal of Pharmaceuticals & Drug Analysis , VOL.5 ISSUE 3, 2017; 77 – 81 ; http://ijpda.com ; ISSN: 2348-8948

Project experience: A Minor Research Project having title “ Drinking water chemistry in Kokrajhar town, Assam (India): Chemical correlation ” and Issue No. F.5-502/2011-12/ MRP/NERO/11820 Dt. 28 Dec, 2011. is completed in 13/03/2012 which is sponsored by UGC, India. ŀ Presentation of Papers in Conference/Seminars/Workshops etc.

1. Title of the paper: Assessment of ground water quality in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD), Assam. Conference/Seminar/Workshop: National Seminar, on Population, Environment & Development in North East India, held on 20 and 21 Oct, 2009. Organized by : Arya Vidyapith College, Guwahati & Assam Science Society.

2. Title of the paper: Assessment of ground water quality in the tribal dominated areas of Kokrajhar district of BTAD, India . Conference/Seminar/Workshop: International Conference on Hydrology and Watershed Management with a Focal Theme on Climate Change – Water, Food and Environmental Security, held on 3 rd to 6 th Feb, 2010. Organized by : Arya Centre for Water Resources, Institute of Science & Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.

3. Title of the paper: Water quality evaluation of shallow wells in a tribal-dominated area of Assam, India. Conference/Seminar/Workshop: International Conference on Sustainable Water Resource Management and Treatment Technologies held on January 19-21, 2011. Organized by : NEERI, Nagpur organized by International Water Association, Indian Water Works Association and Indian Association for Environmental Management.

4. Title of the paper: Assessment of ground water quality in the Kokrajhar town of BTAD, Assam. Conference/Seminar/Workshop: National seminar on Chemistry and Research, held on November 1-4, 2012. Organized by : Department of Chemistry, , Guwahati-14

5. Title of the paper: Water quality evaluation of shallow wells in Kokrajhar Town, Assam. Conference/Seminar/Workshop: National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Chemistry and Technology held on June 27 – 28, 2013. Organized by : Department of Chemistry, , Pathsala. 6. Title of the paper: Presence of trace metals in drinking water and their impacts on human health. Conference/Seminar/Workshop: UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Health Hazard due to Pesticide, held on 10 th March, 2014. Organized by : Department of Chemistry, Science College, Kokrajhar.

7. Title of the paper: Presence of trace metals in the ground water sample of an underdeveloped district of Assam and their probable impacts on the health of common people. Conference/Seminar/Workshop: ICSSR Sponsored International Seminar on “Poverty Beyond Borders” (Understanding Poverty in the North – East India and its Neighbouring Countries), held on 10 th to 12 th Feb, 2016. Organized by : Research Forum, Pramathesh Barua College, Gauripur, Assam, India in collaboration with NABARD, Ajmal Foundation & SBI (Kismat Hasdah Branch).

8. Title of the paper: Role of Women in Making Healthy Nation: With Special Reference to Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Conference/Seminar/Workshop: UGC Sponsored International Seminar on The Changing Status of Women: Myth and Reality with special reference to Northeast India, held on 7th and 8 th March, 2018. Organized by : Kokrajhar Govt. College, Kokrajhar.

9. Title of the paper: Risk of Heavy Metal Contamination in Ground Water. Conference/Seminar/Workshop: National Conference on Applied Sciences, Sustainable and Evolving Technologies. 63 rd Annual Technical Session of Assam. Organized by : Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar & Bodoland University, Kokrajhar.

10. Title of the paper: Assessment of water quality of a few rivers of Kokrajhar District of Assam, India. Conference/Seminar/Workshop: International Seminar on “Understanding Water Crisis: The Way Forward”, held on 6 th and 7 th June, 2019. Organized by : Synod College, Shillong in collaboration with P. A. Sangma Foundation and Meghalaya Basin Development Authority.

11. Title of the paper: Ground water chemistry in Bilashipara town of District, Assam: A Chemical Correlation . Conference/Seminar/Workshop: National Seminar on “Frontier in Chemical Sciences” held on 25 th & 26 th August, 2019. Organized by : Department of Chemistry, Kokrajhar Govt. College in collaboration with Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata & IQAC, Kokrajhar Govt. College.

12. Title of the paper: Presence of Trace Organics in Water: Their Impacts on Environment. Conference/Seminar/Workshop: International Seminar on Environmental Degradation and Sustainable Development: Local + Regional + Global” held on 3 rd to 5 th Feb, 2020. Organized by : Department of , Gossaigaon College, Kokrajhar, Assam, India sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research.