th 4 International Seminar on “Population, Urbanizat ion and Environment: Contemporary Issues and Challenges” March 21 -22, 2018 Organized by Department of Geography University of GourBanga Established Under West Bengal Act XXVI 2007 and Recognized by UGC U/S 2(f) & 12(B) NAAC Accredited University with „B‟ Grade (2016) Malda, West Bengal India-732103 Venue Department of Geography University of GourBanga Malda, West Bengal India-732103 Brief Programme Schedule Day- 1: 21st March 2018 9.00 to 10.30 A.M. : Registration 10.30 to 11.30 A.M. : Inaugural Ceremony • Welcome Address by Convener, Dr. Pradip Chauhan, Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of Geography, UGB • Felicitation to Professor Swagata Sen, Chief Patron, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor,University of Gour Banga • Felicitation to Prof. Ravi S. Singh, Chief Guest, Banaras Hindu University, Varanashi, India • Felicitation of the distinguished Guests on the Dias • Lighting of the lamp by Chief Patron, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Professor Swagata Sen • Inaugural Song by the semester students • Inaugural Speech by Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Professor Swagata Sen • Unfolding the Seminar Abstract Volume • Felicitation of the Resource Persons • Keynote address by Prof. Ravi S. Singh, Banaras Hindu University, Varanashi, India • Vote of Thanks by Dr. Arijit Das, Assistant Professor, University of Gour Banga 11.30 to 11.40 A.M. : Tea Break 11.40 A.M. to 1.20 P.M.: Plenary Session 1.20 to 2.30 P.M. : Lunch 2.30 to 4.00 P.M. : 1 to 5th Technical Sessions 4.00 to 4.15 P.M. : Tea Break 4.15 to 6.30 P.M. : 6 to 10th Technical Sessions 7.30 to 8.30 P.M. : Dinner Day- 2: 22nd March 2018 10.30 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. : 11 to 15th Technical Sessions 1.00 to 2.00 P.M. : Lunch 2.00 to 4.30 P.M. : 16 to 20th Technical Sessions 4.30 to 5.30 P.M. : Valedictory Session 1 Detail Programme Schedule Day 1: 21.03.2018 Inaugural Session: 10.30am to 11.30am Room No. S- 315, Department of Mathematics Welcome address by Dr. Pradip Chauhan, Convener of the Seminar Inaugural address by Prof. Swagata Sen, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, UGB Keynote address by Prof. Ravi. S. Singh, Chief Guest of the Seminar Plenary session 1: 11.40am-1.20pm Room No. S- 315, Department of Mathematics Chairperson: Professor Guru Prasad Chattopadhyay Co-chairperson: Prof. Mallik Akram Hossain Sl. Name of the resource Title of the deliberation Time No. persons 1 Professor Guru Prasad Changing scenario of man-environment 11.40am- Chattopadhyay relationship: a comparative study on the life 12.05pm and culture of the ethnic groups of Malanese in Himachalhimalaya and Ravas in eastern Duars 2 Prof. Mallik Akram Emerging Issues and Challenges of Dhaka 12.05pm- Hossain Megacity 12.30pm 3 Dr. Gopal Chandra Age Misreporting: Sources, Pattern and 12.30pm- Debnath Consequences for Population analysis with 12.55pm special reference to West Bengal 4 Dr. Md. Mujibor Rahman Suitable Sites for Urban Solid Waste Disposal: 12.55pm- A Contemporary Issues and Challenges in 1.20pm Khulna City, Bangladesh Plenary session 2: 11.40am-1.20pm Room No. Smart Class, Department of Geography Chairperson: Professor Giyasuddin Siddique Co-chairperson:Professor Malay Mukhopadhyay Sl. Name of the resource Title of the deliberation Time No. persons 1 Professor Malay Environmental Renewal through Installation of Marker11.40am - Mukhopadhyay Stone at Source Point of Rivers: An Approach for 12.05pm GeomorphositeGeotourism Development 2 Professor Giyasuddin Urbanisation and Water demand in parts of 12.05pm- Siddique West Bengal: issues of Social and 12.30pm Environmental justice 3 Professor M. G. Water Resource: Issues and Challenges in South 12.30pm- Mostafa Asia 12.55pm 4 Professor Ranjan Roy Assessment of Infrastructural Facilities Beyond 12.55pm- the Limit of Noble Urbanisation: A Case Study 1.20pm 2 of Kharibari Block, Siliguri Sub Division, West Bengal LUNCH BREAK: 1.20pm-2.30pm Technical Session 1: 2.30pm-4.00pm Room No. S- 405, Department of Geography Chairperson: Professor Sanat Guchhait Co-chairperson: Dr. Piyal Basu Roy Rapporteurs: Ayanika Sarkar and Mr. S. L. Gangurde Lead Paper: Sl. Name of the presenters Title of the paper Time No. 1 Professor Sanat Guchhait E-cognition: An Integrated Understanding of 10.30pm- Environment and Society 10.50pm Sl. Name of the presenters Title of the paper No. 1 Abishek Paul and Utilization of Antenatal Care Services and Associated Factors Anupam Das Among Reproductive Mothers at Ichhapur Nilganj Gram Panchayat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal 2 Alokananda Ghosh and A Geo-Spatial Analysis of Maternal Health Care Service Biswaranjan Mistri Provision: A Case of Rajnagar C.D.Block, Birbhum District, West Bengal 3 Ankita Zaveri and An Investigation of Fertility Behaviour and Its Socio- Dr.Pradip Chouhan Demographic Determinants in Malda District: A Case Study of a Backward District of West Bengal 4 Maitreyee Ghosh Impact of the nature of population and urbanization on the environment of Farakka CD Block, India 5 Dr. Pranab Kr. Das Socio-Economic Aspects of Labour Migration: A Case Study of Nepali Migrants in Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh 6 Avijit Roy, Pankaj Nuptiality Status in Dakshin Dinajpur: A Socio-Demographic Singha, Rahul Mallick Study of a Backward District of West Bengal, India and Dr.Pradip Chouhan 7 Shibthakur Hembram and Livelihood and Health Status of The Tribal Workers Living in Krishna Gopal Ghosh Stone Quarry and Crusher Industrial Area, Md. Bazar Block, Birbhum District, West Bengal 8 Subrata Biswas and Tania Bridge population clustering through labour migration in Biswas Murshidabad Dristrict and its mitigation Technical Session 2: 2.30pm-4.00pm, Room No. Smart Class, Department of Geography Chairperson: Professor Malay Mukhopadhyay 3 Co-chairperson: Dr. Parag Arun Khadke Rapporteurs: Somnath Halder and Sk. Ziaul Lead Paper: Sl. Name of the presenters Title of the paper Time No. 1 Dr. Parag Arun Khadke Research Technique In Urban Geography 2.30pm-2.45pm And Their Application Sl. Name of the presenters Title of the paper No. 1 Dr.Sanjoy Saha An analytical review of rural poverty in the back-ward economy - study on c.d block kaliachak –i, malda district 2 Dr. Debasree Bhadra Gender and food security: addressing the growing disruptions and challenges 3 Anup Sen and Mapping the emotion : a saga of the dwellers of enclave Dr. Piyal Basu Roy rahibilitation camps of cooch behar district, west bengal 4 Bhupen barman and A study of rural-urban male labour migration in koch bihar district, West Bengal Dr. Ranjan roy 5 Chinmoy Biswas and The Friend,Philosopher and Guide of High altitude Dr. Shasanka Kumar Gayen Mountaineering Sports : The Sherpas Activity 6 Sujan Kumar Das The Characteristics and Challenges of Urban Poverty 7 Aditi matilal Vulnerability of women in the sinking ghoramara island of sundarbans Technical Session 3: 2.30pm-4.00pm Room No. S-407, Department of Geography Chairperson: Professor Guruprasad Chattopadhyay Co-chairperson: Dr. Narendra Kumar Rana Rapporteurs: Rahul Patra and Samrat Majumdar Lead Paper: Sl. Name of the presenters Title of the paper Time No. 1 Dr. Narendra Kumar Emerging Urban Flood Risk &Flood 2.30pm-2.45pm Rana Inundation Mapping of Gorakhpur City, India Sl. Name of the presenters Title of the paper No. 1 Dr.Snehasish Saha A study on challenges of depopulation scenario of the riverine 4 tracts of Diara belt in Malda District, West Bengal 2 Dr. Golam Mostafa Conversion of Wetlands Into Built Up areas and Ecological Issues: Example from DankuniBil, Hugly District, West Bengal 3 Priyanka Das Measuring Noise Vulnerability in English Bazar Municipality and its Surroundings, West Bengal 4 Md. Moynul Islam, M. Environmental and Health Risk of the Use of Cadmium Rostom Ali, M. R. Hasan, Electroplating in Industries of Bangladesh Md. Saiful Islam and Md. Shajahan Ali 5 Dr. Prolay Mondal Sustainable Development and Environmental Degradation – A Debt 6 Shyamal Santra, Sarbajit Rejuvenation of Amodar River in Joypur Block, Bankura Kumar Ghosh District, West Bengal, India 7 Pompi Sarkar Nature of Bank Erosion of River Mahananda in the Foothills of Darjeeling Himalaya Technical Session 4: 2.30pm-4.00pm Room No. GIS- RS Laboratory, Department of Geography Chairperson: Professor Giyasuddin Siddique Co-chairperson: Dr. Suman Paul Rapporteurs: Deb Kumar Maity and Samir Mahato Lead Paper: Sl. Name of the presenters Title of the paper Time No. 1 Dr. Suman Paul Quantifying Urban Form Using Urban-Rural 2.30pm-2.45pm Gradient and Spatial Metrics of Howrah City, India Sl. Name of the presenters Title of the paper No. 1 Dr.Bisawajit Bera, Dr. Fluvio-hydrological analysis on effect of hard channel Sumana Bhattacharjee engineering/channelization of River Bala (Kalkut), Alipurduar, West Bengal 2 Dr.Angshumita Pattern of Social Vulnerabilities under the Threat of Climate Chakraborty,Gopal Roy Change: A Case Study 3 Swapan Talukdar Effect of Hydrological Alteration on Ecologically Relevant Hydro-regime of the Wetland in Punarbhaba River Basin of Indo-Bangladesh 4 Kabita Lepcha and Paban Land-use/land cover dynamicity and its impacts on land surface Ghosh temperature of ChhotaRangit river basin, in Darjeeling Himalaya using Radiative Transfer Method 5 Deb Kumar Maity and Compound Factor (Cf) and Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process Sujit Mandal (Fahp) for Ordering of Sub-Basins of Thekumari River Basin, India 6 Abhishek Kumar and A Critical Analysis of the Outcome of an Arsenic 5 Malabika Biswas Roy MitigationProject in a Rural Area in Uttar Pradesh, India 7 Ashok Sarkar, Abhijit Man-Animal Conflict and Human Interference in Wildlife: A Sarkar and Bikash Das Study of Dooars Region of West Bengal Technical Session 5: 2.30pm-4.00pm Room No. S- 315, Department of Mathematics Chairperson: Professor Ravi S.