Career in Ecology, Forestry, Conservationist and Environmental Studies

Name of the Office

Designation/Grade

Period

From       To

Scale of Pay

Key Responsibilities

Ministry of Environment & Forests

Advisor

2010- till

30/9/

13

37400-67000

Basic at present

69420 and grade pay Rs. 10000

• National Wetland Conservation Programme
• Ramsar Convention on Wetland
• Central Regulatory  Authority of Wetlands  for Regulatory purposes
• Salim Ali Centre of Ornithology and National History (SACON) Centre of excellence at Coimbatore

Ministry of Environment & Forests

Director

2001- 2010

37400-67000

• Coordination of the National Wetland Conservation Programme of Government of India under implementation in 23 states
• Formulation and implementation of management action plans of identified wetlands in collaboration with the state government agencies
• Fulfilling Government of India’s obligations to Ramsar Convention
• Organizing training workshops for senior bureaucrats and industrial managers on environmental aspects, specifically on values and functions of wetlands.  
• Coordination of programmes relating to water, particularly rainwater harvesting, wetland conservation, conservation of high altitude lakes, coastal wetlands
• Organization of training programmes in the field of hydrology, R&D, conservation and management aspects
• Collection, retrieval and dissemination of information on various aspects of environment, particularly wetlands biosphere reserves, and national heritage sites

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Addl. Director

June, 1994 - 2001

14300-

18300

• Coordination of National Lake Conservation Programme
• Constitution of State Steering Committees for conservation of freshwater wetlands, mangroves and corals
• Organizing collection, retrieval and dissemination of information on various aspects of environment, particularly wetlands, mangroves, corals, biosphere reserves, and national heritage sites

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Joint Director

May, 1989-June, 1994

12000-16500

• Coordination of Ministry of Environment and Forests’ programmes on Conservation and Management of freshwater wetlands, mangroves and coral reefs

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Scientist ‘SD’

May, 1984-June 1989

10000-15200

• Coordinating MoEF’s programmes wetlands and environmental education and organizing training courses for Senior Administrators from various state governments and managers from industries at Administrative staff, Hyderabad thrice a year

Geo Botanical Instt. Zurich, Switzerland

Academic Guest in ETH

1983-84

3000 Swiss francs/

month

• Conservation and Management of Mid Swiss Peatlands

Department of Biosciences, Himachal University, Shimla

Co-investigator of a project on Himachal Lakes

1982-83

Rs. 1500 /month Research Associate

• Conservation and Management of fresh water lakes in Himachal Pradesh in India

Technical University of Dresden, Germany

Post-graduate Diploma

1981-82

Marks 800/ month

• Environmental Management and Protection, UNESCO (Germany)

Department of Bio-sciences, Himachal University, Shimla

Post Doctoral Fellow Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

1981

Rs. 900/ month

• Conservation of freshwater lakes in Himachal Pradesh

Botany Department, Kashmir University, Srinagar

Sr. Research Fellow, Botany in a project from Science & Technology Department

1978-1980

Rs. 600/ month

• Conservation and Management of Dal Lake and Neelnag Lakes in Kashmir

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Junior Research Fellow, UGC project

1974-78

Rs. 500/ month

• Analysis of some wetland ecosystems of Kashmir with special reference to Biogeochemical cycling