Prof. Chandan Mahanta

Sponsored Projects

  • Establishment of a Centre for Excellence in Water Resource Research (Member of a Group Project approved by the Ministry of Urban Development. Comprehensive research initiative in urban water system and water resource development & management.
  • Principal investigator in the research project Environmental Impact Assessment of Nagaon Paper Mill on surrounding water environment and aquatic ecosystems including the Kolong River funded by HPCL.
  • Principal Investigator in the MHRD R&D project Distribution, Fractionation and Deposition of Phosphorous in the Flood Plain Sediments of the Brahmaputra River (India) and their Environmental Ramifications.
  • Co-investigator in the R&D project on Event based Flood Forecasting Model for Flood Hazard Mitigation in Assam funded by AICTE.
  • Principal Investigator of R&D project GIS based inventory of Polluting stretches of rivers in Northeast India sponsored by National River Conservation Authority, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India.
  • Investigator: Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) funded project Hydrochemical earthquake precursor study in Shillong Plateau Region with Prof. Alasdair Skelton of Stockholm University.
  • Principal investigator: Capacity building in arsenic screening and allied water quality aspects funded by UNICEF.
  • Principal investigator in the DST project titled Geographical Information System for Bharalu Watershed of the Brahmaputra River Basin for Flood Control, Mitigation and Water Resources Planning.
  • Principal investigator: Evaluation of groundwater arsenic contamination and capacity building in disaster mitigation funded by UNICEF.
  • Co-Principal Investigator: Modeling Approach for Mitigation of Fluoride Contamination in Affected parts of Guwahati funded by DST.
  • Principal investigator: Establishing an information system on water resources of the Brahmaputra river system funded by DST.
  • Principal investigator: Design Bank for Green Design of Handicrafts in the Northeast Region funded by Development Commission of Handicrafts, India.
  • Principal investigator: GIS-MIS based Water Safety Assurance and Capacity Building in Assam funded by UNICEF.
  • Principal investigator: "Dialogue for Sustainable Management of Trans-boundary Water Regimes in South Asia: A Bangladesh-India Initiative" funded by IUCN in 2009.


Consultancy Projects

  • Disaster Vulnerability Resource Information System for Revenue Department, Assam.
  • Investigation of crushed stone aggregates/ boulders- Contract package no. CCI/BR-1 &BR-2), SPAN Consultants Pvt. Ltd, Bihar.
  • Investigation of aggregate sample against widening and strengthening of existing NH from 2 lane to 4 lane from Km 255.00 to 228.00 of Asom Border to Gairkatta NH-31C in West Bengal on EW corridor under Phase -II Programme of NHDP, Louis Berger Group Inc., USA, C/o Mr. Moloy Nag, Behind Dipti Lodge, P.O.- New Town , Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal 736 123.
  • Material testing fro Hydro Electric Projects (Tharang Warang, Kaya & Pachi Hydropower Project), Indiabulls Power Services Ltd, C.O.: Indiabulls House, 448-451, Udyog Vihar, Phase V, Gurgaon 122001.
  • Nyamjang Chhu HEP, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh -Investigation of water samples for chemical, silt and petrographic analysis, Bhilwara Energy Ltd, Noida.
  • Petrographic examination deleterious content including mica examination of corase aggregate, B.K. Hota, STUP Consultants Pvt. Ltd, AS-06, Nalbari.
  • Investigation of rock core samples collected from power house tunnels in Lower Subansiri Project Site, NHPC.
  • Investigation of Silt samples for turbine damage evaluation, Sr. Manager(R ), QA Wing, NHPC Ltd., Subansiri Lower HE Project, Gerukamukh, Dist-Dhemaji, Assam 787 035.
  • Petrographic analysis , Physical properties & chemical component of sediments of the Kameng River and the Tenga River, Dy. General Manager (C ), QC &A North Eastern Electric Power Corporation, Tezpur.
  • Downstream impact study of Subansiri Lower HE project, NHPC - with Dr. A. K. Sarma.
  • Development of DPR for Kakodonga Watershed Management Project, Department of Agriculture, Govt of Assam - jointly with Dr. A. K. Sarma.
  • Investigation of Petrography of rock samples for contact package No. - EW phase-II AS-09, Assam, BCEOM-STUP-AARVEE Associates, AS-09, Bongaigaon.
  • Consultation to PHED, Govt of Assam, Plan, Design and Upgradation of 27 laboratories.
  • Consultation to UNICEF on Disaster Preparedness through application of Sphere Standards.