Projects
| Title of the Project | Duration of the Project | Sponsoring Agency | Value of the Project Rs. (in lakhs) | Other Investigators/ Co-Investigators |
| High Rate Composting of Institutional Organic Waste |
2 Years (Aug. 2009-Aug. 2011) |
IIT Guwahati(Start-up grant) | 5 Lakhs | -- |
| Preparation of “Ganga River Basin Management Plan” |
5 Years (July 2010-July 2015) |
National River Conservation Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India, New Delhi, | -- | Joint Project of 7 IITs, Web: http://gangapedia.in |
| Quantity and characteristics analysis of solid waste generated from Guwahati city |
6 Months (April 2011-Suptember 2011) |
Guwahati Municipal Corporation Guwahati | 9.8 Lakhs | Co-PI: Dr. Chivukula V. Sastri, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry , IITG |
| Potential of aerobic digestion (composting) and anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste |
3 Years (May 2012-May 2015) |
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India | 21 Lakhs | -- |
| Composting of water hyacinth using different composting technologies |
3 Years (May 2012-May 2015) |
Department of Science and Technology (SERB), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India | 17 Lakhs | -- |
| Bio-processing of Phumdi weeds of Loktak Lake Manipur through composting |
3 Years (March 2012- March 2015) |
Council of Scientific and Industrial research, Government of India | 16.7 Lakhs | Co-PI: Dr. W. Roshan Singh, Environmental Engineer, Manipur Pollution Control Board, Imphal, Manipur |
| Biodegradation of pulp and paper mill waste using different composting techniques |
3 Years (Dec. 2014-Dec. 2017) |
Department of Science and Technology (SERB), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India | 32.93 | PI: Dr. Meena Khwairakpam, Assistant Professor, national Institute of Technology Meghalaya |
| Solid waste management in tourist area, Sikkim |
1.5 Year (April 2016-Oct. 2017) |
Department of Forest, Government of Sikkim | 13.37 | -- |
| Pilot scale studies on rotary drum composting and Anaerobic biphased baffled reactor (ABBR) technology for biomethanation of industrial sludges and aquatic weeds |
3 Years (Jan. 2018-Jan. 2021) |
Technology Development & Transfer (TDT) Division, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India | 103.67 | -- |
| Bio-mining of old Landfill |
3 Months (Jan 2020- March 2020) |
Tinsukia Municipal Board, Tinsukia | 10 | |
| A pilot-scale comparative study on dumping of fresh and partially stabilized MSW followed by pretreatment of landfill leachates by conventional and electrocoagulation methods followed by upflow anaerobic filter |
3 Years (Jan. 2022-Jan. 2025) |
Technology Development & Transfer (TDT) Division, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India |
93.5 | -- |
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Evaluation of legacy waste and its Effect on the surrounding environment At the 30 acre Bandhwari landfill site in Gurugram and Appointment Independent Assessment Agency(IAA) for the work of Bioremediation of Legacy Waste for reclamation of 10.00 Acre land at the dumpsite at Bandhwari |
9 Months (April 2023- Dec. 2023) |
Municipal Corporation Gurugram |
29.02 | -- |
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Geopolymerization of fine fraction obtained from biomining of legacy waste from old MSW dumpsite |
2 Years (Jan. 2023-Jan. 2025) |
Technology Development & Transfer (TDT) Division, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India |
PI: Dr. Anil Kumar Mishra, Associate Professor, IITG |