Nitai Chandra Kundu

Biography:

Dr Nitai C Kundu (Born in 1959) is an expert in Applied Social and Environmental sciences with committed and dedicated  in research and teaching form  1986 to till now. Carrying out Research and training, Policy formulation and Evaluation, part time teaching in several University. He started his career after his Master degree from Calcutta University as Research Fellow during 1982-1986 Under State Planning Board and Registered for PhD in Calcutta University and then he joined as Research Associate during 1986-1993,in  Institute of Wetland Management and Ecological Design, an autonomous Research Institute under Govt in Calcutta. Later he joined as Scientist, 1993-2003, in Institute of Wetland Management and Ecological Design, Calcutta. and Sr. Scientist, 2003- 20013, Institute of Environmental Studies and Wetland Management (formerly Institute of Wetland Management and Ecological Design), Calcutta. He also joined parallelly as Chief Technical Officer in 2006-2011 in East Kolkata Wetlands Management Authority, Department of Environment, Govt of West Bengal Kolkata.

He also worked as Sr. Scientist, from February, in 2013- September, 2016 West Bengal Pollution Control Board on a particular assignment. He left Institute of Environmental Studies and Wetland Management as Sr. Scientist, in January, 2019, (formerly Institute of Wetland Management and Ecological Design), Calcutta and  joined Centre for Environmental Management and Participatory Development (CEMPD) in 2019 and continuing as Chief Advisor till date. As regards his academic qualification he did Pre-University and Graduation from University of Calcutta   and also Master Degree from University of Calcutta in Social Science in 1981. He did Ph.D. from   University of Calcutta in 1994 and Environment Management Degree from University of Birmingham in 1993.

He completed 24 Research projects 29 Research papers of national and internation standard, 8 Books and one edited international Journal on Science and Technology and Development. He supervised PhD and M Phil students.