Dr.  Kshirendra Kumar Mahant

SCIENTIST(Soil & Water Conservation)

Canning Town

Educational Qualifications:

Qualifications Institute Year Class
Ph.D. Dept. of WRD&M, IIT, Roorkee 2010
M. Tech.(Soil and College of Aril. Engg & Tech., OUAT, 1998 1st
Water Conservation Bhubaneswar
Engineering)
B. Tech. (Agril. College of Aril. Engg & Tech., OUAT, 1995 1st
Engg.) Bhubaneswar
 Details of the previous and present employment:
Employer Post held Place of posting Period of service Nature of duties
ICAR, Krishi Scientist C.S.S.R.I., Nov. 1999 to Research teaching
Bhawan, Karnal Jan.,2001 and Extension
New Delhi- Scientist C.S.S.R.I., RRS, Jan.,2001 to
110001 Canning Town Nov.,2005
Scientist(SS) C.S.S.R.I., RRS, Continued since
Canning Town Nov., 2005

Areas of Interest

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Micro-irrigation

PUBLICATIONS

Journal

Burman, D., Bandyopadhyay, B.K. and Mahanta, K.K. (2010). Management of Acid Sulphate Soil of Coastal Sunderban Region: Observations under On-farm Trial. Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research 28(1):8-11.

Mahanta, K. K. and Sahoo, B. (2007), Krishak Bandhu pump in the rainfed farming system of rural India, Journal of Agricultural Engineering Today, IASE, Vol. 31 (1: January-March), 10-14.

Burman, D. Bandyopadhyay, B.K., and Mahanta, K.K. (2006). Soil and subsurface water quality of acid sulfate soils of coastal region and their temporal variability, J. of Indian Soc. of Coastal Agril. Research, 24(1), 78-82.

Mandal, A.B., Karpagam,C., Bandyopadhyay, B.K., Bal, A.R., Dutt, S.K., Mahanta, K.K., and Tripathi, S. (2006), The impact of TAR/IVLP in a coastal village of Sundarbans in West Bengal, J. of Indian Soc. of Coastal Agril. Research, 24(2), 341-343.

Tripathi,S., Mandal,A.B., Bandyopadhyay, B.K., Bal, A.R., Dutt, S.K., Mahanta,K.K., Karpagam,C., and Chakraborti, K.(2005),City compost-an alternative technology for sustainable agriculture, J. of Indian Society of Coastal Agril. Research, Vol.23, No.1, 341-342.

Mahanta, K.K. and Burman, D. (2005). Development and utility status of the shallow tubewells in some parts of Sundarbans. In Proc. Vol.1. of International Conference on Crisis Management in Water and Environment held at Kolkata July 15-16, 2005. p. 103-106.

Mahanta, K.K. (2004), Performance evaluation of Abelmoschus esculentus under drip irrigation system in Sundarbans area, J. of Indian Society of Coastal Agril. Research, Vol.22, No.1&2, 108-109.

Mahanta, K.K., and Burman, D. (2004), Studies on the development and utility status of the shallow tubewells in Sundarbans area, J. of Indian Society of Coastal Agril. Research, Vol.22,No.1&2, 124-125.

Burman, D., Bandyopadhyay, B.K., Mahanta, K.K., Karpagam, C., and Majumdar, A. (2004), Carbon sequestration in coastal soils, J. of Indian Society of Coastal Agril. Research, Vol.22, No.1&2, 56-60.

Mandal, A.B., Karpagam,C., Bandyopadhyay, B.K., Bal, A.R., Dutt, S.K., Mahanta, K.K., and Tripathi, S. (2004), Transfer of technology for fishery production system in Sundarbans under coastal agro-echosystem Carbon sequestration in coastal soils, J. of Indian Society of Coastal Agril. Research, Vol.22, No.1&2, 341-342.

Popular articles

Mahanta, K. K. 2005. Multicropping through shallow tubewells in Sundarbans area. Rural India. P: 81-82.

Seminar/Symposium/Convention Papers

Mahanta, K. K., Sahoo, Bhabagrahi, and Sarangi, S. K. (2010). A modified Van der Molen’s model for reclamation of saline soils. Abstracts, 9th National Symposium of Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research on “Recent outlook on sustainable Agriculture, Livelihood Security and Ecology of Coastal Region”, October 27-30, 2010, Goa, India. p. 62.

Mahanta, K. K., Burman, D. , Ambast, S.K. , Pal, D. (2010). Sub-Basin Scale Water Congestion Evaluation for Drainage Improvement Planning in Coastal Agro-Ecosystem, Abstract, 9th National Symposium of Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research on “Recent outlook on sustainable Agriculture, Livelihood Security and Ecology of Coastal Region”, October 27-30, 2010, Goa, India. p. 19.

Sarangi, S. K., Mandal Subhasis and Mahanta, K. K. (2010). System of rice intensification (SRI) during rabi season in coastal salt-affected soils. Abstracts, 9th National Symposium of Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research on “Recent outlook on sustainable Agriculture, Livelihood Security and Ecology of Coastal Region”, October 27-30, 2010, Goa, India. p. 147.

Bandyopadhyay, B. K., Burman, D., Sarangi, S. K., Mandal Subhasis, Mahanta, K. K. and Bal, A.R. (2010). Farm pond technology for multi-cropping and enhancing income of marginal farmers in low-lying waterlogged coastal lands of Sundarbans. Abstracts, 9th National Symposium of Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research on “Recent outlook on sustainable Agriculture, Livelihood Security and Ecology of Coastal Region”, October 27-30, 2010, Goa, India. p. 132.

Bandyopadhyay, B.K., Pal, D., Burman, D. and Mahanta, K. K. (2005). Tatia Chetra ke labania mrida ka prabandhan abam sudhar. Paper presented in Agricultural Sciences Workshop in Hindi on Unnata krishi hetu labania abam chetria mridao ke sudhar, held at CSSRI, Karnal on Oct.05, 2005 (Hindi).

Mahanta, K.K. (2003), Rabi cropping through shallow tubewells in coastal saline tract of West Bengal, Abstract Published by Agricultural Society of India in Collaboration with BCKV, Directorate of Agriculture, National Symposium on Crop Production under Changing Environment, 27-29th Nov., BCKV, Nadia,West Bengal,Pp:78-79.

(iii) Technical bulletins/books

Burman, D., Mandal, Subhasis, Bandyopadhyay, B.K., Sarangi, S.K., Mahanta, K.K., Maji, B. (2010) A glimpse of CSSRI, RRS, Canning Town, Published by CSSRI, Karnal, Haryana.

(vi) Contributions made in compilation/documentation

Sarangi, S. K., Gokhale, N. B., Mahanta, K. K., Mandal, Subhasis, Burman, D. and Bandyopadhyay, B. K. (2010). Abstracts, 9th National Symposium of Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research on “Recent outlook on sustainable Agriculture, Livelihood Security and Ecology of Coastal Region” pp. 189, Published by Hony. Secretary, Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research, Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Canning Town – 743 329, West Bengal, India.

Member of Professional Societies

Life member in

  • Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research, CSSRI,RRS, Canning Town, 24 Pgs(S),W.B.743329

  • Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi

  • Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi

  • Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists, CSWCRTI, Dehradun-248195

Certified that all the above information given above is true the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

Contact

Email: kkmahanta@yahoo.com

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