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Water Crisis is a Global Phenomenon - Sweden too is facing this!

Started Jul 28, 2017 0 Replies 2 Likes

And it's not only India, where we are witnessing worsening fresh water availability .. Sweden too, which never had to face such a situation earlier is facing a water supply crisis .. potentially,…Continue

Climate Change is For Real!

Started Jul 27, 2017 0 Replies 0 Likes

The twenty first century has been breaking climate records every year .. 2014, 2015 and 2016 were the three warmest years ever recorded .. 2017 is potentially going to be warmer than those… We noted…Continue

Bangalore and It's Water Crisis!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Biplob Chatterjee Aug 2, 2017. 2 Replies 1 Like

Bangalore faces an interesting predicament. The city gets 660 million cubic meter of water through rains annually. The aquifers provide 90 million cu m. Cauvery reservoirs provide 490 million cu m.…Continue

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About me: am a geologist by profession. I am associated with mining industry for more than three decades now.

Currently I am heading Geovale Services (www.geovale.com), a team of consultants working globally in the domains of mineral exploration, mining, hydrology and hydrogeology and sustainable development services for mining

My profession has taken me to almost every nook and corner of India (I have worked for some duration in 26 different states in India), and to many different parts of the world. Some of the most exciting places of work have been oil exploration in the Arabian Sea, geological mapping and mineral exploration in Assam and Arunachal Himalayas, mineral exploration in the Kimberleys of Australia, in the Arctic Canada and Scandinavia and in the deserts of Sahara and Western Australia.

I love people, I love life - life in all forms - various facets of life.

My Green Mission: Sustainable Mining and Development; Sustainable Fresh Water Management

Organization that I belong to: Geovale Services

Your Organizations Website: http://www.geovale.com

Current Job title/ Field of Study (if you are a student): CEO and Director (Geology)

Educational Institution Last Attended/ Attending: NIT, Raipur, Chhattisgarh and Duke University (North Carolina)

Personal Website: http://geovale.com

Area of Expertize/ interest: Mineral exploration project management; conceptual mineral targeting to detailed mineral exploration leading to resource modelling, evaluation and feasibility studies; also a specialist in mineral exploration and mining related health, safety, environment and community issues; ground water and hydrology

Interests - Life, nature, history

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Cauvery - A Dying River?

Posted on July 28, 2017 at 5:55am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Slight exaggeration and populist tone in the article saying Cauvery is a dying River ..

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/as-a-river-dies-india-could-be-facing-its-greatest-human-9060070

And there are commentaries and comments by celebrity environment workers ..

but drying up of Cauvery is indeed…

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At 10:31am on July 11, 2012, FounderChandra Kishore said…: Happy Brithday Biplob. Hope you are enjoying your work. Do share the knowledge and resources with us at Indian Environment Network.

At 12:24pm on June 5, 2011, Dr. Satish C Tripathi said…: Dear Mr. Biplob,

The Society of Earth Scientists (SES) is organizing a Multidisciplinary National Conference on “Science of Climate change and Earth’s Sustainability: Issues and Challenges” on scientists-people partnership basis at Lucknow from 12-14 Sept., 2011. You are invited to participate in the conference and present your research work on the related topic. We are expecting a good gathering of eminent scientists and leaders supporting the cause of the SES. Your presence and active participation will provide us strength and support. Limited travel grant may also be provided to non-funded participants depending upon quality of their work.

The abstract submission date is 30^th June’11.

Hope to receive your co-operation and support in successful organization of the event.

Kindly also forward this circular to your co-worker and other scientists of your domain.

Regards

Satish C. Tripathi

india.ses@gmail.com

At 4:38pm on September 20, 2010, Vijay Kallur said…: Hi Biplob,
I was on a BD trip to India in August and came through Bangalore. But I did not have your contact details and stayed in Bangalore only for a day. Here is my email address; please send me an email. I need to discuss something with you.
vijay.kallur@snclavalin.com

Best Regards,
Vijay Kallur

At 12:49pm on September 30, 2009, Vijay Kallur said…: Thanks for your response Biplob. You were in Vancouver quite recently. I have been here since 1995. I am part of the Environmental Division within SNC Lavalin...but I am connected to other divisions such as Power, T&D and Mining and Metallurgy. Let me know if we can be of any help.