Dr. Pravat Kumar Shit Assistant Professor Department of Geography Raja N.L. Khan Women s College Medinipur-721102 Email: pravatgeo2007@gmail.com Education: Degree Year University PG Diploma in Remote Sensing & GIS 2015 Sambalpur University Ph.D. 2013 Vidyasagar University M.Sc. 2005 Vidyasagar University B.Sc. 2003 Vidyasagar University Honours/ Awards: DS Kothari Post-Doc Fellowship (2014-2015) Teaching Experience: 01 Year UG Level, 04 Years PG Level Area of Research: 1. Rill-gully erosion Management 2. Soil Erosion Management 3. Fluvial or drainage network on badl topography 4. Weathering in badl topography 5. Spatial Temporal analysis of gully erosion through Remote Sensing GIS
6. Hydro-pedology 7. Environmental related issue. 8. Socio-economic problem of particular geographical places Editorial Board Members 1. International Journal of Geography Geology (Online ISSN: 2305-7041, Print ISSN: 2306-9872) 2. Asian Review of Environmental Earth Sciences (ISSN: 2313-8173) Membership of Academic Institutions (Life Membership) 1. Institute of Indian Geomorphologists, (Alahabad) 2. Indian Society of Remote Sensing,( Dehradun) 3. Indian association of hydrologists (Roorkee) 4. Indian Association of Soil & Water Conservationists (Dehradun) 5. Geographical Society of India (Kolkata) Citation Indices (Source: Google Scholar) Citations: 46 H-index: 04 https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=mdq--v4aaaaj&hl=en
Professional Training Courses Details 1. Certificate Course on Digital Mapping Geographical Information System, Atlas Thematic Mapping Organization (NATMO), Govt. of India, Calcutta-64, During 30 th August 24 th Sept, 2004. 2. Remote Sensing Geographical Information System Application in Geosciences, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS - Remote Sensing Agency), Department of Space, Govt. of India, Dehradun, India. During 05-05-2008 to 27-06-2008. 3. Advances in l Resource Inventory for Enhancing Productivity through Agro-Technology Transfer, ICAR- Bureau of Soil Survey L Use Planning (NBSS &LUP), Regional Centre Kolkata, During 7 th January, 2015 to 27 th January, 2015. 4. Advance Course in Remote Sensing using PCI Geomatica 10.1, PCI Software Private Limited, Kolkata-64, During 25 th 31 st December, 2007. Book Publication: (Two) 1. Pravat Kumar Shit (2012). Rill Gully Erosion in Badl Topography: Field Measurement Monitoring (A case study of Western Part of West Bengal, India) (ISBN: 978-3-659-27662-0), LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. 2. Pravat Kumar Shit (2013). Management Techniques of Rill-Gully Erosion in Badl Topography: Experimental Research at Laboratory, Plot Catchments Scale (ISBN: 978-3-659-32409-3), LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.
Papers Published in Journals: (in Peer-reviewed international Journals) Sl. No. Author Name Title / Paper Name Vol. & No. Page Journal Year ISSN No. Impact Factor 1 Pravat Kumar Shit Rill Morphology in 10(1) 63-75 Indian J. of 2008 0972-7388 - relation to Topographic Geo Pedologic Environment Hydrologic attributes a case study at Rangamati, Paschim Medinipur, W.B 2 Pravat Kumar Shit Link System 71(3) 322- Geographical 2009 0375-6386 - Development on Gully- 332 Review of Basins at India Paschim Medinipur Bankura, West Bengal, India 3 Pravat Kumar Shit, Assessment of Plant 11(1) 64-71 Indian J. of 2010 0972-7388 - Chan Kumar Potential with Relation to Geo Pati, Sujoy Soil Properties in Different Environment Kumar Jana Forest Zones of Midnapur Jhargram Subdivisions, West Bengal 4 Pravat Kumar Shit Plant species selection 29(9) 1049- Environment 2011 0970-0420 - for controlling rill 1054 Ecology
gully erosion: an empirical analysis 5 Pravat Kumar Shit, Methodological 25(2) 32-37 Indian 2011 0970-4256 - Chan Framework to Select Grass Species for Controlling Science Cruiser Kumar Pati Rill Gully Erosion 6 Assessment of school 4(5) 412- J. of 2012 2151-1950 0.37 Bhunia, Pravat Kumar Shit, Infrastructure at primary upper primary level: A 424 Geographic Info. Sys. Soumen Geospatial Analysis. Dubari Journal of Geographic Information System. 7 Appraisal of Teachers 1(6) 08-15 J. of 2012 2279-0845 1.59 Bhunia, Pravat Kumar Index in primary upper primary level: a Humanities Social Shit Geospatial Analysis Science 8 Pravat Kumar Shit Non-Timber Forest 40(2) 149- Journal of 2012 0970 9274 - Chan Kumar Products for Livelihood Security of Tribal 156 Human Ecology Pati Communities: A Case Study in Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal, India. 9 Pravat Kumar Shit, Effect of Vegetation 2(5) 32-40 Journal of 2012 2224-3216 5.56 Cover on Sediment Yield: Env. Bhunia, An Empirical Study Earth through Plots Science
Experiment 10 Pravat Kumar Shit Effect of plant roots on 1(4) 1-7 Int. J. of 2012 2278-0181 1.76 soil anti-scouribility of Engineering topsoil during Research & concentrated flow Tech. 11 Pravat Kumar Shit Mechanism of Gully head 5(4) 332- Ethiopian J 2012 1998-0507 - Retreat - A study at Ganganir Danga, Paschim 342 of Env.Studies Medinipur, West Magt Bengal 12 Pravat Kumar Shit Effects of plant root 2(3) 137- Int. J.of 2012 2251-6387 - density on the erodibility of lateritic topsoil by 142 Forest, Soil simulated flume Erosion experiment 13 Pravat Kumar Shit, Rill Hydraulics - An 4(4) 1-11 Journal of 2012 1916-9779 - experimental study on gully basin in lateritic upl of Paschim Geography Geology Medinipur, West Bengal 14 Manojit Mondal, Vulnerability Analysis of 2(3) 89- Int J. of 2012 2277-2081 5.16 Gouri Sankar Bhunia Embankment Breaching - A Case Study of Moyna 102 Geology, Earth Pravat Kumar Shit Drainage Basin in Env. Sci Purba Medinipur, West Bengal (India).
15 Pravat Kumar Shit, Developments of Rill 5(1) 133- Journal of 2013 1945-3094 0.27 Bhunia, Networks: An Experimental plot scale 141 Water Resource study. Protection 16 Pravat Kumar Shit, Assessment of factors 4(2) 461- Int. J. of 2013 2156-8359 0.26 affecting ephemeral gully 470. Geoscience Bhunia, development in badl topography: A case study at Garbheta badl 17 Pravat Kumar Shit Confluence Dynamics 5(15) 3895- Res.J. of 2013 2040-7467 - in an Ephemeral Gully Basin (A case 3911 Applied Sciences, Study Rangamati, Paschim Medinipur, Eng Tech, West Bengal, India) 18 Pravat Kumar Shit, Assessing the 5(4) 899- Int J. of 2013 0975- - Bhunia, performance of check dams to control 906 Current Research 833X rill-gully erosion: Small catchment scale study 19 Identification of 5(3) 652- Int J. of 2013 0975- - Bhunia, Pravat Kumar temporal dynamics of vegetation 658 Current Research 833X Shit coverage using Remote Sensing GIS
20 Usefulness of 3(2) 118- Int.J. of 2013 2277-5.38 Bhunia, Pravat Kumar geospatial technology to appraise the 128 Food, Agriculture 209X Shit agriculture potential zone of Nawada district, Bihar (India) Veterinary Science 21 Sumita Gayen, Morphometric Analysis 2(4) 1-10 Geology & 2013 2329-6755 - Gouri of Kangshabati-Darkeswar Geosciences Sankar Bhunia, Interfluves Pravat Kumar Shit Area in West Bengal, India using ASTER DEM GIS Techniques 22 Pravat Kumar Shit, Vegetation Influence on 4(1) 1-9 Geography 2014 2167-0587 - Bhunia, Runoff Sediment Yield in the Lateritic & Natural Disasters Region: An Experimental Study 23 Pravat Kumar Shit, Morphology 13 161- Indian J. of 2014 0972-7388 - Bhunia, Development of selected Badls in South Bengal (India) 171 Geo Environment 24 Pravat Kumar Shit, Gully Erosion Control: 28(3) 54-61 Indian 2014 0970-4256 - Lateritic Soil Region of West Bengal Science Cruiser
25 Pravat Kumar Shit, Modeling of potential 1(2) 1-16 Model. Earth 2015 2363-6203 - Rumpa Paira, gully erosion hazard Syst. using geo-spatial Environ Bhunia, technology at Garbheta block, West Bengal in India 26 Pravat Kumar Shit, Soil erosion risk mapping 1(3) 1-12 Model. Earth 2015 2363-6203 Arup Sankar Ni using RUSLE model on jhargram sub-division at Syst. Environ - West Bengal in India Bhunia 27 Pravat Kumar Shit, Soil crack morphology 1(4) - Model. Earth 2015 2363-6203 - Bhunia, analysis using image processing techniques Syst. Environ DOI: 10.100 7/s40808-015-0036-z 28 Pravat Kumar Shit, Farmers' perceptions of 6(2) 85- European 2015 1792-1341 - Bhunia, soil erosion management strategies in South Bengal in India 100 Journal of Geography 29 Pravat Kumar Shit, An experimental 5(2) - 2016 2147- - Bhunia, investigation of rill erosion processes in lateritic upl region: A pilot study Eurasian J Soil Sci 4249
Papers presented in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Symposia. S.N. Title of the paper presented Title of Date(s) Organized by Whether Conference/Sem of the International/ inar etc. event /State/ Regional/ University or College Level 1. Analysis of Rill Gully Globalization 25th Achhruram State level Morphology- A Case study 26th Memorial at Rangamati Area, Sustainability Sept. College, Medinipur, W.B 2007 Jhalda, Purulia, 2 The Role of the gradient Geomorphology Februar Banaras Hindu relief for the in Disaster y 15-17, University, development growth of Mitigation 2008 link systems in a Management Geography discontinuous gully A Varanasi- critical study at Rangamati, 221005 Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal 3 Intensive Study on Man- 29th - University of Development of Drainage Environment 31st Allahabad Network in an Ephemeral Relation: A Oct, Gully Basin, Rangamati, Vision Plan for 2009 Geography, Paschim Medinipur, W.B. Green Earth Allahabad
4. L degradation through Modern 10th State level the development of discontinuous gully system A case study at Rangamati, Paschim Perspective of Resource management Feb., 2010 Geography Hijli College, Kharagpur Medinipur 5. Drainage Network Regional 24-25 th Vidyasagar Development in a Environmental Feb, University discontinuous gully basin: Problems 2010 A case study at Rangamati, Societal Geography, Paschim Medinipur Development Medinipur- 721102 6. Optimal confluence angle Environment, 8 th International in a discontinuous gully Resource 9 th Geography Conference system-a case study at Regional March Burdwan, Rangamati, Paschim Medinipur Development 2010 The University of Burdwan 7. Channel confluence angle Sustainable 27th Rabindra in a discontinuous gully Development & 28th Bharati system-a case study at Management March University Rangamati, Paschim 2010 Medinipur Geography 8. Understing Confluence Global 20th- Guahati Dynamics in Ephemeral Environmental 22th University, Gully Basins: An Change: Nov. integrated approach using Geomorphology Geomorphologic al Issues 2010 Geography, Guahati, Hydrology Challenges Assam 9. Channel confluence angle Natural 10-12 th in a discontinuous gully Resource March, Geography,
system- An Empirical Analysis Management 2011 University of Calcutta 10. Flume experiment on grass Coastal October Anna roots properties Dynamics 19 22, University, erodibility of lateritic Geomorphology 2011 topsoil by Concentrated Geology, flow Chennai-25 11. Rill-Gully erosion: Geo- Social Nov. hazards in West Bengal Management implication Dimensions of Hazard Management 04-05, 2011 Geography, Hijli College, Kharagpur 12. Experiments on Erodibility Dimensions of 10-12 International of Lataritic Topsoil by Development March Geography, Conference Surface Flow Resource Conservation 2012 University of Calcutta Research Guidance Sl. Ph.D/ M. Title of the Research Name of University Status Phil./ Work the [Completed Dissertation Scholar (Year)/ (UG/ PG) Ongoing] Dissertation Farmers perception of S.Dutta Vidyasagar 2013 (PG level in soil erosion problems University Geography) their conservation knowledge: Village level study (DDE in Geography) Dissertation Potential gully erosion Rumpa Vidyasagar 2014 (PG level in hazard using geo-spatial Paira University
Geography) technology at Garbheta (DDE in block, West Bengal in Geography) India Dissertation Field investigation of rill Sourav kanti Vidyasagar 2015 (PG level in erosion in Rangamati Roy, Tutun University Geography) experimental area, Medinipur (West Bengal, India) Dapat, Sukumar Patra, Arijit (DDE in Geography) Mallik Invite Lectures Sl. Topic of the Lectures Institute Year 01 Fundamental of Remote Sensing & GIS Application Subarnarekha Mahavidyalaya, Gopiballvpur, Paschim Medinipur 07.12.2015