Workshop on Future Prospects of Space Technology in Applications of Forest and
Environment(Date: 27 – 28 June, 2018)
at
Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad
Glimpses of the Workshop: Floral welcome of Dignitaries
Glimpses of the Workshop (Opening session)….
Presentation by
Dr. Subhash Ashutosh,
DG, FSI
Remarks by
Shri Jigmet Takpa,
Jt. Secretary, MoEF&CC
Welcome remarks by
Dr Raj Kumar
Deputy Director, EPSA, SAC
Opening remarks by
Shri D. K. Das
Associate Director, SAC
Release of Coral Reef Atlas of Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
by Director, SAC, ISRO, Ahmedabad
During the two day workshop Coral Reef Atlas of Red
Sea and Gulf of Aden was released by Shri Tapan Misra,
Director, SAC in presence of Shri Jigmet Takpa, Jt.
Secretary, MoEF&CC, New Delhi and Dr. Subhash
Ashutosh, Director General, Forest Survey of India,
Dehradun.
Release of Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of Selected Districts of
India Vol1 & 2
by Director, SAC, ISRO, Ahmedabad
The Land Degradation Atlas of Selected Districts of
India in two volumes (Vol 1 & 2) was also released
by Shri Tapan Misra, Director, SAC in presence of
Shri Jigmet Takpa, Jt. Secretary, MoEF&CC, New
Delhi and Dr. Subhash Ashutosh, Director General,
Forest Survey of India, Dehradun.
Workshop Sessions
The Workshop started with the welcome remarks by Dr Raj Kumar, DD, EPSA, SAC followed by Opening Remarks
by Shri D.K. Das, Associate Director, SAC, Ahmedabad and Remarks by Shri Jigmet Takpa, Jt. Secretary,
MoEF&CC, New Delhi. Dr. Subhash Ashutosh, Director General, FSI, Dehradun gave a presentation on Future
Prospects of Space Technology in Forest & Environmental Applications: FSI’s Perspective. During the workshop
various sessions and themes were conducted namely, Climate Change and Ecosystem Response, Remote
sensing for operational use in forestry & environment, Remote sensing database, policies and services, Pollution
and Heat Hazards for Public Health and special session on Mangroves and Wetlands. Total 34 agencies /
institutions participated in the workshop and it was attended by total 95 participants. Concluding session was
Chaired by Dr. Raj Kumar, DD/EPSA and it was very interactive and informative. The recent developments and
requirements from user agencies were very clearly brought out during the workshop.
Glimpses of the Workshop (Presentations)….
Dr C. S. Jha
Group Director, NRSC
Dr Nandini Ray Chaudhury
Sci./Eng.-SE, SAC
Shri R.D. Kamboj
Director, GEER FoundationDr B. K. Bhattacharya
Head, AED/BPSG/EPSA, SAC
Dr Promit Deb Barman
Scientist, IITM, Pune
Dr Subrat Sharma
Senior Scientist, GBPIHED, Almora
Dr A. S. Rajawat
Group Director, GHCAG, SACDr Somnath BaidyaRoy
Asst. Professor, IIT-Delhi
Dr Jeganathan C.
Head (RS), BIT, Mesra
Glimpses of the Workshop (Presentations)….
Dr Sunil Chandra
Deputy Director, FSIDr Nishith Dharaiya
Associate Professor, HNGU, Patan
Dr Prakash Chauhan
Director, IIRS, Dehradun
Shri P.L.N. Raju
Director, NESAC
Dr Rajiv Chaturvedi
DCCC, IISc, BengaluruDr Manish Kale
CDAC, Pune
Shri Shashikant Sharma
Group Head, VEDAS, SAC
Dr Anup Das
Sci./Eng.-SF,
MTDD/AMHTDG, SAC
Glimpses of the Workshop (Presentations)….
Sh. Prijith S. S.
Scientist, NICES, NRSCDr C. P. Singh
Sci./Eng.-SF, SAC
Dr. Shyam Pingle
IIPH, Gandhinagar
Smt. Shivani Shah
Sci./Eng.-SF, MOSDAC, SAC
Dr Mavalankar
Director, IIPH, GandhinagarDr Som Kumar Sharma
PRL, Ahmedabad
Dr. George
NEERI, Nagpur
Dr Abha Chhabra
Sci./Eng.-SF, SAC
Glimpses of the Workshop (Presentations)….
Dr. Manoj Mishra
Sci./Eng.-SD, SACDr. Prashant Kumar
Sci./Eng.-SE, SAC
Dr. Neeru Jaiswal
Sci./Eng.-SE, SACDr. Anjana Vyas
Executive Director,
CEPT University
Dr. Nikhil Lele
Sci./Eng.-SE, SACDr. Tanumi Kumar
Sci./Eng.-SE, RRSC-E
Dr. C.N. Pandey
Retd., IFS, Visiting Prof., IIT-Gn
Dr. C.M. Kishtawal
Group Director,
AOSG, SAC
Concluding Session…
Dr Chandrasekhar K.
Head (Applications), RRSC-E
Dr P. K. Gupta
Head, HTDD/AMHTDG, SAC
Shri C. Patnaik
Sci./Eng.-SG, MTDD/AMHTG, SACDr B. K. Bhattacharya
Head, AED/BPSG/EPSA, SAC
Dr. J. R. Bhatt
Advisor, MoEF&CC, New Delhi
Thank You
Photo courtesy: R.K. Dave, Photo Lab, SAC