Department of Environmental Science
Head of Department: Dr R K Srivastava,
Professor and Head P G Department of Environmental science,
Email: srivastavaratna61@gmail.com
About Department:
Government Science College, Jabalpur is the only Government College in the state offering UG, PG and Ph.D. courses in Environmental Science as a separate subject. The Department of Environmental Science came into existence in the year 1988 when Post Graduate classes started in the year 1988. Looking to the Popularity of this subject, it was also started at undergraduate level in the year 1991.
The Department has formulated a dynamic and relevant curriculum and endowed with an excellent infrastructure The Department of Environmental Science at Govt. Science College Jabalpur is the only recognized Research Center for Environmental Research in whole of Madhya Pradesh.
RESEARCH AREAS
Researches have been conducted/are being conducted in the following areas.
1. Air pollution
2. Noise pollution
3. Industrial pollution
4. River pollution
5. Interstitial fauns
6. Bio remediation
7. Bio medical waste
8. Environmental
9. impact assessment
10. Waste utilization
Unique Features in Environmental Research Laboratory:
Indian Institute Of Tropical Meteorological, Pune (Ministry Of Earth Science Govt. of India, New Delhi) has signed an MOU with Govt. Model Science College, (Autonomous) Jabalpur M.P. according to this MOU, the IITM, Pune has established an air quality monitoring station in the Environmental Research Laboratory of this college. In the air quality monitoring station, IITM has installed instruments worth Rs. 1.00 crore and above and has appointed an engineer for the maintenance of these instruments. Continuous air quality monitoring is done with the help of these instruments. The data recorded is sent directly to IITM and is being utilized in this laboratory also. Under the MOU, there will be free exchange of scientists/faculties and students from both the institution. This is the only station of this kind in whole of central India. Along with the, a major research project has also been awarded under the principal investigatiorship of Dr. R. K. Srivastava according worth Rs. 20.32 Lacs. Two senior research fellowships are also awarded in this project. One PhD has been awarded and two are registered under the joint supervisiorship of Dr. R. K. Srivastava and Dr. Gufran Beig of IITM, Pune.
Following parameters are monitored trough sophisticated instruments.
PM10
PM2.5
Ozone (O3)
CO
Methane (CH4)
NO
NO2
NOx
List of Supervisors with Number of PHD Registered and Awarded
Dr R K Srivastava. Registered -2. Awarded – 27
Regular Staff Member
Dr. R.K. Srivastava, Professor & Head, Environmental Pollution, srivastavaratna61@gmail.com, 9425389189,
Mr Manish Maurya, Assistant Professor, Ecology. 123manishmourya@gmail.com , 8359027866