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Prof Elango Lakshmanan

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Visiting Faculty, Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Expertise

  • Geological Engineering

Publications

Total Articles 202
Books 0
Proceedings 0

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Citations 7160
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Professional Recognition

2021

World

2021
2021

Innovation Award - 2021

Centre for Technology Development and Transfer
2017

High impact research publication during 2016-2017

Anna University
2017

Active Consultant Award

Anna University
2017

Excellence in Groundwater Science

International Association of Hydrogeologists - Indian Chapter
2016

CSIR-NGRI-AHI Indian National Hydrology Lecture Award

CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institution (NGRI)
2016

First Prize National Technical Competition on Water

Ministry of Water Resources
2011

Active Researcher Award Anna University

Anna University
2011

Tamil Nadu State Scientist Award (TANSA)

Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology
2000

British Council Fellowship given by Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU

UK);
1998

AUSAID-IAH Fellowship

Melbourne
1994

Indian National Science Academy International Fellowship

Royal Society of London
1984

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Department of Higher Education

Community & Membership

2021

TANCEM

Expert member
2020

International Committee on Water Quality of IAHS

President
2021

Board of Studies in Applied Geophysics - Manonmaniamsundaranar University Tirunelveli

External Expert
2020

Board of the PhD school in Civil Engineering, Roma Tre University

Member
2021

Personality Test Board for Combined Geo-Sceintist Examination - UPSC

Advisor

State Expert Appraisal Committee formed by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Clima

Member

Recruitment Cell - Career Advancement scheme for Teachers and other Academic Staff - Sub C

Member

GSI

Member

Aquamap IITM

Member
2019

Administrative Reform Committee - Anna University

E-Tender Coordinator
2019

Board of Studies in Geology, Tiruvalluvar University

Chairman
2018

Academic council of Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore

Anna University Nominee
2017

UGC-DRS program, SV University , Tirupati

Expert Advisory Committee Member
2017

State Groundwater Coordination committee- Govt of Tamil Nadu

Member
2017

Scientific Program Committee, International Geological Congress - 2020

Member
2017

Selection committee for National Geoscience Award

Member

Development of groundwater flow models and preparation of aquifer management plan - Evalua

Member
2017

Question paper setting and evaluation of answer books for Aligarh Muslim University

Examiner
2014

International Association of Hydrological Sciences

Vice president
2014

Research advisory council, NIH, Kakinada

Member
2013

Geoscience Advisory Council, Ministry of Mines, GOI

Member

Federation of Geosciences Associations (FIGA)

Chairperson
2013

Framing of syllabus for TNPSC for Geology

Member
2013

State level committee for re-estimation of groundwater resource estimation

Tamil Nadu
2011

International Association of Hydrogeologists-Indian Chapter

Vice president

Ministry of Science and Technology’s Project Advisory Committee-Earth Sciences, Government

Member
2010

Association of Global Groundwater Scientists

President

Indian delegation nominated by the Ministry of Science and Technology to explore possibili

Member
2009

Panel of Experts Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi

Advisor

R&D Project Review Committee of the Indian National Committee on Groundwater, Central Gro

Expert
2009

Selection Committee for faculty positions, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Expert Member
2008

State Eligibility Test (SET)

Government of Maharashtra
2007

Screening cum Selection Committee of trainees of DST short term course

Member
2006

Senate

Member
2006

High Level Committee of Government of Tamil Nadu to survey Sand quarry

Member
2006

Academic Audit, University of Madras

Member
2006

Land fitness assessment committee for Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University

Member
2006

Committee to evaluate petition to CM cell for Tamil Nadu state

Member
2006

Research and recognition for board of studies in Geology

Expert member

National Working Group, International Geological Correlation Program, Geological Survey of

Member
2003

Expert Committee for identification of Bauxite mining sites, Government of Tamil Nadu

Member

High Level Committee of Government of Tamil Nadu for the study of rivers and river beds i

Member

Committee for site selection for Mother Theresa Women's University, Higher Education Depa

Member
1996

National Working Committee for International Geoscience Program: DELTA MAP Project

Member
2022

DRC, Department of Geology, CUTN

Member
2021

Joint Committee, TNPCB

Member

Committee for framing guidelines for Harvesting RainWater and Recharge of Ground Water, G

Member
2020

National Green Tribunal

Southern Zone
2021

Research Board, School of Earth Sciences, CUTN

Member
2019

Quarrying activities committee

National Green Tribunal
2017

Committee for evaluation of all round performance of CGWB

Member

Research Advisory Committee of the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management,

Memeber

Regional Coordination Committee of the National Institute of Hydrology, Kakinada Regional

Member

Association of Global Groundwater Scientists

2010
Member

The Geological Mining and Metallurgical Society of India

2009
Member

Indian Water Resources Society

2001
Member

Association of Hydrologists in India

2000
Member

International Association of Hydrological Sciences

1999
Member

International Society for Environmental Information Sciences

1999
Member

International Association of Hydrogeologists

1997
Member

Association of Geoscientists for International Development

1995
Member

Institution of Engineers

1990
Member

Bio

Hydrogeology, Groundwater modelling, Hydrogeophysics, Hydrogeochemistry, Groundwater Quality, Water Resources Management, Managed Aquifer Recharge, Contaminant Transport, Radionuclide Transport, Groundwater Pollution and Seawater Intrusion

Personal Details

  • Male
  • Visiting Faculty , Indian Institute of Technology Madras
  • Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
PhD
Anna University 1993
ME
Anna University 1986
MSc
University of Madras 1984
Visiting Faculty Jun 2023 – Present
Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Department of Civil Engineering
Professor Jul 1986 – May 2023
Anna University | Department of Geology

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Scholarly Work

Field and laboratory investigation to understand the temporal variation between groundwater level and fluoride: Managed Aquifer Recharge for mitigation

Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board

Principle Investigator

4,745,000

2019 - 2022

Completed
Hydrogeological investigations in Landslide regions of Nilgiris

Funding Agency: Ministry of Human Resources Development

Investigator

1,500,000

1993 - Ongoing

Completed
Indo German Partnership in Climate and Water Research on Influence of regional climate change on the groundwater resilience in selected urban regions

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

20,500,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Unravelling submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) zones along the Indian subcontinent and its island (Mission SGD)

Funding Agency: Ministry of Earth Sciences

955,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Hydrogeological interventions for flood mitigation and augmentation of groundwater recharge (WATER-IC for SUTRAM of Water)

Funding Agency: Dept. of Science & Technology

5,809,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Modelling of radionuclide transport in groundwater around Gogi uranium mining and tailings pond area

Funding Agency: BRNS

6,000,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Riverbank filtration through challenging geological formations for rural water supply in south India

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

656,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Assessment of vulnerability of coastal aquifers to climate change by groundwater modelling in Chennai Region

Funding Agency: Dept. of Science & Technology

6,199,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Innovative models for assessment of water quality in coastal aquifers

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

707,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Enhancement of groundwater recharge by soil ventilation

Funding Agency: Dept. of Science & Technology

2,439,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Impact of projected climate change on groundwater resources

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

700,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Mitigation strategies to counteract seawater intrusion

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

324,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Environmental impact seawater intrusion on coastal aquifers and groundwater quality-DRS

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

7,000,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Hydrogeochemistry of surface water and groundwater along Cauvery River

Funding Agency: Indian Space Research Organisation

12,120,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Hydrogeological studies of the proposed uranium mining site

Funding Agency: India

Karnataka

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
SAPH PANI - Enhancement of natural water systems and treatment methods for safe and sustainable water supply in India

Funding Agency: European Commission Seventh Framework Programme - FP7

16,143,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Seawater-fresh water dynamics and identification of measures to prevent seawater intrusion in alluvial aquifers north of Chennai by groundwater modelling

Funding Agency: Dept. of Science & Technology

2,982,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Managed aquifer recharge: Evaluation of the impact of check dam

Funding Agency: Dept. of Science & Technology

2,260,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Rock water interaction and its implication on high fluoride in groundwater of Dharmapuri district

Funding Agency: 767000

Complete

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Groundwater prospects identification in alluvial terrain using heat capacity and land subsidence studies

Funding Agency: Indian Space Research Organisation

1,325,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Assessment of inherent toxicity of certain rock types and its impact on environment

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

10,000,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Hydrogeological characterisation

Funding Agency: Andhra Pradesh

Peddagattu uranium

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Environmental geochemistry of groundwater in unconsolidated sediments

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

4,650,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Subsurface characterisation and shallow subsurface modelling

Funding Agency: Dept. of Science & Technology

1,192,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Water quality assessment in the tsunami affected coastal areas of Tamil Nadu -Kalpakkam

Funding Agency: Dept. of Science & Technology

276,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Geomorphic controls on groundwater flow regime

Funding Agency: 3600000

Complete

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Environmental Science

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

7,000,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Indo-Russia Research Project on Development of a risk analysis tool for pesticide and nutrient pollution of groundwater in irrigated regions

Funding Agency: Dept. of Science & Technology

1,035,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Effect of geological formations on movement of solutes

Funding Agency: All India Council for Technical Education

1,400,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Strategies for prevention of groundwater and coastal pollution for surface applied chemicals

Funding Agency: Australian Research Council

NA

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Solute budget approach for modelling groundwater

Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

700,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Impact of irrigated agriculture on groundwater quality

Funding Agency: British Geological Survey

NA

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing

Impact of urbanisation and climate change on groundwater resources of Chennai region

University Anna University
Year 2021

Seawater intrusion along the Indian coast and in Sankaraparani river basin using muti- techniques approach

University Anna University
Year 2021

Integrated modelling of rainfall-runoff process and reservoir operation for balancing water supply and flood mitigation: A case study from Chennai

University Anna University
Year 2021

Influence of weathering and fractures on groundwater flow and quality

University Anna University
Year 2021

Managed aquifer recharge by a check dam to mitigate the problem of fluoride rich groundwater: A case study

University Anna University
Year 2020

Assessment of carbon flux in a major tropical river of southern India and its implication on climate change

University Anna University
Year 2019

Hydrogeochemistry to assess and groundwater in uranium mineralised region of Gogi Karnataka

University Anna University
Year 2019

Hydrogeological investigation and subsurface characterisation by Geological Geophysical and Geochemical methods

University Anna University
Year 2019

Assessment of effect of ponds for mitigating seawater intrusion

University Anna University
Year 2018

Assessment of seawater intrusion in alluvial aquifers by hydrochemical-isotopic signatures and geochemical modelling

University Anna University
Year 2016

Geochemical reactions responsible for fluoride rich groundwater and remediation by induced recharge in Vaniyar river basin

University Anna University
Year 2016

Integrated approach for modelling runoff, infiltration and density dependent groundwater flow: A case study in seawater intruded coastal aquifer north of Chennai, India

University Anna University
Year 2015

Assessment of land subsidence using space borne advanced synthetic aperture radar data in a large metropolitan city of India

University Anna University
Year 2018

Evaluation of impact of check dam as a method of managed aquifer recharge

University Anna University
Year 2014

Regional hydrochemistry and flow modelling of Pambar sub-basin, Tamil Nadu, India

University Anna University
Year 2014

Modelling of groundwater flow and radionuclide transport around a proposed uranium tailings pond

University Anna University
Year 2013

Geophysical, Geochemical Studies and Groundwater Modelling in South Chennai Coastal Aquifer

University Anna University
Year 2013

Hydrogeology and hydrogeochemical characterisation of groundwater of a part of Nalgonda District

University Anna University
Year 2012

Assessment of fluoride and uranium in groundwater and hydrogeochemical modelling in a proposed uranium tailings pond area

University Anna University
Year 2012

Hydrogeochemical studies and solute transport modelling to understand the variation in groundwater quality of a part of Cauvery delta

University Anna University
Year 2010

Groundwater augmentation by flood mitigation in Chennai region

University Anna University
Year 2010

Hydrochemical studies and effect of irrigation on groundwater quality in Tondiar basin, Tamil Nadu, India

University Anna University
Year 2008

Hydrochemistry and solute transport modelling to study the impact of tsunami on groundwater quality in Kalpakkam, southern India

University Anna University
Year 2008

Migration of major ions and agrochemicals in unsaturated zone

University Anna University
Year 2006

Hydrogeological modelling and hydrochemical characterisation of Palar Basin, India

University Anna University
Year 2004

Hydrogeochemical studies and regional flow modelling of South Chennai Sandy Aquifer

University Anna University
Year 2001

Hydrogeochemical studies in a part of Palar and Cheyyar river basin

University Anna University
Year 2001

Spatial and temporal analysis of the groundwater environment of a minor river basin in Tamil Nadu

University Anna University
Year 2000

Potential of natural groundwater recharge in the Chennai Basin with a special emphasis on the urban area

University Free University Berlin
Year 2023

GROUNDWATER RECHARGE SYSTEM USING SOIL VENTILATION TECHNIQUE

Elango L
Haritha VK
Engineering and Technology Patent No. : 444065 Filed : 06-05-2020
Published : 09-08-2023 Granted

Scholarly Publications

Enhancing groundwater quality in a saline coastal aquifer through managed aquifer recharge: A comprehensive study by long-term groundwater level and hydrochemical monitoring

Open Access
Article

Is Kerala’s coastal groundwater getting salinized?

Open Access
Article
Authors: C D A.;A L A.;M C R.;Singh B.B.;Elango L.

Effects of low mineral content in bottled drinking water on human health and evaluation of optimal requirements

Open Access
Article

Evaluating health risks from the release of trace elements to groundwater by rock-water interaction in a weathered gneissic aquifer

Open Access
Article

Forecasting land use/cover changes and their influence on groundwater recharge in Chennai, India: Recommendations for sustainable urban development

Open Access
Article
Authors: Razi Sadath P.V.;Elango L.;Rinisha Kartheeshwari M.;Keerthan L.

Innovative water management using abandoned quarries for urban water supply and flood mitigation

Open Access
Article
Authors: RinishaKartheeshwari M.;Sivaraj K.;RaziSadath P.V.;Elango L.

WEAP Model Based Evaluation of Future Scenarios and Strategies for Sustainable Water Management in the Chennai Basin, India

Open Access
Article
Authors: Razisadath P.V.;Rinishakartheeshwari M.;Elango L.

Ant Colony Based Artificial Neural Network for Predicting Spatial and Temporal Variation in Groundwater Quality

Open Access
Article
Authors: Bhavya R.;Sivaraj K.;Elango L.