M.Sc, PhD.

Disaster Management and DRR.
Sustainability assessment and sustainable development issues.

5 years (Other than teaching tenure)

14 years as Head of Department.
3 years as AISHE Nodal officer
7 years as NSS Programme Officer

Teaching experience 16 years
Industry experience 3 years

One PhD supervision (awarded) from JU
One M.Tech supervision (awarded) from BESU
Several M.Sc supervision.

Life member of Indian Science Congress Association.

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Book written:

Mitra R & Roy Goswami M. 2020. Paribesh Bidya (Environmental Studies in Bengali language): A text book for Environmental Studies as per the UGC recommended compulsory syllabus for UG course of study. Progressive publication, February, 2020, Kolkata

Journal Papers:

1. Mitra R, Sikder Varsha [2023] Impact of Brackish water aquaculture and mangrove degradation on global carbon balance: A review. Holistic Approach Environ. 13 (2), 76 – 82 .

2. Hajra Rituparna, Mitra R, Ghosh T [2023] Sustainability assessment of Indian Sundarban delta islands using DPSIR framework in context of natural hazards. Natural Hazards Research. 3(1), 76 – 88.

3. Mitra R [2020] Impacts of tree shades on heat index in Kolkata and suburb with special reference to specific landscapes and roadside tree species. JOURNAL OF Botanical Society of Bengal. 74(1), 31 – 68.

4. Hajra Rituparna, Mitra R., [2018] Socio-Demographic factors and Malnutrition: An analysis of association from Indian Sundarbans. Eastern Geographer. XXIV(1), 84 – 90.

5. Hajra Rituparna, Mitra R., Ghosh, T., [2014] Assessing the Indicator Based Sustainability: A Pragmatic Approach. The Int. J. of Humanities and Social Studies. 2(1), 39 – 43.

6. Hajra Rituparna, Mitra R., Ghosh, T., [2012] Impact of Gangasagar mela on Sustainability of Sagar Island, West Bengal, India. Int. J. of Res. In Chemistry and Environment. 2(1), 140-144.

7. Mitra R, Santra S.C. [2011] Influence of Brackish water aquaculture on soil salinisation. Int. J. of Res. In Chemistry and Environment, 1(2), 166-168.

8. Mitra R., [2009], Protection of Ecological Demand and Environmental Flow in Context of Water Resources Development in India, Bodhi Bijnan,, 01 (3), 101-108.

9. Mitra R., Bhattacharya R.N., Hazra S., Santra S.C. [2006], Mangrove Conservation Efforts and the Local Economy: a case study, Economic and Political Weekly, August 19th , 41 (33), 3612-16.

10. Mitra R., Bhattacharya R.N., Hazra S., Santra S.C. [2006], Socio-economic Sustainability of the Coastal Areas around Bhitarkanika National Park, Orissa, Indian J. of Regional Sc., 38 (2), 112-119.

11. Mitra R., [2006] Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): Its’ usefulness in mangrove forest cover assessment, Asian Studies, 24 (1&2), 88-97.

Book Chapters and Proceedings full paper:

1. Mitra R. [2022] Adaptive Capacity Building as a key to Disaster Management: Lessons from Islands of Sundarbans. Environment Epilogues – Disquiets and Panacea (Ed. Chakraborty & Ghoshal). Scholars Book Hub. 93 -103.

2. Mitra R. [2016] Biofertilizer: An effective tool for Sustainable Ecofriendly Agriculture. Recent Biotechnological Applications in India (Ed. Santra & Mallick). ENVIS centre of Environmental Biotechnology. 174 – 184.

3. Hajra Rituparna, Mitra R., Ghosh, T., [2011] Pollution Potential of Annual Religious Gathering of Sagar Island and The Issue of Coastal Sustainability, Proceedings of National Seminar on Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, Kolkata, 5th & 6th February, 2011. 106 – 111.

4. Chakraborty Arunav., Mitra R., [2011] Performance analysis of Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP) by Coefficient of Reliability and Performance Overview Table, Proc. of National Seminar on Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, Kolkata, 5th & 6th February, 2011. 63 – 72.

5. Mitra R., Das Puspita, [2011] Inventorisation of bio-energy production potentials: A case study in a Village of Hooghly, West Bengal, Proceedings of National Seminar on Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, Kolkata, 5th & 6th February, 2011. 121 – 125.

6. Mitra R., [2007], Forest conservation and Society: An offbeat story from Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Environment Concerns and Perspectives, (Ed. Banik, Basu & .De), APH Pub. 139-150.

7. Mitra R. [2007] Reviewing the Health hazards of fluoride contamination in Ground Water, Proceedings of XVIth Annual Conference if National Environmental Science Academy on Emerging Pollutants: Impact on Health, Agriculture and Environment’, (ed. A.K.De), Allied Publishers, 11-22.

8. Mitra R., Bhattacharya R. N., [2006], Total Economic Valuation of Bhitarkanika Mangroves Using a modified Contingent Ranking procedure. Proceedings of The Ninth Biennial Conference of International Society of Ecological Economics held in New Delhi, 15th – 18th December 2006.

9. Mitra R., Santra S.C. [2005], Strategies for Cost-Effective Methods of Effluent Treatment for Integrated Coal Chemical Industries, Proceedings of the International Conference on Crisis Management in Water & Environment, Kolkata, July 2005, Vol 1, 199-202.

10. Mitra R., Hazra S. [2005] Agricultural vulnerability at the Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary, Orissa, India; Proceedings of 4th Biennial Conference of INSEE on Ecology and Human well being, June 2-4, 2005, Mumbai.

11. Santra S.C., Mitra R.,[2005], Inter State Water Dispute in the Perspective of National River Linking Programme, In “The linking of the Indian rivers – An Impact Assessment” acb publ., Kolkata. 104-.20.

12. Mitra R., Hazra S. [2003] Assessment of environmental pressure points of Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary, Orissa, India; Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Environmental Changes – its impact on health, agriculture and ecosystem, World View, Kolkata, p. 16-25.

13. Mitra R. [2001] Municipal Solid Waste Management practices at Calcutta Metropolitan Area: Prospects and Constraints, Proceedings of ‘National seminar on Management and Utilization of Clinical and Urban Wastes’, 82–87.

International Encyclopedic entry:

Mitra R. (Lead Author), Panikar A. K (Topic Ed.) [2009] "Environmental flow." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment);. July 24, 2009; http://www.eoearth.org/article/Environmental_flow>