Key Resources

R Narendra Kumar

Associate Consultant

Narendra Kumar is a B.Tech in Energy and Environmental Engineering form AEC&RI, TNAU, Coimbatore with expertise in Clean development mechanism, Energy auditing & management, Renewable energy technologies, Waste management, Remote sensing & GIS etc., He has worked on Energy conservation and emission control in Foundries and Biomethanation of sago waste water. He has worked as ‘National expert’ for UNIDO in the DFID funded project ‘Investment Promotion for cleaner production in Orissa’. Naren is involved in UNDP/GEF Solar Water heating Project on Policy and Regulatory output and working on uniform policy and regulation in the building sector.  His current involvement includes developing CDM projects in the waste heat recovery based power generation, biomass power project, waste management and methane emission abatement project.

Mohan Reddy

Associate Consultant

N.Mohan Reddy had done Postgraduate Diploma in Forest Management with major specialization in Environment from IIFM and Electronics & Communications Engineering from JNTU. He has worked in World Bank BioCF Project “Improving Rural Livelihoods through Carbon Credits” with Veda Climate Change Solutions”. He has worked on various academic assignments in Forestry, Land Use Planning ,Wetland Conservation, Eco City Planning, Payment for eco system services, Energy Management, Energy Modelling, EIA,ISO 14000 EMS and climate change mitigation & adaptation .He has specific exposure in working clean development mechanism, Renewable energy technologies, Energy Management, Remote sensing & GIS, MIS and Policy Research in Environmental Economics. At present he is involved in analysis of Forestry, REDD+, Carbon Market, CDM methodologies and Adaptation.

Barendra Krushna Sahoo

Consultant

Barendra Krushna Sahoo has over 15 years of experience in survey research in Operation Research Group and other agencies. He has been working in the areas of bio-diversity assessment, environment assessment, and social assessment areas with several clients such as the World Bank, DFID, UNDP, etc. Since last fifteen years he has been working on issues related to Rural and Urban livelihood, Water and Sanitation, Rural energy , Micro-finance, Health, Education, Mining and socio-economic areas. He has managed various assignments in these areas and is a key member of the Social Transformation Group. His recent assignments include projects such as preparation of District Development Plans for Cuttack, Jharsuguda and Kalahandi Districts, socio-economic survey for a sponge iron  Industry, Biomass Assessment study for biore, India, Preparation of District Human Development Report of Kalahandi District, Support for Equity Strategy Development in Health Sector, Orissa.

Saroj Nayak

Senior Consultant

Saroj Nayak is a postgraduate in Anthropology from Sambalpur University. Saroj has around 13 years of experience in research, consultancy, capacity building, program / project execution, M & E and allied project management functions. During his stint with Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, he handled different projects sponsored by bi-lateral and multilateral international and national agencies like DFID, World Bank, UNDP, EU, NABARD, SIDBI, LWS, CAPART, CORDAID, MEMISA, MESIRIOR, CARITAS etc. His basic experience relates to rural infrastructure sectors (energy and environment), bio-diversity and adaptation research and rural decentralization. He has hands on experience in working with State Government, Central Government and private organizations.  He was the team leader for strengthening rural decentralized governance system, and has developed the SEMF for the OCTMP. Currently, he is spearheading the Public-Private Community Partnership project in Orissa and has taken initiatives to prepare a model District Public Private Community Partnership (DPPCP) plan to improve capacities of local resource group, NGOs and local self government representatives at district and block levels. Saroj is also spearheading District Planning project s for Cuttack, Jharsuguda and Kalahandi districts of Orissa.

Sasanka Lenka

Consultant

Sasanka Lenka is a Post Graduate in Agriculture, P.G. Diploma in Rural Development and is currently pursuing his MBA in Agri-business Management from Ahmadabad. He has NET (National Eligibility Test-ICAR-NEW Delhi) qualified and has about 10 years of diversified experience in Govt. and Non-Govt. organizations. He has published 8 Research Papers and more than 15 Popular Articles. He has been associated with several donor funded rural development projects in Orissa such as Indo-Swiss, WORLD Bank-IVLP-NATP, DFID-WORLP, NWDPRA, IWDP, TDET and DPAP. He has been trained in Integrated Watershed Management from WOTR- Maharastra, IIT-Kharagpur, ICRISAT-Hyderabad and CSWCRTI, RC-Dehradun. The experience covered in the area of multifarious research on agriculture, Watershed management, Eco-friendly Agro-forestry Model, Integrated Farming, Socio-economic Survey, Participatory Research and Action,  Participatory micro level planning, Capacity Building, Nature friendly participatory Natural Resource Management planning, Better Land Husbandry practices, Water management in most fragile conditions in Eastern Ghat,  Livelihoods improvement planning, Identification of Spatial, Segmental, Sectoral, Holistic approach strategy, Micro-finance, Marketing of agri-products and insurance products (especially AVIVA and Royal Sundaram), Project Planning, Coordination, Monitoring & Evaluation of projects. He was also associated with BASIX team for SHG evaluation (Assigned by Mission Sakti) in five district of Orissa. He has lately joined as a Consultant in C-TRAN Consulting Company.

Abhik Saha

Senior Consultant

Abhik Saha is a Master in Environmental Science from University of Calcutta and has an M.Tech in Environmental Engineering. He has comprehensive knowledge of EHS legal compliance requirements/ review of projects, environment-occupational health & safety auditing, environmental and social impact assessment of different projects, corporate environmental management systems, environmental monitoring, waste-water treatment. His areas of specialization include advisory services on climate change projects based on Clean Development Mechanism under Kyoto Protocol, environment and social impact assessment, implementing and auditing of management system as per ISO 14001, SA 8000 & OHSAS 18001, HACCP Standards, Corporate Sustainability Reporting, Social Accountability Reporting. In his earlier stint with Fontus Water Ltd. he has worked in wastewater treatment system as design engineer. He has worked with different medium and heavy industries under sectors like iron and steel, other metallurgical, mining, chemical and petrochemicals, paper & pulp and tobacco industries.

Suvra Majumdar

Senior Consultant

Suvra Majumdar is an electrical engineering graduate and postgraduate in Energy management. He has specific exposure in working in the field of CDM project development and carbon financing , renewable energy based Power generation feasibility study and evaluation, Green House Gas Accounting (Member of India’s first GHG accounting cell), energy audit and energy management in electrical and thermal utilities(Member of association of Energy Engineers, USA). He is also a Certified Energy Auditor from BEE and has hands on knowledge in the field of power system O&M, designing and possess relevant permit (SCC 24367). He has developed CDM projects in a various areas which include natural gas based packaged cogeneration projects in leading textile and plastic industry in Gujarat. He was also involved in developing of CDM projects in natural gas based fuel switch for a gas distribution company in Gujarat, wind power, community and industrial hydro power projects in Maharashtra, waste heat recovery based power generation from sponge iron units in Orissa, sugar cogeneration, biomass based fuel switch and power generation, energy efficiency, lightening energy efficiency and community based biogas programmes. His capacity building experience with DFID supported project for IPICOL for promoting of cleaner initiatives in industries adds to his already enriched experience. In the field of renewable energy he has worked with IISWBM and TERI for WBREDA’s project of master plan preparation of Electrification for off grid island of Indian Sunderbans, Evaluation for solar home lighting system for WBREDA. He has also carried out energy audit in leading ceramic industries in Maharashtra, steel rolling mills and iron and steel foundry in West Bengal.

Goutam Banik

Consultant

Goutam Banik, is a Postgraduate in Energy Management from Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata has exposure in the field of renewable energy feasibility study, CDM, GHG Accounting (Member of India’s first GHG accounting cell), energy audit and energy management. He has worked in the areas of energy audit for various industries, hospitals, power plants and also pre feasibility study for CDM project in an Automobile Industry on Waste heat recovery; HVAM through Waste heat recovery from flue gas instead of split, window A.C. Developed Business Plan on Market analysis, Target market segment, Competition & Buying patterns, Investment etc., prepared CDM guide notes, Involved as a mentor in project of CDM potential assessment in India and working as a member of CDM business development. Presently, he is involved in Carbon foot printing projects for various companies and afforestation-reforestation, biomass based CDM projects.

Swapna Tripathy

Consultant

Swapna Tripathy is a programme management specialist having experience in proposal development and transaction support. She has worked in the areas of project MIS development, quality review of the CDM projects and programme management. She has handled capacity building initiatives and consultation workshops. She has a good understanding of the International Development agenda of bilateral and multilateral donors and possesses skills in desk research and report writing. Her recent assignment includes conducting social assessment study for the Orissa Community Tank Management Project funded by the World Bank with special emphasis on preparing a gender strategy. She also handles all the HR related issues for the organisation. She is also involved in the district planning project of Cuttack district in Orissa and offers valuable support to other key projects.

Dev Paikaroy

Associate Consultant

Dev Paikaroy is a Postgraduate in Energy Management from Indian Institute of Social   Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata with expertise in Renewable energy, Energy management, GHG Accounting, CDM and climate change, Assessment studies etc. He has worked in the areas of Energy Audit (Member of Association of Energy Engineers, USA) for various Manufacturing Industries, Hospitals, Power plants and also pre feasibility study for CDM project in an Automobile Industry on Waste heat recovery, HVAC through Waste heat recovery from flue gas. Rapid feasibility assessment for replication of Solar Lighting System and estimation of carbon footprint and offset opportunities in villages. Developed Business Plan on Market analysis, Target Market Segment, Competition & Buying Patterns, and Investment etc.

 

 

Antara Ray

Consultant

Pratyaya Jagannath

Consultant

A social development and livelihood expert with about five and half years of experience in programme formulation, implementation and monitoring of livelihood generation activities in diversified fields. Skilful in project proposal writing, micro finance operations, capacity building, community mobilisation, budgeting, human resource planning, monitoring and evaluation. Has worked with organisations like PRADAN, CRY, the IDL group, UK and has been management consultant to IFAD, KVIC, PRADAN and Sir Syed Trust.

Papia Chakraborty

Consultant

 Papia is a Postgraduate in Energy Management from Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata, West Bengal. Experienced in Climate change advisory study, green house gas accounting and reporting, strategising  adaptation and mitigation initiatives and facilitating registration of cleaner initiatives under international treaty for climate change (Kyoto Protocol) for enhancing financial viability. Expertise in the field of Renewable Energy Technology power plant study, designing of Renewable power plant, energy efficiency, Energy conservation, GHG Accounting, CDM, etc.  Experienced in Conceptualisation and capacity building of body formed within government agency to facilitate cleaner and greener initiatives. She has experience in undertaking various feasibility and assessment studies for renewable energy, CDM scoping and CDM project development in different types of industries and has also worked on strategy development implementing renewable energy based CDM projects in Orissa supported by DFID.  Has developed CDM projects in a various areas which include waste heat recovery based power generation and biomass based CDM projects. She has worked in the area of Renewable Power Plant Feasibility and Socio-Economic Analysis and Demand analysis of WBREDA’s project on Master Plan Preparation for Electrification in Off Grid Island of Indian Sunderban. She has expertise on biomass assessment and green fuel substitution.   Experienced in Renewable energy Feasibility study, preparation of master plan for rural electrification through decentralised option and development of detailed project report (technical and financial) for renewable power project including Biomass and Solar.