Civil Engineering Department

Kumar Pramod

Kumar, Pramod
Associate Professor
Specialization : Environmental Engineering
Room No : 122
pramod.kumar[at]ce[dot]iitr[dot]ac[dot]in
(O) 91-1332-285692 (R) 91-1332-285168

Areas of Interest

Environmental Management

Environmental Management

Professional Background

From	To	Designation	Organisation
October 2012	Ongoing	Associate Professor	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
August 2001	October 2012	Assistant Professor	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
September 1997	August 2001	Lecturer	Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab

Educational Details

Degree	Subject	University	Year
Ph.D.	Environmental Risk Assessment	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	1999
M.E.	Environmental Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	1993
B. Tech.	Civil Engineering	Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, UP	1989

Journal Publication

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Kumar, P. and Bhargava, D. S. (1992). Quality control of rural water supplies. Journal Indian Water Works Association.

Kumar, P., Srivastava, R. and Bhargava, D. S. (1992). Privatization of water supplies: necessity or solution. Journal Indian Water Works Association.

Kumar,P., Rastogi, S., Aggarwal, R., Srivastava, R. and Bhargava, D. S. (1993). Computerization of water treatment plants. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection.

Kumar, P., Mathur, R. P., Pande, P. K. and Godbole, P. N. (1997). A puff algorithm for predicting pollutant dispersion based on ABL parameterization. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodyamics. DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(97)00234-1

Gopalakrishna, G. V. T., Kumar, P. and Kumar, P. (2007). Complex wastewater treatment using an anaerobic baffled reactor. AIChE Journal of Environmental Progress. DOI: 10.1002/ep.10239

Gopalakrishna, G. V. T., Kumar, P. and Kumar, P. (2008). Treatment of low-strength complex wastewater using an anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR). Bioresource Technology. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.03.016

Gopalakrishna, G. V. T., Kumar, P. and Kumar, P. (2009). Treatment of low strength soluble wastewater using an anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR). Journal of Environmental Management. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.08.017

Kumar, T. A., Bhargava, R. and Kumar, P. (2009). Design of multistage activated sludge-biofilm reactors: a rational approach. World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development. DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2009.031834

Seetha, N., Bhargava, R. and Kumar, P. (2010). Effects of organic shock loads on a two-stage activated sludge-biofilm reactor. Bioresource Technology. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.12.055

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Kumar, A., Bhargava, R. and Kumar, P. (2010). Nitrification Kinetics of AS-Biofilm System: A Mathematical Model”. Bioresource Technology. Bioresource Technology. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.03.014

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Yadav, D., Chandel, M. K. and Kumar, P. (2015). Suitability of CO2 capture technologies for carbon capture and storage in India. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1002/ghg.1579

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Yadav, D., Pruthi, V. and Kumar, P. (2016). Enhanced biological phosphorus removal in aerated stirred tank reactor using aerobic bacterial consortium. Journal of Water Process Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2016.08.005

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Yadav, D., Pruthi, V. and Kumar, P. (2016). Influence of varying COD and total phosphorus loading on EBPR performed in aerobic baffled reactor using dried powdered sludge. Journal Environmental Chemical Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2016.08.002

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Yadav, D., Anand, R. S., Pruthi, V. and Kumar, P. (2017). Enhanced biological phosphorus removal using dried powdered sludge in an aerobic baffled reactor. Journal Environmental Engineering ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001189

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Yadav, D., Anand, R. S., Singh, R.P., Pruthi, V. and Kumar, P. (2017). Maintenance of EBPR in an aerobic baffled reactor under varying total phosphorus concentration using dried powdered sludge and molasses. Journal Water Process Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2017.03.008

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Yadav, D., Singh, N. K., Pruthi, V. and Kumar , P. (2020). Ensuring sustainability of conventional aerobic wastewater treatment system via bio-augmentation of aerobic bacterial consortium: An enhanced biological phosphorus removal approach. Journal of Cleaner Production. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121328

Administrative Background

Designation	Organisation	From Period	To Period
Member	Department Administration Committee	2020	Till date
Member	Office Administration Committee	2018	2020
Coordinator	Environmental Engineering Group	2016	2018
Chief Warden	Radhakrishna Bhawan	2016	2018
Officer in Charge	Environmental Engineering Program	2014	2016
Member	Department Academic Committee	2014	2016
Member	Department Research Committee	2012	2014
Member	Department Academic Committee	2007	2014
Officer in Charge	Computer Aided Design Program	2007	2012
Deputy Chairman Accounts	Community Dairy	2007	2010
Officer in Charge	Departmental Library	2007	2009
Member	Department Research Committee	2006	2009
Officer in Charge	Environmental Engineering Laboratory	2002	2004
Officer in Charge	Environmental Engineering Laboratory	1999	2001
Warden	Hostel B, Thapar University Patiala	1999	2001
Assistant Warden	Azad Bhawan	1994	1995

Book / Book Chapters

Anand, R. S. and Kumar, P. (2020). Recent Developments in Energy Recovery from Sewage Treatment Plant Sludge via Anaerobic Digestion.

M. Tech. Dissertations

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S. No.	Project Title	Student Name	Co-Supervisor	Degree	Year
1.	Effect of operational characteristics of MBR on emerging contaminants removal from synthetic wastewater	Kavish Bhatt		PG
2.	Factor analysis of river Satluj water quality data (TU Patiala)	Manpreet Singh Bhatti	Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Mehrotra	PG	2000
3.	Mathematical model for determination of solids concentration in Sludge Blanket Reactors (TU Patiala)	Manish Kaushal	Dr. (Mrs.) Anita Rajor	PG	2001
4.	Performance Evaluation of Effluent Treatment Plant: a case study (TU Patiala)	Rajni Rupal	Dr. R.P. Mathur	PG	2001
5.	Studies on waste solubilization in sequencing batch reactors	Murli Dhar	Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Mehrotra	PG	2002
6.	Modeling of dissolved oxygen deficit in river water system	Seyoum Nigussie Woldegebriel	Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Mehrotra	PG	2004
7.	Hydraulic and process modeling of anaerobic baffled reactors	Anshumalli Veera Babu		PG	2005
8.	Development of solid waste management system for Roorkee city (including hospital waste)	Salana Ramakrishna	Dr. (Mrs.) Renu Bhargava	PG	2005
9.	Air quality and health risk assessment of stack emissions from thermal power plant: A case study	Kondalkar Yogesh Mohan	Prof. Bhola Ram Gurjar	PG	2006
10.	Public health risk due to urban air pollution: A case study of some major cities	Manish Singh	Prof. Bhola Ram Gurjar and Dr. S.R. Wate (NEERI Nagpur)	PG	2006
11.	Performance evaluation of ABR under dynamic loading conditions	Rakesh V.	Dr. Pradeep Kumar	PG	2007
12.	Ferric ion toxicity in anaerobic treatment of domestic wastewater	Salunkhe Vinay Jaywantrao		PG	2008
13.	Solid waste management of BHEL Bhopal	Lt. Col. Ajay Kohli	Dr. (Mrs.) Renu Bhargava	PG	2009
14.	Study of biodegradation of organic waste in small communities	Major Salin Kumar Sasi	Dr. (Mrs.) Renu Bhargava	PG	2009
15.	Effects of organic shock loads in activated sludge process-biofilm reactor	Seetha N.	Dr. (Mrs.) Renu Bhargava	PG	2009
16.	Municipal Solid Waste Management of Kanpur City	Prakash Singh Yadav		PG	2010
17.	Studies on transition phase from ASP to hybrid reactor	Pradeep S Kadam		PG	2010
18.	Fire and explosion hazard zoning of Roorkee for LPG storage facilities	Abhimanyu Sharma		PG	2011
19.	Hazard zoning of Roorkee township for petroleum products storage using GIS data and satellite imageries	Saurabh Srivastava	Dr. Kamal Jain	PG	2011
20.	Energy penalties for various carbon capturing and sequestration techniques in India	Dharmender Yadav	Dr. M. K. Chandel	PG	2012
21.	Water quality modeling of Lake Bank filtration at Nainital using MODFLOW-2005	Manish Manjul	Dr. Pradeep Kumar	PG	2012
22.	Evaluation of AERMOD software	Vijay Pratap Kaswan		PG	2012
23.	Development of a plume rise model	Prem Prakash Kunwar		PG	2012
24.	Mathematical modeling of clariflocculator	Rahul Kumar Anand		PG	2012
25.	Modeling of UASB reactor using bio-film theory	M. Kapil Kishor		PG	2012
26.	Mathematical modeling of secondary settling tank for activated sludge process.	Rohit Varshney	Prof. Bhola Ram Gurjar	PG	2013
27.	Aerobic granulation in the baffled reactor	Jayant Patil		PG	2013
28.	Mathematical Modeling of Composting Process	A. Kumar	Prof. Pramod Kumar	PG	2013
29.	Wastewater treatment using membrane bioreactor	Mohit Gupta	Prof. Pramod Kumar	PG	2014
30.	Enhanced biological phosphorus removal in aerobic wastewater treatment	Keshav Sharma		PG	2014
31.	Statistical analysis of Satluj river water quality data consequent upon Nathpa Jhakari dam construction	Suraj Verma		PG	2014
32.	Performance evaluation of a full-scale SBR treating municipal wastewater	Devender Kumar		PG	2014
33.	Plumbing pipe sizing in the Indian context	Naveen Choudhary		PG	2015
34.	Aerobic enhanced biological phosphorus removal using microbial consortia	Raja Sonal Anand		PG	2015
35.	Wastewater treatment using dried powder sludge during startup of a MBR	Mohit Gupta		PG	2015
36.	Modeling aerobic enhanced biological phosphorus removal	Siddhant Singh Sengar		PG	2016
37.	Characterization of emerging contaminants in surface waterbodies at Roorkee	Tarun Kumar Jain		PG	2016
38.	Effect of MLSS on fouling in submerged and side-stream membrane bioreactors	Purna Kumar Rastogi		PG	2016
39.	Study of municipal solid waste management in Aligarh city	Sunny Singh		PG	2016
40.	Comparison of optimum nitrogen removal from synthetic wastewater in ASP and MBR’s	Nitin Kumar		PG	2017
41.	Comparison of emerging contaminants removal from synthetic wastewater in ASP and MBR’s	Sumit Mohit		PG	2017
42.	Studies on Anaerobic Digestion of High Solids Sludge	Surya Attri		PG	2019
43.	Studies on high solids anaerobic digestion of STP sludge	Pradeep Choudhary		PG	2020
44.	Performance evaluation of sewage treatment plants	Puneet Verma		PG	2020

Research Scholars

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S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Registration Year	Co-Supervisor
1.	Efficient digestion of biosolids	Raja Sonal Anand	2015
2.	TDS removal from tannery wastewater	Sameer Usmangani Sayyad	2016

Ph.D. Supervised

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S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Status	Awarded Year
1.	Treatment of complex wastewaters using anaerobic baffled reactors	G.V.T. Gopalakrishana	Awarded	2007
2.	Modeling of AS-Biofilm reactors	Arun Kumar Thalla	Awarded	2009
3.	Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal in Conventional Activated Sludge	Dharmender Yadav	Awarded	2018

Teaching Engagements

S. No.	Course Name	Course Code	Class Name	Semester & Year
1.	Introduction to Environmental Studies	CEN-105	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2020-21
2.	B. Tech. Project	CEN-400A	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2020-21

Special Lectures Delivered

S. No.	Title	Organisation
1.	Environmental Management in Slaughterhouses	Lecture Deliver at Center for Continuing Education,IIT, Roorkee and Organized by Chemical Engineering Department IIT Roorkee
2.	Environmental Management in Tanneries	Lecture Deliver at Center for Continuing Education,IIT, Roorkee and Organized by Chemical Engineering Department IIT Roorkee
3.	Sustainable Environmental Management	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
4.	Solid Waste Management	Continuing Education Center, IIT Roorkee
5.	Collection, Handling and Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste	Continuing Education Center, IIT Roorkee

Conference Publication

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Kumar, P., Mathur, R. P. and Pande, P. K. (1995). An algorithm for predicting pollutant dispersion based on ABL parameterization. 9th International Conference Wind Engineering. Place: New Delhi, India

Kumar, P., Pande, P. K., Mathur, R. P. and Godbole, P. N. (1997). Atmospheric dispersion: Comparison of model results with field data. National seminar on wind engineering. Place: Ghaziabad, India

Kumar, P., Batra, V. S. and Kansal, F. L. (1998). Effects of environmental pollution due to road traffic on human health in growing cities. National seminar on road transportation: Issues and strategies. Place: Punjab, India

Kumar, P. and Batra, V. S. (1998). Energy considerations in road planning and vehicle driving. National seminar on road transportation: Issues and strategies. Place: Punjab, India

Kumar, A., Bhargava, R. and Kumar, R. (2006). Evaluation of kinetic parameters for the design of biofilm activated sludge reactor (hybrid reactor) in treating wastewater. National Conference on chemical engineering and environment: current trends and issues. Place: Indore, India

Kumar, P. (2007). Safety, Health and Environment in Industrial Settings. National Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering and Technology. Place: Punjab, India

Kumar, A., Bhargava, P. and Kumar, P. (2007). Nitrification studies on a biofilm activated sludge reactor (hybrid reactor) in treating molasses based synthetic wastewater. International Conference on Cleaner Technologies and Environmental Management. Place: Pondicherry, India Page No: 102-107

Arun Kumar, A., Bhargava, R. and Kumar, P. (2007). Design of Multistage Activated Sludge Biofilm Reactors (Hybrid Reactor) - A Rational Approach. International Conference on Cleaner Technologies and Environmental Management. Place: Pondicherry, India Page No: 218-225

Kumar, A., Bhargava, R. and Kumar, P. (2008). A conceptual model for nitrification in aerobic hybrid systems. 8th IWA Specialized Conference on Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems. Place: Coimbatore, India

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Kumar, A., Bhargava, R. and Kumar, P. (2008). Design of Multistage Activated Sludge- Biofilm Reactors. 10th IWA Specialized Conference. Place: Vienna, Austria

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Gopalakrishna, G. V. T., Kumar, P. and Kumar, P. (2008). Anaerobic baffled reactor: evaluation of potential as a small-scale onsite wastewater treatment system. IWA specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems held at the KCT. Place: Coimbatore, India

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Kumar, P. (2010). The Technology Transition. National Conference on Modern Technologies for Betterment of Human Life. Place: Gwalior, India

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Yadav, D., Sharma, K., Gupta, S., Anand, R. S., Kumar, P. and Pruthi, V. (2014). Enhanced biological phosphorus removal in aerobic baffled reactor. 4th international conference on Advances in Architecture, Urban Planning, Material Engineering and Civil/Environmental Dynamics. Place: New Delhi, India

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Anand, R. S., Yadav, D., Kumar, P. and Pruthi, V. (2014). Microbiology of enhanced biological phosphate removal process. 5th international conference on Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering. Place: New Delhi, India

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Kumar, P. and Sandhu, H. S. (2018). Case Study on Dredged Hazardous Waste Sediments. National Networking Workshop on Contaminated Sites: Subsurface Investigations and Remediation. Place: New Delhi, India

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Kumar, P. (2018). Carbon Emissions and Indian Industry. World Environment Conference. Place: New Delhi, India

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Kumar, P. (2018). Quality of life. 4th National Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering and Technology for Improving Quality of Life. Place: Jodhpur, India

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Kumar, P. (2018). Groundwater remediation. UP Investors Summit 2018. Place: Lucknow

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Anand, R. S., Kumar, P. and Yadav, D. (2020). Enhanced high-solids anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge by the addition of dried powdered sludge. WEF Residuals and biosolids Conference 2020. Place: Minneapolis, USA

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