DR. A. K. MANDAL Senior Scientist Soil and Crop ... - CSSRI Karnal

DR. A. K. MANDALSenior ScientistSoil and Crop Management Division,Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal- 132001, Haryana.Telephone No.: 0184-2292711 ® 2291119 Ext. 194 (O)Fax. 91-0184-2290480 M; 091-9416785337E-mail akmondal@cssri.ernet.in,arupkmondal@gmail.com, akmandal_09@yahoo.comCurrent Research Area: Design and development of salt affected soils database using Geographic InformationSystem (GIS) Mapping and characterization of waterlogging and salt affected soils using remote sensingQualification:M. Sc. (Ag.)Ph. D. (Ag.)Major Research Accomplishments: Digitization of analogue salt affected soils maps to digital databases for fifteen states Development of a digital mosaic of salt affected soils in India using GIS Development of regional databases for salt affected soils in the Indo-Gangetic plain,arid and semiarid and peninsular regions using GIS Mapping and characterization of waterlogged and salt affected soils in IGNP(Rajasthan) Collection of soil monoliths of a saline (Loonkaransar, Bikaner Rajasthan) and an alkalisoils (Bharatpur Rajasthan) and characterization for land use planning Mapping and characterization of salt affected soils in Etah district in Uttar Pradesh Mapping and characterization of salt affected soils in Gandak command area Bihar Mapping and characterization waterlogged salt affected soils in WJC command area ofSonepat district HaryanaAwards:Awarded Ph. D. (Ag.) in Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science on “Physico-chemical studieson Interaction of Pesticides with Soil” from the University of Calcutta, CalcuttaTraining: GIS Application in Soil and Land Use Planning AT Indian Institute of Remote SensingDehradun Application of Remote Sensing on Agro-physical Environment Assessment andManagement at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi Application of Remote Sensing and Geo-information Systems for Water Management andSalinity Control in Canal Commands at International Institute for Aerospace Survey andEarth Sciences (ITC), Enschede, the Netherlands

Remote Sensing and GIS- A preparatory course at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing,Dehra Dun Fellowship program under the EU funded BIOSAFOR project to visit University ofUtrecht, the Netherlands and the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart Germany to know andunderstand Global and regional model and develop SOTER data used in the BISAFORproject to assess biomass yield in salt affected landsPatents, Technology, Methodology, Genetic Stock, Variety, etc. Developed methodology for mapping waterlogged and salt affected areas in irrigationcommand areas of IGNP, Rajasthan and WJC, Haryana using remote sensing and GIS Developed methodology for digitization of salt affected soils maps to transform in digitalform Developed relational databases between spatial (map) and attribute (soil properties)datasets of salt affected soils in GIS Developed methodology for digital mosaicing and compilation of digital state maps toprepare salt affected soils map of India Developed regional databases (methodology and estimates) of salt affected soils for Indo-Gangetic plain, Arid and Semiarid regions, Peninsular plain and Coastal regions of thecountry Developed methodology for harmonization of land degradation databases of the countryin GIS with NAAS New Delhi and NBSS&LUP (ICAR) NagpurPublications: Mandal, A. K. and Sharma, R. C. (2010) Delineation and characterization of waterloggedand salt affected areas in IGNP Rajasthan for reclamation and management. Journal ofthe Indian Society of Soil Science 58(4): 449-454 Mandal, A. K. and Sharma, R. C. (2010) Computerized database of salt affected soils inpeninsular region of India using Geographic information System. Journal of the IndianSociety of Soil Science 58(1): 105-116 Mandal, A. K. and Sharma, R. C. (2009) Computerized database of salt affected soils inpeninsular region of India using GIS. Geocarto International 24 (1): 65-86 Mandal, A. K. and Sharma, R. C. (2009) Assessment of salt affected soils in India usingGIS. Geocarto International 24 (6): 437-456. Sharma, R. C., Saxena, R. K., Verma, K. S. and Mandal A. K. (2009). Characteristics andreclaimability of sodic soils in the alluvial plain of Etah district, Uttar PradeshAgropedology, 18(2) 76-82. Mandal, A. K. and Sharma, R. C. (2008) Computerized database of salt affected soils inwestern and central region of India using GIS. Geocarto International 23 (5): 373-391. Mandal, A. K. and Sharma, R. C. (2008) Delineation and characterization of waterloggingand salt affected areas in canal irrigated semiarid regions of north-west India. GeocartoInternational 23 (3): 181-195 Mandal, A. K. and Sharma, R. C. (2006) Computerized database of salt affected soils forAgro-climatic Regions in the Indo_Gangetic Plain of India using GIS. GeocartoInternational 21 (2): 47-58.

Mandal, A. K. and Sharma, R. C. (2005) Computerized database on salt affected soils ofHaryana State. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 33(3): 447-455. Mandal, A. K. and Sharma, R. C. (2001) Mapping of Waterlogged areas and salt affectedsoils in the IGNP command area. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 29(4):229-235.