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Shivika Saxena
Manudeo Singh
Surya Gupta
Santosh Nepal
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Kumar Gaurav
Niladri Dasgupt
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Sinha, Rajiv

Recognizing Spatial Heterogeneity in Aquifer Distributions:Lessons for Sustainable Groundwater Management

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Rajiv Sinha ¹

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1 Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 208 016, IN

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Current Science, Vol 109, No 3 (2015), Pagination: 395-396

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Application of Fast Fourier Transform in Fluvial Dynamics in the Upper Brahmaputra Valley, Assam

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Siddhartha Kumar Lahiri ¹, Rajiv Sinha ²

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1 Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh 786 004, IN
2 Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 208 016, IN

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Current Science, Vol 108, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 90-95

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Large tropical rivers such as the Brahmaputra flowing through tectonically active areas show highly variable bankline migration for the channel belt as a whole, as well as intra-bank, over different time windows due to different but non-uniform forcings. Fast Fourier transform (FFT) can be applied to identify frequency (cycles per unit length) content of bankline migration, to classify the wavelengths of different forcings and subsequently to compare the relative influence of different forcings for the trend analysis of bankline shift and width variation. This helps expand the interpretative scope of dynamics of river systems and plan mitigation strategies.

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Bankline Migration, Fast Fourier Transform, Fluvial Dynamics, Forcings.

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Protocols for Riverine Wetland Mapping and Classification Using Remote Sensing and GIS

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Rajiv Sinha ¹, Shivika Saxena ¹, Manudeo Singh ¹

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1 Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, IN

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Current Science, Vol 112, No 07 (2017), Pagination: 1544-1552

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Wetlands are one of the most important ecological environments that also have high socio-economic importance. India hosts a large number of wetlands, among which most are in the Indo-Gangetic Plains formed by riverine processes. In order to understand the extensive system of riverine wetlands and their distinction from other floodplain water bodies, mainly the waterlogged areas, a mapping and classification system has been proposed and applied for wetlands in the Begusarai district of north Bihar plains, India. The proposed hydro-geomorphic classification system is hierarchical, simple, and robust, and can be implemented through quick processing of satellite images integrated with minimal ancillary data.

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Hydro-Geomorphology, Mapping and Classification, Waterlogging, Wetlands.

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Corrigendum:Protocols for Riverine Wetland Mapping and Classification using Remote Sensing and GIS

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Rajiv Sinha , Shivika Saxena , Manudeo Singh

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Current Science, Vol 112, No 08 (2017), Pagination: 1737-1737

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Corrigendum:

Protocols for Riverine Wetland Mapping and Classification using Remote Sensing and GIS

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The reference of the book by Kar (2013) may be replaced by the following original reference:

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Groundwater Dynamics in North Bihar Plains

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Rajiv Sinha ¹, Surya Gupta ¹, Santosh Nepal ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, IN
2 International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu 44700, NP

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Current Science, Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2482-2493

Abstract

The plains of north Bihar, drained by numerous rivers originating in the Himalayas also experience a reasonably high rainfall of ~1200 mm per year. Still, more than 80% of the irrigation demand in this region is met by groundwater resources. Also, the increasing population and industrialization are likely to lead to overexploitation of groundwater as in several other states of northwest India over the last 4–5 decades. This article aims to assess the groundwater dynamics in the plains of north Bihar using 30 years (1983–2013) of groundwater level data to understand the spatial and temporal, pre- and post-monsoon characteristics using Geographical Information System (GIS) and ordinary kriging (interpolation technique) method. Groundwater storage change was estimated using the water table fluctuation method. Our analysis shows 2–3 m decline in groundwater level in several districts such as Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Samastipur, Katihar and Purnea in both pre- and post-monsoon periods in the last decade (2004–2013). Similar trends were observed in groundwater storage for Samastipur and Purnea districts; the maximum reductions in groundwater storage for the pre-monsoon period are computed as 636 MCM and 631 MCM respectively, and the values for the post-monsoon period are 289 MCM and 216 MCM respectively. Such large scale depletion in groundwater storage in such a short time span is alarming. If this trend continues unabated, it may lead to serious scarcity of water resources in this region, negatively impacting agricultural productivity and food security.

Keywords

Groundwater Level, Groundwater Storage, GIS, Ordinary Kriging, Water Table Fluctuation Method.

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Groundwater Dynamics in North Bihar Plains

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Rajiv Sinha , Surya Gupta , Santosh Nepal

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Current Science, Vol 115, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 121-121

Abstract

Groundwater dynamics in North Bihar plains.

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Sediment Management of The Himalayan Rivers:A Challenge for River Managers

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Rajiv Sinha ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur - 208 016, IN

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Current Science, Vol 115, No 3 (2018), Pagination: 367-368

Abstract

A river transfers both water and sediments through its journey from its source to sink, and the form and processes in a river channel are strongly influenced by the balance of these two fluxes. In case of the Himalayan rivers, sediment delivery from the tectonically active hinterland is exceptionally high compared to rivers draining from the peninsular India. Monsoonal rainfall in the Himalayan hinterland further helps to bring these sediments down into the alluvial reaches of the rivers where lower slopes and wider channels encourage natural deposition of sediments.

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Eco-Geomorphic Assessment of the Varanasi Turtle Sanctuary and its Implication for Ganga River Conservation

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Gaurav Kailash Sonkar ¹, Kumar Gaurav ¹, Niladri Dasgupt ², Syed Ainul Hussain ³, Rajiv Sinha ⁴

Affiliations
1 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal - 462 066, IN
2 Ganga Aqualife Conservation Monitoring Centre, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun - 248 001, IN
3 Department of Landscape Level Planning and Management, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun - 248 001, IN
4 Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur - 208 016, IN

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Current Science, Vol 116, No 12 (2019), Pagination: 2063-2071

Abstract

The eco-geomorphology of the Varanasi Turtle Sanctuary (VTS) located on the Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh, India was examined for its stability using hydraulic geometry of the channels, such as width, depth and discharge acquired from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler, and the mapping of planform morphology from remote-sensing images. Planform maps were generated using Corona and Landsat satellite images for the period 1965–2018. The assessment suggests a well-defined, stable cross-section profile along this stretch of the river. It provides conclusive evidence that the geomorphology of the Ganga River within the VTS has remained stable for the past 50 years, except for some minor changes in the form of bar growth and erosion both upstream and downstream of the sanctuary. Construction activities along the bank, movement of large vessels, sand mining in the sanctuary or dredging of the main channel may destabilize the river geomorphology that will negatively affect the integrity of the VTS as well as the ghats at Varanasi.

Keywords

Hydraulic Geometry, Planform Morphology, River Conservation, Turtle Sanctuary.

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Fluvial Archives of North and Northwestern India as Recorders of Climatic Signatures in the Late Quaternary: Review and Assessment

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Rajiv Sinha ¹, Ajit Singh ², Sampat K. Tandon ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, IN
2 Discipline of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar 382 355, IN
3 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal 460 662, IN

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Current Science, Vol 119, No 2 (2020), Pagination: 232-243

Abstract

The Indian sub-continent is characterized by extremely variable climatic regimes at present, and this strong climatic diversity is also reflected during late Quaternary and Holocene time scales. Fluvial archives across different morpho-climatic zones of India record variable response to monsoonal fluctuations through time as preserved in patterns of sedimentary sequences and characteristic facies. This study has compiled the fluvial records from north and northwestern India to synthesize the palaeoclimatic information available from this broad region and to assess the coherence or otherwise of these records across widely different morpho-climatic regimes. Rivers across different regions of India show widespread floodplain aggradation during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS)-5 but responded quite differently during MIS-4 e.g. degradation in the Ganga plains and aeolian deposition in the western part. Significant discontinuities were developed in the interfluves of the Ganga plains during MIS-3 and 2 whereas the western Indian rivers recorded variable response. The Holocene monsoonal fluctuations are manifested in widespread incision across western India and several events of valley filing in the Ganga plains.

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Climate of the Past, Climate Change, Indian Summer Monsoon, River Response.

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Sinha, R., Kumar, R., Sinha, S. Tandon, S. K. and Gibling, M. R., Late Cenozoic fluvial successions in India: an overview and synthesis. Quat. Sci. Rev., 2007, 26, 2801–2822.

Sinha, R., Kettanah, Y., Gibling, M. R., Tandon, S. K., Jain, M., Bhattacharjee, P. S. and Ghazanfari, P., Craton-derived alluvium as a major sediment source in the Himalayan Foreland Basin of India. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 2009, 121(11–12), 1596–1610.

Khanolkar, S., Tandon, S. K. and Sinha, R., Late Quaternary evolution and morphostratigraphic development of the Ganga Plains. In Geodynamics of the Indian Plate (eds Gupta, N. and Tandon, S. K.), Springer, 2020, pp. 467–497; https://doi.org/ 10.1007/978-3-030-15989-4_13.

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Kaabar Tal, Bihar’s First Ramsar Site: Status, Challenges And Recommendations

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Manudeo Singh ¹, Rajiv Sinha ¹

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1 Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 208 016, IN

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Current Science, Vol 120, No 2 (2021), Pagination: 270-272

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Application of earth observation dataset and multi-criteria decision-making technique for forest fire risk assessment in Sikkim, India

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Arnab Laha ¹, Nagarajan Balasubramanian ², Rajiv Sinha ³

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1 Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, India; Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, India, IN
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, India, IN
3 Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, India, IN

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Current Science, Vol 121, No 8 (2021), Pagination: 1022-1031

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Forest fire is one of the primary and recurring problems in Sikkim, India impacting the ecological heritage of the region. The article presents a fire risk model based on the identification of the major factors that contribute to forest fire, namely, vegetation type, vegetation density, land surface temperature, elevation, slope, aspect, and distance from settlements, rivers and roads, and then integrating them using a multi-criteria decision-making technique in a GIS framework. We document that more than 50% of the area of all the districts except North Sikkim falls into high to moderate risk zones. The model shows that 61% of fire information for resource management system data for the last 16 years coincide with the mapped high-risk zone of the state. Areas with low slope and with moderate vegetation density fall into very high risk, whereas areas with high slope and with high vegetation density correspond to moderate risk zones. Further, aspect and density of human intervention differentiate the very high and high-risk zones of the region. This model has provided a robust geographical representation of fire ignition probability and identification of high-risk areas at different regions for the entire state of Sikkim

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Analytic hierarchy process, forest fire risk, multi-criteria decision-making technique, remote sensing, risk map.

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Cave Science: Insights from the Indian Subcontinent. Jayant Biswas (ed.)

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Rajiv Sinha ¹

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1 Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, India, IN

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Current Science, Vol 124, No 1 (2023), Pagination: 123-123

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