Rudra Mohan Pradhan

Dr. Rudra Mohan Pradhan

Scientist-B, Marine Science Group (MSG)

Email : rudra[dot]pradhan[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) : 0471- 2511717

Fax : 0471-2442280

SCI Publications:

  1. Goswami, A., Sarangi, S., Mohanty, S.P., Patil, D.J., Sarkar, A., Ray, J.S., Das, S., Mohanty, D., Ahmad, S.M., Pradhan, R.M. and Barik, A. (2023). Negative δ13Ccarb excursions within early part of the Lomagundi event recorded in the Paleoproterozoic sedimentary carbonates, Aravalli Supergroup, Rajasthan India: chemostratigraphy and basin evolution. Precambrian Research 399, 107240.http://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2023.107240.
  2. Pradhan, R.M.*, Singh, A., Ojha, A.K. and Biswal, T.K. (2022). Structural controls on bedrock weathering in crystalline basement terranes and its implications on groundwater resources. Scientific Reports (Nature) 12, 1-22. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15889-x.
  3. Biswal, T.K., Pradhan, R.M., Sharma, N.K., Tiwari, S.K., Beniest, A., Behera, B.M., Singh, S., Saraswati, R., Bhardwaj, A., Umasankar, B.H. and Singh, Y.K. (2022). A review on deformation structures of different terranes in the Precambrian Aravalli-Delhi Mobile Belt (ADMB), NW India: Tectonic implications and global correlation. Earth-Science Reviews 230, 104037. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104037.
  4. Behera, A.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., Kumar, S., Chakrapani, G.J. and Kumar, P. (2022). Assessment of Groundwater Flow Dynamics Using MODFLOW in Shallow Aquifer System of Mahanadi Delta (East Coast), India. Water 14(4), 611. http://doi.org/10.3390/w14040611.
  5. Pradhan, R.M.*, Behera, A.K., Kumar, S., Kumar, P. and Biswal, T.K. (2022). Recharge and geochemical evolution of groundwater in fractured basement aquifers (NW India): Insights from environmental isotopes (δ18O, δ2H, and 3H) and hydrogeochemical studies. Water 14(3), 315. http://doi.org/10.3390/w14030315.
  6. Pradhan, R.M.*, Balamurugan, G., Pradhan, B. and Biswal, T.K. (2021). Integrated multi-criteria analysis for groundwater potential mapping in Precambrian hard rock terranes (North Gujarat), India.Hydrological Sciences Journal 66 (6), 961-978.http://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2021.1906427.
  7. Pati, P.*, Pradhan, R.M., Dash, C., Parkash, B. and Awasthi, A.K. (2015). Terminal fans and Ganga plain tectonism: A study of neotectonism and segmentation episodes of the Indo-Gangetic foreland basin, India.Earth-Science Reviews 148, 134-149.http://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.06.002.

Book/ Monographs /Chapters/Edited Volumes:

  1. • Roul, A.R.*, Behera, A.K., Pradhan, R.M. and Pradhan, S.P. (2024). Navigating Hydrological Factors in Understanding and Mitigating Landslide Hazards in the Indian Himalayas. Springer Publ. (in Press).
  2. • Behera, A.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., Roul, A.R. and Kumar, P. (2024). Groundwater and Its Impact on Landslides Along Himalayan Regions: A Review. In: Meraj, G. et al. (eds) Navigating Natural Hazards in Mountainous Topographies. Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Cham, 13-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65862-4_2.
  3. • Behera, A.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., Pradhan, B. and Kumar, P. (2024). Hydrogeochemical characterization of groundwater in Ambagarh regions: Mining rich state Chhattisgarh, India. Springer Publ. In: Marrugo-Negrete et al. (eds.), Mining Impacts and their Environmental Problems, (Springer Cham. and Capital Publ.), 163-174.
  4. • Pradhan, R.M.*, Deshmukh, R., Chandrasekhar, E., Balamurugan, G. andBiswal, T.K. (2019). Geoelectrical studies for groundwater exploration in fractured rock terrane (Ambaji basin, India). In: New Prospects in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences (Springer), 511-514. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72543-3_115.
  5. • Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2018). Fluoride in groundwater: a case study in Precambrian terranes of Ambaji region, North Gujarat, India. PIAHS (Copernicus Publ.), 379, 351-356, http://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-379-351-2018.

Conferences/Seminars/Symposia:

  1. Pradhan, R.M.*, Biswal, T.K.and Sharna, S.P. (2024). Understanding the complex granitic rock aquifers through lense of structural and geoelectrical studies: weathered-bedrock architecture and groundwater perspectives. 52nd World Groundwater Congress IAH 2024, Davos, Switzerland [ORAL].
  2. Pradhan, R.M.*and Biswal, T.K. (2022). Elevated uranium in shallow fractured granitic aquifers, NW India: a structural and geochemical perspective. Goldschmidt 2022, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA [POSTER].
  3. Pradhan, R.M.*and Biswal, T.K. (2019). Elevated uranium concentration in groundwater of Aravalli region, Gujarat, India: a structural and geochemical study. 27th IUGG General Assembly, Montreal, Canada, July 8-18 [ORAL].
  4. Pradhan, R.M.*, Weber, K.A., Snow, D.D. and Biswal, T.K. (2019). Spatio-temporal distributions of uranium concentration in shallow aquifers of Aravalli terrane (North Gujarat), India. GSA Annual Meetings, Arizona, USA, Sept 22-25 [POSTER].
  5. Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2019). Structural and geophysical study for mapping deep-seated aquifers in Aravalli terrane, India. AGU Chapman Conference, Oct 21-24, Valencia, Spain [POSTER].
  6. Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2018). Occurrence of uranium in groundwater in crystalline basement aquifers of Ambaji region, North Gujarat, India. 45th IAH Congress, Daejeon, South Korea, Sept 9-14 [POSTER].
  7. Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2018). Sustainability of groundwater resources in Precambrian basement aquifers of Aravalli terrane, North Gujarat, India-a structural approach. 9th International Conference on Asian Marine Geology (ICAMG-9), Shanghai, China, Oct 10-12 [POSTER].

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