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Prof. M Chandrasekhar

Professor (HAG)

Department of Civil Engineering

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Room No: 716A +91-870-2462134 mcs@nitw.ac.in https://erp.nitw.ac.in/ext/profile/ce-mcs Bio Sketch

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    • Journal(s): 53
    • Conference(s): 43
    • Book Chapter(s): 7
    • Text Book(s): 1
    • PhD: Current - 6  Awarded - 6
    • PDF: Guided - 1

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    12

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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    Research Areas

    Air Quality Monitoring, Modelling and Management
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    Environmental Management Plan
    Heavy Metal Removal
    Solid Waste Management
    Water and Wastewater Treatment
    Water Quality Modelling
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy NIT WARANGAL 2001
    Master of Technology SVU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, TIRUPATI 1989
    Bachelor of Technology SVU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, TIRUPATI 1987
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Waste Processing Technologies(CE36029) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Industrial Waste Management(CE36042) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Industrial Wastewater Treatment(CE316) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Logistics in Waste Collection and Disposal(CE5801) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Waste Processing Technologies(CE5851) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Ecology and Stream Pollution(CE5311) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Industrial Waste Management(CE5361) 3-0-0 3 PG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Synthesis of a high-purity zeolite A from bagasse fly ash: optimization, characterization, and application as a low-cost adsorbent for cadmium, By Venkata Sai Krishna Gaddam, Chandra Sekhar Matli, Springer Nature, Chemical Papers, vol.79, pp.3273–3289, 2025
    Volatile Solids as a Reliable Indicator for Compost Quality: A Simplified Approach to Compost Certification for Indian Local Bodies, By Gade Venkatesham, Matli Chandra Sekhar, Bala Narsaiah Tumma, Lakshmana Naik Ramavathu, Wiley, Environmental Quality Management, vol.Volume 35, Issue 2, pp.e70205, 2025
    Heterogeneous Photocatalysis of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics: Scavenger Study and Determination of Residual Antibacterial Activity, By K. Sandeep Kumar, Goli Mohanchand, Venkata Sai Krishna Gaddam, Chandra Sekhar Matli, Taylor & Francis, Ozone: Science and Engineering, vol., pp.1–19, 2025
    Synthesis and Characterization of Pure Zeolite A from Fly Ash for Removal of Lead and Cadmium, By G. V. Sai Krishna and Chandra Sekhar Matli , Taylor & Francis, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, vol.105, pp.1973-1995, 2024
    Advanced Oxidation Treatment of Emerging Pollutants from Pharmaceutical Industrial Wastewaters – A Review, By Sandeep K, Chandra Sekhar Matli, Taylor & Francis, Ozone: Science and Engineering, vol.46(6), pp.526–546, 2024
    A comprehensive review delineates advancements in retrieving particulate matter utilising satellite aerosol optical depth: Parameter consideration, data processing, models development and future perspectives, By Shanmuka Sai Kumar Padimala, Chandra Sekhar Matli, Elsevier, Atmospheric Research, vol.308, pp.Article- 107514, 2024
    Experimental studies on the removal of chromium from tannery wastewater using chemical precipitation and adsorption techniques, By Samhita Ankareddy, Chandra Sekhar M , Enviro Research Publishers, Current World Environment, vol.18 (1), pp., 2023
    A review on Co-Hydrothermal Carbonization of sludge: Effect of process parameters, reaction path way, and pollutant transport,, By Samar Mahata, Sudheekar Reddy Periyavaram, Nithin Kumar Akkupalli, Shashank Srivastava, Chandra Sekhar Matli , Elsevier, Journal of the Energy Institute, vol. ISSN: 1743-9671, Vol: 110, pp.101340, 2023
    Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Assessment of Ground Water Quality in Hussainsagar Catchment Area, Hyderabad, By Chandra Sekhar, S. Manvitha, STM Journals, Journal of Water Engineering and Management, vol.3(2), pp.20-30, 2022
    Estimation of surface PM2.5 with MODIS Aerosol optical depth and source identification using trajectory analysis: A case of Hyderabad City, India. , By Selvetikar Ashok, M. Chandra Sekhar, D Rama Bhupal Reddy, Progressive Sustainable Developers Nepal (PSD-Nepal), International Journal of Environment, vol.11(2), pp.23–52, 2022
    Assessment of PM2.5 bound Heavy Metals and The Associated Health impact- A case study in Warangal City, India, By Selvetikar Ashok, M. Chandra Sekhar, World Researchers Associations, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, vol.27(5), pp.27-41, 2022
    Retrieving MODIS AOD and Evaluation of Ground-level PM in 2.5 Addition to the Identification of Potential Source Regions Over South India. , By Selvetikar Ashok, M. Chandra Sekhar, INDIAN ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Indian Journal of Ecology, vol.49(6), pp.2395-2403, 2022
    Co-Treatment of Agricultural Runoff and Leachate Using Bacto-Algal Co-Culture, By Shashank Srivastava, Ankita Tamta, Chandra Sekhar M, Springer Nature, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, vol.233, pp.523, 2022
    Quantification of heat mitigation by urban green spaces using InVEST model - a scenario analysis of Nagpur City, India, By Rakesh Kadaverugu, Chandrakant Gurav, Ankush Rai, Asheesh Sharma, Chandrasekhar Matli & Rajesh Biniwale , Springer Nature, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, vol.14, pp.82, 2021
    Development of Design Tool for Sizing of Asp using Kinetics and Performance Data from Operational Plants, By M. Chandra Sekhar, Ankit Kumar, MAT Journals Pvt. Ltd., Journal of Water Resources and Pollution Studies, vol.6(2), pp.45-59, 2021
    Hydrological Modelling Studies of Paravar River Basin, a Tributary of River GodavariusingHEC-HMS Model, By Chandra Sekhar Matli, Vinay S. Hunashal, STM Journals, Journal of Water Engineering and Management, vol.2(1), pp.48-54, 2021
    Assessment of Quality of Compost Derived from Municipal Solid Waste, By M. Chandra Sekhar & G. Venkatesam, Springer Nature, Handbook of Solid Waste Management, vol., pp.1-21, 2021
    Suitability of WRF model for simulating meteorological variables in rural, semi-urban and urban environments of Central India., By Rakesh Kadaverugu, Chandrasekhar Matli & Rajesh Biniwale , Springer Nature, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, vol. 133, pp.1379–1393, 2021
    Improving accuracy in simulation of urban wind flows by dynamic downscaling WRF with OpenFOAM, By Kadaverugu Rakesh; Purohit Vigna; Matli Chandrasekhar; Biniwale Rajesh, Elsevier, Urban Climate, vol.38, pp., 2021
    Water Quality Modelling of River Mahanadi using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Multiple Linear Regression (MLR), By Chandra Sekhar Matli, Nivedita, Progressive Sustainable Developers Nepal (PSD-Nepal), International Journal of Environment (IJE Nepal), , vol.10, pp.1 , 2021
    Prediction of Effects of Climate Change Scenarios on Water Quality of Tungabhadra River Using Historical Data, By Saaniya Syed and Chandra Sekhar Matli , Indian Ecological Society, Indian Journal of Ecology, vol.48(5), pp.1273-1277, 2021
    Estimation of Soil Loss fromWatershed for Identifying High Risk Erosion ZonesUsing GIS, By Chandra Sekhar Matli, Nimmy John, STM Journals, Journal of Water Engineering and Management, vol.1(3), pp.8-16, 2020
    Co-firing Municipal Solid Waste with Coal - A Case Study of Warangal City, India, By Chandrasekhar Matli, Bhaskar Challa, and Rakesh Kadaverugu, Technoscience Publication, Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, vol.18(1), pp.237-245, 2019
    High Resolution Urban Air Quality Modeling by Coupling CFD and Mesoscale Models: a Review, By Rakesh Kadaverugu, Asheesh Sharma, Chandrasekhar Matli & Rajesh Biniwale , Springer Nature, Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, vol.55, pp.539–556, 2019
    Determination of Henry's Constant of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Using Epics-Spme-GC Technique, By Sirpa Akhilkumar, Sahu S.K, Bhangare R.C., Tiwari M., Ajmal P.Y., Rathod T.D., Chandrasekhar M, Pandit G.G., Technoscience Academy, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology, vol.4(4), pp.145-152, 2018
    Removal of Ammonia Nitrogen (NH4-N) from Landfill Leachate by Chemical Treatment, By G. Shiva Kumar, Juwel Bharadwaj, P. Lakshmi Sruthi, and M. Chandra Sekhar , Indian Society for Education and Environment (iSee), Indian Journal of Science and Technology, vol.9(30), pp.1-4, 2016
    The Pathetic Condition of Hussain Sagar Lake Increasing of Water Pollution after Immersion of Ganesh-Idols in the Year-2016, By Bob Pears, M. Chandra Sekhar, Euro Asia Research and Development Association, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences, vol.6(10), pp.136-143, 2016
    Assessment of Water Quality Status of Musi River: A Tributary of River Krishna in India, By Bob Pears, Prasad, C.V.V., and M. Chandra Sekhar, Pearl Media Publications Pvt Ltd, International Journal of Engineering Science & Computing, vol.6(11), pp.3415-3422, 2016
    Hydro chemical analysis of ground water quality inHyderabad and Ranga Reddy areas of A.P, India in the year 2008, By Bob Pears, Murali Mohan K, and M. Chandra Sekhar, Euro Asia Research and Development Association, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences, vol.6(11), pp.106-118, 2016
    Monitoring of Fluoride and Nitrate concentrations in the ground water of Hyderabad, A.P, India., By Bob Pears, Murali Mohan, K, and M. Chandra Sekhar , Euro Asia Research and Development Association, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences, vol.6(11), pp.94~105, 2015
    Assessment of Pollution in Lakes Drained by Urban Catchment, By Chandra Sekhar M, Inderscience Publishers, International Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol.2(1), pp.136-139, 2015
    Modelling Dissolved Pollutants in Krishna River Using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference Systems, By Chandra Sekhar, M, and N. V. Umamahesh, Springer Nature & Institution of Engineers (India), Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, vol.95, pp.29-38, 2014
    Regression Models For Prediction Of Water Quality In Krishna River, By M. Chandra Sekhar & K. Surender Reddy , Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, Journal of Energy Technologies and Policy, vol.3(11), pp.178-181, 2013
    Municipal Solid Waste Management- A review, By M.Chandrasekhar, T.Bala Narsaiah, and R.S.Dave, Institution of Public Health Engineers, India, Journal of the Institution of Public Health Engineers, vol.Volume 2013-14, No.2, pp.36-42, 2013
    Diffusion Characteristics of Geosynthetic Clay Liners Amended with Partial Replacement of Bentonite by Fly ash, By Andal M, M.ChandraSekhar, G.K.Viswanadh, The Science and Engineering Publishing Company, Journal of Textiles and Light Industrial Science and Technology, vol.1(2), pp.20-23, 2012
    HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY OF GCL WITH BENTONITE – SILICA FUME MATRIX, By Andal M, M.ChandraSekhar, G.K.Viswanadh, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, vol.6(2), pp.109-112, 2012
    Sulphate ion Diffusion in Modified Geosynthetic Clay Liners, By Andal Mudimby, M.Chandrasekhar, Prof. G.K.Viswanadh , Website:www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp.254-257, July 2012) , IJETAE Publishing House, International Journal of Emerging Technology & Advanced Engineering, vol.2(7), pp.254-257, 2012
    Hydraulic Conductivity of Ameliorated Geosynthetic Clay Liners, By Andal Mudimby, M. Chandrasekhar, G. K. Viswanadh, Oklahoma State University, Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, vol.16, pp.1362–1368, 2011
    Determining Water Quality Index for Evaluation of Water Quality of River Godavari, By Srikanth DSK, B Sudhakar, K Siva Rama Krishna, P Vasudeva Rao, and M. Chandra Sekhar, IJERA, International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, vol.1(2), pp.174-182, 2011
    Impact of Disposal of Wastewater Effluents on Water Quality of Godavari at Badrachalam, By B. S. Sreenivas, Chandra Sekhar, M., and S. Reddy, Kalpana Corporation, Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, vol.20(1), pp.9-17, 2008
    Assessment of dissolved pollutants in Krishna river using mass balance approach, By Sesha Sreenivas. B., M. Chandra Sekhar and B. Shailamber, Journal of AP Academy of Sciences, Journal of AP Academy of Sciences, vol.12(4), pp.393-398, 2008
    Removal of Lead from Aqueous Effluents by Adsorption on Coconut Shell Carbon, By Chandra Sekhar, M. and K. Chakravarthy, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, vol.50(2), pp.137-140, 2008
    Regression Models for Assessment of Dissolved Pollutants in Krishna River, By Chandra Sekhar. M and MVK Satya Prasad, Indian Water Resources Society, Journal of Indian Water Resources Society, vol.24(4), pp.46-49, 2006
    Mass Balance Approach for Assessment of Pollution Load in a River, By Chandra Sekhar, M.and N. V. Umamahesh, Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering, Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering, vol.46(2), pp.159-171, 2004
    Assessment of air quality around a coal mine using ORAQI indices, By Chandra Sekhar, M. and G. Appa Rao, CSIR-NEERI, Journal of Indian Association for Environmental Management, vol.30(2), pp.103-106, 2004
    Modelling chloride – discharge relationships in Krishna river basin, By Chandra Sekhar, M, and Indira Ch, IWA Publishing, International Journal of Water Science & Technology, vol.48(7), pp.57-63, 2003
    Impact of Land use on Water Quality of the River Krishna, By Chandra Sekhar, M. and N. V. Umamahesh, Journal of Hydrology, Journal of Hydrology, vol.25(2&3), pp.33-43, 2002
    Study of Removal of Zinc by Coal and Clay Minerals, By Chandra Sekhar, M. & K. Chakravarthy, Indian Water Works Association, Journal of Indian Water Works Association, vol.32(4), pp.305-307, 2000
    The Use of Drastic Modeling Indices for the Assessment of Groundwater Pollution, By Chandra Sekhar, M (1999). Ellis. B (eds.), IAHS Publication, Impact of Urban Growth on Surface Water and Groundwater Quality, vol.259, pp.111-113, 1999
    Occurrence & Control of Trihalo-methanes in Drinking Waters, By Satyanarayana, M. and Chandra Sekhar, M, Kalpana Corporation, Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, vol.16(6), pp.423-426, 1996
    Water Quality Criteria for Irrigation, By Chandra Sekhar, M., Kalpana Corporation, Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 217 - 219. , vol.16(3), pp.217-219, 1996
    Land use - Water Quality Modeling : A Case Study, By Chandra Sekhar, M, & Anand Raj, P., Elsevier, International Journal of Water Science & Technology, vol.31(8), pp.383-386, 1995
    Surveillance of Water Quality Parameters in Relation to Land use- A Case Study of Warangal Town in Andhra Pradesh, By Chandra Sekhar, M, Indian Water Works Association, Journal of Indian Water Works Association, vol.July- Sept, pp.177-178, 1994
    Conference(s)
    Sonication Assisted Synthesis of Zeolite from Coal Fly Ash and Its Application in Removal of Lead and Cadmium By Sai Krishna G.V., Aishwarya Vipin, Sasidhar Reddy Madduri, Chandra Sekhar Matli, RECYCLE-2023, 2023
    Analysis of Heavy Metal Contamination and Assessment Through Multivariate Statistical Techniques and Quality Indices: A Case Study on Jeedimetla, Hyderabad, India”, By G V Sai Krishna, M. Chandra Sekhar (2020), RECYCLE-2020, , 2020
    High resolution urban air quality modelling using a multi-scale approach, By Rakesh Kadaverugu, Chandra Sekhar M & Rajesh Biniwale (2020) , VIII Open Foam Conferences 2020,, 2020
    High resolution air quality modeling for sustainable urban planning, By Kadaverugu R, Sharma A, Matli C, Biniwale R (2019) - , International Conference on Innovative Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ITCSD – 2019), , 2019
    Review on application of sewage sludge as fertiliser By A. Nithin Kumar, M. Chandra Sekhar, International Conference on Innovative trends in Civil Engineering for sustainable Development, 2019
    Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater and Advancement through Zeolites-A Review”, By G V Sai Krishna, M. Chandra Sekhar (2019) , International Conference on Innovative trends in Civil Engineering for sustainable Development, , 2019
    Review on Sewage sludge as source of sustainable agriculture By A. Nithin Kumar, M. Chandra Sekhar (2019). , Indian Conference on Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering, 2019
    Experimental Studies on the Effect of Premixing Methods in Anaerobic Digester with Corn Stover, By M. Sagarika and M. Chandra Sekhar, (2018). , International Conference on Diversification Trends in Engineering Technology and Applied Sciences (DTETA), Tokyo, , 2018
    Studies on Efficiency of UASB Reactor during Sludge Granulation By Chandra Sekhar M and Ranadeer Reddy A (2017) , , VIIInt. Conf. on Chemical, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Sc. (CAENS-2017), , 2017
    Fluoride removal in water using low cost locally available industrial wastes By Shamma Damani and Chandra Sekhar M, International Conference on Environment and Ecology, 2015
    Probability studies for assessment of dissolved oxygen profiles in Krishna river, By M Chandra Sekhar and Mahesh, (2015) , International Conference on Chemical, Environmental and Biological Sciences (CEBS-2015) , 2015
    Catalytic oxidation of waste water using hydrogen peroxide and flyash as catalyst By Binay Kumar Tripathy, and Chandra Sekhar M, International Conference on Environment and Ecology, 2015
    Probability studies for assessment of dissolved oxygen profiles in Krishna river By M Chandra Sekhar and Mahesh, International Conference on Chemical, Environmental and Biological Sciences, 2015
    Performance Analysis of a Ceramic Microfiltration Membrane By Chandra Sekhar, M and S.V.N.Vamsi, International Conference on Environment and Ecology, 2015
    Assessment of the quality of Windrow composting produced from Municipal solid resource (waste) By G.Venkatesham, M. Chandra Sekhar, T. BalaNarsaiah, 4th International Conference on Solid Waste Management and Exhibition on Municipal Services, Clean technology, 2014
    Effect of Process Parameters for Standardization of Esterification of cottonseed for production of Biodiesel By Animesh Rai, M. Chandra Sekhar, Rajeev Kumar Pandey, Krishnendu Kundu, International Conference on Environment, Health and Industrial Biotechnology (BioSangam 2013), 2013
    INRM Practices and Issues in India with Emphasis on Best Management Practices – Case Studies By Chandra Sekhar, M, Ist International Consultative Training Workshop on Participatory Management of Natural Resources in Arid and Semi-arid Lands, 2011
    Hydro-chemical Analysis of groundwater quality in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy Areas of AP, India in the year 2008 By Bob Pears, I, Murali Mohan, K and M. Chandra Sekhar, International Conferance on Climate Change Perspectives and Projections – A System Approach, 2010
    Major Ion Chemistry of Ground Water of Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy Areas of AP, India in the year 2007 By Bob Pears, I, Murali Mohan, K, and M. Chandra Sekhar, International Conference on Green Summit on Climate Change – Issues and Concerns, 2010
    Assessment of Groundwater Quality in Hyderabad with respect to Fluoride and Nitrates By Bob Pears, I, Murali Mohan, K and M. Chandra Sekhar, International Congress on Environmental Research, 2010
    Assessment of Water Quality Status of Musi River: A Tributary of River Krishna in India By Bob Pears, I, Prasad, C.V.V and M. Chandra Sekhar, International Congress on Environmental Research, 2010
    Imparting Employable Skills throughJawahar Knowledge Centre Initiative bythe Government of Andhra Pradesh, India By Chandra Sekhar, M.,Amarnath Reddy A & Radhakrishna K V, Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, 2009
    Jawahar Knowledge Centre – A Step towards enabling students for acquiring Industry Grade Skills By Chandra Sekhar, M. & Amarnath Reddy A , 38th ISTE National Convention and IFEES International Conference, 2008
    Modelling nutrients contributed by overland flow By Chandra Sekhar, M, and Sreenivasulu, International Symposium on Ecohydrulics, 2007
    Assessment and Prediction of Nutrient Loads Contributed by Musi River Basin By Chandra Sekhar, M and S. Sathish Kumar, International River Symposium, 2005
    Airborne Metallic Particulates from Urban Sources in A Growing Tropical Town By Chandra Sekhar, M, IAMAS, 2005
    Base Flow Contributions to Dissolved Pollutant Loads in Krishna River By Chandra Sekhar, M. and N. V. Umamahesh, I AOGS Assembly, 2004
    Apportionment of pollutant loads arising from catchment By Chandra Sekhar, M, WORLD WATER FORUM, 2002
    Material balances for modeling non-point source pollution By Chandra Sekhar, M, N. V. Umamahesh, Ist World Wide Workshop for Junior Environmental Scientists, 2002
    Assessment of pollutant loads in a river by indirect approach By Chandra Sekhar, M, N. V. Umamahesh and Sreenivasulu, International Conference on Automation in Water Quality Monitoring Networks, 2002
    Modelling Dissolved Solids Using Indirect Approaches By Chandra Sekhar, M, N. V. Umamahesh and M. V. K. Satya Prasad, VI Scientific Assembly of the IAHS, 2001
    Application of Mass Balances for Separation of Point and Non-point Loads By Chandra Sekhar, M.and N. V. Umamahesh, V International Conferance on Diffuse/Non-point Pollution and Watershed Management, 2001
    Approaches for Modelling Non-Point Source Pollution from a Watershed By Chandra Sekhar, M, and N. V. Umamahesh, International Conference on Agricultural Effects on Ground and Surface Waters, 2000
    Macro Model for Assessment and Prediction of Nutrient Loads - a case study By Chandra Sekhar, M., and Sathish Kumar, S, Proceedings of International Symposium on Comprehensive Watershed Management, 1998
    Integrated Water Quality Management Plan for Bhadri Lake By Chandra Sekhar, M, International Conference on World Water Resources at the beginning of the 21st Century, 1998
    Characterization and Treatment of Effluents from Paint Industry By Chandra Sekhar, M, International Conference on Industrial Pollution and Control Technologies, 1997
    Restoration of lake Ecosystems - A case Study By Chandra Sekhar M, VII Int. Conf. Conservation & Management of Lakes, 1997
    Seasonal Variations of Metallic Levels in Water Supplies - a Case Study By Chandra Sekhar, M, International Conference on Aspects of Conflicts in Reservoir Development & Management, 1996
    Air Quality Monitoring by Source Apportionment Studies By Chandra Sekhar, M, International Conference on Urban Climatology, 1996
    Control of Heavy Metal Contamination in Drinking Water Sources By Chandra Sekhar, M, International CBIP R&D Session, 1995
    Impact of Non-Point Source pollution from the Catchment on Water Quality - A Statistical Approach By Chandra Sekhar, M, VI Int. Conference Conservation & Management of Lakes, 1995
    Impact of Pilgrimage on Environment of Tirupati-An Important Pilgrim Town in India By Reddy, K.M., Chandra Sekhar, M., & Ramprasad, G, VII International Symposium on Resource & Environmental Monitoring, 1994
    GIS software in Parallel Mode By Reddy, K.M., Natrajan, S., Chandra Sekhar, M, & Rao, S.V.L.N., GIS/LIS Annual Conference, 1993
    Text Book(s)
    ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE By M CHANDRA SEKHAR (Published by: HITECH PUBLISHERS), TEXT BOOK, 1998
    Book Chapter(s)
    Earth observations and AIML for urban growth modeling By Rakesh Kadaverugu, Asheesh Sharma, Ankush Rai, Shalini Dhyani, Chandrasekhar M and Rajesh Biniwale in Earth Observation in Urban Monitoring, Elsevier Ltd. , https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99164-3.00008-2, 2023
    Valorization of Sugarcane Bagasse Fly Ash Into a Low-Cost Adsorbent Material for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Review By G. V. Sai Krishna, Sasidhar Reddy Madduri, Aishwarya Vipin, and Chandra Sekhar Matli in Agricultural Waste to Value-Added Products, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. , https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4472-9_12, 2023
    Remediation of Wastewater using Fly Ash By G. V. Sai Krishna and Matli Chandra Sekhar in Encyclopedia of Green Materials, Springer , --, 2022
    Potential of Green Roofs in Heat Stress Mitigation—A Case of Nagpur City By Kadaverugu, R., Lama, S., Purohit, V., Mopati, S., Matli, C., Biniwale, R in Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, --, 2022
    Urban Sustainability and Resilience Building: Blue-Green Infrastructure for Air Pollution Abatement and Realizing Multiple Co-benefits By Kadaverugu, R., Dhyani, S., Dasgupta, R., Kumar, P., Matli, C. in Blue-Green Infrastructure Across Asian Countries, Springer Singapore , --, 2022
    Process-based Scenario Analyses of Future Socio-environmental Systems: Recent Efforts and a Salient Research Agenda for Decision Making By Rakesh Kadaverugu, Chandra Sekhar M & Rajesh Biniwale in Modeling and Simulation of Environmental Systems: A Computation Approach, CRC Press, --, 2022
    Assessment of Quality of Compost Derived from Municipal Solid Waste By Chandra Sekhar, M and G. Venkatesam in Handbook of Solid Waste Management, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. , https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7525-9_13-1, 2021
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Compliance Audit of Ash Utilization
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Consultancy
    Sponsor: CPCB
    Project Cost (INR): 100000
    Date of Commencement: 23-01-2024   Date of Completion: 01-01-2026
    Duration: 24 Months
    Status: Completed
    Stability Analysis of Ash Dykes and Annual Safety Certification of Ash Dykes
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Consultancy
    Sponsor: CPCB
    Project Cost (INR): 100000
    Date of Commencement: 23-01-2024   Date of Completion: 01-01-2026
    Duration: 24 Months
    Status: Completed
    Vetting of DPRs for Design of wastewater Treatment units of Military Engineering Services, Ramky
    Role: Principal Developer
    Type: Consultancy
    Sponsor: Ramky Group
    Project Cost (INR): 100000
    Date of Commencement: 23-01-2020   Date of Completion: 23-12-2020
    Duration: 11 Months
    Status: Completed
    Vetting of DPRs for design of water supply systems, sewer networks, and storm water collection systems
    Role: Principal Developer
    Type: Consultancy
    Sponsor: APTIDCO
    Project Cost (INR): 100000
    Date of Commencement: 23-01-2018   Date of Completion: 23-12-2018
    Duration: 11 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Bokka Manikanta
    Area of Research: Air Quality Monitoring & Modelling
    K SANDEEP KUMAR
    Area of Research: Removal of Antibiotics from Wastewater
    Padimala Shanmuka Sai Kumar
    Area of Research: Satellite Ground Integrated Modelling of Particulate Matter Using AOD and Meteorological Variables
    Pinnoju Suresh Babu-PT
    Area of Research: EIA on Retaining Walls of Rail Over Bridges
    Prachi Wokde
    Area of Research: Optimization of Water Distribution Network
    S Kamal Basha-PT
    Area of Research: Carbon Sequestration
    Previous PhD Students
    Gaddam Venkata Sai Krishna (2025)
    Area of Research: Investigations on Synthesis Techniques of Zeolites from Fly Ash and their Applications in Adsorption of Heavy Metals
    POLEBOYANA ROHIT (Co-Supervisor) (2023)
    Area of Research: Area of Research: A study on the use of construction and demolition waste in slag-based geopolymer mortars reinforced with steel fibers
    S ASHOK (2022)
    Area of Research: Investigations on use of Satellite Data and Back Trajectory Analysis for prediction and retrieval OF PM2.5 and identification of regional contributions by long range transport
    K RAKESH (2021)
    Area of Research: Development of multi-scale air quality modeling framework
    G VENKATESH (2017)
    Area of Research: A Comparative Study on Composting Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Management
    ANDAL (2013)
    Area of Research: Performance studies on Modified Geo-synthetic Clay Liners
    PDF Post-Doctoral Fellows
    Dr. Shashank Srivastava
    Apr 2022 → Dec 2023
    Area of Research: Hydrothermal & Catalytic Co-Hydrothermal Carbonization; Removal of Heavy Metals from Sewage Sludge by Zeolite Socony Mobil-5; Agricultural Runoff & Leachate Co-Treatment Using Bacto-Algal Co-Culture
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2020
    Selected for Erasmus+ KA107-Staff mobility
    2015
    Subject Prize of Ministry of Water Resources
    2014
    Heritage Erasmus Mundus - Staff Mobility
    One Man Committee Member, NGT
    1997
    Gold Medal for Best Contribution, Janmabhoomi
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Member, State level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Govt of AP, MoEF (Continuing from May, 2024)
    •  Director, RGUKT – IIIT Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh (November, 2023 - September, 2024)
    •  Dean, Planning & Development (February, 2022 - July, 2023)
    •  Member, State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), MoEF, Govt of AP, GOI (May, 2021 - May, 2022)
    •  Member for Expert Committee on Environmental Flows of Krishna – Godavari Rivers. One-man Committee, National Green Tribunal (January, 2021 - January, 2022)
    •  Member, Curriculum Revision, AP State Council for Higher Education, Govt of AP (January, 2021 - January, 2022)
    •  Head, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Warangal (August, 2018 - August, 2020)
    •  Chairman, Games Committee, NIT Warangal (October, 2016 - November, 2018)
    •  Head, Water & Environment Division, Department of Civil Engineering, NITW (January, 2016 - January, 2018)
    •  Registrar, NIT Warangal (March, 2015 - August, 2016)
    •  Chairman – Faculty Grievances, NIT, Warangal (January, 2014 - January, 2016)
    •  Head, Training and Placement, NIT Warangal (July, 2012 - May, 2014)
    •  Director (Academic Affairs), Institute for Electronic Governance, JKC, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh (on Deputation) (July, 2007 - July, 2012)
     Last updated on November 24, 2025