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Key Notes
- Journal(s): 7
- Conference(s): 6
- Book Chapter(s): 9
- Text Book(s): 2
- Educational Package(s): 4
- PhD: Current - 5
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PUBLICATIONS5
DOCTORAL STUDENTS5
PROJECTSResearch Areas
Air Pollution
Air Pollution Control
Air Pollution Modeling
Air Pollution Monitoring
Environment Health and Safety
Indoor air quality
Sustainable Development
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
| Degree | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | IIT Delhi | 2016 |
| Master of Technology | IIT Delhi | 2009 |
| Bachelor of Technology | KITS Warangal | 2007 |
COURSES HANDLED
| Course | L-T-P | Credit | Degree Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution(CE423) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Air Pollution and Control(CE36002) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Hydrology and Irrigation Engineering(CE1204) | 3-1-0 | 4 | UG |
| Regulatory and Legal Framework for Waste Management(CE36052) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Engineering Hydrology(CE252) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Irrigation Engineering(CE302) | 2-0-0 | 2 | UG |
| Environmental Health and Safety(CE36031) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Noise Pollution(CE468) | 3-0-0 | 2 | UG |
| Environmental Health and Safety(CE5811) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Regulatory and Legal Framework for Waste Management(CE5853) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Air Pollution and Control(CE5351) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
| Life Cycle Analysis(CE5314) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
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PUBLICATIONS
Journal(s)
Sustainable improvement of granite sludge dust properties using microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP): strength enhancement, erosion prevention, and dust mitigation.,
By Arnepalli, Siva Kesava Kumar, Gondu Venkata Ramana & Chinthala Sumanth ,
Springer,
Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
vol.,
pp.,
2025
Environmental Health azards attributed to deteriorated indoor air quality caused by inferior construction practices ,
By Atun roy chowdhary, Neha Singh, Chinthala Sumanth, Jitesh Lalwani, Sri Kalyana Rama J, Chandana N, Sankar Ganesh Palani, Mohammad Mehdizadeh, V. Vinayaka Ram, Azam Akhbari ,
Royal Society of Chemistry (Q1),
Environmental Sciences: Atmosphere,
vol.5,
pp.941-961,
2025
Pre-Treated Crude Glycerol a Valuable Green Energy Source in the Era of Circular Bioeconomy—a Review,
By Gopal Bhukya, Sridhar Pilli, Sumanth Chinthala, RD Tyagi,
Springer International Publishing,
Circular Economy and Sustainability,
vol.,
pp.1-28,
2024
Effect of air pollution on building materials,
By Swati Sharma
Dakshina murthy NR
Chinthala Sumanth,
ScienceDirect ,
Materials Proceedings ,
vol.,
pp.,
2023
Analyzing the need for women empowerment during the economic slowdown: Evidence from Covid-19 pandemic,
By Subhadarshini Khatua and Chinthala Sumanth,
Ashwin Anokha ,
Indian Journal of Economics and Business,
vol.20, 3,
pp.461-470,
2021
Numerical modelling of PM10 dispersion in open-pit mines,
By Chinthala Sumanth, Mukesh Khare and Komal Shukla,
Elsevier ,
Chemosphere,
vol.127454,
pp.,
2020
Determination of sustainability Thresholds for river yamuna and its flood plains due to construction activities in Delhi,
By Sumanth Chinthala, Pandit Priyajit,
IIOAB,
IIOAB Journal,
vol.,
pp.,
2016
Conference(s)
Estimation of Soil Organic carbon stock in Darjeeling using RothC model
By Gajulapalli Suryanarayana Reddy, Chinthala Sumanth, Kritika Pradhan,
International Conference on Resource Sustainability (ICRS),
2024
“Protocol for evaluation of sorption properties of building materials for VOCs in Indoor environment”,
By Chinthala Sumanth,
4th CMAS South America Conference,,
2019
Computational Modeling of adsorption and desorption of Air Pollutants from Indoor Materials: A Case Study of ECOSEE Project
By Chinthala Sumanth,
4th IICAQM Conference,
2019
Emission characteristics of eco-friendly sustainable building construction material-Part I
By Sunil Gulia, Sumanth Chinthala, Carla Ferreira Pinto Da Silva, Chetas Rana, Keith Mower, Andy Dengel and Mukesh Khare,
Indoor Air ,
2016
Eco-friendly sustainable building construction materials: Simulation of adsorption and desorption for MDF - Part 2
By Sumanth Chinthala, Sunil Gulia, Sebastian Stratbuecker, Sandeep Rao Bolineni, Carla da Silva, Chetas Rana, Keith Mower, Andy Dengel, Muskesh Khare,
Indoor Air ,
2016
Dispersion modelling strategies of PM10 in open cast coal mines
By Chinthala Sumanth and Mukesh Khare ,
International congress of Environmental Research ,
2010
Text Book(s)
Air Pollution: Science, Engineering and Management Fundamentals Science, Engineering and Management Fundamentals
By Mukesh Khare, Prateek Sharma, Harsha Kota, Chinthala Sumanth
(Published by: CRC Press),
Text Book,
2024
Indoor Environmental quality: Select Proceedings of ACIEQ 2023
By Priyanka Kulshreshta,
Chinthala Sumanth,
Prashant Kumar,
Barun Agarwal
(Published by: Springer ),
Edited Book ,
2023
Book Chapter(s)
Social aspects and public acceptance of decentralized treatment
By Chinthala Sumanth, Bhukya Gopal, Manojkumar Y and Sridhar Pilli in
Decentralized Sanitation and Water Treatment,
CRC Press,
Edited Book ,
2024
Challenges and Future Perspectives of Decentralized Water Treatment
By Bhukya Gopal, Chinthala Sumanth, Sridhar Pilli and Manojkumar Y in
Decentralized Sanitation and Water Treatment,
CRC Press,
Edited Book ,
2024
Sustainable Land and Water Management in Urban Areas: Emerging Challenges
By Suryanarayana Gajulapalli, Sumanth Chinthala, Sridhar Pilli in
River, Sediment and Hydrological Extremes: Causes, Impacts and Management,
Springer Nature ,
Edited Book ,
2023
Occurrence of microplastics and nanoplastics in marine environment
By Y Manojkumar, Bhukya Gopal, C Sumanth, Sridhar Pilli, RD Tyagi, Ashok Pandey in
Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering,
Elsevier,
Edited book ,
2023
Chamber Studies for Indoor Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring
By Chinthala Sumanth, Sunil Gulia and Mukesh Khare in
Sharma A., Goyal R., Mittal R. (eds) Indoor Environmental Quality. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering,
Springer, Singapore ,
Edited Book ,
2020
Indoor Exposure to Particulate matter
By Priyanka Kulshreshtha, Sumanth Chinthala, Mukesh Khare in
Airborne particles:Origins, emissions and health impacts ,
Nova Science Publishers, USA ,
Edited,
2017
Dispersion Modeling of particulate matter
By Chinthala Sumanth, Sunil Gulia and Mukesh Khare in
Airborne particles:Origins, emissions and health impacts ,
Nova Science Publishers, USA ,
Edited,
2017
Effect of air pollutants on vegetation in tropical climate: a case study of Delhi city
By Sumanth Chinthala, Mukesh Khare in
Air Pollution-Monitoring, Modelling, Health and Control,
IntechOpen,
Edited,
2012
Particle dispersion within a deep open cast coal mine
By Sumanth Chinthala, Mukesh Khare in
Air Quality-Models and Applications,
IntechOpen,
Edited,
2011
Educational Package
Chapter 5 : Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
By Chinthala Sumanth,
2026
Chapter 6: E Waste Management and Handling Rules
By Chinthala Sumanth,
2026
Chapter 7:Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules
By Chinthala Sumanth,
2026
Chapter 8: Bio-medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules
By Chinthala Sumanth,
2026
PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
Fugitive dust control measures using sustainable geopolymerisation on ash dyke approach roads
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: NTPC Korba
Project Cost (INR): 1650000.00
Date of Commencement: 01-07-2025
Duration: 23 Months
Status: Ongoing
Type: Research
Sponsor: NTPC Korba
Project Cost (INR): 1650000.00
Date of Commencement: 01-07-2025
Duration: 23 Months
Status: Ongoing
Execution of 2Nos individual Mega PWS to 418 villages 24 GBP of kashipur block and 49 villages 4GB of Rayagadh block of Rayagadh District including 5 years of Opearation and Maintenance
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: M/s KEC International Ltd, Mumbai
Project Cost (INR): 531000
Date of Commencement: 28-10-2021
Duration: 60 Months
Status: Ongoing
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: M/s KEC International Ltd, Mumbai
Project Cost (INR): 531000
Date of Commencement: 28-10-2021
Duration: 60 Months
Status: Ongoing
Performance evaluation study for pollution control facilities and Post EIA study for Orient Cement Chittapur Karnataka
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: Orient Cement, Chittapur Karnataka
Project Cost (INR): 348100
Date of Commencement: 01-06-2025 Date of Completion: 15-06-2025
Duration: 0 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: Orient Cement, Chittapur Karnataka
Project Cost (INR): 348100
Date of Commencement: 01-06-2025 Date of Completion: 15-06-2025
Duration: 0 Months
Status: Completed
Annual certification of ash ponds and ash dykes at several coal based thermal powerplants across india
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: NTPC
Project Cost (INR): 2419000
Date of Commencement: 13-02-2024 Date of Completion: 31-05-2024
Duration: 3 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: NTPC
Project Cost (INR): 2419000
Date of Commencement: 13-02-2024 Date of Completion: 31-05-2024
Duration: 3 Months
Status: Completed
Annual Certification of Ash ponds and Ash Dykes-NTPC Ramagundam
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: NTPC Ramagundam
Project Cost (INR): 123900
Date of Commencement: 30-10-2023 Date of Completion: 30-11-2023
Duration: 1 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: NTPC Ramagundam
Project Cost (INR): 123900
Date of Commencement: 30-10-2023 Date of Completion: 30-11-2023
Duration: 1 Months
Status: Completed
RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
Current PhD Students
Bhukya Gopal
Area of Research:
Biogas Generation
K Haripriya
Area of Research:
Non exhaustive emissions from vehicles
S Kishore Kumar
Area of Research:
Indoor air pollution in schools
Suryanarayana Reddy
Area of Research:
Air Pollution Control Device development for ambient air
Swati Sharma
Area of Research:
Indoor air pollution control device development
CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / GIAN
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2024
Outstanding Reviewer
2022
Best Teacher Award
2013
Best NSS volunteer
2007
Gold medal
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- PIC Information Department of Civil Engineering (Continuing from September, 2025)
- Auditing of City Action Plan for Rajahmundry under NCAP appointed by MOEFCC in collaboration with APPCB (July, 2025 - September, 2025)
- Certified Auditor for Undertaking complaince audit for flyash utilization for coal based thermal power plants nominated by CPCB (Continuing from September, 2024)
- Member, Consent for Operation, Telangana State Pollution Control Board (October, 2022 - October, 2025)
- Task force Member,Telangana State Pollution Control Board (October, 2022 - October, 2025)
- Expert member, Development of Indoor air quality guidelines, Appointed by CPCB as per NGT orders (June, 2022 - June, 2024)
- Member, National Clean Air Progamme, MOEFCC, Government of India (August, 2019 - August, 2024)
Last updated on May 9, 2026