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Prof. Chinthala Sumanth

PhD (IIT Delhi)

Assistant Professor Gr-II

Department of Civil Engineering

Room No:   +91-870-2462152
sumanthchinthala@nitw.ac.in Edit Profile Bio Sketch

Research Areas

 Air Pollution 

 Air Pollution Modeling 

 Air Pollution Monitoring  

 Environment Health and Safety  

 Indoor air quality 

 Sustainable Development 

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  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Air Pollution(CE423)
  • Design Thinking(CE1101)
  • Environmental Health and Safety(CE36031)
  • Air Pollution and Control(CE36002)
  • Noise Pollution(CE468)
  • Minor Project(CE36096)
  • Waste Characterization and Analysis Laboratory(CE36006)
  • Advanced Environmental Engineering Lab(CE5304)
  • Environmental Health and Safety(CE5811)
  • Air Pollution and Control(CE5351)
  • Regulatory and Legal Framework for Waste Management(CE5853)
  • Environmental Systems Design Lab(CE5355)
  • Life Cycle Analysis(CE5314)
  • Seminar - II(CE5898)
  • Google Scholar ID: nPhkguoAAAAJ


  • 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
  • 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

Fugitive dust control measures using sustainable geopolymerisation on ash dyke approach roads

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor NTPC Korba
  • Duration 23 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 1650000.00
  • 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
  • Duration 60 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 531000
  • 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
  • Duration 0 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 348100
  • 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
  • Duration 3 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 2419000
  • Status Completed

Annual Certification of Ash ponds and Ash Dykes-NTPC Ramagundam

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Consultancy
  • Sponsor NTPC Ramagundam
  • Duration 1 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 123900
  • Status Completed


  • Best NSS volunteer
  • Gold medal
  • Outstanding Reviewer
  • 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 (Continuing from October, 2022)
  • Task force Member,Telangana State Pollution Control Board (Continuing from October, 2022)
  • 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)