Bio- Data of Environmentalist Prof T.Shivaji Rao
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https://sites.google.com/site/profshivajirao/cloudseedingbyagriculturists
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http://www.teachpeace.com/Catastrophic%20Releases%20of%20Radioactivity.pdf [accident,steve]
http://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SDA-16-1.pdf[makhijani]
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https://www.princeton.edu/sgs/publications/sgs/archive/15_2_Magill.pdf
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http://www.npcil.nic.in/pdf/Final_EIA_Volume_1.pdf [scenario]
https://www.nirs.org/reactorwatch/emergency/nmeptmi2004.pdf [veacuation,TMI,hard lessonson epzones]
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/energy-and-water-use/water-energy-electricity-nuclear.html#.ViJLBm7LIxo
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http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/legacy/assets/documents/nuclear_power/fact-sheet-water-us[Npp needs water800 million gpd]
http://www.rerf.jp/radefx/basickno_e/radcell.htm[LOW-let Radiaion effect]
http://home.ccr.cancer.gov/inthejournals/bonner.asp[nuclear safety[ impossible,aged,young]
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[ article of shivaji Rao copied by
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ww.mkgandhi.org/students/spiritual_politics_project.pdf [spiritual politics of gandhi]
israil]
http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/04/11/in-the-shadow-of-fukushima/ [nukefolly]
http://nidm.gov.in/pdf/dp/Haryana.pdf [seismic hazard map of sirsa]
http://www.teachpeace.com/Catastrophic%20Releases%20of%20Radioactivity.pdf [accident,steve]
http://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SDA-16-1.pdf[makhijani]
ttp://cerea.enpc.fr/fukushima/index.html[fukushima and chernobyl fallouts,Cs
https://www.princeton.edu/sgs/publications/sgs/archive/15_2_Magill.pdf
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http://www.npcil.nic.in/pdf/Final_EIA_Volume_1.pdf [scenario]
https://www.nirs.org/reactorwatch/emergency/nmeptmi2004.pdf [veacuation,TMI,hard lessonson epzones]
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/energy-and-water-use/water-energy-electricity-nuclear.html#.ViJLBm7LIxo
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/energy-and-water-use/water-energy-electricity-nuclear.html#.VfoVun3LKxg[water risks for Gorakhpur,npp] [Emergency cooling,30000gpm/1.5 TMC]
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/energy-and-water-use/water-energy-electricity-nuclear.html#.VhDOvW7LIxo
http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/legacy/assets/documents/nuclear_power/fact-sheet-water-us[Npp needs water800 million gpd]
http://www.rerf.jp/radefx/basickno_e/radcell.htm[LOW-let Radiaion effect]
http://home.ccr.cancer.gov/inthejournals/bonner.asp[nuclear safety[ impossible,aged,young]
http://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/pubs_catalogue/uploads/INFO0210_R13_e.pdf[daily releases of radio-activity from reactors,canada]
Prepared by smt. J.jagadamba, B.com, with the assistance of smt p.Subhashini
B.com, both assistants of professor T.Shivaji Rao
B.com, both assistants of professor T.Shivaji Rao
1.Name in
full :
Shivaji Rao, Tipirneni
2.Designation
and address : Hony.
Director, Centre for Environmental Studies,
GITAMUniversity,visakhapatnam.
Andhra Pradesh (S.INDIA)
3.Date of
Birth
: 2-1-1932 (2nd January
Nineteen thirty two).
4.Qualifications :
B.E.(Civil),Mysore University, 1956
M.S. (Environmental Engineering) 1962.
: Rice university, Houston, (U.S.A.)
5.Experience
a) Works
: Junior Engineer, Public works Dept; Nagarjuna sagar
: Dam, 1956-58 ( 2 years)
b) Teaching :Civil
Engineering subjects for the B.E. Degree course in Civil Engineering since 1958 and sanitary and
Environmental
Engineering subjectsfor the M.E. course
in public Health Engineering Since 1963 .
i) :
Teaching Assistant,
From may, 1958 – August 1959
Ii) : Lecturer in civil
Engineering,
From August
1959 – February, 1963.
iii)
: Reader in civil and public Health
Engineering from
February 1963 – 1969.
iv)
: professor in civil and Environmental Engg.
From May 1969 – January 1992.
v) : U.G.C.Emeritus
Fellowship from July 1992 – June 1995.
vi)
: Taught Air pollution, Water pollution, Environmental
sanitation,
Industrial pollution control Technology
subject to post – graduate students in public Health
and Environmental Engineering
courses for the last
20
years.
Guided thesis work for
several M.E. and ph.D
Students and published 75 papers on Environmental
Problems
c)
Professional Memberships :
i) Fellow
A.P. Academy of Sciences, Hyderabad.
ii)Fellow Institution
of Engineers (India)
iii) Member Board
of Governors, Environmental protection
Training and Research
Institute, Govt. of Andhra
Pradesh, Hyderabad.
d) Honorary
professorship : 1.
Honorery professor, Mononmanian Sundarnar
University,
Tirulnelveli.
e)
Administrative : i) Head of the Department of civil
Engineering,
A.U. college of Engineering,
November 1979 to 83
ii) principal, A.U. college of Engineering, October 1980
to October
1983.
iii) Member, Executive council, Andhra University.
:{iv}Member,Board of GOVernors,Gandhian ACADEMYof Studies,hyderabad,A.P.State
6. Visits to Foreign countries
1960-62 :
visit U.S.A. for Higher studies in
Environmental
Engineering .
1976
: Invited by the Royal Swedish
Academy of sciences,
Stockholm, Sweden for the Nobel symposium No.28
On Nitrogen
and presented a paper
1979
: Invited by the Travel Agents Association of India to
Khatmandu, Nepal to present a paper on “ The Threat
to
Taj Mahal due to Air pollution from Mathura
Refinery”.
6a. Special Lecture : Invited
by Banaras Hindu University , to deliver a
National Fellowship Lecture on Environmental
problems
at their Ecology centre .
7. Associated
with high level Technical :
Committee s
a) chairman
: Technical committee, A.P. state Water pollution
control Board, (1976-1983)
b) chairman
: A.P. State Committee on Ecological studies of Kolleru
Lake.
(1976-1982)
c) Member : A.P. State Water
pollution control Board (1976-1979)
d) Member
: A.P. state committee on Environment (1976-1980)
e) Honorary
Environmental Advisor : Visakhapatnam Municipal corporation
f) Member
: Environmental Appraisal Committee, Union Ministry
of Environment and Forests.
g) Member : Expert Committee on Environmental impact of
Telugu Ganga project.
h) Member
: Expert committee on Environmental Impact of
polavaram project.
i)
Member
: Sectorial committee on Ecology & Environment , A.P.
state council of science and Technology.
j)
Member
: Environmental protection council, Government of
Orissa.
k) Member
: Advisory Committee on Artificial Rains,
Government
of Andhra Pradesh .
L) chairman,
: Environmental Monitoring committee
Visakhapatnam port Trust (10years)
8.Author of Books :
1. Sampling and Analysis of water and sewage.
2.
Save Taj Mahal and people of Braj Mandal
3. Elements of Air pollution and control
4.
Nuclear plants – The sailent killers
5. Tehri Dam is a Time Bomb
6.
Artificial Rains
7. Manamu mana parisaralu (Telugu)
( We and our Environment )
8. Investigation report on Environmental problems
in Visakhapatnam and the
surrounding areas
(388 pages) sponsored by the union Ministry of
Environment and Forests.
Institute of Development and planning studies
(Manuscript) August 1990.
9. Text Book on Man and his Environment (230
pages) sponsored by the U.G.C., New
Delhi
(Manuscript) October
1994.
9. List of publications
please see annexure
10.popular Lectures :
Delivered several popular lectures on Ecology
and Environmental pollution control at
meetings of Lions club, Rotary
club etc. In
different places in the state and
through
A.I.R. Broad cast since 1971.
:
Delivered popular scientific and technical
lectures on Environmental pollution
problems to the Trainees at the
N.S.S.
orientation programmes, Academic staff
college of Andhra University and Institute
of Administration, Government of Andhra
of Administration, Government of Andhra
Pradesh.
10.(a) popular scientific articles : published 70
popular scientific articles on
Ecology and
Environment problems in
several News papers in English and Telugu like
The Hindu, Indian Express, Deccan
chronicle,
News Time. Eenadu, Andhra Jyothi, Andhra
prabha, Visalandra.
11.Awards Received
: 1. Best Teacher Award of
the state
Government of Andhra Pradesh, 1986-87.
2.
Best Environmentalist Award of the
Municipal
corporation, Visakhapatnam,
1983
3. SWAMY PRAVANANDA NATIONAL Award
on Ecology and Environmental sciences of
the
University grants commission,1991.
Significance of activities
Prof.T.Shivaji
Rao made significant contribution to
human Knowledge on several crucial contemporary mproblems in the emerging areas
of Environment. Among these notable contributions are:
1. pollution
threat to Taj Mahal due to improper siting of an oil refinery at Mathura within
the Zone of influence of the Taj trapezium region.
2.Environmental
implication of proposed hydro-electric project in silent valley.
3.Dissolving
the conflict between Development and Environment of Kolleru lake in Andhra
Pradesh.
4.Threat to
water supply and Environment of Madras due to improper location of modern
slaughter house in the catchment of Red hills lake.
5.Environmental
impact due to improper siting of a fertilizer plant on the Kakinada coast in
Andhra Pradesh.
5a.Environmental
impact due to improper siting of a major fertilizer plant at Sawai Madhopu,
Tiger sactuary in Rajastan and its
relocation in a safer placedownstream.
6.Environmental
impact due to siting of a nuclear power plant at kaiga on the west coast of
Karnataka.
7.Environmental
hazards due to improper of a nuclear plant at Nagarjuna sagar dam.
8.Artificial
rain making for improving water and power supplies and Environment.
9.Environmental impact of improper siting of North Madras
thermal plant at pulicat lake
10.Environmental
aspects of Telugu Ganga project.
11. Taming
the cyclones through cloud seeding.
12.
Environmental impact on improper siting of Tehri dam.
13.Disaster
scenario due to a maximum credible accident to a hazardous chemical storage
tank in the port area of Visakhapatnam.
14.Environmental
Guidelines on selection of appropriate sites for thermal and Nuclear plants.
15.Environmental
aspects of Sardar sarovar project with alternative strategies for minimizing
the costs and risks.
16.Environmental hazardsdue to improper siting of a mechanized
slaughter house at Rudraram, medak district, Andhra Pradesh.
1.Sampling
and Analysis of water and sewage
2.Elments of
Air pollution and its control
3.Nuclear
plants – The silent killers
4.save Taj Mahal
people of Brajmandal
5.Tehri dam
is a Time Bomb
6.Mana
parisaralu (our Environment) in Telugu publish by the Telugu Academy Government
ofr Andhra Pradesh.
7.Megha
madhanam (cloud seeding)
8. cloud
seeding to fight droughts in India
9. Almatti
dam and its disasterous impact
List of publications
Environmental
impact due to improper siting of a major fertiliser plant at sawai
Madhopu,Tigersactuaryin Rajasthanand its relocation in a safer placedownstream.
Out of morethan 200 scientific and Technical articles
published by him . So far about 130 articles are placed on website as can be
scene from the following presentation based on their classification into
several groups.
1. Group . Dam
s,
Impacts and remedial Methods
a) Mulla
periyar dam, Risk, Remedial Measures
1.
Mulla periyar dam under designed for peak floods (8.1.2012 )
2. Mulla periyar dam violations of safety (11.1.2012)
3.
Solution to reserve Mulla periyar
dam (17.12.2014)
4.
Scientific remedial measures to resolve a problem of Mulla periyar dam
(26.12.2012)
5. New dam to replace Mulla periyar dam
(2.1.2012)
b) Polavaram dam damaging Impacts and solutions for sustainable
development.
1. Godavari flood utilization ,
urgency (1.2.2011)
2. Experts wanted polavaram to be builtas
a barrage (5.2.2011)
3.why present experts are mistaken on
polavaram dam. (4.3.2011)
4 .Environment clearence for polavaram
project (13.12.2010)
5. Rewoke clearance for polavaram (13.12.2010)
6. Dr.K.L. Rao warned on under design on
polavaram (30.11.2010)
7. Indira Gandhi view on polavaram
(30.11.2010)
8. Diffective clearences for polavaram
(29.5.2010)
9 . polavaram
Bachawat tribunal award illegality and disastrous (20.6. 2015)
10. Bungling of polavaram
(3.11.2010)
11.possible
collapse of polavaram dam (2.9.2010)
12. Design
mistakes of polavaram dam (21.6.2010)
13. Invetable
collapse of polavaram dam (2.6.2010)
14.More
defective clearance of polavaram
(29.5.2010)
15. polavaram
Images (24.7.2010)
16. Why
Barrages preffered to dam (21.9.2010)
17. Reconcile problems od polavaram
(12.11.2010)
18. Meterialisation
of polavaram (19.10.2010)
19. Dam break Analysis
of polavaram (19.11.2010)
20. polavaram
burst kills 45 lakhs people (23.4.2010)
21.Hazards of
polavaram verses safe barrages (7.1.2010)
22.polavaram project without
submersion of lands (13.11.2009)
23.polavaram dam break
(24.1.2012)
24. 45 lakhs
will be killed due to polavaram (5.7.2013)
25. Insufficient
and diffective clearences for polavaram project (27.11.2010)
C. Almatti dam its Impacts and
remedial methods
1. Krishna
tribunal misleads (9.3.2011)
2.States
fine to stop increase of Almatti dam (9.3.2011)
3.Why
Maharashtra failed om Alamatti problem (9.3.2011)
4.
Mischief about Almatti dam (17.2.2011)
5.
Alamatti dam break Analysis (9.2.2011) (26.1.2011)
6 .
Alamatti back water curve, 1 (10.2.2011)
7. Alamatti back water curve, 2 (10.2.2011)
8. Alamatti as akiller project (7.1.2011)
9.
Alamatti dam break flood (5.1.2011)
10.
Almatti dam is likely to collapse (5.1.2011)
11. Modify
killer Alamatti dam (24.2.2011)
12.Why
Sangli city and other villages will be flooded (27.2.2011)
13.How
experts cheated on Alamatti back water (29.4.2011)
14. How Kolhapur and sangli will be flooded (11.3.2011)
D. Special Dams
1.
Tehri dam is a time Bomb (28.5.2008)
2. How to make Tehri dam safe
(12.2.2008)
3.Rampadasagar dam on Godavari (12.2.2008)
4. Modification of sardarsarovar project
(12.2.2008)
E. Madras water supply problems of pollution.
1. Chennai drinking water from
red hills leak likely to be polluted (4.1.2013)
F. Risks to Delhi population due to potential chemical Gas
leaks
1. Accidental chemical storage
leaks in the middle of new Delhi (6.4.2010)
G. Environmentalism and spiritualism
1.Environmentalism as true spiritualism
(12.2.2008)
2.Upanishads promote positive thinking and
health (12.2.2008)
3. Pranic Healing positive health true expert (2.12.2008)
4.Understanding life and death
for experts (2.12.2008)
5. Karma and Rebirth for good
expertise (2.12.2008)
H.Fevers and Mosquito
control
1.control
of Mosquitos to stop spread of fevers (2.12.2008)
I. Solving
Visakhapatnam city water supply problem
1. Methods of solving drinking water
supply problems of Visakhapatnam (15.2.2013)
J.Cloud seeding
1.Cloud seeding simplified(London) (21.9.2010)
2.cloud seeding (25.2.2008)
3.cloud deeding by Farmers (Introduction) (18.12.2014)
4.Cloud Hydro Electricity (20.12.2014)
5. cloud seeding for more cheaper electricity and food (18.12.2014)
6.cloud seeding for Agriculture (1.9.2012)
7. cloud seeding drought (26.6.2013)
8.cloud seeding video by experts
(25.8.2012)
9 . cloud seeding in Andhra (24.7.2012)
10.cloud seeding for India (27.6.2012)
K. Safety of Nuclear plants
is impossible , Kudamkulam reactors
1.
Nuclear safety is impossible
(11.10.2012)
2. Experts confuse on Nuclear safety
(4.6.2012)
3.Improper location of Nuclear
plant (12.2.2008)
4. Myths of Muclear safety
(12.2.2008)
5. Environment impact of Nuclear plant
(12.2.2008)
6 Nuclear plants the silent killers (
12.2.2008)
7. Fukushima relevancy to
Kudamkulam (3.2..2012)
8. Nuclear accidents senerio
(28.10.2011)
EARLIER PUBLICATIONS(1962-2012):
- “A SHORT TERM TOTAL OXYGEN DEMAND TEST” – in Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation, Washington D.C.(USA), April, 1962
- “TOTAL OXYGEN DEMAND ACCELERATION WITH LONG-PHASE SEEDING” – in Proc. Of the “17th Annual Industrial Waste Conference” Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana (USA), May 1962.
- “STANDARDISING THE SANITATION PRACTICES IN FOOD MANUFACTURING PLANTS” – in Proc. Of the “7th Indian Standards Convention” Calcutta, January, 1963
- “STANDARDISING THE UTILISATION AND DISPOSAL OF WATES IN FOOD INDUSTRY” - in Proc. Of the “7th Indian Standards Convention” Calcutta, January, 1963.
- “LACTOSE ASSIMILATION IN SEWAGE MICRO-ORGANISMS” – in journal of the Institution of Engineers(India) Calcutta, Octo.1963.
- “OXIDATIVE DISSIMILATION OF GLUMATIC ACID AND ASPARTIC ACID IN SEWAGE MICRO-ORGANISMS – in Journal of Environmental Health, Nagpur, October, 1964.
- “A RECASTING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING,EDUCATION IN INDIA – in Journal of Environmental Health, Nagpur, April, 1965
- “SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX AS A PARAMETER IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS” – in Journal of Environmental Health, Nagpur, October, 1966.
- “MIXING IN VESSELS AGITATED BY A PADDLE STIRRER” – in Journal of Environmental Health, Nagpur, July, 1966.
- CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN UNIVERSITY & INDUSTRY (for research in sanitation problems) – in Proc. Of the 1st “Seminar on Liaison between University and Industry” College of Engineering, Bangalore, June 1967.
- T.Lm. VALUES OF SOME MODERN PESTICIDES TO THE FRESH WATER FISH – in Journal of Environmental Health, Nagpur, 1967
- SOME ASPECTS OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL – in Proc.of the Symposium on Industrial Wastes & Water Pollution Control, Institution of Engineers, Bangalore, December, 1969.
- “TOXICITY OF CERTAIN CHEMICALS TO FISH” – in Proc. of the Symposium on Industrial Wastes & Water Pollution Control, Institution of Engineers, Bangalore, December, 1969.
- “REMOVAL OF FLURIDES FROM DRINKING WATER” –in Proc. Of the “Seminar on Industrial Waste Treatment and Defluridation of Water supply”, Institution of Engineers. Hyderabad, January,1969.
- “UNIVERSITIES ROLE IN ENSUING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF ENGINEERIDNG PROJECTS” – in Proc.of the Symposium on “Co-ordination between University & Industry, Andhra University, August, 1971
- “THE PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG ENGINEERS” – in Proc.of the Symposium on “Co-ordination between University & Industry, Andhra University, August, 1971
- “WATER SUPPLY & DRAINAGE FOR VISAKHAPATNAM” –in Proc. of the “Seminar on Town Planning in Visakhapatnam” Andhra University, September,1971.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ASPECTS OF URBAN PLANNING” – in Proc. of the “Seminar on Town Planning in Visakhapatnam” Andhra University, September,1971
- “T.Lm. VALUES OF SOSME MODERN PESTICIDES TO THE FRESH WATER FISH” Aplocheilus Penchax – in Proc. of Symposium on Human Environment with special reference to the Pollution of the Atmosphere, land and water, Andhra University, January,1972.
- MEDIAN TOLERANCE LIMITS OF SOME CHEMICAL TO THE FRESH WATER FISH “CYPRINUS CARPIO” – in Journal of Environmental Health, Nagpur, July 1975.
- “A SPATIAL CONCEPT OF INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT – VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT AS ACASE STUDY” – in 63rd Annual Conference of Indian Science Congress, Waltair, January, 1976.
- “ECONOMIC GROWTH WITHOUT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION – THE NEED FOR BIOLOTGICAL CONTROL” – in 63rd Annual Conference of Indian Science Congress, Waltair, January, 1976.
- “RECYCLING OF NITROGEN IN VILLAGES” – in “Noble Symposium on Nitrogen”Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences” Stockholm, Sweden, August-September, 1976
- “POLLUTION OF TAJ MAHAL AND BRAJ MANDAL” – in National Seminar on “Conservation of Cultural Objects” Osmania University, Hyderabad, December, 1976.
- “ROLE OF UNIVERSITY IN WATER POLLUTION CONTROL” – in National Seminar on Consultancy and Equipment Manufacture for Water Pollution Control, Institution of Engineers (India), Hyderabad, January, 1977.
- “SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CO-OPERATION AMONG NON-ALIGNED COUNTRIES” – National Seminar on Non-alignment, S.V.University, Tirupati, February, 1977
- “THE HANDLING OF NITROGENOUS WASTES IN RURAL INDIA” – in Ambio Vol.6 No 2-3 (1977)
- “IMPENDING DESTRUCJTIONOF TAJ MAHAL” - in All India Seminar on Environmental Agents and their Biological Effects, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 1978.
- “POLLUTION OF TAJ MAHAL AND ITS ENVIRONS DUE TO THE PROPOSED MATHURA OIL REFINERY” – in Int.Symposium on Environmental Agents and their Biological Effects, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 1978
- “EFFECT OF AIR POLLUTANTS ON MONUMENTS – A CASE STUDY TO SAVE TAJ MAHAL AND ITS ENVIRONS” – Seminar on a vanishing culture with reference to Srisailam Project, Golconda Society, Hyderabad, 1978.
- “AIR POLLUTION THREAT TO THE TAJ MAHAL AND ITS ENVIRONS DUE TO MATHURA OIL REFINERY” – in Chemical Age of India, 29(8) August, 1978
- “STONE CANCER THREATENS TAJ MAHAL” – Seminar on “Effects of Pollutants on Taj Mahal”. Ind. Environmental Society & International Program on Environmental Management Edn., Agra, October, 1978.
- “EXPERT EVIDENCE BY PROF.T.SHIVAJI RAO TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON AIR BILL.” – in Joint Committee on air (Prevention& Control Pollution) Bill, 1978 – Evidence C.B.(ii) No.320, Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi, March 1979.
- “THREAT TO THE TAJ AND PEOPLE OF BRAJ MANDAL DUE TO POLLUTION FROM MATHURA REFINERY” – Conference on Management of Environment, Regional Centre for Urban & Environmental Studies, Institution of Public Administration, Lucknow University, Lucknow, Mach 1979.
- “SAVE TAJ AND PEOPLE OF BRAJ MANDAL”- in 28th Annual Convention of the Travel Agents Association of India, Khatmandu, March 1979 (Nepal).
- “THE TAJ MAHAL” – Seminar, May, 1979
- “MATHURA REFINERY AND THE TAJ MAHAL” – in Science Today, June, 1979
- “SHORT-TERM, POLLUTION THREAT TO MATHURA REFINERY AT THE TAJ AND ITS ENVIRONS” – in Chemical Age of India 30(10) October, 1979.
- “AGRA UNDER A CLOUD” –in The Times of India, October 21, 1979
- “THREAT TO AGRA AND ITS ENVIRONS DUE TO WA TER POLLUTION FROM MATHURA REFINERY” – Seminar on Environmental and Tourism, Indian Environmental Society & International Program on Environmental Management Education, Bharatpur, November, 1979.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIESOF MATHURA REFINERY POLLUTION IN TAJ & ENVIRONS” – Seminar on World Environmental Day & Environment Impact Assessment Indian Environmental Society, New Delhi, June, 1980.
- “CONFLICT BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT OF KOLLERU LAKE” – In National Seminar on Resources, Development & Environment of the Eastern Ghats, March, 1982, Andhra University, Waltair.
- “THREAT TO W TER SUPPLY AND ENVIRONMENT OF MADRAS DUE TO IMPROPER LOCATION OFA MODERN SLAUGHTER HOUSE” – Seminar on “The Environment in 2001 AD Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Madras, July 1984.
- “PROGRESS WITHOUT POLLUTION – CASE STUDIES ON SITING OF NUCLEAR AND FERTILISER PLANTS” – in International Symposium on Science, Technology and Development, UGC, New Delhi, March 1987.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - A CASE STUDY ON THE SITING OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR AT KAIGA” – in National Conference on Futurology, Technology assessment and Forecasting, S.V.University, Tirupati, April, 1987.
- “CLOUD-SEEDING FOR IMPROVED WATER AND POWER SUPPLIES AND ENVIRONMENT” – Seminar on Artificial Rain and Aerial seeding, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, March, 1988.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS” – National Seminar on Modernisation and Environment, Andhra University, Waltair, November,1988.
- “NUCLEAR REACTOR AND ITS IMPACT DUE TO WRONG SITING AT NAGARJUNA SAGAR DAM” – in National Seminar on Modernisation and Environment, Andhra University, Waltair, November, 1988.
- “EFFECTS OF THE NUCLEAR POWER PROJECTS ON THE ECO-SYSTEMS WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO KAIGA” – in National wok-shop on Nuclear Plants, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore, December, 1988.
- “SOURCES AND STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION” – in National Seminar on Air pollution, Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Hyderabad, March, 1989.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE” – International Conference of EAROPH VI Congress, New Delhi, February, 1978.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED NORTH MADRAS THERMAL PLANT ON PULICAT LAKE” – in National Conference on Futurology Technology assessment and Forecsting S.V.University, Tirupati, April, 1987.
- “APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES FOR A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE” – in National Seminar on Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Developments, Institution of Engineers (India) Madras, September, 1989.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF TELUGU GANGA PROJECT” – in National Seminar on Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Developments, Institution of Engineers (India) Madras, September, 1989.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR SCIENTISTS ND ENGINEERS”- in National Seminar on Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Developments, Institution of Engineers (India) Madras, September, 1989
- “CHALLENGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND CONSERVATION” – in Potti Sreeramulu Memorial Lecture, Potti Sreeramulu Memorial Society, Sreenivasa Sastri Hall, Madras, March 1990.
- “NUCLEAR PLANT AT KUDANGULAM” – in Value Education Today, published by All India Association for Christian Higher Education, New Delhi, 1990.
- “TAMING THE CYCLONES THROUGH CLOUD SEEDING” – in Work-shop on “Environment and Disaster Management” Institution of Engineers (India), Visakhapatnam, June 1990
- “DAM FAILURE – A CASE ANALYSIS” - in Work-shop on “Environment and Disaster Management” Institution of Engineers (India), Visakhapatnam, June 1990
- “GAS-LEAKS” - in Work-shop on “Environment and Disaster Management” Institution of Engineers (India), Visakhapatnam, June 1990
- “ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE TO TEHRI DAM – A NEGATION OF THE PROEJCT” – in Urja, Vol.28 No.5, Pages 64 –66, November, 1990
- “ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES ON SITING OF NUCLEAR AND THERMAL POWER PLANTS” – in National Conference on Environmental issues of Andhra Pradesh, S.V.University, Tirupathi, February, 1991.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF NUCLEAR PLANT PROPOSED AT TRIKKARIPUR, KASARGOD, KERALA STATE” – In Seventh National Convention of Environmental Engineering, Institution of Engineers, Mangalore , October, 1991.
- “TEHRI DAM – A BOON OR A BANE”? – in Seventh National Convention of Environmental Engineering, Institution of Engineers, Mangalore , October, 1991.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION – ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS” – in UGC National work-shop on Environmental Education in University curricula, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, March, 1994.
- “CLOUD SEEDING” – in National Seminar on Globalisation, State and Environment, Centre for for Aea Studies, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 9-10 March, 1995
- “WATER QUALITY STUDIES IN PRAWN CULTURE PONDS IN GODAVARI DELTA” – in Seminar on Sustainable Shrimp Farming and Environment in Orissa, Institution of Engineers, Bhuvaneswar, August, 1995.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF PRAWN CULTURE ON KANDALERU CREEK, GUDURU, A.P.STATE” - in Seminar on Sustainable Shrimp Farming and Environment in Orissa, Institution of Engineers, Bhuvaneswar, August, 1995.
- “POLLUTION ASPECTS OF PRAWN CULTURE IN NELLORE COAST” - in Seminar on Sustainable Shrimp Farming and Environment in Orissa, Institution of Engineers, Bhuvaneswar, August, 1995.
- “WILL THE HAZARDOUS TEHRI DAM WIPE OUT CALCUTTA”? – in Work-shop on Ecological Disruption and Environmental Pollution Problems inWest Bengal, Calcutta University,April,1996
- “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS ON SOUTHERN WATER GRID”- in panel discussion on water resources, Indian Water Resources Society, New Delhi,March,1996
- “ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES IN SAARC COUNTRIES”- in National Workshop organized by SAARC center, Andhra University, April, 1996.
- “GODAVARI-CAUVERY WATER GRID – A PANACEA FOR THE ILLS OF SOUTH INDIA” – in UGC National workshop on Environmental Education, Annamalai University, August, 1996.
- “ENVIRONEMNTAL IMPLICATIONS OF ALAMATTI DAM” – in workshop on Socio Technological and Environmental aspects of Alamatti dam and Krishna waters, Civil Engineering Department, Andhra University, October,1996.
- “A PRELIMINARY DAM BREAK SCENARIO OF ALAMATTI PROJECT” - in workshop on Socio Technological and Environmental aspects of Alamatti dam and Krishna waters, Civil Engineering Department, Andhra Univerjsity, October,1996.
- “ENVIRONMENT – CONFLICTS AND CONCERNS” – in Seminar on Education, Science and Technology Second World Telugu Federation Conference, December, 1996.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AT THE EMERGING KILLER DISEASES” – in National Seminar on Environmental Monitoring and Management, Kakatiya Univejrsity, April, 1997.
- “CLOUD SEEDING FOR SUPPRESSING HAIL STORMS”- in work shop on Environment, Earth Day celebrations organized by Centres for Environment of Osmania and J.N.T.University, April, 1997.
- “MOSQUITO MENACE – ERADICATION BY ENGINEERING METHODS” - in World Environment Day celebrations Meeting, GITAM Engineering College, Visakhapatnam, June 1997
- “ARTIFICIAL RAIN MAKING FOR INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION MANAGEMENT’ – in International Conference organized by Centre for Environment, JNT University, 1997.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION IN SELECTIONOF SITES FOR INDUSTRIES” – in International Conference organized by Centre for Environment, JNT University, 1997
- “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT” – in 13th IBAP Annual Regional Conference on “The Fourth Pillar –The Curriculum and the Environment, Khatmandu, Nepal, 21-24th November, 1997.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF IMPROPER LOCATION OF ALKABEER SLAUGHTER HOUSE ON NAKKARVAGU STREAM, PATANCHERU – in World Water Day Celebrations meeting, GITAM Engineering College, Visakhapatnam, March 2000.
- “SIR ARTHUR COTTON” – in Fourth World Telugu Conference organized by World Telugu Federation, Visakhapatnam, 27-29th December, 2000.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF RAISING MULLAPERIYAR DAM – in World Water Day celebrations Meeting, GITAM Engineering College, Visakhapatnam, March, 2001.
- “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF NARMADA DAMS – in National Work shop on Report of World Commission on Dams- Development, Osmania University, Hyderabad, June 2001,
- “CLOUD SEEDING FOR REPLENISHING DEPLETED RESERVOIRS TO SUSTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF STREAMS AND LAKES POLLUTED BY INDUSTRIES – in Chairman’s address,International Conference on Industrial Pollution and Control Technologies, JNT University, Hyderabad, December, 2001.
- “CLOUD SEEDING TO SUPRESS HAIL STORMS AND INCREASE ANNUAL RAINFALL FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT” – in Earth Day celebrations, Ministry of Environment, Government of A.P.,Hyderabad, April, 2002.
- CLOUD SEEDING TO AUGMENT RAINFALL –National workshop on Water harvesting, Engineering College, Mandya, Karnataka State, October,2003
- CHALLENGES IN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER MITIGATION IN INDIA, - World Conference on Disaster Management Infrastructure and Control Systems, JNT University, Hyderabad, November, 2003
- HALTING DESERTIFICATION BY INTERLINKING OF RIVERS IN SOUTH INDIA World Conference on Disaster Management Infrastructure and Control Systems, JNT University, Hyderabad, November, 2003
- NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT World Conference on Disaster Management Infrastructure and Control Systems, JNT University, Hyderabad, November, 2003
- PLANNING FOR DISASTER MITIGATION OF DAMS IN EARTHQUAKE-PRONE AREAS - World Conference on Disaster Management Infrastructure and Control Systems, JNT University, Hyderabad, November, 2003
- AERIAL GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY FOR EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS IN INDIA, World Conference on Disaster Management Infrastructure and Control Systems, JNT University, Hyderabad, November, 2003
- EARTHQUAKES, DAM SAFETY AND DISASTER MITIGATION, International Symposium on Natural Hazards (INTROMET), Indian Meteorological Society, Hyderabad,24-27 February,2004.
- INTERNATIONAL STATUS ON CLOUD SEEDING, National Workshop on Cloud Seeding and Weather Modification, S.V. University, Tirupati, November, 2004
- WATER RESOURCES AUGMENTATION TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF DROUGHT , National workshop on Environmental Awareness and Pollution Control, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Visakhapatnam, July 2004
98. TSUNAMI DISASTER AND ITS LESSONS FOR ENSURING SAFETY
OF INDUSTRIES, DAMS AND CITIES, Seminar on Tsunami Disaster, Centre for
Environment, JNT University, Hyderabad, January, 2005.
99. CLOUD SEEDING OPERATIONS – AN ENVIRONEMNTALIST’S
VIEW, International workshop on Weather Modification and Cloud Seeding
Technologies for Rain Water Enhancement, JNT
University, Hyderabad, 27-28, January, 2005
100.
A PROPOSAL FOR A
CLOUD SEEDING INSTITUTE IN ANDHRA PRADESH,
International workshop on Weather Modification and Cloud Seeding
Technologies for Rain Water Enhancement, JNT
University, Hyderabad, 27-28, January, 2005
100.ELECTRICITY, AGRICULTURE AND DRINKING WATER AT
CHEAPER COST,
International workshop on Weather Modification and Cloud Seeding
Technologies for
Rain
Water Enhancement, JNT University, Hyderabad,27-28,
January, 2005
101. DAM BREAK
ANALYSIS AS A CRITICAL PARAMETER FOR SAFETY OF
IRRIGATION PROJECTS– a case study of RP Sagar dam on Godavari river, National
Seminar on Hazards and Disasters
Management, SVUniversity,
Tirupati,February, 2006
102. ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND PESTICIDE
POLLUTION, Regional UGC
Seminar on Environmental Pollution,
PG Department of Chemistry, Siddartha
Colleges,
Vijayawada, 28-29,July 2006.
103.DAM BREAK ANALYSIS ON POLAVARAM PROJECT, Workshop
on Perspecitves on
Polavaram project organized by WWF project organization, ICRISAT, Hyderabad,
September 2006.
104. HIGHER EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,
CR Reddy College,
Eluru,
September, 2006
105. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF POLAVARAM PROJECT ON GODAVARI ECO-
SYSTEMS, UGC Workshop on Environmental Education, P.G.Department, IDEAL
College, Kakinada,
November, 2006
106.CHEMISTRY EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, National Seminar
on Modern Trends in Chemistry Education,
GITAM, Visakhapatnam,
December, 2006.
107. PROMOTION
OF NATIONAL PROSPERITY BY CLOUD SEEDING, International
Workshop on Weather Modification-2006,
JNTU, Hyderabad,
January 2007
108.COPING WITH
WATER SCARCITY IN PENINSULAR INDIA,
Workshop on World
Water
Resources Day, JNT
University, March 2007.
109;GLOBAL
WARMING AS A MAN-MADE DISASTER AND CLOUD SEEDING
TO
TACKLE IT, key-note address , Institution of Engineers,Bangalore,June,2007
110.CLOUD SEEDING TO AUGMENT PRECIPITATION FOR AGRICULTURE-
Work-Shop on Weather Modification
, JNT University,
Hyderabad
,July,2007
111.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES-THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES – National work-
shop on
Sustainable Development: Rethinking Environmental Initiatives (SD-REI-2008),
St.Joseph’s College for Women, Visakhapatnam, 1st and 2nd
September,2008.
112. CLOUD SEEDING IS A KAMADHENU, A GOD GIVEN GIFT TO INDIAN
FARMERS
–International
Workshop And Brainstorming Session On Cloud Seeding Operations In
Andhra Pradesh, JNT University
Hyderabad December
15-17, 2008,.
113. CLIMATE
CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT – Seminar on Low
Carbon Futures-Policies and
Strategies , The Association of British Scholars (ABS),
Visakhapatnam Chapter, Visakhapatnam,
September 7-8,2009
114. DAM BREAK ANALYSIS AND BACKWATER LEVEL
ESTIMATE FOR
POLAVARAM PROJECT INSTITUTE OF CONCRETE ENGINEERING ,
Visakhapatnam September, 2010
115.
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,
Work shop on World Water Resources
Day, Institute of Science, GITAM Unviersity,
Visakahaptnam, March, 2010
116. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND ITS IMPACT ON
CLIMATE CHANGE,
Workshop on Climate change, AP
Pollution Control Board, Visakhapatnam, September
29, 2010.
117. IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS ON BIODIVERSITY, workshop organized
by Department of Environmental
Studies, and Union Ministry of Environment and Forests,
GITAM University Visakhapatnam,
March 24, 2011
118. CLIMATE CHANGE-IMPACT ON BIO-RESOURCES OF
COASTAL AREAS – Seminar
organized by PR College, Kakinada,
February 1, 2012
119. State level workshop on
Threat to Wetlands- Conservation Methods –organized by
department of Chemistry, Maharaja’s
College, Vizianagaram, February 2, 2012
120. CLIMATE CHANGE – EARTH SUMMIT
– online discussion , The Association of
British Scholars (ABS), Visakhapatnam
Chapter, Visakhapatnam, September 7-8,2009
121. ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY TO COME BACK GLOBAL
WARMING- Seminar
organized by Dept. of Civil
Engineering, Institute of Technology, GITAM University,
March 2, 2012.
SUCCESS STORIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS
Prof.T.Shivaji Rao was born on 2-1-1932 at Mudinepalli in
Gudivada taluk of Krishna District. His
father Vidwan Tipirneni Venkata Subbayya garu was a poet and high school
teacher. Lakhsmi Eeswaramma was his mother. He is Presently working as Director, Centre for
Environmental Studies, GITAM Engineering college, Visakhapatnam, India.
Previously worked as Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Andhra University,
College of Engineering. He was a Member of the
Senate Academic Council and the Syndicate of the Andhra University. Besides being an academician and a Research
worker in the fields of Ecology and Environmental Pollution Control also
worked as expert to the state and Central Governments as an expert
committee member for several industrial, Irrigation and Hydro-power projects
and he also worked as an environmental
activist by highlighting the crucial
environmental issues at public meetings and in the mass media and by
preparing scientific and technical reports for presentation before the state
High Courts and the Supreme Court.
Obtained a Bachelors Degree from
Sir,M.Visweswariah Engineering college in 1956 and worked for 2 years as field
Engineer in the water supply and Buildings division of Nagarjuna Sagar
dam. Joined the faculty of Civil
Engineering at Andhra University in 1958
and later proceeded to Rice University,
Houston, Texas
on Research Assistantship for higher studies.
After returning from USA with MS
degree in Environmental Sciences and Engineering started Masters degree programme in public health
Engineering at Andhra University in 1963 and taught the Post Graduate Students
the subjects of Epidemiology, Parasitology, Environmental Sanitation, Sanitary
Chemistry, Micro-biology, Radiological health, Industrial Hygiene, Hydrology
and Hydraulics, Advanced water supply and sewage treatment, Industrial waste
treatment, Stream sanitation, Air Pollution Control, Environmental Impact
Analysis etc. Guided theses work for
Masters and Doctoral Degrees. Published a few books and several papers on
environmental problems.
Invited by the Royal Swedish
Academy of Sciences for
participation in Nobel symposium in August 1976. worked as a member of the A.P.State Pollution Control
Board (1976-79) and as Chairman, Technical
Committee of the Pollution Control Board (1976-82). Formerly Member of environmental Appraisal
Committee, Ministry of Environmental and Forests, Government of India. Member of the Expert Committee on Artificial
Rains, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Fellow
of the A.P.Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India). Recipient of Best Teacher
State Award of Government
of Andhra Pradesh for 1986-87. Recipient
of the University Grants Commissio’s National Award “Swami Pravananda” Award on
“Ecology and Environmental Sciences” for the year 1991. For the year 2002 he
was conferred Sivananda Eminent Citizen Award by Sanathana Dharma Charitable
Trust .
Besides 85 publications on
Environmental Issues in National and International journals, authored the
following books:
- Save Taj Mahal and People of Braj Mandal
- Sampling and Analysis of Water and Industrial Effluents
- Nuclear Plants – The Silent Killers
- Elements of Air Pollution and its Control
- Tehri Dam is a Time Bomb
- Artificial Rain-Making
- Man and his Environment (in Telugu)
- Alamatti Project –Andhraku Aristame (in Telugu)
- Meghamadhanam (in Telugu)
- Cloud Seeding for India
1. Among the most successful
environmental crusades launched by Prof.Rao, the campaign launched in 1975 to
SAVE TAJ MAHAL from the industrial pollution due to the wrong siting of a 6
million tones Mathura
refinery in the upwind side of Taj caught the attention of people all over the
world. In fact the team of scientists
from the Royal Swedish
Academy of Sciences, had gone through
my environmental impact reports on the Threat to Taj and also witnessed my
personal presentation of the problem to Mrs.Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, who
visited the Indian Science Congress exhibition at Visakhapatnam on 2nd January 1976. Mrs.Indira Gandhi promised to take necessary
action to save the Taj and the life and culture of Brajmandal. The Swedish Scientists congratulated me and
subsequently invited me along with 20 other experts from all over the world to participate as one of three key resource person in the
NOBLE SYMPOSIUM AT STOCKHOLM during August-September 1976. During the symposium extensive calculations
were made and for the first time a serious warning about Ozone depletion was
given along with suggestions on how to abate the impending environmental threat
to human life. These efforts created scientific awareness on ozone depletion among the people in all countries of the world and due to public pressure several nations initiated mitigative measures on emissions of hydro chloro floro carbons.
2. As a member of the investigation
team on the DELHI GAS LEAK TRAGEDY in
December 1985 Prof.Rao made the first Disaster scenario for a chlorine
tank-burst including the air pollution modeling which indicated that such large
scale chlorine storage tanks will wipe out lives of lakhs people in New Delhi in
case of an accident and presented alternate solutions to the industry and the
state to safe-guard public health. (see website above:
3. Prepared perhaps for the first
time in the country DAM BURST SCENARIO FOR THE TEHRI DAM and as a member of the
expert committee that evaluated the environmental safety of the dam and
disaster management and presented the report to the Union Minister for Environment and Forests and
suggested alternate solutions for the problem.(See book on Tehri Dam is a Time Bomb by the author)
4. Prepared the CATASTROPHIC FAILURE
CASE STUDY OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OF 2000MW proposed at Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
in Andhra Pradesh and used the air pollution modeling to predict the
concentrations of radio-activity and their times of arrival at different places
down wind of the plant. This exercise
led to an intensive study on disaster management systems and the real cost
benefit analysis. An awareness of this
problem ultimately resulted in large-scale public response against this plant
and the Government was given alternate solutions to tide over the power
crisis. In the occasion Prof.Rao wrote
the Book-Nuclear Plants the Silent Killer.
5. Prepared along with his
colleagues a DISASTER SCENARIO FOR THE 10,000 TONNE AMMONIA STORGE TANK due to
a maximum credible accident in the port area of Visakhapatnam city. This paper created awareness of the problem among the people and the Indian Navy the
central and state Governments are planning to take necessary action to save the
people and their properties. After the author became Chairman of the Environmental Monitoring Committee for Visakhapatnam Port Trust he discussed the problem with the authorities and guard the storage tank closed.
6. Saving public health of lakhs of people of Madaras city by preventing the functioning of the major slaughter house erroneously located in the foreshore area of red hills lake, the source of drinking water for the Madras Metropolitan city and the suburbs. When the Tamil Nadu state government wanted to export meat to foreign countries they wanted to start a major slaughter house to kill thousands of animals including buffaloes, pigs and other animals, the public were agitated that their only source of drinking water will be highly contaminated with the poisonous effluents from the above slaughter house. The state Government and its expert committee without following environment ethics and moral standards they sanctioned permission for the factory. NGO organisations like Madras Environmental Society requested me as an independent expert to make an environmental impact assessment of this project in July 1984 and I prepared a scientific and technical paper on this subject and the news was carried by all the local news papers and I gave public lectures on this subject in the city which created high level of public awareness on the hazards of the project. Subsequently cases were filed against this highly polluting industry in the High Court and the Supreme Court and ultimatley on the court orders the factory buildings were constructed but its functioning was stopped. Public health of the lakhs of people was protected and this hard work resulted in sustainable development of human resources of Madras.(for more details see the websites above)
Among the serious attempts made
by Prof.Rao to protect public health, unique ecological systems, cultural
heritage and the environment and to create awareness on crucial emerging
environmental problems of contemporary society considerable success has been
achieved as indicated below
Prof. Rao has a wife and a son. His wife Mrs.T.Lavanya Lata
and his grand daughters Ms.Renu Sravanthi and Smriti are a great source of
inspiration to him in taking up the cause of the environment.
He still active as a Honorary
Professor of JNT University and is an advisor on Cloud Seeding operations for
the Tamil Nadu state Government . He is also the Chairman of the Environmental
Monitoring Committee of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust and also a member of the
Expert Committee of Forest Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
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