SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES

Brief Profile of the School

The School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University was set up in 1988 by the University Grants Commission with the objective of manpower training and multidisciplinary research on ocean sciences and technology. The efforts of the School were further supported by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and the Department of Ocean Development in 1991, creating a centre for "Coastal Ocean Design and Prediction System" (CODAPS). This was in recognition of the multidisciplinary expertise available at the University from the staff of various departments.

The School has already undertaken important programmes in teaching, research and manpower training. It was selected in 1999 as the lead centre in India for a collaborative programme with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, under the DFID programme, for setting up a centre for "Integrated Coastal Zone Management Training".

Outline of the admin1istrative/academic structure

The School is governed by an Academic/admin1istrative Committee as per University guidelines. It is chaired by the Vice Chancellor, and includes all teachers of the School. The following external experts act as Advisors:

Prof. Supriyo Roy (FNA)

Prof. Ananda Deb Mukherjee (Vice Chancellor, Vidyasagar University)

Dr. Pranabes Sanyal (Member, National Coastal Zone Authority)

Dr. Ashis Ghosh (Former Director, Zoological Survey of India)

Contact
Programmes Offered
Infrastructural Facilities
Research
Seminar/Conference
Consultancy Services
Extension Services
Other Highlights
Publication

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Contact

1. Address of the School : Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032

2. Telephone no. : (033) 472-0628
Fax : (033) 473-1484
E-mail : iczom@cal2.vsnl.com
Website : http://www14.brinkster.com/juoceanography

3. Date of establishment : 1988

4. Built-up area of the School : 250 sq.m. (approx.)

5. Name of the Director : Dr. Sugata Hazra

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Programmes offered by the School, including taught courses (M.A., M.Phil etc., if any) as well as Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral, under the following heads.

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Infrastructural facilities

· • Books in the Library of the School : 120
· • Journals/periodicals subscribed to by the School : 2
· • Computers in the School : 4

basic and advanced facilities

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Research

· • No. of ongoing research projects, with total outlay : Rs.24.7 lakhs
    + Rs.18 lakhs (committed)

· • No. of completed research projects, with total outlay : Rs.18.5 lakhs
    seminars/conferences

· • Members who have attended national seminars/conferences in last 3 years : 18

· • Members who attended international seminars/conferences in last 3 years: 11

Projects undertaken by the School of Oceanographic Studies

Projects completed

1. Study of the outer Hooghly estuary and shelf off Balasore-Digha coast by remote sensing (sponsored by DOD)

2. A study of erosional and accretional activities along Digha coast for planning sustainable development sponsored by (DOD)

3. Studies on technological changes among marine fisher folk of coastal West Bengal : a sociological investigation sponsored by (DOD)

4. The economy of marine fishing in West Bengal : Digha coastal location (sponsored by DOD)

5. Cyclonic storm-surge modelling in the Bay of Bengal by finite element method (sponsored by DOD)

Total sanction for the above projects from DOD, Govt. of India:
Rs.16,35,140/- (Rupees Sixteen lakhs thirty-five thousand one hundred and forty only).

6. Structural analyses of Schirmacher Hills, East Antarctica.
(Infrastructural support from DOD, Govt. of India)

7. Study of the coastal processes and their effects on the environment in certain sector of Sunderbans sponsored by DOE, Govt. of West Bengal
[Supported by DOE, Govt. of West Bengal; sanctioned amount:
Rs. 2,15,000/- (Rupees two lakhs fifteen thousand only) ]

Ongoing Projects

·• Geomorphic and environmental appraisal of Sankarpur-Dadanpatra sector: a potential tourism zone on coastal Bengal
[Sponsored by DOE, Govt. of West Bengal; sanctioned amount:
Rs. 2.70 Lakhs (Rupees two lakhs seventy thousand only) ]

·• Integrated Coastal Zone Management & Training (ICZOMAT), in collaboration with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
(Sponsored by DFID, Govt. of India, 1999-2002; supported by DFID, Govt. of U.K. Sanctioned amount: Rs. 8+14 lakhs, + Rs.18 lakhs committed)

Major thrust areas within the subject in which research activities are being pursued.

The School conducts interdisciplinary research in the following areas:

1. Sea level changes

2. Coastal geomorphology and shore line management

3. Coastal dynamics, processes and sediment transport

4. Land use mapping and planning using Remote Sensing & GIS

5. Coastal environment

6. Development of tide forecasting model

7. Development of sea wave forecasting model

8. Cyclone diagnosis and development study

9. Air-sea interaction

10. Storm surge modelling

11. Oceanic mineral resources

12. Structure and tectonics of seas & coasts

13. Non-conventional energy resources of the coast

14. Coastal protection

15. Socio-economic studies of coastal communities

16. Environmental economics

17. IT and web based learning, management techniques

18. Coastal tourism management

19. Coastal pollution

20. Mangrove ecosystem of Sunderbans

21. Microbial diversity in the coastal areas of Bay of Bengal

22. Antarctic geology

Details of ongoing projects funded by external agencies (including UGC, AICTE, CSIR, DST and other Govt. departments and institutes)

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seminars/conferences were held in the School during the last 3 years

Three seminars/workshops

(i) National Seminar on 'Coastal Zone Problems', March 20-22, 1998, Jadavpur University

(ii) National Workshop on ''Disaster Management', January 20-23, 1999, Jadavpur
University

(iii) National Seminar on 'Environmental Issues and Human Security: National & International Dimensions', April 10-11, 2001, Jadavpur University.
(See item 35 below for awareness programmes.0

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consultancy services

The School has offered consultancy services to the Government of West Bengal for :
1. Analysis of the coastal erosion problems along Digha Coast

2. Preparation of Land Use Map of the coastal stretch and participated in preparation of Coastal Zone Management Plan for West Bengal

3. Identification of hazardous material dumping ground for Haldia.

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Details of extension activities over last 3 years.

1. Organised an awareness camp for the fishermen of Dadanpatra Bar near Digha,
May 8, 2000.

2. Organised a seminar on 'Coastal Ecosystem' for school students as a 'Science Day' celebration at Jadavpur University, 4 & 5 June, 2000.

3. Organised an open session with the NGOs working in the coastal zone of West Bengal, September 9, 2000, Jadavpur University.

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Any other highlights:

1. In 1999, selected as the lead centre in India to impart training on 'Coastal Zone Management' by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, & MOEF.

2. Participated in preparation of land use maps of the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) area of West Bengal

3. Participated in formulating Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for West Bengal.

4. Conducted UGC-sponsored Orientation Programme, Refresher Course on Oceanography, and Coastal Zone Management courses sponsored by UGC;

5. An M.Phil Programme in Oceanography has been proposed, to commence in 2002.

6. The Integrated Coastal Zone Management courses offered by the School and the activities of the School has been highly appreciated by University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the media.

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Publications

67 papers including 22 in international journals/fora and conference proceedings
Please see Annexure-II for full list.
(Since the establishment of the School, its members have produced a total of 4 books, 110 articles/papers, 3 volumes of conference proceedings and 8 reports.)

International

1. A.D. Mukherjee & Sanjay Chatterjee: Remote Sensing as a tool for updating the history of change in shape of an estuarine island. 2nd International Symposium on Operalization of Remote Sensing, The Netherlands, 1999.

2. A.D. Mukherjee, Tuhin Ghosh, Sudip Kr. Sengupta, Pranabes Sanyal. Mapping and monitoring of the coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) of West Bengal, India. 2nd International Symposium on Operalization of Remote Sensing, 1999, The Netherlands.

3. Ranen Sen & Arindam Sarkar, Characterisation of a complex Lateritic Ore by Mossbauer Spectroscopy and its relevance in the beneficiation of Laterites, N. Jb. Miner Mh (2001-Communicated).

4. Classification characteristics of a cyclone and hydraulic cone classifier in a Copper ore - Milling Circuit., Proceedings Mineral Engineering, Brisbane, Australia, 1996.

5. Hazra, S., (2000). The Phulad shear zone and transitional wall rock structure at the western margin of the middle Proterozoic Delhi mobile belt of Rajasthan, India. International Geological Congress, Brazil.

6. Ghosh, S., Hazra, S., Sengupta, S. 1999. Planar, Non Planar and Refolded
Sheath folds in Phulad Shear Zone Rajasthan, India. Jr. of Structural Geology,
Vol. 21, 1715-1729.

7. Hazra, S. 1998. Sense of fold asymmetry in single phase and superposed
folding. In Evolution of Geol. Structure.. (Ed. S Sengupta) Chapman & Hall
Lond. p 397 - 408

8. Sen, Gautam, Mondal, R.K., Chatterjee, M., Sen, B.K., Sen, S. Ground -level concentration of nitrogen oxides (No. X ) at some traffic intersection points in Calcutta.. Atmospheric Environment, 34, 629 - 633. 2000.

9. Sen, Gautam, Chatterjee, M., Sinha, D.K. Dynamical initialization of boundary layer data. Bound. Layer Meteorol., 87, 509 - 514. 1998.

10. Debesh Chakraborty, Kakali Mukhopadhyay. India's Energy Consumption Changes during 1973-74 to 1989-90: An Input Output Approach. Journal of Applied Input Output Analysis, Vol. 5, December 1999.

11. Debesh Chakraborty, Tuhin Das, Rajyasri Neogy. Sustainability of marine fishing: a case study of west Bengal.. Applied Economic Letter, Vol. 7, 2000.

12. Subir Mukherjee, S. Dasgupta & S.K. Roy Distribution and characteristics of micronodules in pelagic sediments from the central India Basin, Indian Ocean and their implications, Marine Mining (UK), Vol. 7, pp. 351-360, 1998.

13. Subir Mukherjee, S. Roy, S. Dasgupta & M.Mura, Petrogenesis of ferromanganese nodules from east of the Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian Basin, Indian Ocean. Marine Geology, Vol. 157, pp. 145-158, 1999.

14. Subir Mukherjee, Control of evolution of mineral assemblages in ultrahigh temperature metamorphosed Mn carbonate-silicate rocks from the Eastern Ghats Belts, India, Accepted for Publication in Euro. Jour. Min., 2001.

15. Rajyasri Neogy, Sustainability of Marine Fishing: A Case Study of West Bengal - Applied Economics Letters, 7 pp. 707-710, 2000.

16. Bhandari, G., and Das, S.C., 1996: Study of Sand Movement of Digha Coast, West Bengal through Remote Sensing and Mathematical Modeling. In Abstract Volume, Indo-US Symposium-Workshop on Remote Sensing & Its Application. Mumbai. Organised by 'The Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering, IIT, Bombay and 'The Clean Energy Research Institute' & 'The Remote Sensing Laboratory', University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.

17. Bhandari, G., and Das, S.C., 1997: A Study of Beach Erosion through Remote Sensing, Field Survey and Mathematical Modeling. Presented in the Fourth International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, ERIM, Orlando, USA. Proceeding Vol. II, pp. II-492 to II-501.

Papers Communicated:

18. Sarkar, S., Chakraborty, S., Ghosh, T. and Sengupta, S. Kr. 2000. Current crescent without discrete obstacle: an example from Sagar island, India. Communicated to Sedimentology, USA.

19. Bardhan, S. and Ghosh, T. 2000. Regional mass mortality of Glauconome sculpta (Bivalvia) and the Holocene sea level changes on the east coast of India. Communicated to Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Japan.

20. Ghosh, T., Hazra, S., Sen, G. and Mukherjee, A.D. 2001. Erosion-Accretion
Process in Sagar Island, Bay of Bengal in Response to Relative Sea Level Rise. Communicated to AMBIO, Sweden.

21. Baksi, A., Hazra, S., Sen, G.K. and Mukhopadhyay, A.D. 2001. Estimation of
relative sea level rise from tide gauge data of Sagar island of Bay of Bengal. Communicated to AMBIO, Sweden.

National

1. A.D.Mukherjee, Our coasts in crisis. Banabithi, 12-16, 1996.

2. A.D.Mukherjee, Coastal zone problems and integrated coastal zone management programme. Proc. National Workshop on Coastal Zone Problems, Calcutta, 1998.

3. A.D.Mukherjee, Tuhin Ghosh, Arabinda Ghosh. Prospective and prospect of coastal zone management around Bakkhali, West Bengal. National Seminar on ICZM, ATI, Calcutta, April, 1998.

4. A.D.Mukherjee, Erosion and accretion in the Digha coastal region. Journal of Geography and Environment, Vidyasagar University, 1999.

5. A.D.Mukherjee, Disaster Management. Proc. National Workshop on Disaster management, Calcutta, 1999.

6. A.D.Mukherjee, Synthesis of Morphotectonics and Volcanics of the Central Indian Ocean Basin, Current Sc. Vol. 76, pp. 296-304, 1999

7. A.D.Mukherjee, Technical Report on construction of a ship for operation in Shallow sea to DOD Government Of India 1996

8. A.D.Mukherjee, Technical Report on the Coastal Ocean Prediction System, Submitted to DOD, Government of India, 1998

9. A.D.Mukherjee, Technical Report on the feasibility of sinking a deep tube well in Lake Town Area for establishing a Mineral Water Plant, 2000

10. P.K. Banerjee, A genetic re-interpretation of the shore parallel sand ridges on the Contai-Balasore floodplain, West Bengal and Orissa. Jour.Geol.Soc.India, In press.

11. Ranen Sen, A study of Freibergite from Polymetallic Sulphide Ore deposits of Delhi-Aravalli Oragenic belt of Rajasthan, Jour. Geol. Soc. of India, 52 pp. 543-547 (1998)

12. Baksi, A., and Hazra, S., (2001). Environmental Refugees from Vanishing Islands, Conference Presentation under publication.

13. Hazra. S, (with Banerjee, S.) (2000). Outline of an Integrated Exploration Strategy for oil and gas and allied non-conventional energy resources of West Bengal. Proceedings of the VIIth West Bengal State Science & Technology Congress, Calcutta, March 2000, pp. Env. 25-26.

14. Hazra, S. (2000), Structural Analyses of the Western part of Schirmacher Hills, East Antarctica, Technical Publication no.14, Government of India.

15. Mukherjee A , Hazra S. 1997: Changing paradigm of petroleum exploration in
Bengal Basin. Indian Journal of Geology, V69,no. 7., p 41-64

16. Hazra S. 1995 :Development of Grabens and associated Fault Drag : an
experimental study. Proc. Indian Acad. Sc. V 104, no. 3, p 489-498

17. Chatterjee, M., and Sen, G., (2001): Uncertainties in Climate Change Modelling, Conference Presentation under publication.

18. Sen, G., . Mukhopadhyay, P.S. Mondal, G.K., Sinha, D.K. Coupled surge wave model for Bay of Bengal, MAUSAM, 48, 323 - 328. 1997.

19. Sen, G., Sinha, D.K., Chatterjee, M. Dynamics Of The Lower Troposphere: A Diagnostic Critique Of Pre-Monsoon And Monsoon Scenarios. Calcutta University Press. 62pp. 1996.

20. Sen, G., Chatterjee, M., Sinha, D.K. Understanding the turbulent structure of the atmospheric boundary layer : a diagnostic approach. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 105, 63 - 80. 1996.

21. Debesh Chakraborty, T.K. Das and R. Neogy. Some Aspects of Co-operation in Marine Fishing in the Subregion: India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka -- Presented in the "SAARC Tripartite Brainstorming Session (Workshop)", RIS, September 17-18, 1996, New Delhi.

22. Debesh Chakraborty, T.K. Das and R. Neogy. Technology Choice Under Risk in Marine Fishing -- Fishery Technology, 1996, Vol. 33 (2)

23. Debesh Chakraborty, Sonali Banerjee and Tuhin Das. A study on population growth and environmental sustainability of a wood fuel based energy system. Demography India, vol. 20, no. 1, 2000.

24. Subir Mukherjee Biogenic influence on the geochemistry of pelagic red clay and siliceous ooze sediments associated with ferromanganese nodules in the Central Indian Basin - A Comparative Study. Abstract presented in VII W.B. State Science & Technology Congress, Calcutta, 2000.

25. Rajyasri Neogy, Technology choice under risk in marine fishing - Fishery Technology, 32(2), July 1996

26. Rajyasri Neogy, A Socio-Economic Study of marine Fishermen in West Bengal - A Micro Study. Paper presented at XVI National Conference, Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad, 1996

27. Bhandari, G., Adak, N. and Chakraborty, S., 1997: Performance of Model Footing on Compacted PFA, Geo-Jute Reinforcement Overlaying Soft Clay. Presented in the Workshop on Jute Geotextiles, Calcutta. Organised by Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA), Jute Manufacturers Development Council (JMDC).

28. Bhandari, G., and Rao, G.V., 1997: Erosion Control with Geosynthetics. Workshop on Geosynthetics Technology, Bangalore.

29. Bhandari, G., and Remoldi, P., 1997: Construction Techniques of Geogrid Reinforced Soil System - State of the Art. Workshop on Geosynthetics Technology, Bangalore.

30. Bhandari, G., and Das, S.C., 1998: A study of Beach Erosion for Appropriate Protection of Digha Coast. Presented in the National Workshop on Coastal Zone Problems. Organised by School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, Calcutta.

31. Bhandari, G., and Chakrabarty, S., 2001: An Experimental Study on the use of Compacted PFA as Load Bearing Fill on Soft Soil. Communicated to Indian Geotechnical Conference 2001. Organised by Indian Geotechnical Society, Indore Chapter, Indore, India.

32. Bhandari, G., and Chakrabarty, S., 2001: Improvement of Bearing Capacity using Compacted PFA and Geo-Jute Reinforcement over Soft Clay Layer. Accepted for presentation in Indian Geotechnical Conference 2001. Organised by Indian Geotechnical Society, Indore Chapter, Indore, India.

33. Ghosh, T. 1997. The mode of epibiont attachment on molluscs in Chandipur beach, Orissa and its palaeontological implications. CURRENT SCIENCE, India, Vol.73, No.12, p.1111-1114.

34. Ghosh, T. and Sengupta, S. Kr. 1997. Morphological changes of Ghoramara Island: a documentation. Indian Journal of Geography and Environment. Vol.2, p. 64-65.

35. Ghosh, T., Sengupta, S. Kr. and Sanyal, P. 1998. Changes, effects and measures of the landuse/landcover pattern in Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) of West Bengal. In Proceedings: National seminar on Coastal Zone Problems, Calcutta, p. 193-201.

36. Ghosh, T. 1999. Biological interpretation of geoevents in coastal Sundarbans. In Sundarban Mangals (Edited by Dr.K.R.Naskar), Naya Prokash, India, ch.2, pp.121-25.

37. Ghosh, T. 1996. In Abstract Volume: Rivers of Sundarban: the real problem. 3rd West Bengal State Science Congress, Burdwan University.

Papers Presented in Conferences/Seminars/Symposia

1. Sen, G. (2001): Sea Level Rise in Bay of Bengal and its Impact on Coastal Inundation, Presented in the Seminar of Bio-Mathematics Group of Delhi University, May 24, 2001.

2. Sen. G. (2001): Storm Surge Model of Bay of Bengal, Presented in a national Seminar on Application of Mathematics, At Kalyani University, March 26-27, 2001.

3. Ghosh T., Ray N., Bhandari G. and Hazra S. Evaluation of Landuse/Landcover Dynamics and Shoreline Changes of Sundarbans through Remote Sensing. Seminar on the Sundarban Mangals, Calcutta Wildlife Society. June 2001.

4. Ghosh, T. 2001. Experience in Monitoring the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) of West Bengal, India. 3rd International Symposium on Reducing the Impact of Toxic Chemicals in the Bengal Basin, February 10-12 & 14-16, 2001.

5. Ghosh, T. 2000. Destruction and Agony in Ghoramara Island. Accepted to present in the 22nd Conference of Institute of Indian Geographers (IIG) and IGU Commission meeting on Land Degradation and Desertification, January 9-11, 2001.

6. Ghosh, T. et. al. 2000. Monitoring and management of the coastal zone of West Bengal. 7th West Bengal State Science Congress, Jadavpur University.

7. Mukherjee, A.D., Ghosh,T. and Chatterjee, S. 1999. Remote sensing as a tool for the history of change in shape of an estuarine island. 2nd International Symposium on Operationalization of Remote Sensing, The Netherlands.

8. Ghosh, T., Ghosh, A. and Mukherjee, A.D. 1998. Perspective and prospect of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) around Bakkhali, West Bengal. National Seminar on ICZM, Calcutta.

9. Ghosh, T., Bhandari G., & Hazra S., Assessment of Landuse/Landcover Dynamics and Shoreline Changes of Sagar Island through Remote Sensing. Accepted for Proc. of 22nd Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS 2001), Singapore, Nov.2001.

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