Ismail Mondal

University of Calcutta · Department of Marine Science

Agriculture is a significant contributor to the country’s economic development. We used multiple Landsat images from 1990 to 2021 in the Murshidabad-Jiaganj Block to assess changes in the agricultural system and their underlying causes. The Rabi season saw a 10.99% growth in agrarian regions from 1990 to 2000 and an 8.86% increase in 2010, yet it d...

The East Kolkata Wetland (EKW) is a Ramsar wetland near the Kolkata megacity. EKW is a vital wetland ecosystem that provides several direct and indirect ecosystem services to the Kolkata metropolitan area. The rapid expansion of urban development near the EKW is exerting significant stress on the EKW, resulting in the fastest rate of wetland degrad...

Human interventions leading to effluent generation, which are critical threats to the environment. The Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant emits daily 7,500–8,000 metric tonnes of fly ash. Our investigation revealed fly ash deposition in the surrounding soil, containing high levels of copper (5.75 mg/kg) and iron (53.05 mg/kg). To evaluate the tolerance e...

Human interventions leading to effluent generation, which are critical threats to the environment. The Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant emits daily 7,500–8,000 metric tonnes of fly ash. Our investigation revealed fly ash deposition in the surrounding soil, containing high levels of copper (5.75 mg/kg) and iron (53.05 mg/kg). To evaluate the tolerance e...

The startling rate of biodiversity loss, particularly in ecologically delicate coastal environments, is a major environmental concern facing the globe today. As sustainable exploitation of natural resources, including timber and other forest products from tropical rainforests and mangrove habitats, is crucial this research will examine the factors...

This study documents a novel method for tracking spatio-temporal variability of productivity-related elements, including particulate organic carbon (POC), particular inorganic carbon (PIC), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), dissolved nitrate, total phosphate, and dissolved phosphate, in the Sundarbans coastal aquatic system over a period of twenty years (2002...

Groundwater is a crucial natural resource that supplies potable water to the local population in Jashore, Bangladesh. In recent years, the district has experienced groundwater scarcity during the summer season, significantly affecting both domestic and agricultural usage, thereby impacting the local populace. However, accurately assessing its avail...

In the face of rapid urbanization, understanding and managing changes in Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) is crucial for the sustainability and resilience of urban ecosystems. Rapid urban growth resulting from changes in LULC, can lead to the fragmentation and degradation of Ecosystem Services (ES), including habitat provision, water regulation, and...

Land degradation encompasses ecological, biological, and physical deterioration of land resulting from natural or anthropo�genic factors, including soil erosion. Piping erosion, specifcally in arid and semi-arid regions, is recognized as a signifcant cause of land degradation. Therefore, it is crucial to identify the infuential factors and spatial...

The study explores the spatio-temporal variation of water quality parameters in the Hooghly estuary, which is considered an ecologically-stressed shallow estuary and a major distributary for the Ganges River. The estimated parameters are chlorophyll-a, total suspended matter (TSM), and chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM). The Sentinel-3 OL...

One of the major crucial issues that need worldwide attention is open stubble burning, which imposes a variety of adverse impacts on nature and human society, destroying the world’s biodiversity. Many earth observation satellites render information to monitor and assess agricultural burning activities. In this study, different remotely sensed data...

Landslides can be listed as a major natural hazard for the Bostanlik district, Uzbekistan characterized by its mountain terrain. Currently, a monitoring system is not in place, which can mitigate the numerous negative effects of landslides. The current study presents the first Earth Observation-based landslide inventory for Uzbekistan. We applied a...

The study aims to assess variations in spatio-temporal characteristics of water quality parameters from three tropical estuaries, namely Muri-Ganga, Saptamukhi, and Hooghly, in the western portion of the Indian Sundarbans. Reliable retrieval of near-surface concentration of water quality parameters such as Chlorophyll-a, SST & TSM from diverse aqua...

Sobha watershed located in the Puruliya district of West Bengal, India is experiencing severe soil erosion due to specific geo-environmental settings and unscientific land practices. It poses a serious threat to agricultural and natural resource development, resulting in land degradation and desertification. This study attempts to identify soil ero...

Monitoring decadal shoreline change is essential to understand the influence of coastal processes on the coastline. The shoreline is constantly shaped by natural and anthropogenic factors, and so, it is critical to understand decadal trends. The prediction of future shoreline positions is a must for effective long-term coastal zone management. This...

Aerosols are an inextricably linked component of the atmosphere. Nowadays the study of aerosols has attracted the attention of the world community due to the increasing concerns over air pollution and climate change. Aerosol optical depth (AOD) is the measure of aerosols distributed within the atmospheric column from the Earth's surface to the top...

The Pindar Basin is situated at higher ranges of Kumaun Himalaya and is comparatively less studied from a climate change point of view. This basin’s main glaciers are Pindari, Kafni, Bidalgwar, Mrigthuni, and Buriagal. The current trend of the surrounding basins shows that a majority of glaciers have sustained a decrease in this area at an accelera...

The 90.20 km coastal stretch extending from India's Subarnarekha estuary (Balasore District, Odisha) to the mouth of the Haldi River (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) was evaluated. The evaluation was for vulnerability to climate extremes and variabilities (e.g. tropical cyclones, storm surges, and eustatic sea-level rise) resulting in coastal erosion...

This study is an attempt to estimate the spatial distribution of daily evapotranspiration (ET) in the Indian part of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve by utilizing the (Mapping Evapo Transpiration at high resolution with internalized Calibration (METRIC) model. Landsat 8 OLI satellite image was used to run the METRIC model and calculate ET to explain...

The study is conducted to explore the impact on geomorphological landscapes of the present form to compactness in groundwater, surface water, and salinity. Now the study to validate from the in situ data with the satellite-based application has been used to prepare the surface water quality delineation map. In various landform topographies, feature...

The Bhagirathi, Mathabhanga-Churni, and Ichamati rivers in West Bengal are characterized by frequent riverbank erosion and planform changes along with their courses. This study examines the morphodynamic changes of river Bhagirathi, Churni, Mathabhanga, and Ichamati considering the relationship between land use and land cover and geomorphology duri...

The sea level (SL) at Sundarbans started rising at the onset of the Holocene era, then gradually slowed down at 7,000 years before the present (BP), and then it nearly stabilized at 2,000~3,000yr BP. There was a steady increase in SLR by 1.7 mm yr‐1 throughout the 19th century, but it escalated to 3mm yr‐1 during the final decade of the 20th centur...

The canopy density of forests is highly influenced by population pressure which cause forest fragmentations, deforestations, forest degradation and also land reclamation for infrastructure and agriculture. This study was envisaged with the objective of mapping the forest canopy density with two different methods by using Landsat 8 OLI dataset of th...

The present study aims to estimate areal extent of the mangrove forest cover in the eastern Sundarban of Bangladesh from 1989 to 2019 to understand mangrove dynamic over the last 30 years. Freely available Landsat TM of 1989, 2014, and L8 OLI imagery were used to generate land use/land cover (LU/LC) map for the study area using maximum likelihood (...

This paper investigates the impacts of changing land use–land cover on the land surface temperature (LST) and normalized differential vegetation index (NDVI) distribution in the Indian part of the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve by utilizing remote sensing and geographical information system. Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM), Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM...

This study aims to analyse the shoreline oscillations of three estuarine Islands in Sundarban delta and its impact on mangrove forests around the Islands. Six multi-temporal Landsat images spanning 42 years (1975–2017) have been used in the study. Band ratio was computed to discriminate the water line from the land, which was later digitized. Digit...

The present study shows the groundwater potential assessment and an effective management of the groundwater resources in Bostanlik district, Uzbekistan based on the integrated utilization of remote sensing and GIS techniques. For the current study, various thematic spatial layers such as soil map, geology map, land use/land cover (LULC), elevation,...

The Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) has measured using remote sensing and GIS methods, with MODIS data collected in Jharkhand from 2011 to 2017. The state's eastern and northern borders have greater aerosol loadings (AOD: >0.5) while the southern and western parts have lower aerosol loadings (AOD: <0.3). Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary aer...

The present study integrates Remote Sensing, GIS and ground survey to study the floristic composition of medicinal as well as herbal plants within and around Chilkigarh village; the major fascination of Chilkigarh, West Bengal, India. The Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) layers of land use and land cover (LULC...

Sagar Island is a very popular pilgrimage destination located in the western part of Indian Sundarbans. This study employs Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) extension tool in ArcGIS platform to study and analyse the shoreline dynamics of Sagar Island by utilizing satellite images extending 40 years (1975-2015). 44 transects with 100 m spacin...

Natural calamities have adverse effects on the life of marginal and small farmer practicing rice cultivation in Sundarban areas. Through discussion and questionnaires opinion of farmers were obtained that was applied to mitigate the problem of rice cultivation. Rice varieties tolerant to stagnant flooding, submergence and salinity had great promise...

The primary objectives of this study are to identify glacier cover, detect changes of glacier from 1978 to 2017 in Bhutan, and identification of vulnerable zone based on glacier changes. Landsat images and remote sensing (RS) techniques, Maximum Likelihood Classification approach of Supervised Learning of image processing has been utilized to detec...

Natural calamities have adverse effects on the life of marginal and small farmer practicing rice cultivation in Sundarban areas. Through discussion and questionnaires opinion of farmers were obtained that was applied to mitigate the problem of rice cultivation. Rice varieties tolerant to stagnant flooding, submergence and salinity had great promise...

Groundwater vulnerability assessment to delineate areas that are more susceptible to contamination from anthropogenic source has become an important element for sensible natural resource management and land use and land cover planning of Jangalmahal area. This contribution aims at estimating aquifer vulnerability by applying the DRASTIC model in Ja...

The present study on crop suitability analysis is a prerequisite for achieving optimum utilization of the available land resources for sustainable agricultural production. To assess the suitability of crop type for a particular land area, at least five parameters are considered, i.e., physical properties of soil, chemical properties of soil, ground...

Much progress has been made since the first published report on application of remote sensing in mangrove mapping nearly 40 years ago. Remote sensing is now a widely used proxy in mangrove ecosystem related research mostly due to increased affordability of data and ease of access. This work reviews previous works on mangrove forests using remote se...

Lateral migration of the Bhagirathi River temporally creates unavoidable geomorphic hazards in West Bengal, India. The Bhagirathi River flows SW for ~67.30 km between the confluence point of Ajay and Jalangi rivers in East Burdwan and Nadia districts of West Bengal. The course of Bhagirathi is notably migration prone and cultivates problematic chan...

The Bostanlik district, Uzbekistan, is characterized by mountainous terrain susceptible to landslides. The present study aims at creating a statistically derived landslide susceptibility map – the first of its type for Uzbekistan - for part of the area in order to inform risk management. Statistical index (SI), frequency ratio (FR) and certainty fa...

Sundarbans Reserve forest of India has been undergoing major transformations in the recent past owing to population pressure and related changes. This has brought about major changes in the spatial landscape of the region especially in the western parts. This study attempts to assess the impacts of the Landcover changes on the mangrove habitats. Ti...

Image classification is an important process of land use and land cover mapping. For effective image classification, quite a few aspects have to be considered including the accessibility of quality of satellite imagery, ground control points, a accurate classification method and the skill and proficiency of the user in the processes involved. This...

We would like to gratefully acknowledge all reviewers for their time and expertise so generously given to the peer review of manuscripts in Sustainable Water Resources Management in 2018. We truly appreciate their continued support and commitment in helping us maintain and improve the quality of our journal.

Northeastern Region (NER) of India commonly experiences the occurrence of rigorous convective squalls, commonly known as Thunderstorms (TS) or Nor’westers through the months of March to May. This study utilizes satellite images of Kalpana-1 satellite in Thermal Infrared (TIR) and Water Vapor (WV) channels to identify TS genesis, frequency, and trac...

The significance of Urban heat island (UHI) is to space heater than the urban adjacent area. This heat energy creates by urban people, house, shops, cars, buses, trains, industrial zone, etc. The UHI be an vital occurrence of urban environment in addition to gives direct and circumlocutory effect lying on urban population. In UHI calculating using...

Severe convective storms, commonly known as Thunderstorms (TS) or Nor’westers are common events during the pre-monsoon season (March-May) in the North Eastern (NE) states of Assam and Meghalaya of India and accounts for 20-25% of annual rainfall there. The present study aims to utilize images of Kalpana I satellite in Thermal Infrared (TIR) and Wat...

Preset study is an attempt to highlight the degree of changes of morph dynamic condition of Ichamati River, a part of Ganga basin during four decades. The most relevant morph dynamics variables like rainfall, discharge, groundwater, geology and soil, and also human factors have been taken into account for understanding the nature of ecosystem. Stud...

All the processing and post-classification steps were completed using the software packages ENVI 5.1 and ArcGIS 10.1. Six types of LULC classes were identified in the study area: snow cover, bare soil/rock, forest, waterbodies, built-up areas and areas used for agriculture. Supervised classification methods and maximum likelihood algorithm were use...

This study aims to analyze the long-term shoreline oscillations of an estuarine island in Sundarban delta, and its impact on mangrove forests around the island. The study was implemented by utilizing six multi-temporal Landsat images of 42 years (1975-2017). Band ratio (5/2) was computed in ERDAS to discriminate the water line from the land, which...

Conference BIODIVERSE 2018

The Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant is a major Thermal Power Plant in West Bengal, India. To assess the impact of Thermal Power Plant on vegetation and soil in surrounding areas is the main focus of the study. The evaluation of the maximum concentration as air pollutants such as SO2, NOx, and suspended particular matter is usually considered as primar...

The most important natural resources, i.e., water and land are the two greatest gifts of nature which supports both the human needs and economic development. This study mainly focuses on the role of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) techniques for the assessment of Site Suitability Analysis and identification of different Str...

Forest cover is applications. Many of these applications not only need information on forest categories, but also the information on tree canopy density should be considered. Due to the advancement in Remote sensing technology and availability of many sources of imagery and various digital classification techniques, forest canopy cover assessment h...

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Sagar coastline is a major attraction site for tourist and also source of income for the local peoples. However shoreline has been changing due to erosion. The shoreline position is difficult to predict but the trend of erosion or accretion can be determinate by statistical techniques. The study aims to assess the shoreline changes and prediction i...

A portable global positioning system (GPS) unit was tested against conventional field techniques for our University Campus plot location the GPS accuracy tested against 3 benchmarks indicated that for the surrounding area the largest average displacement from true position was 48 m form the mean sea level. Five operators were instructed in the use...

Pollution is a global phenomenon which has completely transformed the socio-economic scenario in urban areas all over the world we also care about it. Although the plant has a number of benefits, the lack of treatment of the fly ash generated from this plant has been detrimental to the productivity and quality of the main commercial crops of the su...

Ichamati is a meandering tidal river of West Bengal. While meandering, the river forms of sharp loops and horse-shoes. During the formation of those horse-shoes severe damage is caused to the valuable lands and villages located on its concave banks. It appears that the formation of horse-shoes along the course is a characteristic of the river itsel...

This Study Coastal Scenario in Digha-Junput Coastal Region with special emphasis on High Water Line Shifting coastal tract of Purba Midnapore district, between the Orissa borders to the Junput of Digha Planning Area. Digha planning area lies in the southwest corner of the Purba Medinipur District of West Bengal, India. For Satellite images IRS LISS...

The Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant is a major Thermal Power Plant in West Bengal, India. It is located at Mecheda (approx.) and 55 km from Kolkata. It is situated on the right site of the Rup Narayan River bank which is under the district of Purba Medinipur, west Bengal. The Power Plant is operated by West Bengal Power Development Corporation. The Ko...

The physically-based hydrodynamic model can simulate the water flow dynamics of a stream network against time varying boundary conditions that can be implemented for the case of Ichamati River. Such river models are often an important component of flood forecasting, tidal fluctuation system that forecasts river levels in flood prone regions of the...

The study was carried out to assess some physico-chemical water quality parameters and pollution scenario of the Ichamati river. Water samples were collected from nine different selected stations at origin of the river Majhdia to Taki end portion of the Ichamati river during the pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon periods. A seasonal variation in...

Water bodies are one of our most important yet endangered and under-valued environments. Sustainable management of water body ecosystem is necessary as it serves the important functions such as food storage, water quality maintenance and providing habitat for different species of wildlife. More than 75 % of commercial fish species require water bod...

GIS study aims to tackle problems of Ichamati River Jayanta Gupta |TNN | Sep 9, 2015, 10.34 PM IST KOLKATA: An ongoing study on the morpho-dynamic changes in the Ichamati river system in North 24-Parganas using remote sensing and GIS techniques reveals that it is steadily on its way towards decay, thanks to unchecked human activity and inadequate d...