Educational Qualification:

• M.P.S (Master of Population Studies),International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, 1990 .
• M.R.P (Master of Regional Planning), Department of Architecture & Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1986.
• M.Sc. Geography (Urban Geography& Regional Planning), School of Earth Sciences, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 1983 .

Training or Study in Foreign Countries:

• Training cum Visit cum Exposure on Spatio-Environmental Planning, In Went at Germany, 2003 .
• Urban Planning and Service Delivery, Nanyang Technical University, 2013 .
• Participated in the International training program on ‘Capacity building in the field of Urban Planning and Governance’ at Singapore in 2017.

Professional Experience:

More than 29 years of experience in the field of urban and regional planning and development.

Heading TCPO as in-charge of Chief Planner for last 1.5 Years

As Town & Country PlannerinTCPO Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

• In-charge for Monitoring and implementation of NUIS Scheme in 152 towns including - Mapping at 1:10,000, 1:2,000 & 1:1,000 scales
• Organized Comprehensive Capacity Building Programs at National, Regional & State Levels.
• In-charge of Sub-Scheme on formulation of GIS-based Master Plan for 500 AMRUT Cities.

As Deputy Director (Tech), NCR Planning Board, M/o Urban Development, Govt. of India

• In-charge of Land-use Planning, Transport Planning, Change of Landuse and Settlement Pattern for NCR
• Overall Coordination of preparation of Sub-Regional Plans/ Functional Plans
• Preparation of Regional Plan – 2021
• Formulation of Environmental Management plan for NCR
• Development of GIS database for NCR

As Asstt. Town Planner, NCR Planning Board, M/o Urban Development, Govt. of India

• In-charge of Land-use Planning/ Change of Landuse and Land Use monitoring in NCR.
• Formulation of Master Plans/ Zonal Plans of towns in Haryana, Rajasthan, U.P. & Delhi.
• Development of GIS database for NCR.
• Review of Regional Plan 2001.
• Evaluation & appraisal of project plans .
• Technical examination of land-use change issues.
• Preparation of Traffic & Transport Plan for NCR.
• Preparation of Regional Atlas & Town Atlas.
• Development of digital database on Hydro-Geomorphology, Geology & Groundwater for NCR.

As Research Officer, Institute of Town Planners, New Delhi

• In-charge for Research Documentation & Training (CRDT) in Town planning.
• Development of Mapping Standards for Master Plan formulation.
• Computer Applications in Urban Planning.
• Organizing Annual Town & Country Planning Seminars.

As Senior Research Fellow, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University

• All India Co-ordination Project on Impact of Sea Level rise due to Greenhouse Effect on Indian Coasts.
• Estimation of loss due to saline water intrusion on Indian coast,
• Analysis of Socio-Economic Data of coastal areas.
• Coastal Area Planning.
• Digitization of Indian coastal Areas,
• Preparation of digital coastal Atlas.

Professional Membership:

• Fellow Member, Institute of Town Planners, India.