Faculty Name Dr. Venkatesha.

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Designation Associate Professor
Educational Qualification Ph.D. (Geology)
Experience in Years 22 (Teaching, Research & Industrial)
Area of Interest Geology, Remote Sensing and Geospatial
Technologies
Email Id venkateshageo@gmail.com
venkatesha-cv@dayanandasagar.edu

UG, PG & PhD Guidance Details:

Degree Number/Batches
Completed Ongoing
UG 12 2

Journal Publications:

1. Ramaraju, H.K., Venkatesha G. and Arun Kumar Sharma (2016) “Groundwater Geophysical Studies
in the Developed and Sub-urban BBMP Area”, Bangalore, Karnataka, South India , Journal of Earth
Science and Engineering, Vol. 6, No 2, (Serial Number 49)

2. Ramaraju H.K. and Venkatesha G., Determination of water quality index and suitability of an urban
water body in central part of Bangalore, Karnataka, South India, published in the Journal of
Institution of Public Health Engineers, India, pp 25-33, Vol XXXXV, No.3, ISSN-0970-3195,October
2017.

3. Dr. B.T. Shivendra, Dr. K.V. Manoj Krishna, Shivaprasad H, Dr. G.Venkatesha, Study on Laboratory
Review of the use of Bentonite as on site Published in the Journal of High Technology Letters,
ISSN No:1006-6748, Volume 27, Issue 2, 2021.

4. G. Shiva Kumar, R. Gayathri Nivedha, G. Venkatesha, Mohammed Ismail,

H. N. Sridhar, H. K. Ramaraju, Laboratory investigation of workability and mechanical properties
of concrete utilizing fly ash and iron ore tailing waste Published in the Journal Innovative
Infrastructure Solutions (2022) 7:302 https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-022-00906-9, Received: 26
April 2022 / Accepted: 25 July 2022 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.

Conference Publications/Invited talk:

1. Ramaraju, Venkatesha.G, Samarth Urs , Geo-Hydrological Studies in the Developed and Suburban
BBMP Area, Bangalore, Karnataka, presented the paper as a Keynote speaker in the UGC
Sponsored National Conference on Groundwater Management and Assessment in Deccan
Basaltic Terrain held at Deogiri College, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University ,
Aurangabad, pp 3, ISBN:978-93-83587-16-2, Jan 3-4, 2015.
2. Dr. H.K. Ramaraju, G. Venkatesha and Chethan Kumar, “Water Quality assessment for Bruhath
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike area using Quality index”, presented and published in 128/48th
IWWA Convention 2016.
3. Chethan Kumar. K.L., G. Venkatesha, H.K. Ramaraju, Usha N Murthy. Assessment of Ground Water
Quality Using Multivariate Statistical Techniques for Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike area.
Published a paper in the proceedings of National Conference on Futuristic Technology in Civil
Engineering for Sustainable Development held at SJBIT, Bangalore, pp 50-62, during 7th May
2016.
4. Presented a paper entitled “Geophysical investigation of groundwater, potential in BBMP
area of Bangalore, Karnataka, South India” in international conference on best practices in
sustainable water, waste water and energy management 17-19 Aug 2016 at IISc, Bangalore.
5. Venkatesh G., Shivendra B.T., Ramaraju H.K., and Chandrakanth G., Studies of Environmental
Hazards and Groundwater Potential Zones of Arkavathi Catchment of Greater Bangalore Area,
Karnataka, South India. Proceedings of the 22nd International Forestry and Environmental
Symposium 2017 of the Department of Forestry and Environment Science, University of Sri
Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka.
6. Venkatesh G., Shivendra B.T., Ramaraju H.K., Chandrakantha G. Groundwater contamination and
potential zones of Ponnaiyar river catchment of BBMP using RIS, GIS & Geophysical Survey-A case
study. Presented & published in 50th Annual Convention of IWWA, held at Panaji, Goa, Feb 2018.
7. Venkateha G, Ramaraju H.K, Sampreeti S, Pavithra R. Delineation of Groundwater potential zones
using VES survey in the BBMP area of Bangalore City, Karnataka, India, presented & published in
52nd Annual Convention 2020, PATNA, Bihar, page no 96-97.
8. Venkatesha G and Ramaraju H.K, Groundwater potential zones mapping using Geospatial &
Geophysical techniques in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Presented & published in 53rd Annual
Convention 2021, IWWA Hyderabad Centre.
9. Gayahri Nivedha,G.Venkatesha and Spoorthy S S, “Assessment of Water Quality & Sediment for
Lakya DAM, Karnataka, India, Presented & published in 54th Annual Convention 2022, Lucknow.
Patent: NIL

Workshop/ Seminar /FDP attended:

1.Organised Brainstorming workshop on “The Pollution Mechanism in Urban Aquifers of BBMP Area By
Integrated Geophysical, Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques”, conducted on 23-08-2013 at DSCE,
Bangalore-78 (Funded by DRDO & ISRO).

2. Attended workshop on “Global Positioning System (GPS) and its Application” held on 10th May 2013 at
Dr. AIT.

3. Attended workshop on “Geospatial Technology and its Applications” held from 4 th December 2013 to
6th December 2013 at RVCE, Bangalore.

4. Attended workshop on “Aquifer Management and Local Groundwater Issues” held from 17 th to 21st
February at Bhujal Bhawan, Bangalore conducted by Central Ground Water Board Southwestern Region,
Ministry of Water Resources.

5. Attended workshop on “Research Methodology and LATEX” organised by VTU e-learning centre,
Mysore from 29th - 31st July 2015 in Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore.

6. Attended workshop on “Bhuvan Panchayat portal for asset mapping and planning”, organised at ISRO
Headquarters, New BEL Road, Bengaluru held on 4th Dec 2015.

7. Organised Brainstorming workshop on “To Understand The Pollution Mechanism in Urban Aquifers of
BBMP Area By Integrated Geophysical, Remote Sensing and GIS Technique” held 24th APRIL 2015 at
Department of Civil Engineering, DSCE (funded by ISRO and SERB).

8.Organised for Brainstorming workshop on “Oil and Chemicals Intrusion of Mangalore Coastal Soils and
Water” Conducted on 31-08-2018 at DSCE, Bangalore-78.(Funded by MoES & CSIR)

9. Attended Two-day Faculty development programme on Importance of Geology in Civil Engineering (A

Practical approach), 12-13, July 2019 orgnised by Karnataka State Engineering Colleges Geology teachers
association (KSECGTA), Bengaluru in association with Visveswaraya Technological University, Jnana
Sangama, Belagavi-590018, Karnataka.
10. Attended 35th National Convention of Environmental Engineers and National Conference on Green
Technology for clean and green India held on 17-18 August 2019, Bangalore organised by The Institution
of Engineers (India), Karnataka State Centre, Bangalore.

11. Attended AICTE Sponsored Six days online short-term training programme on “Basics of Arc GIS for
Civil Engineering Applications” from 24th May to 29th May 2021 at Sri Venkateshwara College of
Engineering, Vidyanagar, Bangalore-562157.

12. Attended AICTE Sponsored Six days online short term training programme on “Arc GIS training on
Environmental and Watershed Management” from 7th june 2021 to 12th June 2021 at Sri Venkateshwara
College of Engineering, Vidyanagar, Bangalore-562157.

13. Attended AICTE Sponsored Six days online short term training programme on “Recent Treends and
Applications in Arc GIS” from 21st june 2021 to 26th June 2021 at Sri Venkateshwara College of
Engineering, Vidyanagar, Bangalore-562157.

14. Attended NGP-DST Winter School on Geospatial Technologies(level 1)Virtual mode conducted from
10th -Jan,2022 to 31st Jan,2022 by Keladi shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural
Sciences, Shivamogga, Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Forestry
Ponnampet.(Registration Number:2021UAHSSKL101602).

KSCST Funded Project:

1.Groundwater and soil contamination near Mandur landfill site using GIS, GPS and Remote
Sensing Techniques Funded by Karnataka State Council for Science & Technology (KSCST), IISc
Campus, Bangalore on March 2015 with Rs.6,000.

Best Project Social Relevance Award:

Received Best Project Award for my 2017 batch students titled “Identification of Fractured and
Weathered Zone using Electrical Resistivity Method for the Construction of Recharge Structures”.

Resource person:
Resource person in the virtual 21 days DST- sponsored winter school in the Geospatial Science
and Technology(Level 1) training program on the Topic Survey of India(SOI) Toposheets and its
applications conducted from 10th -Jan,2022 to 31st Jan,2022 by Keladi shivappa Nayaka University
of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Department of Natural Resource
Management, College of Forestry, Ponnampet.

Recognised VTU Research Supervisor/Guide from 03-09-2022.

VTU appointed as External Member of Board of Examiners for the year 2022-2023.

Professional Membership

a. Life Member - Indian Society of Remote Sensing (L- 2393).

b. Life member - Indian Water Works Association (LM No: 8933)

FUND GRANTS/PROPOSALS:

• Rs.50,000/- fund granted from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bangalore on
Seminar Proposal submitted on "The Pollution Mechanism in Urban Aquifers of BBMP Area
By Integrated Geophysical, Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques”, conducted on 23-08-2013
at DSCE, Bangalore-78

• Rs.50,000/- fund granted from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi
on Seminar Proposal submitted on "The Pollution Mechanism in Urban Aquifers of BBMP
Area By Integrated Geophysical, Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques”, held 24th APRIL
2015 at Department of Civil Engineering, DSCE.

• Rs.20,000/- fund granted from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New
Delhi on Seminar Proposal submitted on “Oil and Chemicals Intrusion of Mangalore Coastal
Soils and Water” Conducted on 31-08-2018 at DSCE, Bangalore-78.

• Amount of RS 40,000/- Received from Karnatak Science and Technology Academy (KSTA),
Department of Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka for conduction of National
seminar on “Environment Audit -Concerns about water issues in India” on the occasion of
World Water day on 13-april-2022.
• Amount of RS 30,000/- Received from Karnatak Science and Technology Academy (KSTA)
on 16-4-2022, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka to complete
the short-term studies on Assessment and spatial distribution of Groundwater quality in
Bidadi industrial area.