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JNU ENVIS RP ON GEODIVERSITY &

IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT

2018

Repository of

Environmental Knowledge

GEOLOGY &

GEODIVERSITY

Prepared By:

JNU - ENVIS Resource Partner

J N U E N V I S C E N T R E , S E S , J N U , N E W D E L H I - 1 1 0 0 6 7

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The ENVIS Team

Compiled By:

ENVIS Coordinator

Prof. A. L. Ramanathan

Dean,

School of Environmental Sciences

Jawaharlal Nehru University

ENVIS Centre on Geodiversity

& Impact on Environment

School of Environmental Sciences

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi- 110 067

ENVIS Co-coordinator

Dr. Usha Mina

Associate Professor

Contact: 011-26704315, 2670430

Email: jnu-env@nic.in

Website: www.jnuenvis.nic.in

Committee members

Dr. Paulraj R.

Dr. Ramovatar Meena

Dr. Amit Kumar Mishra

Compiled Date: 29th October, 2018

Edition:

1st Copyright ©2018 by ENVIS Publications

School of Environmental Sciences

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Programme Officer

Swati Singh

Information Officer

Sandhya Farswan

IT Officer

Mr. Vijay Kumar

Data Operator

Sabiha Naqvi

Citation:

AL Ramanathan, Usha Mina, Swati Singh, Sandhya

Farswan, Vijay Kumar, Sabiha Naqvi (2018)

Repository Environmental Knowledge on

Hydrogeology, ENVIS.

Sponsored By:

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change, Government of India

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 3

Abstract ................................................................................................................................................... 4

International Protocols, Convention, Agreements, & Key Institutions................................................... 5

National Rules, Regulation, Legislation and Guidelines ........................................................................ 6

Research Papers / Publications ............................................................................................................... 7

Success Stories ........................................................................................................................................ 9

Case Studies ............................................................................................................................................ 9

E-Books ................................................................................................................................................ 10

Important Mobile App .......................................................................................................................... 10

Videos ................................................................................................................................................... 11

Photographs........................................................................................................................................... 12

Latest Conferences ................................................................................................................................ 18

Skill Development Programmes ........................................................................................................... 19

Directory ............................................................................................................................................... 20

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Abstract

Repository of Environmental knowledge on Geology & Geodiversity contains latest

information and knowledge base for research and policy issues. This report contains

information about International Protocols, Conventions and Agreements. It also includes

national rules, regulations, and legislations applicable in India. Current research papers on

Geology & Geodiversity from 2016 – 18 has been included. Important case studies and

success stories also finds place in this report. Some important and basic free e-books, Mobile

Apps, Videos, Photographs have been included. Directory containing important contact

number and e-mails has been included in this report.

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International Protocols, Convention, Agreements, & Key

Institutions

1. UNESCO International Geoscience Programme (2018)

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/earth-

sciences/international-geoscience-programme/

2. INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE PROGRAMME, Flyer, UNESCO. (2018)

http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/SC/pdf/IGCP_Flyer_April

2018_EN_WEB.pdf

3. INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND GEOPARKS PROGRAMME Annual

Report of IGCP for 2017 and Looking Forward in 2018, ppt. (2017)

http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/SC/pdf/IGCP_presentatio

n-PMKeever-2018.pdf

4. STATUTES OF THE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND GEOPARKS

PROGRAMME, UNESCO. (2015)

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0026/002606/260675e.pdf

5. Tales Set in Stone, 40years of the IGCP. 2012, UNESCO. (2012)

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002152/215219e.pdf

6. International Geoscience Programme (IGCP), UNESCO, (2010)

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002177/217714e.pdf

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National Rules, Regulation, Legislation and Guidelines

1. Programme for Enchancing Visibility, Activity and Quality of GSI [100x100

VAQ Programme] VAQ Book Final, August 2018. (2018)

https://www.mines.gov.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/VAQBookFinal140818.pdf

2. Cabinet approves Umbrella scheme “Ocean Services, Technology, Observations,

Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART)” (2018) - Ministry of Earth

Sciences

3. Crustal Processes (CrP) Group (2018) –National Centre for Earth Science Studies,

MoES

4. The Gazette on "Prithvi Vigyan Maulik Pustak Lekhan Yojna". (2016)- Ministry

of Earth Science (MoES/1/32/2014-Estt.)

5. Document on Central Geological Programming Board, PIB. (2016)

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=136415

6. Document of Status of Geological Survey of India. (2011)

https://www.mines.gov.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/GSI.pdf

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Research Papers / Publications

1. Bacterial diversity in snow from mid-latitude mountain areas: Alps, Eastern

Anatolia, Karakoram and Himalaya, (2018)

Roberto Sergio Azzoni et al.

2. Thirteen years of subglacial lake activity in Antarctica from multi-mission

satellite altimetry (2018)

Matthew R Siegfried & Helen A. Fricker

3. Two glaciers collapse in western Tibet (2017)

Lide Tian et al.,

4. Numerical modelling of past retreat and future evolution of Chhota Shigri

glacier in Western Indian Himalaya, (2017)

Prateek Gantayat et al.,

5. Evaluating the contribution of avalanching to the mass balance of Himalayan

glaciers, (2017)

Sourav Laha et al.,

6. An estimate of glacier mass balance for the Chandra basin, western Himalaya,

for the period 1984–2012, (2017)

Sayli Atul Tawde et al.,

7. Meltwater runoff in a changing climate (1951–2099) at Chhota Shigri Glacier,

Western Himalaya, Northern India, (2017)

Markus Engelhardt et al.,

8. Seasonal surface velocities of a Himalayan glacier derived by automated

correlation of unmanned aerial vehicle imagery (2016)

Philip Kraaijenbrink et al.,

9. Geochemical implications of minerals and environmentally sensitive elements

of Giral lignite, Barmer Basin, Rajasthan (India), (2018)

Pramod K. Rajak et al.,

10. Environmental biogeochemistry of high arsenic geothermal fluids, (2018)

Yanxin Wang et al.,

11. The role of biogeochemical processes in the transformation of certain

components in the Environmental geology (2018)

Artem Demenev

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12. Identification of Groundwater in Hard Rock Terrain Using 2D Electrical

Resistivity Tomography Imaging Technique: Securing Water Scarcity at the

Time of Seasonal Rainfall Failure, South Andaman (2018)

S.K. Maniruzzaman et al.,

13. Tectono-sedimentary evolution of laisong sandstones exposed in and around

pherima, Dimapur, Nagaland, (2017)

S.K.Srivastava, Kebenle Kesen

14. Petrographic and geochemical studies of ultramafic rocks of the ophiolite belt in

Manipur, North-East India, (2017)

L.Romendra Singh, Ch.Mangi Khuman, Soibam Ibotombi

15. Geological and geochemical fingerprints in revealing the stratigraphic sequence

of the tectonically jumbled ophiolite mélange zone in Manipur, North-East India

and their implications on the ancient oceanic basin (2017)

Ch.Mangi Khuman et al.,

16. Future Challenges in Earth Sciences for Energy and Mineral Resources, (2016)

Dhrubajyoti Mukhopadhyay

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Success Stories

1. National Geological Monuments, Geo-tourism (2018) - by Geological Survey

of India

2. Drinking Water and Food Security in Hard Rock Areas of India (2008)-

Editor: Subhajyothi Das

3. Five Decades of Geophysics in India (2008)- by Bijendra Singh and Dimri V.P

Case Studies

1. Quaternary Geomorphology in India Case Studies from the Lower Ganga Basin (2018) Editors: Das, Balai Chandra, Ghosh, Sandipan, Islam, Aznarul (Eds.).

2. Land Slide Hazards GSI (2018) -by Geological Survey of India

3. Deep Crustal Studies (2018) - Mininstry of Earth Sciences, GoI

4. KOLAR GOLD MINES "A Short History of Gold Mining and its Socio-

Economic Impact" (2017) – by Dr. M. Venkataswamy and Dr. H.S.M. Prakash

5. Earthquake Hazard Assessment (2016) - Mininstry of Earth Sciences, GoI

6. Recent Studies on the Geology of Kachchh (2016)– by Mahesh G. Thakkar

7. Future Challenges in Earth Sciences for Energy and Mineral Resources (2016)–

by Dhrubajyoti Mukhopadhyay

8. A hierarchical knowledge-based classification for glacier terrain mapping: a case

study from Kolahoi Glacier, Kashmir Himalaya (2016) Aparna Shukla & Imran Ali

9. Alaska could lose massive icefield by 2200, (2016)

Editors: Sue Mitchell, Florian Ziemen, Regine Hock & Andy Aschwanden

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E-Books

1. Physical Geology – by Steven Earle

2. Geodiversity Valuing And Conserving Abiotic Nature –By Murray Gray

3. The Handy Geology Answer Book- By P.B. Svarney & T. Svarney

4. 3-d Structural Geology: A Practical Guide to Quantitative Surface and

Subsurface Map Interpretation –By Richard H. Groshong, Jr

5. Marine Geology, Exploring the New Frontiers of the Ocean – By Jon Erickson

6. Observing The Volcano World, Volcano Crisis Commuication- Edited by

Editors: Fearnley, C.J., Bird, D.K., Haynes, K., McGuire, W.J., Jolly, G. (Eds.)

7. Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology – By Bradley Deline, Randa

Harris, Karen Tefend

Important Mobile App

1. Bhuvan POI

Developed by National Remote Sensing Centre, Android compatible

Source: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=isro.nrsc.BhuvanPOI

2. Geology of India

Developed by Sams eBizz Solutions, Android compatible

Source: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dds.geologyoofindia

3. myVolcano

Developed by British Geological Survey, iOS 8.0 compatible

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.ac.bgs.myVolcano

4. Geological Survey Mobile App

Developed by gocanvas, Android & iOS compatible

Source: https://www.gocanvas.com/mobile-forms-apps/21303-Geological-Survey

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5. Google Earth

Developed by Google Inc, Android compatible

Source: https://www.easytechtrick.org/best-geological-apps/

Videos

1. Learning Geomorphology

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92dKzwoXYFU

2. Introduction to Geomagnetism

Source: https://geomag.usgs.gov/learn/introtogeomag.php

3. Glaciation_ Processes and Landforms

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R54og7vGkQI

4. Geological Survey of India

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcMe2hTH4kE

5. Tsunami caused by earthquakes

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILlyfwDwJVs

6. NCESS Documentary Film

Source: http://www.ncess.gov.in/

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Photographs

Source:

(https://www.gsi.gov.in/webcenter/portal/OCB

IS/page17/page1350?_adf.ctrl-

state=45483dhe9_75&_afrLoop=44100715060

02298#!)

Contorted Bedding in Phyllite

(Source: GSI)

Lineation (Source: GSI)

Reverse Fault (Source: GSI)

Flowage Folds (Source: GSI)

Folding (Source: GSI)

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Crenulation Folds (Source: GSI)

Sedimentary Structure (Source: GSI)

Step Fault within Dolerite (Source: GSI)

Cylinder shaped Eye fold (Source: GSI)

Ripple Marks (Source: GSI)

Columnar Joints Deccan Basalt (Source: GSI)

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Teri Sands, Kanyakumari (Source: GSI)

Glacial Striations (Source: GSI)

Gaumukh (Source: GSI)

Siachen Glacier (Source: GSI)

Gangotari Glacier (Source: GSI)

Pindari Glacier (Source: GSI)

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Source: https://mines.gov.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/GSI_PDAC_2013.pdf

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State Maps

1. Map-Chattisgarh: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Chhattisgarh_State_Ge

ology_and_Mineral_Map_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

2. Map-Delhi: Sate Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Delhi_State_Geology_a

nd_Mineral_Maps_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

3. Map-Gujarat: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Gujarat_Daman_Diu_St

ate_Geology_and_Mineral_Maps_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

4. Map-Jammu & Kashmir: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Jammu%26Kashmir_St

ate_Geology_and_Mineral_Map_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

5. Map-Karnataka: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Karnataka_State_Geolo

gy_and_Mineral_Map_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

6. Map-Kerala: Stat Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Kerala_State_Geology_

and_Mineral_Map_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

7. Map-West Bengal: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_West_Bengal_State_Ge

ology_and_Mineral_Maps_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

8. Map-Chandigarh: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Chandigarh_State_Geol

ogy_and_Mineral_Map_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

9. Map-Madhya Pradesh: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Madhya_Pradesh_State

_Geology_and_Mineral_Maps_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

10. Map-Maharashtra: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Maharashtra_Pradesh_S

tate_Geology_and_Mineral_Maps_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

11. Punjab: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Punjab_State_Geology_

and_Mineral_Maps_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

12. Map-Rajasthan: State Geology and Mineral Maps

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http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Rajasthan_State_Geolo

gy_and_Mineral_Maps_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

13. Map-Up & Uttarakhand: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_UP%26Uttarakhand_St

ate_Geology_and_Mineral_Maps_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

14. Map-Andhra Pradesh: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Andhra_Pradesh_State_

Geology_and_Mineral_Maps_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

15. Map-Tripura: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Tripura_State_Geology

_and_Mineral_Map_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

16. Map-Manipur: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Manipur_State_Geolog

y_and_Mineral_Map_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

17. Map-Nagaland: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Nagaland_State_Geolo

gy_and_Mineral_Map_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

18. Map-Mizoram: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Mizoram_State_Geolog

y_and_Mineral_Map_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

19. Map-Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry: State Geology and Mineral Maps

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Map_Tamil_Nadu%26Pondic

herry_State_Geology_and_Mineral_Maps_Geological_Survey_of_India.pdf

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Upcoming Conferences

1. ICGOMEG-18 — International Conference on Geological Oceanography, Marine

Engineering and Geology

08 Nov 2018 - 09 Nov 2018 • Copenhagen, Denmark

http://wrfconference.com/event/index.php?id=60518

2. Winter School on GEOMECHANICS for ENERGY and the ENVIRONMENT

22 Jan 2019 - 24 Jan 2019 • Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland

https://gete-school.epfl.ch/

3. EGU2019 — European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2019

07 Apr 2019 - 12 Apr 2019 • Vienna, Austria

https://www.egu.eu/

4. EAGE-GSM 2nd Asia Pacific Meeting on Near Surface Geoscience & Engineering

23 Apr 2019 - 26 Apr 2019 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

https://events.eage.org/en/2019/EAGE%20GSM%20NSGE%202019

5. Geospatial Week 2019 (GSW)

10 Jun 2019 - 14 Jun 2019 • Enschede, Netherlands

http://www.isprs.org/

6. 27th IUGG General Assembly

08 Jul 2019 - 18 Jul 2019 • Montréal, Québec, Canada

http://iugg2019montreal.com/

7. 6th International Conference on Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Science

November 11-12, 2019 Helsinki, Finland

https://geology.conferenceseries.com/

8. 36th

International Geological Congress (IGC)

National Capital Region (NCR), Delhi from 2nd - 8th March, 2020.

http://www.36igc.org/

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Skill Development Programmes

1. Mineral Resources: Geology, Exploration, Economics and Environment https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ce13/preview

2. Geology Training Programs

http://www.nexttraining.net/immersive-learning-programs/training-programs/geology-

training-programs.aspx

3. GSI Training in training in geological mapping, mineral exploration and issues of

societal relevance like natural hazard mitigation, disaster management, medical

geoscience, environmental studies etc

https://www.gsi.gov.in/webcenterc/portal/OCBIS/page19/page1626?_adf.ctrlstate=jdc5g9mhr

_2&_afrLoop=7369068846911992#!%40%40%3F_afrLoop%3D736906886911992%26_adf.

ctrl-state%3Djdc5g9mhr_6

4. Skill Development in Mining Sector

https://mines.gov.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/Final%20Skill%20Plan%20for%20the%20Min

ing_Last%20Skill636038300576999288.pdf

5. Training Course on Ground Water Exploration and Management

http://www.ngri.org.in/cms/skill-development.php

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Directory of Resource Person

Geological Survey of India

Portal Helpline: Call IP Phone 10013/10014, BSNL 033-2357-1775

ocbis.helpdesk@gsi.gov.in

Designation Name Address Telephone

(Office)

IP

Phone

No.

Email FAX

Director

General

Dr. Dinesh

Gupta

27, J.L.Nehru

Road,

Kolkata-

700016, West

Bengal

(033)22521779

(033)22521775 01001

dg@gsi.gov.in

dg.gsi@gov.in in

033-

22521656

033-

22521714

Additional

Director

General

Shri

Kamalakan

ta Panda

HOD, CHQ

Finance,

CHQ

033-22861770 01777 ddgf@gsi.gov.in 033-

22520605

Additional

Director

General

Shri G V

Vidyasagar

Administrativ

e Support

System

033-2252-0694

033-2286-1616 01063 adgass@gsi.gov.in

033-2252-

0692(F)

Additional

Director

General

Shri

Rajendra

Singh

Garkhal

Policy

Support

System

9449064950 01008

ddgpss.gsi@gov.in

ddgppm@gsi.gov.i

n

033-

22861691

(F)

Additional

Director

General

Shri S N

Meshram

National

Mission

Head-IA

033-23583679 (F) 03101 hodm1@gsi.gov.in

033-

23583679

(F)

Additional

Director

General

Dr. Dinesh

Gupta

National

Mission

Head-IB

033-

23210100(TeleFa

x)

03231 dinesh.gupta@gsi.

gov.in

033-

23210100(

TeleFax)

Additional

Director

General

Shri D.

Mohan Raj

National

Mission

Head-II

0712-2511672 (F) 04046 hodm2@gsi.gov.in

0712-

2511672

(F)

Additional

Director

General

Shri Deo

Nath

National

Mission

Head-III

033-2252-1533 01049 hodm3@gsi.gov.in 033-2252-

1534(F)

Additional

Director

General

Shri K

Premchand

NationalMissi

on Head-IV 033-22520616 01036 hodm4@gsi.gov.in

033-2286

1716(F)

Additional

Director

General

Shri V. K.

Chittora

National

Mission

Head-V

040-24227767

9414074055 02201

hod.gsiti@gsi.gov.i

n

040-

24225029

(F)

Additional

Director

General

Shri P. A.

Ramesh

Babu

STSS 033-23573234 (F) 01055

033-

23573234

(F)

Additional

Director

General

Shri Sona

Ram Kisku HOD, ER 033-23377783 03001 hod.er@gsi.gov.in

033-

23219241

(F)

Additional

Director

General

Shri.

Godise

Vidya

Sagar

HOD, CR (0712) 2511671 04001 hod.cr@gsi.gov.in (0712)

2511671(F)

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Additional

Director

General

Shri Mulkh

Raj

Jarngal

HOD, NER (0364)2520228

9432321258 11001

hod.ner@gsi.gov.i

n

0364-

2520033

(F)

Additional

Director

General

Shri Som

Nath

Chandel

HOD, NR 0522-2321664 05001 hod.nr@gsi.gov.in

0522-

2336079

(F)

Additional

Director

General

Shri M.

Sridhar HOD, SR

(040)24220857

9422082758 02001

hod.sr@gsi.gov.in

hodsro.gsi@gov.in

m.sridhar@gsi.go

v.in

040-

24220958

(F)

Additional

Director

General

Shri Brij

Kumar HOD, WR (0141) 2710753 06001 hod.wr@gsi.gov.in

0141-

2711100

(F)

Dy. Director

General

Shri S

Dayanand HOD , RSAS 080-26662595 (F) 07001

hod.rsas@gsi.gov.i

n

080-

26662595

(F)

Chief

Vigilance

Officer

Shri

Santanu

Saha

CHQ,

Kolkata 033 2252 1670 01014 cvo@gsi.gov.in

033 2252-

0374 (F)

Public

Relations

Officer

(PRO)

Ashish

Kumar

Nath

27, J. L.

Nehru Road,

Kolkata-

700016

9836212342/9868

367077 01009 pro@gsi.gov.in

Director,

Gemmology

Lab,

Kolkata

(Gem testing

Services)

Aparajita

Bhattachar

ya

15, A&B,

Kyd Street,

Kolkata -

700016

033-

22861616/7/8/9/2

0

033-

22861716