M. Tech Student
Batch: 
2018-2020
Roll No: 
183350016
Email: 
ananya_306@yahoo.com
Languages: 

English, Odia, Hindi, can understand Marathi and Bengali

A Civil Engineer with an interest to work in sanitation, livelihood and water sector.  Punctual, with an ability to complete allotted work within stipualated time period and open to learning. Trained as a developmental engineer, would be keen in understanding the ground level situation and coming up with suitable alternate solutions for the prevailing problem. 

Internships: 
  • M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) | Study on Millets in Koraput- A Peep into Odisha Millet Mission (OMM) | [Nov.-Dec. 2018]
    • Explored the traditional agricultural practices of millets and the impact of interventions by Odisha Millet Mission (OMM) on the production of millets in 12 different villages in Kundra Block, Koraput District, Odisha through Field Visits, FGDs and interactions with different stalk holders
    •  Identified the policy and technical issues being faced by the farmers
  • Public Health Division-III, Bhubaneswar | [June 2015]
    • Undertook a vocational practical Training under the office of the Executive Engineer
    • Visited the Water filteration unit and water supply unit of Bhubaneswar
Key Projects: 
  • Does really benefit India's bottom 80%? Lessons from a case-study of floating fish cage | Master Thesis | Guide: Prof. Pankaj Sekhsaria, CTARA, IITB | [Aug'19- Present]
    • Studied the impact analysis of the intervention in the lives of various stakeholders
    • Conducted a qualitative study of the understanding of the situation by the stakeholders through literature reviews and collecting primary data through field visits and semi structured interviews
  • Nine weeks field stay in Kaleshri village |Guide: Prof. Subodh Wagle, CTARA, IITB |[May'19- July’19]
    • Understanding of water collection method by the villagers in the water scarce month 
      • Ethnographic detailed study of water collection and usage by one household to understand the ways in which the family deals with water scarcity using methods such as semi-structured interviews and participant as well as non - participant observations. 
      • Data analysis and presentation of the findings with help of display matrix.
    • Understanding of a technology from women’s perspective 
      • Conducted qualitative study to construct women’s understanding of stitching technology and it's usage by means of interaction with different women in a village.
      • Presented the findings with the help of cognitive maps and display matrix.
    • Feasibility of water storage structure in Kaleshri village
      • Studied the prevailing rainwater collection technique in the village. 
      • Analysed and proposed different alternatives for the non-monsoon water demand at household level. 
      • Carried out the cost – benefit analysis of the proposed alternatives at the household level.
  • Design of Earthquake Resistant Multi-storeyed Building using Shear Wall | B.Tech Project| | Guide: Mrs. Chabbirani Tudu, Dept of Civil Engineering, CET | [2016-2017]
  • Design of water supply system for Vadgaon Maval census town in Pune District | Guide: Prof. Bakul Rao, CTARA, IITB | [ Jan 19 to April 19]
    • Designed a water supply system for the town using EPANET 2.0 software to model water distribution system
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Maize| Guide: Prof. Bakul Rao, CTARA, IIT | [Sept 18 to Nov 18]
    • Carried out life cycle assessment of maize from the data obtained from primary and secondary sources using OpenLCA software
    • Evaluated the effects of various agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, organic manure on different natural resources
  • CSR Policy: Evaluation and Analysis of Bharat Coal Coking Limited, Central Coalfield Limited and Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited, Guide | Prof. Satish B. Agnihotri, CTARA, IIT Bombay | [Sept 18 to Nov 18]
    • Reviewed and evaluated the sectorial and spatiial expenditure of BCCL, CCL and CMPDIL under their CSR funds
    • Compared the data provided by the companies in Government CSR portal and the companies' website
  • Interlinking of rivers, Guide | Prof. N. C. Narayanan, CTARA, IITB | [Sept 18 to Nov 18]
    • Critiqued the Interlinking of River project based on energy, social, economic and ecological aspects

 

Certificates: 
  • NCC Certificate ‘A’ Holder
  • Received “Medhabruti Scholarship” by Higher Education Department, Govt of Odisha from 2013-2016
  • Received Certificate of Merit for obtaining A1 grade in 5 subjects by CBSE in SSC 
Key Courses: 
Social Science Research Methods and Systems Dynamics* | Technology in Practice**# | Sub-surface Water Resource Assessment and Management |  Field work | Project Management and Project Analysis# | Rural Environmental Services: Planning and Design | Public Policy and Governance in Technology and Development | Soil, Land Use, GIS and Agriculture
*Basic Statistics, **Advance Statistics, #Ongoing Course