Dr.

SUNDARA NARAYANA PATRO

MIG-106, Phase-I, Khandagiri Enclave
(Housing Board Colony)
Khandagiri,
Bhubaneswar - 751030
Tel: 0674-2384822 ; Mob : 094371 90420
e-mail: snpatro11@rediffmail.com
CURRICULUM VITAE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

TEACHING: TWENTY-NINE YEARS (+ 2 TO M. PHIL LEVEL)

 Lecturer in Botany in various colleges in Orissa State (04.08.1967 to

31.12.1985).
 Reader in Botany in various colleges in Orissa State (01.01.1986 to
05.09.1995, 01.07. 2000 to 01. 07. 2001).

ADMINISTRATIVE : SIX YEARS

A. Project Administration
 Project: Coordinator, Orissa Environment Programme, 5 years (06.09.1995 to
30.06.2000)
((A project of Indo-Norwegian Cooperation under the administrative control of
Government of Orissa, Forest & Environment Department). Successfully completed
projects on solid waste management- industrial and domestic, environment
management of Angul- Talcher industrial belt (Environment hot spot as identified by
Central Pollution Control Board), water quality studies in the chrome deposit belt of
Sukinda area, strengthening of Orissa Pollution Control Board, setting up of Centre
for Environmental Studies, etc.)
B. College Administration
 College: Principal I/C Junior College, 1 year (02.07.2001 to 31.08.2002)

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES (main thrust)

 Ecological aspects of shifting cultivation-podu (Ph. D thesis)
 Environmental Impact on Similipal Biosphere Reserve
 Ethno-botanical studies on Mahendragiri Hill Forest
 Impact of Industrial Pollution on vegetation, agricultural crops and domestic
animals in Angul- Talcher area, etc.
PUBLICATIONS- EDITOR/ AUTHOR (SELECTED ONLY):

Sl.
Name of the Publication Year
No.
01 Environment and natural resources management 1983
02 Environmental conservation 1984
03 Mass mobilization campaign on wild life (Black Buck) 1984
conservation
04 Conservation Shimilipal in its wilderness 1985
05 Chilika: the pride of wetland heritage 1986
06 Environment and sustainable development 1990
07 My home (Cost reduction techniques and low cost materials for 1990
rural housing)
08 Environmental conservation movements in Orissa 1991
09 Save environment: save yourself 1992
10 Mahendragiri: the pride of Eastern Ghats 1992
11 Eastern Ghats in Orissa: environment, resources and 1994
development
12 Useful plants in diabetes 1997
13 Shimilipal: a natural habitat of unique bio-diversity 1998
14 Keep our water resources clean (Odia) 1999
15 Plants in service of mankind (Odia) 2001
16 Solid waste management 2001
17 Sustainable development (Odia) 2002
18 Emerging dimensions in higher education: twenty first century 2002
19 Water is life (Odia) 2003
20 Science for society 2003
21 Introduction to bio-diversity 2004
22 Water for life (Odia) 2004
23 Industrial solid waste: Its scientific management (Odia) 2005
24 Household and industrial solid waste: Its scientific 2006
management (Odia)
25 Solid Waste: Management and analysis (Odia) 2007
26 Jaiba Bibidhata (Biodiversity): Ak Anusilana (Odia) 2008
27 Mahendragiri 2010
28 Jaiba Bibidhata (Odia) 2011
29 Nirantara Jibana Dharan Paain Aranya (Odia) 2012
30 Manaba Sebare Jaiba Bibidhata (Odia) 2013

SUMMER COURSE/ REFRESHER COURSE/ TRAINING COURSE:

 Summer Institute in Genetics- Osmania University
 Summer Institute in Biology - Berhampur University
 Summer Institute in Biology – Sambalpur University
 Training Course on Environment Impact Assessment – Administrative Staff
College, Hyderabad

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  Training Course on Industrial Risk Management – Administrative Staff
College, Hyderabad
CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
 Programme Officer of the National Service Scheme (NSS) at
M.P.C. College, Baripada, 1977– 90
 Counselor of Youth Red Cross at
M.P.C.College, Baripada, 1976 - 79
 Adult Education Officer of UGC sponsored Adult Education Centres at
M.P.C.College, Baripada, 1977 – 80
Other Miscellaneous Activities:
Sl.
Activity Position held Remarks
No.
01 Conference/ Seminar/ Participated as participant, This includes:
Workshop, etc. resource person, chairperson in a  3rd Asia-Pacific NGO
number of local, national, regional Environment Conference in
and international events and Kyoto, Japan in
presented papers 1994
 Asian NGOs’ working on
Environment workshop in
Kathamandu, Nepal in
1995
 WUF-3 (UN Habitat-III) at
Vancouver, Canada in 2006
02 Popular/ extramural Imparted a number of lectures as
lecture resource person and guest
03 Research and popular Contributed articles to scientific
articles publications, newspapers, books,
souvenirs, journals, etc.
04 Expert Committee on Member, 1994 - 95 Nominated by Government of
Similipal Biosphere Orissa in Forest &
Reserve Environment Department
05 Research Committee on Special Invitee Nominated by Government of
Similipal Biosphere Orissa in Forest &
Reserve Environment Department (Wild
life wing)
06 Technical Committee for Member Nominated by Anthropological
Similipal Biosphere 2006- 07 Survey of India (Government
Reserve of India)
07 House Committee on Special Invitee, Invited by Orissa Legislative
Environment 1985 - 86 Assembly
08 Committee on Member Nominated by Government of
Identification and Orissa in Forest
Demarcation of the & Environment Department
Coastal Regulation
Zone- II Areas
09 National Environmental Member since 1996 Nominated by Government of
Awareness Campaign India in the Ministry of
Screening Committee Environment & Forests

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10 Senate of Shri Jagannath Member, 1998 - 99 Nominated by the Chancellor
Sanskrit University, Puri of the Shri Jagannath
University, Puri
11 India Country Assistance Invited participant Invited by the World Bank
Evaluation (CAE)/
Country Assistance
Strategy (CAS)
Consultations on
Environment, World
Bank
12 Executive Council of Member, 2002 Nominated by Government of
Orissa Bigyan Academy Orissa in Science &
Technology Department
13 State Wild life Board Member, since 2003 Nominated by Government of
(Represented by Orissa Orissa in Forest
Environmental Society as its Chief & Environment Department
Functionary)
Member, 2007 (Reconstituted
Board)
14 Expert Committee for the Member, 2004 Nominated by the State
preparati Pollution Control Board, Orissa
on of the
Regional
Environ
mental
Manage
ment
Plan
(REMP)
based
on
Carrying
Capacity
Study
(CCS)
for
Angul-
Talcher
and
Meramu
ndali
Region
in Orissa
State
15 Government and non- Resource person for training/
government institutions workshop, etc.
including the National
Productivity Council,
Orissa Gopabandhu
Academy of
Administration,
universities in the Orissa
state, leading NGOs, etc
16 Administrative Staff Associated with the project Chosen by the ASCI and
College, Hyderabad, and “Strategic OPCB

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 Orissa Pollution Control Environment
Board Appraisal”, 2005
17 Satkosia Tiger Reserve Member, 2007 Nominated by Government of
Demarcation Committee Orissa, Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests
(Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife
Warden, Orissa.
18 State Level Monitoring Member, 2008 Nominated by Government of
Committee for Similipal Orissa, Forest & Environment
Tiger Reserve under the Department.
National Tiger
Conservation Authority
19 Industries/ Environment Personal level Consultant (freelance) for a
Consultancy number of project studies and
Organizations/ NGOs project proposal development
20 Activity Personal level Tourism/ Ecotourism purpose:
Visited European Countries,
Malaysia, Singapore and
Thailand, etc.

ASSOCIATION WITH LEARNED ORGANIZATIONS:

 Orissa Environmental Society – Life Member (Founder and honorary

Secretary: 1982 – 2003, honorary Vice- President: since 2003, honorary
Working President since 2006). As the founder member, continues to play the
key and pivotal role in promoting awareness towards conservation and
protection of the wildlife habitats, natural resources and environment (Brief
profile of the Society enclosed).
 Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) – Life member. Convener,
Advisory Committee of ISCA Bhubaneswar Chapter- (1996 – 2006), member
of Advisory Committee ISCA Bhubaneswar Chapter since 2006. The Chapter
has been regularly holding the annual state level Orissa Bigyan Congress
since 1997, besides several other activities.
 National Environmental Science Academy – Life Member
 Orissa Bigyan Academy – Life Member
 Plant Lovers’ Association – Life Member
 Orissa Botanical Society – Life Member
 One World Foundation – Life Member
 Age Care Association – Life Member
 International Walkers Association- Member

AWARDS/ FELICITATIONS:

 Ashoka Fellowship by Ashoka Foundation, Arlington, Virginia, United States

1991
 Paribesh Bandhu by Bigyan ‘O’ Paribesh Bikas Samiti, Cuttack 1994
 Environmentalist of the Year by Orissa Botanical Society (24th Annual
Conference held at Berhampur), Bhubaneswar 2000

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  Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhawana Award – 2004 as the Best Environmentalist of
the Year 2004 by Rajiv Gandhi Forum, Orissa State, Bhubaneswar, affiliated
to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi 2004
 Mahesh Prasad Purohit Memorial Award for “Popularisation of Plant Sciences
in State of Orissa” by Orissa Botanical Society (29th Annual Conference held
at Cuttack), Bhubaneswar 2004
 Felicitation at Silver Jubilee Function of Orissa Environmental Society for
outstanding contribution as its founder member, 2007
 Nagar Bandhu Samman by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, 2008
 Biju Patnaik Award for Wildlife Conservation 2008-09 (State Award by
Government of Orissa), 2009
 Felicitation by Botanists’ Association of Ravenshaw College in 2010
 Felicitation by Dakhina Odisha Unnayana Parishad in 2010.
 Smt. Veena Roonwal Memorial Award by Society of Geoscientist and Allied
Technologists (SGAT) in 2011.

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Date of birth : 27th August 1944.

Sex : Male.
Marital Status : Married.
Academic Qualification : M. Sc., Ph. D. in Botany
Languages known : English, Oriya, Hindi and Telugu.

Sundara Narayana Patro

(Brief Profile)
Personal Details
 Born on 27th August 1944 at Nuapada village in Ganjam District, Orissa.
 M. Sc. in Botany from Utkal University 1967
 Ph. D. in Botany from Berhampur University 1987
Professional Career
 Lecturer in Botany from 04.08.1967 to 31.12.1985 and Reader in Botany
from 01.01.1986 to 31.08.2002
 Served in various colleges-Khallikote College, Berhampur; S.C.S.College,
Puri; M.P.C.College, Baripada; Government College, Phulbani; Government
Science College, Chatrapur; Rajdhani College, Bhubaneswar; Ravenshaw
College, Cuttack; Rama Devi Women’s College, Bhubaneswar;
S.K.C.G.College, Paralakhemundi.
 Principal, Plus 2 College at SKCG Jr. College, Paralakhemundi from
02.07.2001 to 31.08.2002.
 Coordinator of Orissa Environment Programme (Indo-Norwegian
Cooperation) on deputation for five years (from 06.09.1995 to 30.06.2000).
Successfully completed projects on solid waste management-industrial and
domestic, environment management of Angul- Talcher industrial belt,
fluoride-free water supply project to fluoride affected villages in Angul area,
water quality studies in the chrome deposit belt of Sukinda area,
strengthening of State Pollution Control Board, Orissa, setting up of the
Centre for Environmental Studies, etc.
Research, Training and extension activities
 Doctoral research on ecological effects of shifting cultivation

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  Other areas of research: study of biodiversity in natural habitats like Similipal
forest, Mahendragiri forest, etc.; impact of industrial pollution on vegetation,
agricultural crops and domestic animals in Angul-Talcher industrial area;
impact of industrial activities on medicinal plants, in Barbil area; etc.
 Good number of research papers and popular articles in a number of journals,
about 30 books on environment and natural resources.
 Attended Summer Institute / Refresher Course/ Training Course on Genetics,
Biology, and Environment Impact Assessment.
 Imparts lectures on environment and natural resources as resources person in
seminars, training programmes, etc..
Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities
 Programme Officer of the National Service Scheme at M.P.C.College,
Baripada from 1977 – 1990 (worked on honorary basis and did not receive
out-of-pocket allowance);
 Counsellor of Youth Red Cross at M.P.C.College, Baripada from 1976 -1979;
 Adult Education Officer at M.P.C.College, Baripada from 1977- 1980, etc.
Countries visited
 Japan, Canada and Nepal for academic conferences.
 Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore for tourism.

Member of Different Committees

 State Wildlife Board;
 Satkosia Tiger Reserve Demarcation Committee,
 State Level Monitoring Committee for Similipal Tiger Reserve under the
National Tiger Conservation Authority;
 Expert Committee on Similipal Biosphere Reserve;
 Research Committee on Similipal Biosphere Reserve;
 Orissa Assembly House Committee on Environment;
 Committee on Identification and Demarcation of the Coastal Regulation
Zone-II Areas in Orissa;
 Preparation of Regional Management Plan based on carrying capacity for
Angul-Talcher and Meramandali Region in Orissa;
 National Environment Awareness Campaign Screening Committee;
 Senate of Sri Jagannath Sanskrit University;
 Executive Council of Orissa Bigyan Academy;
 World Bank Country Assistance Strategy Consultations on Environment; etc
Member of Learned Societies/ Institutions
 Orissa Environmental Society (Founder Secretary since 1982 and now
Working President);
 Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA);
 ISCA: Bhubaneswar Chapter- Convener (Founder Convener) 1996 -2006, and
now member, Advisory Committee;
 National Environmental Science Academy
 Orissa Bigyan Academy;
 Plant Lovers Association;
 One World Foundation;
 Age Care Association; etc.
Awards/ Felicitations

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 Ashoka Fellow by Ashoka Foundation, Arlington, Virginia, United States 1991
 Paribesh Bandhu by Bigyan ‘O’ Paribesh Bikash Samit 1994;
 Environmentalist of the Year by Orissa Botanical Society 2000;
 Rajiv Ganmdhi Sadbhawana Award as the Best Environmentalist of Year by
Rajiv Gandhi Forum- Orissa State, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation;
 Mahesh Prasad Purohit Memorial Award for ‘Popularisation of Plant Science
in State of Orissa by Orissa Botanical Society 2004; etc.
 Felicitation at Silver Jubilee Function of Orissa Environmental Society for
outstanding contribution as its founder member, 2007;
 Nagar Bandhu Samman by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, 2008.
 Biju Patnaik Award for Wildlife Conservation 2008-09 (State Award by
Government of Orissa), 2009
 Felicitation by Botanists’ Association of Ravenshaw College in 2010
 Felicitation by Dakhina Odisha Unnayana Parishad in 2010.
 Smt. Veena Roonwal Memorial Award by Society of Geoscientist and Allied
Technologists (SGAT) in 2011.