Scientific personals of Sikkim:
| NAME | Ashok Kumar Sharma |
| DESIGNATION | Technical Assistant |
| NAME OF THE INSTITUTION/DEPARTMENT | Disaster Management Faculty-Sikkim, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Sikkim Unit. |
| AFFILIATION/UNDERTAKING | |
| MAILING ADDRESS | Disaster Management Faculty - Sikkim, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Sikkim Unit, P.O.- Gangtok, Post Box No.-24, Sikkim-737101, India. |
| CONTACT NUMBER | 03592237189 [landline(O)]Mobile 9474349228 (Mobile) |
| E-MAIL ADDRESS | 1. sharma_ashok76@sify.com 2. sharmaashok03@yahoo.com |
| ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION (AFTER GRADUATION) | M.Sc. in Geo-Informatics |
| ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION (IF ANY) |
Remote Sensing & GIS Expert Handled
different RS & GIS softwares - • The Integrated Land and Water Information System (ILWIS) 3.1 • Earth Resource Data Application System (ERDAS) 8.5 • GEOMEDIA Professionals 5.0 • PCI-Geomatica 9.0 • E R Mapper 6.4 • Arc-View & Arc-Info |
| FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION | Geo-Informatics |
| RESEARCH EXPERIENCE |
1.
Working experience as Project Assistant (GIS
Expert) in the project “Geo- environmental assessment of landslide hazards
in pars of Sikkim Himalaya for Mountain Risk Engineering evaluations using
Remote Sensing and GIS techniques”, sponsored by Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO), Bangalore, Department of Space, Government of India
from July 1999 to 2003. 2. At present working as Technical Assistant in the G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Sikkim Unit in project of “Disaster Management Faculty Sikkim” with extensive use of RS-GIS Techniques in Disaster risk mitigation, sponsored by National Disaster Management Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India. |
| BOOKS /BOOK CHAPTERS | |
| RESEARCH PUBLICATION PUBLISHED |
Joshi, V, Sharma, A.K.,: 2005: Landslide
Disaster Management in Sikkim Himalaya: Hima – Paryavaran Newsletter:
G.B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Almora. Joshi, V, Sharma, A.K.,: 2007: Landslide and Earthquake Induced Disasters in Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalaya in 2006: Hima – Paryavaran Newsletter: G.B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Almora. Joshi V., Sharma A.K., Singh K.K, Badola H.K. and Kumar K., (2006): Action Plan for Disaster Mitigation, Prevention and Preparedness: Disaster Management Faculty, Sikkim: G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Sikkim Unit: collaboration with Land Revenue and Disaster Management, Govt. of Sikkim: supported by-National Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India. Joshi, V. and Sharma, A.K. (2007): Use of Bio-Engineering Measures in Stabilization of Landslides in Himalayan Region. Regional Training Programme on Comprehensive Landslide Risk Management. (March 2007) NIDM, GBPIHED, LR&DRM, Gangtok Joshi V., Sharma A.K., and Kumar K., (2007): Natural Disasters Preparedness, Mitigation and Management: Disaster Management Faculty, Sikkim: G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Sikkim Unit: collaboration with Land Revenue and Disaster Management, Govt. of Sikkim: supported by-National Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India. |