Landslide and Water Quality: Landslides and their Cascading Impact on Water Quality in a Changing Climate

Author Biography

Dr. Manoj Kumar Jindal is a researcher at the Center for Sustainable Drinking Water, IITJ–Jal Jeevan Mission, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IITJ), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. He previously worked at the Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, and at the Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai. He holds a PhD in Applied Chemistry and has over 10 years of experience in teaching and research, with expertise in water quality, water quantity, water sustainability, water chemistry, and environmental impacts on water resources, with interdisciplinary interests spanning hydrology, pollution, and climate-related environmental challenges. He has authored 45+ peer-reviewed journal publications, 25+ book chapters, two authored books, and six edited books. He also serves as a reviewer for several scientific journals and research proposals and is an Editorial Board Member of Discover Sustainability, published by Springer Nature.    Dr. Manjulata Yadav, an Assistant Professor at S.S.S.T.S.R. Govt. Degree College, Nainidanda, Pauri Garhwal, dedicated 12 years to researching and safeguarding Himalayan water quality. Her focus: understanding the impact of uranium, radionuclides, and radon on local communities, especially after the Kedarnath tragedy. Dr. Yadav actively engages in community outreach, educating people about water quality and its connection to health. Her achievements include the UCOST Leading Researcher Award 2022 and a Best Poster Award. Through research and community engagement, Dr. Yadav strives to ensure clean and safe water for the Himalayas. Dr. Sandeep Samantaray is an assistant professor in the civil engineering department of the National Institute of Technology in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has research publications and presentations on such subjects as watershed management, Waste materials, hydrologic modelling and computing in developing sustainable means of managing the environment. In addition to attending more than 61 international conferences, he has written 59 articles in international journals (SCI/SCOPUS Indexing) and 23 book chapters. He holds gour patents from India, Eight from South Africa, and one from Germany. Also, He published two Book in CRC Press. Currently, he is working as an Editorial Board member of Reputed journals like Discover Geoscience, Discover Sustainability.