SESSION 1
Chairman: Prof. N.V. Joshi

9.30 - 11.00 AM

INAUGURAL SESSION

11.00 - 11.30 AM

TEA

11.30 - 1.00 PM

1

The principles of modern limnology                

Jack R. Vallentyne

2

Physical limnology of lakes and reservoirs   

C. Rajasekara Murthy

2.00 - 3.30 PM         
SESSION 2: Watershed Hydrology / Pollution
Chairman:   Dr. Girija Jayaraman

1

Groundwater quality of Lokapavani   micro water shed, Mandya District, Karnataka, India

G.M. Mahadevaswamy ,
S.M. Yamuna and J.C.V. Sastri

2

Some thoughts on the upgradation and maintenance of water bodies in urban settings

S.N. Balasubrahmanyam

3

Lakes, open spaces and built form studies Bangalore metropolitan area

Rajan Sridhar, Rama, R.S., Mamatha P. Raj, Pushpa D., Vaseem, A.S. and Chandrashekar M.N.

4

Trend in urban development around water tanks in Bangalore

Mahalakshmi K.

5

Management of non-point inorganic and organic pollution of water bodies using decentralized installation of bioreactors

Vinutha Devi, Chanakya H.N., De Alwis A.A.P., Deepa G.B. and Modak J.

6

Water emergency time (Poster)

Govindanayak Y .

4.00 - 5.15 PM
SESSION 3: Aquatic Biodiversity
Chairman:   Dr. M.B. Krishna

1

Macrophytes of Muriyad wetlands: ecological role in relation to rice cultivation and fishing

Sanil Kumar M.G. and John Thomas K.

2

Impacts of developmental intervention on the ecology and fish diversity of Muriyad Wetland, Trissur, Kerala

John Thomas K. , S. Sreekumar and Subash Babu K.K.

3

Seasonal variations in plankton population in Kuttanad ecosystem

K. Reghunath and Thomas Zachariah

4

Interrelationships between physico-chemical parameters and phytoplankton in a polluted lake (Sulae Lake)

Nagarathna and S.P. Hosmani

5

Lake trophic condition and diversity of aquatic macrophytes

J. Narayana

6

Lake bio-diversity of macrophytic plant groups - a case study (Kukkarahalli)

G.V. Gopal , N. Rajashekar and R. Geetha

7

Algal resources of Chilika lagoon, India

Jnanendra Rath and S.P. Adhikary

8

Aquatic flora as indicators of natural resources management: studies on pond ecosystems

Keshav H. Korse

9

Ecological survey of Loktak lake with particular reference to water quality and role of phumdis

Laishram Kosygin Singh

10

Biodiversity of rotifers in fort lake of Belgaum city, North Karnataka

B.N. Sunkad and H.S. Patil

11

Algal diversity in three freshwater pond ecosystem at Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

N. Ramakrishnan, P. Hari Prasath and S. Sampath Kumar

12

Impact of iron ore mining on the stream insect communities of the Bhadra river catchment at Kudremukh, Karnataka

K.A. Subramanian

13

Biodiversity and ecology of two endangered wetlands of Tamil Nadu coast - Kaluveli and Osuteri

M. Manimekhalan, T.R.K. Yoganand, V.Rajan, M. Amruth, K. Ilangovan and C.B.S. Sharma

14

Fish diversity and yield in Linganamakki reservoir, Sharavathi river

Sreekantha and Ramachandra T.V.

15

Understanding riverine biodiversity – need for conservation

Rekha P.D. , Shashi Kumar and Madhyastha M.N.

5.15 - 7.00 PM         
SESSION 4: Limnology of Lakes, Reservoirs and Wetlands
Chairman:Dr. B.K. Chakrapani

1

Enzymatic evaluation of a heavily polluted lake in Mysore

T.B. Mruthunjaya and S.P. Hosmani

2

Assessment of water quality and pollution in lentic environment by using Langelier's index (Calcium carbonate saturation index)

Mahadev J. and Hosmani S.P.

3

Water quality of Gubbi tank, Tumkur in relation to physico-chemical characteristics, diversity and periodicity of Phytoplankton                

Muralidhar V.N.

4

Geochemical studies of water in the Kumaun Himalayan lakes

G.J. Chakrapani

5

Environmental aspects of lake water and its quality management

K. Sukumaran

6

Limnology of the inflow water of the Bommanahalli reservoir (N.K.) Karnataka-India

Krishnamurthy S.R.

7

Heavy metal contamination in the fishes of select high altitude waterbodies in the district Nilgiris

S. Muralidaran, R. Jayakumar, N. Veerakumar and N. Suresh Babu

8

Environmental geochemistry of the Pichavaram mangroves and estuaries

A.L. Ramanathan

9

Phumdi   in Loktak lake

S. Shyamjai Singh

10

Impact of fluoride ion concentration present in drinking water of Mylaudy village, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu

S. Kumaresan, S. Ponnusamy, P. Sri Renganathan and V. Selvaraj

11

On the sewage induced salinity of freshwater ponds

Somashekhar R. Desai

12

Evaluation of metal concentration in nearby water resources of quarry industries situated at Reddy, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)              

R.S. Lokhabde and R.P. Bhave

13

Pollution of Ooty lake and restoration

T. Meenambal

14

Metal content in both biotic and abiotic components of Noyyal river and Andipalayam lake - Tirupur

K. Kalaiselvi , N. Arul Pragasam, T. Elayaraja, V. Chandramohan, M. Palanivel and P. Rajaguru

15

Ecological changes in the irrigation tanks of the Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu - a trend study

K. Sampath

16

Assessment of heavy metal concentration in fishes of Singanallur lake

Shanthi K. , Kasthuri H., Ramasamy K. and Lakshmanaperumalsamy P.

17

A review of the pollution problems in the wetlands of Kerala and its management strategies

Rajinikanth R. , Sudhakar G. and Deepa Elizebeth Rajan

18

Limnology of Lonar Lake

A.D. Mahajan

19

Water quality in lotic environments of coastal region

Suresh S. , Ramachandra T.V. and Raushan Kumar

SESSION 5
Chairman: Dr. S.N.Balasubrahmanyam

9.30 - 11.00 AM

1

Biological Indicators of Water Quality

Shankar P. Hosmani

2

Reservoirs – multipurpose - ecosystem

Madhyastha, M.N

11.30 - 1.00 PM
SESSION 6: Groundwater and Hydrogeology
Chairman:   Dr. Juha Sarkkula

1

Groundwater recharge in an urbanising area: a case study from Bangalore urban and rural districts of Karnataka

Nataraju, C., Shivakumar J. Nyamathi ,   and Ranganna G.*

2

Environmental geomorphology of selected lakes of            T. Narasipur taluk, Mysore district, Karnataka

Yamuna S.M. and Balasubramanian A.

3

E-Coli in ground water samples of Mysore city

H.R. Meenakumari and   S.P. Hosmani

4

Conservation, recharge of ground water by different methods - a case study around Hassan city

M.N. Jagannathappa and M.S. Kalappa

5

Nitrates in groundwater sources in Gulbarga city

K. Vijaykumar and Shashikanth Majgi

6

Waste water management, Groundwater pollution, Lakes (Poster)

Chandrashekhar Math, S.S

2.00 - 3.30 PM
SESSION 7: Monitoring and Modeling
Chairman:   Prof. T.P. Halappa Gowda

1

Groundwater flow dynamics in the unsaturated soil media

Inayathulla M. , Shivakumar I.S., Venkatachalappa M. and Ranganna G.

2

Bird diversity in Sharavathi river basin

Sudhira H.S. and Ramachandra T.V.

3

Status of Chilka lagoon: a comparative study of pre and post mouth opening conditions

P.K. Mohanty, U.S. Panda , S.R. Pal and G. Jayaraman

4

Monitoring of the Noyyal river for genotoxicity using the Alkaline comet assay on fish and earthworm tissues

P. Rajaguru , S. Suba, T. Elayaraja, M. Palanivel and K. Kalaiselvi

5

Water quality management in rivers using water quality models for assessment and prediction             

Sudhira H.S, Praveen   S. Gurukar and Anurita

4.00 - 6.00 PM
SESSION 8: Restoration Methodologies and Conservation Strategies
Chairman:   Dr. Peeter Noges

1

Restoration of Kolikeri tank, Dharwad, Karnataka State

I.T. Shirkol and S.G. Joshi

2

Recovery of a critically endangered fresh water swamp tree species of the Western Ghats

Vasudeva R. , Raghu, H.B., Suraj P.G., Ravikanth, G., Uma Shaanker R. and Ganeshaiah K.N.

3

Protection of wetlands with special reference to Bhoj wetland project

S.S. Shukla and S.M. Misra

4

Assessment of environmental status of an urban water body: a first step in restoration ecology

Kanherel   Z.D. and Gunale,V.R.

5

Restoration and management of lakes using Phytophil technology

Rakesh Kumar , Sandeep T. Tayade and Singh R.N.

6

Phytototoxicity of phenolic allelochemicals to aquatic weeds with reference to conservation, restoration and management of aquatic ecosystems

D.K. Pandey and N. Mishra

7

A drainage swamp in Peril - a case study of Pallikkaranai drainage swamp near Chennai

S. Thirunavukkarasu

8

Our role in restoring lakes and water bodies

V. Aravind

9

Conservation values of wetlands in Sharavathi river basin

Sreekantha , Rajinikanth R. and Ramachandra T.V.

10

Restoration of Ulsoor lake

Cdr. John Jacob Puthur

SESSION 9
Chairman:   Dr. Hosmani S.P.

9.30 - 11.00 AM

1

Water quality modeling

Dr. Juha Sarkkula

2

Numerical simulation of circulation in the Chilika Lake

Girija Jayaraman

11.30 - 1.00 PM
SESSION 10: Remediation Measures
Chairman:   Dr. H.N. Chanakya

1

Uptake of Cr(VI) and Fe(II) from aqueous solution by Aspergillus japonicus

Sathishkumar M. , Binu Priya A., Preethi K., Swaminathan K. and Palanivel   M.

2

Pretreatment of tea fungal mat for sorption of iron from aqueous solution

Swaminathan K., Murugesan, G.S. and Sathishkumar M.

3

Bio-technological application of jute-geotextiles to protect sea-shore of Andaman islands

A.K. Majumdar and S.K. Bhattacharyya

4

Overcoming pollution of lakes and water bodies due to coffee pulping activities with appropriate technology solutions

Deepa G.B. , Chanakya H.N., De Alwis A.A.P., Manjunath G.R. and Vinutha Devi

5

Exploring viable remediation techniques for restoration of wetlands

Ahalya N . and Ramachandra T.V.

2.00 - 3.30 PM
SESSION 11: Landuse and Urban Planning
Chairman:   Prof. H.S. Patil

1

Effects of changing landuse pattern on Sarus crane (Grus Antigone Antigone) habitat: A review

Romesh Kumar Sharma

2

Physical development and quality of life-implications of water environment: A case study from Ernakulam district, Kerala

J. Udayakumar , M.R. Prasad and S. Anirudhan

3

An integrated approach to manage water scarcity in urban areas

Saira Varghese K. and

Ramachandra T.V.

4

Reconnaissance on the east coast - Tamil Nadu

K. Ilangovan, Debahish Pattnaik, D. Kaitha, P Sundeep, Smitha Krishnan, M.S. Mary, S. Anbazhagi, L. Muthuandavan and C.B.S.R. Sharma

4.00 - 6.00 PM
SESSION 12: Integrated Management of Water Qualiy and Quantity with Ecosystem Approach
Chairman:   Dr. Tiina Noges

1

Planning environmentally sound lake restorations - a case study of Mysore

V. Jagannatha, P. Ramesh and

C.N. Dharmendra

2

I ntegrated management of fresh water lakes in south Kerala: a case study of Sasthamcotta and adjoining lakes in Kollam district, Kerala

Srikumar Chattopadhyay , Mahamaya Chattopadhyay and K. Soman

3

Water management for sustainable development of   Loktak Lake

Ng. Sanajaoba Meitei

4

Sustainable management of biotic resources in the wet lands of North Bihar, India

Vidyanath Jha

5

A degrading fragile ecosystem in Panaji (Goa) - a case study

Marieta Gomes

6

Water research organizations - are they need based?

Veena T. and Vasantha Lakshmi

7

Integrated approach a way out for control and management of water hyacinth from wetland ecosystems - a case study of Harike wetland, Punbaj

Satnam S. Ladhar

8

Present trend of wetland fisheries management in upper Assam

M. Choudhury and S.P. Biswas

SESSION 13
Chairman:   Prof. Madhyastha M.N.

9.30 - 11.00 AM

1

Fish Genetic Resources and habitat diversity of the Barak drainage, Mizoram and Tripura with a note on conservation of endangered species          

Devashish Kar

Nuisance alga Gonyostomum semen: implications for its global expansion  

Reet Laugaste and   Peeter Noges

11.30 - 1.00 PM
SESSION 14: Sustainable Water Resources Management and
Water Resources Policy / Coastal Ecosystems
Chairman:   Dr. Devashish Kar

1

Rainwater harvesting and utilisation at Siddaganga Institute of Technology campus, Tumkur

C. Sadashivaiah and G. Ranganna

2

Sustainable water resources management for Bangalore: the Project Agastya initiative

Vasanth Kumar, Rajeev Kumar and V. Jagannatha

3

Rainwater harvesting - the need for the present and future

Sudhakar G. , Rajinikanth R. and Sashikkumar M.C.

4

Marine algae cultivation: option for sustainable management of Chilika Lake

Dinabandhu Sahoo, Nivedita Sahu , Debasish Sahoo and Pooja Baweja

5

Heavy metal pollution in Chilika lake, A tropical lagoon

Panda D.S. , Behera R.K., Sahu R.K. and Bandhopadhya S.N.

6

Distribution of fecal coli forms in two selected estuarine wetlands of Dakshina Kannada

Shashi Kumar , Rekha P.D. and Madhyastha M.N.

7

Restoration of aquatic ecosystem & biodiversity conservation

Shyamala Mani , Archana Dange and Ruchismita Das

8

An experience from the school level biodiversity register (SBR) programme on status and protection of wetlands in Karnataka

Harish R. Bhat

9

Applying ecology in restoring tanks under tank rehabilitation project

Sachudha V. and Sharma C.B.S.R.

2.00 - 3.30 PM
SESSION 15:   Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing
Chairman:   Dr. T.V. Ramachandra

1

Rainfall information system of Karnataka to analyse causes in its change and monitor using remote sensing and GIS

M.R. Vijaindra and Afsari Jaan

2

Landuse / landcover change detection, Why and How? An overview using aids of geoinformatics and image processing

Afsari Jaan and M.R.Vijaindra

3

Remote sensing as a tool for groundwater targetting - a case study in west Suvarnamuki river basin, Karnataka, India

S.B. Brahmananda and T.S. Suresh

4

Satellite monitoring of a fresh water reservoir using remote sensing techniques

Arun Kumar

5

Contour map preparation of Loktak lake

Salam Santosh

6

Habitat analysis on Sangai (Cervus eldi eldi) in Loktak wetland, using GIS & Remote sensing techniques

Chanam Bidan Singh

7

Land use analyses in Sharavathi river basin using GIS

Pankaj Kumar Mohanta, Diwakar Mesta, Ramachandra T.V. and Subash Chandran M.D.

8

A GRASS-GUI for wetland analysis

Vaishnav B., Ramachandra T.V., and Narendra Prasad S.N.

4.00 - 6.00 PM
SESSION 16: College Students
Chairman:   Prof. D.P. Giridhar

1

Water, soil and sediment investigations to explore the status and management options of aquatic ecosystems

Raushan Kumar, Ramachandra T.V.

2

Fish mortality, conservational strategies in various Indian Lakes

Geetha Karthi A. and Nisha L.

3

Water resource management using spatial analysis tools

Kiruthigaa Jeyaram

4

Effective reuse municipal waste water

Diwahar V. / R. Samuel Devadoss

5

Appropriate technology in watershed management

Sathyamoorthy G.L.

6

Ground water and hydrogeology

P. Nadheeka and B. Angelin Jeneta

7

Sustainable water resources - wetland restoration

Manjula G., Ramya, T. and Elamathi V.

8

Investigation of water quality in a shallow lake

Bhavana Gupta, Vinayaka Sreedhara , Priyanka M Doss, Priyadarshini, Sowmya A.S. and Hamsa H.N.

9

Lakes - features and remedies

Pradhyumna C.S.

10

Study on natural decay of bacteria in a river system

Kavitha B.V., Harsha G. Chachadi, Karthik M.K., and Lokesh Mahadevaiah

11

Redesigning of stormwater drains leading to Kukkarahalli lake and suggesting mitigative measures -   a case study

Nisha S., Mamatha A.S. and Pavithra M.

12

Characteristics of lake water, sediment and its impact on groundwater

S. Praveen Kumar and B. Santhaveerana Goud

13

Physiological thresholds in aquatic ecosystem of Lake Chilika in east-coast India

Nibedita Chakra, N. Lata, J.A. Swamy and Prasanta Kumar Behera

14

Habitat of the smooth coated otter, lutra perspicillata, (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in the Cauvery wildlife sanctuary, South India

Kausalya Shenoy, Surendra Varma and K.V. Devi Prasad

15

Assessment of Environmental Impact on Traditional Water Harvesting Structures in Udupi Taluk of Coastal Karnataka

Kavitha Kamath, Divya Lakshmi and Vinod Pinto A.R.

16

Restoration of Agara Kere - A Brief Study

Kailash K.

17

Impact of Sewage Irrigation on Soil Properties in Gabbur Village of Hubli-Dharwad

Prasanna Kumar B.K.

18

Impact of Stone Quarrying on Human Health in Mandihal Village, Dharwad District

Rena Chaluvan V.

19

Freshwater ecosystem dynamics and fish biodiversity in lower gangetic plains of West Bengal (Poster)

Silanjan Bhattacharya

20

Limnological studies of Puzhal lake - Chennai (Poster)

Ramanibai R., Sreemathi T. and
Chitra J.

21

They can't speak for themselves so let's speak for them!   Stop contamination of lakes (Poster)

Loveena Louisa

22

Let's have a lake city (Poster)

Prathima Shilpi

23

Save me from present Bangaloreans: Lakes (Poster)

Neha Rastogi, Neha Sahay and Jaishree

24

261 lakes in 1975 and now only 81 - how did these lakes disappear (Poster)

Jyothi Gupta and Sudarvizhi

25

Man's demolition - save our lakes (Poster)

Puja P.S., Rati Surender and Sherin Prasad

26

Do something about it (Poster)

Johannna Jacob Kuruvilla, Rounak and Vinay

27

Ecosystem present status? (Poster)

Arjun, Renita and Chakravarthi

28

Which side of the picture do you want to see? (Poster)

Pratigna, Abmitha and Toni

29

We prefer this!   (Poster)

Harshana and Smitha

SESSION 17
Chairman:   Dr. Rajasekara Murthy

9.30 - 11.00 AM

1

Consequences of catchment processes and climate changes on the ecological status of large shallow temperate lakes        

Tiina Noges, Arvo Jarvet, Reet Laugaste, Enn Loigu, Ilmar Tonno, Peeter Noges

2

Aquatic ecosystems: Conservation, Restoration and managemen t

T.V. Ramachandra

11.30 - 1.00 PM
SESSION 18: School Students
Chairman:   Dr. Jack Vallentyne

1

Encroachment of lakes - threat to natural ecosystem

H.S. Suhasa

2

Humans and the environment

H.N. Priyanka

3

Restoration of aquatic ecosystems

Chandana N.

4

Eco Systems and its Balance with Nature

Bharath

5

Purifying water by natural biological process

Bharath H. Aithal, Devaraj, B.M., Narendra S.S. and Rishikesh Madhev

6

T(h)anks!', to water(?)

Sidram Dande

7

Exploring aquatic ecosystems

Sagar H.M.

8

Socio-economic aspects of wetlands

Shoaibulla Khan

9

Soil quality in the varthur lake catchment

Jayashree K.

10

Water resource management (Poster)

Harini, Swetha S. Reddy and Deepak

2.00 - 4.00 PM                  Programme on Ecosystems - Nagaraj

4.00 - 5.30. PM                 PANEL DISCUSSION - Moderator:   Dr. Rajasekara Murthy

6.00 PM                             VALEDICTORY   FUNCTION