Prof. Chandan Mahanta

International Journals

  • Verma, S., Mukherjee, A., Mahanta, C., Choudhury, R., Badoni, R. P., & Joshi, G. (2019). Arsenic fate in the Brahmaputra river basin aquifers: Controls of geogenic processes, provenance and water-rock interactions. Applied Geochemistry.
  • Dixit, A., Lekshmi, K., Bharti, R., & Mahanta, C. (2019). Net Sea-Air CO2 Fluxes and Modeled Partial Pressure of CO2 in Open Ocean of Bay of Bengal. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.
  • Phukan, A., Goswami, R., Borah, D., Nath, A., & Mahanta, C. (2018). Brahmaputra river in India: an analytical study with special reference to its erosion. Clarion: International Multidisciplinary Journal, 7(2).
  • Sathe, S. S., & Mahanta, C. (2019). Groundwater flow and arsenic contamination transport modeling for a multi aquifer terrain: Assessment and mitigation strategies. Journal of environmental management, 231, 166-181.
  • Saikia, L., Mahanta, C., & Borah, S. B. (2018). A novel approach to calculate braiding of a large alluvial river. CURRENT SCIENCE, 115(6), 1179-1185.
  • Choudhury, R., Mahanta, C., Verma, S., Mukherjee, A., 2017. Arsenic distribution along different hydrogeomorphic zones in parts of the Brahmaputra River Valley, Assam (India). Hydrogeol. J. 25, 1153-1163. doi:10.1007/s10040-017-1584-2.
  • Mondal, S., Mahanta, C., 2017. Evaluation of arsenic adsorption capacity of indigenous materials for their suitability as filter media. Desalin. Water Treat. 84, 309-323. doi:10.5004/dwt.2017.21188.
  • Verma, S., Mukherjee, A., Mahanta, C., Choudhury, R., Mitra, K., 2016. Influence of geology on groundwater-sediment interactions in arsenic enriched tectono-morphic aquifers of the Himalayan Brahmaputra river basin. J. Hydrol. 540, 176-195. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.05.041.
  • Sailo, L., Mahanta, C., 2016. Natural attenuation processes of arsenic in the groundwater of the Brahmaputra floodplain of Assam, India. Environ. Sci. Process. Impacts 18, 115-125. doi:10.1039/c5em00401b
  • Mahanta, C., Enmark, G., Nordborg, D., Sracek, O., Nath, B., Nickson, R.T., Herbert, R., Jacks, G., Mukherjee, A., Ramanathan, A.L., Choudhury, R., Bhattacharya, P., 2015. Hydrogeochemical controls on mobilization of arsenic in groundwater of a part of Brahmaputra river floodplain, India. J. Hydrol. Reg. Stud. 4, 154-171. doi:10.1016/j.ejrh.2015.03.002.
  • Deka, R.L., Mahanta, C., Nath, K.K., Dutta, M.K., 2016. Spatio-temporal variability of rainfall regime in the Brahmaputra valley of North East India. Theor. Appl. Climatol. 124, 793-806. doi:10.1007/s00704-015-1452-8.
  • Verma, S., Mukherjee, A., Choudhury, R., Mahanta, C., 2015. Brahmaputra river basin groundwater: Solute distribution, chemical evolution and arsenic occurrences in different geomorphic settings. J. Hydrol. Reg. Stud. 4, 131-153. doi:10.1016/j.ejrh.2015.03.001.
  • Gogoi, N., Jayasekhar Babu, P., Mahanta, C., Bora, U., 2015. Corrigendum to "Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles using alcoholic flower extract of Nyctanthes arbortristis and in vitro investigation of their antibacterial and cytotoxic activities" [Mater. Sci. Eng. C 2015; 46:463-469, Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications. doi:10.1016/j.msec.2015.01.065.
  • Sarma, B., Sarma, A.K., Mahanta, C., Singh, V.P., 2015. Optimal Ecological Management Practices for Controlling Sediment Yield and Peak Discharge from Hilly Urban Areas. J. Hydrol. Eng. 20, 04015005. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001154.
  • Baviskar, S., Choudhury, R., Mahanta, C., 2015. Dissolved and solid-phase arsenic fate in an arsenic-enriched aquifer in the river Brahmaputra alluvial plain. Environ. Monit. Assess. 187. doi:10.1007/s10661-015-4277-0.
  • Sailo, L., Mahanta, C., 2014. Arsenic mobilization in the Brahmaputra plains of Assam: groundwater and sedimentary controls. Environ. Monit. Assess. 186, 6805-6820. doi:10.1007/s10661-014-3890-7.
  • Choudhury, R., Sharma, P., Mahanta, C., Sharma, H.P., 2015. Evaluation of the processes controlling arsenic contamination in parts of the Brahmaputra floodplains in Assam, India. Environ. Earth Sci. 73, 4473-4482. doi:10.1007/s12665-014-3735-2.
  • Deka, R.L., Mahanta, C., Pathak, H., Nath, K.K., Das, S., 2013. Trends and fluctuations of rainfall regime in the Brahmaputra and Barak basins of Assam, India. Theor. Appl. Climatol. 114, 61-71. doi:10.1007/s00704-012-0820-x.
  • Sailo, L., Mahanta, C., 2013. Hydrogeochemical factors affecting the mobilization of As into the groundwater of the Brahmaputra alluvial plains of Assam, Northeast India. Environ. Sci. Process. Impacts 15, 1775-1782. doi:10.1039/c3em00156c.
  • Sharma, P., Sarma, H.P., Mahanta, C., 2012. Evaluation of groundwater quality with emphasis on fluoride concentration in Nalbari district, Assam, Northeast India. Environ. Earth Sci. 65, 2147-2159. doi:10.1007/s12665-011-1195-5.
  • Das, R.K., Gogoi, N., Babu, P.J., Sharma, P., Mahanta, C., Bora, U., 2012. The Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Amaranthus spinosus Leaf Extract and Study of Their Optical Properties. Adv. Mater. Phys. Chem. 02, 275-281. doi:10.4236/ampc.2012.24040.
  • Girija, T.R., Mahanta, C., 2010. Fuzzy Logic and Artificial Neural Network approaches for dissolved oxygen prediction. Int. J. Environ. Waste Manag. 6, 237-254.
  • Mazumdar, P., Basu, A., Paul, A., Mahanta, C., Sahoo, L., 2010. Age and orientation of the cotyledonary leaf explants determine the efficiency of de novo plant regeneration and Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation in Jatropha curcas L. South African J. Bot. 76, 337-344. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2010.01.001.
  • Skelton, A., Claesson, L., Chakrapani, G., Mahanta, C., Routh, J., Moorth, M., Khanna, P., 2008. Coupling Between Seismic Activity and Hydrogeochemistry at the Shillong Plateau, Northeastern India. Pure Appl. Geophys. 165, 45-61. doi:10.1007/978-3-7643-8738-9_4.
  • Girija, T.R., Mahanta, C., Chandramouli, V., 2007. Water quality assessment of an untreated effluent impacted urban stream: The Bharalu tributary of the Brahmaputra River, India. Environ. Monit. Assess. 130, 221-236. doi:10.1007/s10661-006-9391-6.
  • Goswami, R.K., Mahanta, C., 2007. Leaching characteristics of residual lateritic soils stabilised with fly ash and lime for geotechnical applications. Waste Manag. 27, 466-481. doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2006.07.006.
  • Mukherjee, A.B., Bhattacharya, P., Jacks, G., Banerjee, D., Al, R., Mahanta, C., Chandrashekharan, D., Chatterjee, D., Naidu, R., 2006. Groundwater arsenic contamination in India: Extent and severity.


National Journals

  • Deka, R.L., Mahanta, C., Sarmah, K., 2012. Recent variability of solar radiation in the upper Brahmaputra valley of Assam. J. Agrometeorol. 14, 145-150.
  • Mahanta, C., 2010. India's north east and hydropower development: Future security challenges. South Asian Surv. 17, 131-146. doi:10.1177/097152311001700110.
  • Mahanta, C., Mahanta, A., 2006. Bridge over the Brahmaputra, Economic and Political Weekly. doi:10.2307/4417821.
  • Mahanta, C., n.d. CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS TO INDIA'S WATER RESOURCES AND EMERGING.
  • Mahanta, C., 2006. Water Resources in the Northeast: Stae of The Knowledge Base 24.


Books Authored

  • Bandyopadhyay, J., Ghosh, N., Mahanta, C., 2016. IRBM for Brahmaputra Sub-basin Water Governance, Environmental Security and Human Well-being.


Book Chapters Contributed

  • Mahanta, C., Mahagaonkar, A., Choudhury, R., 2018. Climate Change and Hydrological Perspective of Bhutan, in: Mukherjee, A. (Ed.), Groundwater of South Asia. Springer Singapore, Springer Hydrogeology. Springer, Singapore, pp. 569-582. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-3889-1.
  • Sarma, B., Mahanta, C., 2018b. Soil Leaching Behaviour of Different Urban Landscapes, in: Sarma, A.K., Singh, V.P., Bhattacharjya, R.K., Kartha, S.. (Eds.), Urban Ecology, Water Quality and Climate Change. Springer International Publishing, pp. 39-57. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74494-0_4.
  • Choudhury, R., Mahanta, C., 2018b. Scope and Challenges of Sustainable Drinking Water Management in Assam, in: Sarma, A.K., Singh, V.P., Bhattacharjya, R.K., Kartha, S.A. (Eds.), Urban Ecology, Water Quality and Climate Change. Springer International Publishing, pp. 401-413. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74494-0_30.
  • Deka, R.., L, S., Mahanta, C., Dutta, M.., 2018. Increasing Extreme Temperature Events in the Guwahati City During 1971-2010, in: Sarma, A.K., Singh, V.P., Bhattacharjya, R.K., Kartha, S.A. (Eds.), Urban Ecology, Water Quality and Climate Change. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 84. Springer, Cham, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74494-0.
  • Mahanta, C., Saikia, L., 2016. Sediment Dynamics in a Large Alluvial River: Characterization of Materials and Processes and Management Challenges, in: Sharma, N. (Ed.), River System Analysis and Management. Springer, pp. 47-71. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1472-7.
  • Verma, S., Mukherjee, A., Mahanta, C., Choudhury, R., Bhattacharya, P., 2016. Solute chemistry and groundwater arsenic enrichment in southern part of Brahmaputra River basin, India, adjacent to Indo-Burmese ranges, in: Bhattacharya, P., Vahter, M., Jarsjo, J., Kumpiene, J., Ahmad, A., Sparrenbom, C., Jacks, G., Donselaar, M.E., Bundschuh, J., Naidu, R. (Eds.), . CRC Press, Stockholm, Sweden, pp. 62-63. doi:10.1201/b20466-30.
  • Mahanta, C., Saikia, L., 2015. The Brahmaputra and other rivers of the North East, in: Ramaswamy R. Iyer (Ed.), Living Rivers, Dying Rivers. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, India.
  • Mahanta, C., Choudhury, R., Basu, S., Hemani, R., Dutta, A., Barua, P.P., Borah, P.J., Bhattacharya, M., Bhattacharya, K., Alam, W., Saikia, L., Mukherjee, A., Bhattacharya, P., 2015a. Preliminary Assessment of Arsenic Distribution in Brahmaputra River Basin of India Based on Examination of 56,180 Public Groundwater Wells, in: Ramanathan, A., Johnston, S., Mukherjee, A., Nath, B. (Eds.), Safe and Sustainable Use of Arsenic-Contaminated Aquifers in the Gangetic Plain: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Capital Publishing Company, pp. 57-64. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16124-2.


Conference Proceedings

  • Dixit, A., Lekshmi, K., Bharti, R., Mahanta, C., 2018. A Technique for Estimation of Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide in the Bay of Bengal, in: Ocean Sciences Meeting. Portland, Oregon.
  • Mahanta, C., Sathe, S., Mahagaonkar, A., 2016. Morphological and mineralogical evidences of arsenic release and mobilization in some large floodplain aquifers, in: Bhattacharya, P., Vahter, M., Jarsjo, J., Kumpiene, J., Ahmad, A., Sparrenbom, C., Jacks, G., Donselaar, M.E., Bundschuh, J., Naidu, R. (Eds.), Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability: Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (As2016), June 19-23, 2016, Stockholm, Sweden. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, pp. 66-67. doi:10.1201/b20466-32.
  • Sathe, S., Mahanta, C., Mahagaonkar, A., 2016. Evidence of microbiological control of arsenic release and mobilization in aquifers of Brahmaputra flood plain, in: Bhattacharya, P., Vahter, M., Jarsjo, J., Kumpiene, J., Ahmad, A., Sparrenbom, C., Jacks, G., Donselaar, M.E., Bundschuh, J., Naidu, R. (Eds.), Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability: Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (As2016), June 19-23, 2016, Stockholm, Sweden. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, pp. 115-116. doi:10.1201/b20466-56.
  • Choudhury, R., Mahanta, C., Sathe, S., 2016. Sedimentary controls on arsenic mobilization in groundwater of aquifers in the Brahmaputra River Valley in Assam, in: Bhattacharya, P., Vahter, M., Jarsjo, J., Kumpiene, J., Ahmad, A., Sparrenbom, C., Jacks, G., Donselaar, M.E., Bundschuh, J., Naidu, R. (Eds.), Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability: Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (As2016), June 19-23, 2016, Stockholm, Sweden. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, Stockholm, Sweden, pp. 68-69. doi:10.1201/b20466-33.
  • Choudhury, R., Mahanta, C., 2014. Arsenic mobilization in alluvial aquifers of the Brahmaputra floodplains : Hydrochemical and mineralogical evidences, in: Litter, M.I., Nicolli, H.B., Meichtry, J.M., Quici, N., Bundschuh, J., Naidu, R., Bhattacharya, P. (Eds.), One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014) As 2014. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, Buenos Aires, Argentina, pp. 31-32.
  • Mahanta, C., T.R, G., 2013. Artificial Neural Network for Parameter Sensitivity Analysis for Dissolved Oxygen Prediction Artificial Neural Network for Parameter Sensitivity Analysis for Dissolved Oxygen Prediction, in: International Conference On "Sustainable Innovative Techniques In Civil and Environmental Engineering" (SITCEE - 2013). JNU, New Delhi.
  • Banerjee, D.M., Mukherjee, A., Acharyya, S.K., Chatterjee, D., Mahanta, C., Saha, D., Kumar, S., Singh, M., Sarkar, A., Sengupta, S., Dubey, C.S., Shukla, D., J Raju, N., 2012. Contemporary groundwater pollution studies in India: A Review, in: Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy- Section A 78(3).
  • Mahanta, C., Mondal, S., Bhattacharya, P., 2012. Evaluation of arsenic removal potential of few indigenous materials through batch study., in: Noller, B., Bundschuh, J., Bhattacharya, P. (Eds.), Understanding Geol. Med. Interface Arsenic, Int. Congr. Arsenic Environ., 4th. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, pp. 289-290.
  • Mahanta, C., Mondal, S., Bhattacharya, P., 2012. Evaluation of arsenic removal potential of few indigenous materials through batch study., in: Noller, B., Bundschuh, J., Bhattacharya, P. (Eds.), Understanding Geol. Med. Interface Arsenic, Int. Congr. Arsenic Environ., 4th. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, pp. 289-290.
  • Mahanta, C., Choudhury, R., Borah, P., Sailo, L., Saikia, L., Alam, W., 2011b. Monitoring and Surveillance of Groundwater Arsenic, in: R. Edward Beighley II, Killgore, M.W. (Eds.), World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011: Bearing Knowledge for Sustainability. Palm Springs, California, United States, pp. 4255-4266.
  • Mahanta, C., Sarma, A.K., Sarma, B., 2011. Water quality degradation in the tributaries of the Brahmaputra- Barak Basin and their environmental management strategy, in: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011: Bearing Knowledge for Sustainability - Proceedings of the 2011 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. Palm Springs, California, United States, pp. 4636-4648. doi:10.1061/41173(414)483.
  • Mahanta, C., Choudhury, R., Bora, Saikia, Alam, W., 2011a. Comprehensive Evaluation of Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Unexplored Parts of Brahmaputra Floodplains, in: Conference: Proceedings of 4th International Perspective on Water Resources & Environment (IPWE 2011).
  • Choudhury, R., Mahanta, C., Dutta, Basu, Borah, Saikia, Alam, L., Dutta, R., 2010. Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in the Brahmaputra Floodplains: Outcome of a Comprehensive Field Investigation in Assam, India, in: Proceedings of 3rd International Perspective on Current and Future State of Water Resources and the Environment. IIT Madras, Chennai, India.
  • Mahanta, C., Bhattacharya, P., Thunvik, R., Jacks, G., Sracek, O., Nickson, R.T., Enmark, G., Norborg, D., Herbert, R., 2010. Groundwater arsenic in the Holocene Brahmaputra floodplains of Assam, Northeastern India: Distribution and trends of hydrogeochemical variations, in: Jean, J.-S., Bundschuh, J., Bhattacharya, P. (Eds.), Arsenic in Geosphere and Human Diseases, As 2010 - 3rd International Congress: Arsenic in the Environment (As-2010). CRC Press, London, UK, pp. 21-22.
  • Mahanta, C., Pathak, Choudhury, R., Borah, Alam, W., 2009. Quantifying the Spread of Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater of the Brahmaputra Floodplains, Assam, India: A Threat to Public Health of the Region, in: Starrett, S. (Ed.), World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers. ASCE, pp. 1804-1813. doi:10.1061/41036.
  • Deka, R.L., Mahanta, C., 2009. ISPRS Archives XXXVIII-8 / W3 Workshop Proceedings : Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture 376 TRENDS AND FLUCTUATIONS OF TEMPERATURE, in: Panigrahy, S., Ray, S.S., Parihar, J.S. (Eds.),. International Society for Photogeometry and Remote Sensing.
  • Mahanta, C., Pathak, N., 2008. Climate Change Impact on the Southwest Monsoon Modulated Freshwater Pulsation and Consequent Nutrient Flux Variability in the Continental Shelf of the Northern Indian Ocean, in: Roger W. Babcock, J., Walton, R. (Eds.), World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'A. pp. 1-18. doi:10.1061/40976(316)370.
  • Mahanta, C., Pathak, N., Bhattacharya, P., Enmark, G., Nordborg, D., 2008. Source, distribution and release mechanisms of Arsenic in the groundwater of Assam floodplains of Northeast India, in: Roger W. Babcock, J., Walton, R. (Eds.), World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008 Ahupua'a. pp. 1-19.
  • Mahanta, C., Bora, T., Pathak, N., 2007. Evaluation of Sediment Flux in a part of the Brahmaputra River and application of ANN and Linear Regression Models, in: Kabbes, K.C. (Ed.), World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2007: Restoring Our Natural Habitat. ASCE, pp. 1-13. doi:10.1061/40927(243)397.
  • Pathak, N., Girija, T.R., Mahanta, C., 2007. Modeling Approach towards Eco-Restoration Strategies for the Polluted Tributaries of the Brahmaputra River System, in: Kabbes, K.C. (Ed.), World Environmental and Water Resources Congress: 2007. ASCE, Tampa, Florida, United States, pp. 1-14. doi:10.1061/40927(243)594.
  • Mahanta, C., Goswami, R.K., Dutta, U., 2005. Regional Climate Change Impact Perspective on the Future Particulate C-N-P Flux in the Indo-Tibetan Brahmaputra Basin, in: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress: Impacts of Global Climate Change. ASCE, pp. 1-16. doi:10.1061/40792(173)505.
  • Mahanta, C., R.K.Goswami, Dutta, U., 2005. Fluvial Flux to the Northern Indian Ocean from the Brahmaputra-Ganges: Impact on C-N-P Biogeochemical Cycles, in: International Ocean Research Conference.
  • Mahanta, C., R.K.Goswami, Dutta, U., 2004a. The Growing Complexity of CNP Flux and Anthropogenic Changes in the Brahmaputra Basin: Need for Evolving a Drainage Basin, in: 14th Stockholm Water Symposium: Drainage Basin Management- Regional Approaches for Food and Urban Security. Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Mahanta, C., R.K.Goswami, Dutta, U., 2004b. Flux and Bioavailability of Phosphorus in the Solute and Sediment Loads of the Brahmaputra River: Sustainable Management of a Key Resource, in: Bizier, P., DeBarry, P. (Eds.), World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003. ASCE. doi:10.1061/40737(2004)135.
  • Mahanta, C., R.K.Goswami, Dutta, U., 2004c. Future of CO2 Uptake in the Bay of Bengal: Potential Impact of the River Interlinking Project of India and the Yarlung-Zangbo Dam of China, in: International Science Symposium The Ocean in a High CO2 World, UNESCO.
  • Mahanta, C., R.K.Goswami, Dutta, U., 2003. Impact of Fresh Water Discharge and Dissolved and Suspended Load Relocation from the Brahmaputra Watershed to the Bay of Bengal, in: National Workshop on Fresh Water Related Issues with Discussion on National River Linking Plan.
  • Mahanta, C., Goswami, R.K., Singh, B., 2002. Soil Erosion , Sediment Transport and C-N-P Mobilization : A Case Study of the High Sediment Yielding Brahmaputra River Basin, in: 12th ISCO Conference. Beijing, China.


Seminars/Workshops/ Conferences

  • Key note speaker at "National Consultation on Sanitation Partnership", organized by NRMC as executing agency, India for the Global Sanitation Fund, 9th Sept, 2015, Shillong, in presence of Minister of Drinking water and Sanitation and Secretary, GOI.
  • Moderator at brainstorming session on Water Risk Assessment in the Brahmaputra Basin, organized by the WWF, 24th April, 2015, New Delhi.
  • Invited speaker at "Solutions for a Swachh Bharat", India Wash Summit, organized by WaterAid and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and Ministry of Urban Development, 16-18th Feb, 2015, IIC, New Delhi.
  • Resource person at "International Workshop on Border Studies in Northeast India", organized by Institute of Chinese Studies and Association for Borderlands Studies, Assam, 2nd March, 2015.
  • Keynote speaker in e-Naga Summit, Confederation of Indian Industries, 11th May, 2015, Kohima, Nagaland.
  • Invited as a resource person in "Water Quality Status in Rural Habitations of Assam and its Mitigation", 5th State Level Task Force on Water Quality Meeting held on 9th Sept, 2015, PHED, Assam.
  • Resource person in Meeting of Evaluation Committee for selection of an agency for conducting the "study on legal and regulatory framework under various Govt. Department for Disaster Management, 3rd Nov, 2015.
  • Invited participant in DSDS 2011: Special Event, Water and Climate Change, A joint workshop organized by the Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research (Bioforsk, Norway) and the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India, 2015, New Delhi.
  • Mahanta, C (2014) Wetlands of Assam: in the light of climate change, Talk delivered by invitation at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, DST, Guwahati, 10th Sept.
  • Mahanta, C (2014) Downstream Eco-system Implications of Potential Changes in Tibetan Eco-hydrology, Regional Round Table on: State of ecology of the Tibetan Plateau organized by Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives and India International Centre, IIC, Max Mueller Bhavan, Delhi, 28-30 March, 2014.
  • Mahanta, C (2014) The Brahmaputra: emerging knowledge and lessons for future pragmatism, TEQIP Workshop on Water Resource Management and Climate Change, IIT Guwahati.
  • Deka, R.L., Mahanta, C & Nath, K.K (2014) Trends and Fluctuations of Temperature Regime of North East India, Workshop proceedings: Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture.
  • Participated as Resource person in "Curriculum Development for M.Tech Programme in WRM, Teri University, 22-25 Jan, 2014, New Delhi.
  • Invited participant in "Integrated Water Resources Management Program for Capacity Building in South-Asian Region", Organized by South Asian Water Initiative and Teri University, 22-25 Jan, 2014, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.
  • Invited participant in a workshop on wetlands and celebration of World Wetland Day, Organized by Aaranyak in collaboration with the IUCN, 2nd Feb, 2014 at Guwahati.
  • Invited Participant in "Delhi Declaration, Let our rivers live", India Rivers Week, 24-27 Nov, 2014, New Delhi.
  • Participant in Consultation Workshop to develop a Tribal and Northeast Youth Development Plan of Action, Organized by RGNIYD, 27-28 June, 2014 at Sriperumbudur, Tamilnadu.
  • Participant in "Building Regional Media Capacity on Global Environmental Issues", International Media workshop on Yarlung Zangbo/Brahmaputra Basin, Kathmandu, Oct 14-16, 2014.
  • Participant in the Workshop on "Groundwater Resources Development and Management in Northeast India", Nedfi House, Dispur, 8th Fef, 2013.
  • Mahanta C (2013) Data and information management for transboundary rivers in India, Technical Workshop on Transboundary Data Sharing for Integrated Water Resources Management at the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit, 18 May, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
  • Mahanta, C (2013) Understanding Water Conflicts in Brahmaputra, Water Diplomacy Workshop organized by Tufts University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Program on Negotiation, 24-28 June.
  • Mahanta, C (2013) Design of Regional Civil Society Strategy and Fund for the South Asia Water Governance Programme, 27th -29th November, Dhulikhel Lodge Resort, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Sharing Responsibilities: Joint Discussions on Floods and Flood Management, IUCN, 13th Nov, 2013, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Priorities for Research, Policy and practices in North East India, Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme (HICAP) , 25-26 Feb, 2013, NEDFi Centre, Guwahati.
  • Invited participant in the conference "Water Sector in India: A critical engagement, organized by the Centre for Policy Research, 25-27th Nov, 2013, New Delhi.
  • International Conference on The Eastern Himalaya: Climate Change, Livelihoods and Poverty Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 7-8 March, 2013.
  • Mahanta, C (2013) Water Cooperation - Reflections on Scope and Opportunities focusing on Brahmaputra River and Assam, Paper presented on the occasion of World Water Day organized by Saciwaters, Sept 7, Guwahati.
  • Key resource person in consultation workshop on "Technical Roundtable: Dimensions of River Morphology", organized under the IUCN project "Ecosystems for Life-A Bangladesh-India Initiative", 13th Dec, 2013, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Mahanta, C (2013) Invited speaker on A brainstorming Meeting on 'Study of Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Coupling and Extreme Events 07-09 March 2013 at Cotton College' State University, Guwahati.
  • Keynote speaker, "Sharing Responsibilities: Joint Discussion on Floods and Flood Management Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh-India Initiatives", 11th Jan, 2013, Khanapara, Guwahati.
  • Mahanta, C (2013) Key elements of trans boundary plan of action for joint flood management by India and Bangladesh, Paper presented Flood warning IUCN, Kathmandu.
  • Participant in Workshop on Civil Society Cooperation on Water Management & Climate Change in South Asia, organized by DFID, 27-29th Nov, 2013.
  • Participant in Consultation workshop on integrated river basin management for mitigation of flood and erosion disasters in interstate rivers of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam: A step towards interstate water cooperation, Supported by India Water Partnership (New Delhi) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 9, 2013, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Participated as Resource person in "Draft agenda for the two day consultation on shared vision in the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna Region, IUCN's project, "Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh-India Initiatives, Hotel Lalit Ashok, New Delhi, 28-29th Oct, 2013.
  • Mahanta, C (2013) Water Quality Issues and Consternations/Conflicts in the Northeast India, paper presented in "Water Resources in Northeast India: Issues, Conflicts and Way Forward", Panel organized by the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India (Forum), 5-7 Dec, Tezpur University, Assam.
  • Invited participant in the "Roundtable on GBM Basin Management in India-Bangladesh, Relations-Exploring approaches, Cooperative frameworks and Challenges", Organized by Teri, 9th Oct, 2013, New Delhi.
  • Invited participant in Regional Workshop on Landslide Disaster Management, Organized by The Geological Survey of India, 22nd Nov, 2013, NEC Auditorium, Nongrim Hills, Shillong.
  • Participated as a resource person in the "Meeting on Conservation and Sustainable Development", Organized by MacArthur Foundation, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 31st July, 2013.
  • Participant in : IUCN: 40 years of Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh, Feb, 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Invited participant as a panelist for Technical Workshop at the 2nd Asia Pacific Water Summit, Chaing Mai, Thailand, 16-20 May, 2013.
  • Invited participant, "Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS-III), 25-27 Sept, 2013, Nagaland.
  • Resource person in "Evolution of Water within the Ganga River Basin, Natural vs Anthropogenic Contributions: Implications for Future Watershed/Climate/Marine Planning and Policy", A working meeting to develop a proposal for the project, 17-19 Dec, 2012.
  • Invited participant in "Hydro-diplomacy: A Tool for Sharing Water Across Borders", An international conference organized by IUCN, Dusit Island Resort, Chiang Rai, Thailand, 31st Oct, 2012.
  • Participant in "International Initiative for Sustainablility and Human Development: Envisioning the Planetary Future, Global Initiative for Sustainable Development and Planning", Organized by North East Centre for Research and Development, IGNOU, 1-3 Oct, 2012, Nedfi House, Guwahati.
  • Participant in International Conference on Water Quality with special reference to Arsenic, 18-20 Feb, 2012.
  • Participant in workshop on "Environmental Governance in the Context of Sustainable Development in India: The case of Mountain Ecosystems, organized jointly by Teri and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 29-31st July, 2012.
  • Invited participant in DSDS Special Event: Water: Our Global Common, Jointly organized by Teri and Vito, 31st Jan, 2012, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
  • "Ecosystems for Life-A Bangladesh-India Initiative", 4th Stakeholders consultation, 21st Jan, 2011, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
  • Exclusive guest to CSR Thought Leadership Conclave, An initiative of Wockhardt Foundation, 19th Feb, 2011, Mumbai.
  • Resource person in "International Workshop on Trans-boundary Water Resource Knowledge Sharing, Presentation of joint research findings and regional initiatives ecosystems for life: A Bangladesh India Initative", IUCN Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, 24th Nov, 2011.
  • Participant in Geological Society of America Annual Meeting 2011, Oct 9-12, Minneapolis, USA.
  • Invited participant in "Inception workshop on Mathematical Modeling of River Brahmaputra with Emphasis on Climate Change ( A collaborative project of IIT Guwahati & Stakeholders), 31st Jan to 1st Feb, 2011.
  • Participant in Workshop on "DSDS 2011: Special event, Water and Climate Change, jointly organized by the Norwegian Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research (Bioforsk, Norway) and The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri), India, 2nd Feb, 2011, Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi.
  • Keynote speaker in Roundtable on climate change-migration-security nexus in northeast India, organized by Aaranyak (Guwahati) and Centre for American Progress (Washington D.C), 13th Dec, 2011, Hotel Nakshatra, Beltola, Guwahati.
  • Resource person in "Knowledge sharing workshop on Climate induced water hazards in the Brahmaputra basin in Northeast India: Adaptation, governance and community based risk mitigation", Feb 15, 2011, organized by ICIMOD and Aaranyak, Guwahati.
  • "Ecosystems for Life-A Bangladesh-India Initiative", 3rd Stakeholders consultation, 2nd Nov, 2010, Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok, Guwahati.
  • Consultation for authors of the Situational Analysis activity of IUCN's project, "Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh-India Initiatives in Bangkok, Dec 8, 2010.
  • Invited as a resource person in "TERI-KAS International Energy Dialogue 2010 on Energy Security: Managing risks, balancing concerns and developing frameworks", 24-26 Oct, 2010, Suraj Kund.
  • Participated in the 4th International Conference on Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water, Kristianstad (Sweden), 13-15 Oct, 2010.
  • Invited participant in Orientation workshop on "Role of Media in Disaster Risk Reduction", (the fourth workshop in the series), organized jointly by Bamboo Development Agency of Assam and InWEnt-Capacity Building International Germany, 22nd Nov, 2010 in Guwahati.