Prem Kumar Gaur, Technical Head & Advisor, Hydrominviron Consultancy Private Limited has immense experience (more than 50 years) in Groundwater Investigations Supervision of Drilling operations, conducting studies in River Basin Projects, preparation of DPR’s. Shri Prem Kumar Gaur has worked at various positions in departments of Government of Rajasthan. He has worked as hydrogeologist in Groundwater Department and Public Health Engineering Department. He has also worked under Drought Prone Area Program of government of Rajasthan and as geologist in Department of Mines and Geology. He retired as Sr. Hydrogeologist from Ground Water Department, Rajasthan. Specific details of experience are - (1) Ground water Investigation and Preparation of Hydrogeological Survey Reports, (2) Administration of Sr. Hydrogeologist Office, Ajmer, Detailed Ground water investigation and preparation of groundwater assessment reports of Ajmer & Bhilwara districts, (3) Supervision of drilling rigs, Preparation of feasibility reports for rural and urban water supply schemes; construction of tubewells and handpumps in Ajmer, Bhilwatra, Chittorgarh, Kota, Bundi & Jhalawar districts, (4) Study of River Characteristics under Luni River Basin Project, Jodhpur, (5) Construction of tubewells & processing of loan applications for cultivators as Asstt. Project Officer under Drought Prone Area Program, (6) Construction of handpumps and tubewells in tribal belt of Dungarpur district under DPEP.

Dr. Sanjay Palnitkar, Technical Advisor (Water Quality) at Hydrominviron Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. is having more than 35 years of experience as an Environmental Specialist and has been Technical Advisor at Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board, Jaipur. He is a Master in Chemistry with Additional Specialization and is PhD in Environmental Chemistry. He has undergone trainings in - ISO - 9000 at IIQM, Jaipur; WMC facilitator (under World Bank project) at NPC, New Delhi; Lead Assessor for ISO - 14001 certification at IIQM, BSI India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi; NABL - foundation & implementation at IIQM, Jaipur; Logical Framework Analysis at SIDA, Jaipur. He is Life Member of professional body - Indian Association of Environment Management. Dr. Sanjay Palnitkar has been Environmental Specialist and Consultant at various organisations - AQURA Labs Pvt. Ltd., STUP Consultant Ltd., Rajasthan Health Systems Development Project, Rajasthan Agriculture Competitiveness Project (Dept. of Agriculture, Jaipur). He has also been Freelance Consultant at various stages. Dr. Sanjay Palnitkar has been involved in Process Design and Optimization of Industrial projects, supervision of project implementation of efficiency evaluation; Headed activities of Environment Impact Assessment, Risk Management; Feasibility studies for mechanization and modernization of Municipal Solid Waste Management System, Designing of Hazardous Solid Waste Disposal site for industries, Inception report, Design, authorization process & presentation to regulatory agencies, Preparation of Bid Document, BOQ, Cost Estimates, Bid Evaluation. He has also been involved in review of Water Quality Analysis data and reports under Ground Water Investigations. Dr. Sanjay Palnitkar is Promoter & Managing Director of Fuel Grade Ethanol production Distellery with innovations like (a) High Value Derivatives from CO2 (by product) & (b) development of first ever Ethnol transportation pipeline in India

Dr. Dinesh Gupta, Technical Advisor (Geophysics), Hydrominviron Consultancy Private Limited is having 42 years of experience in Geophysical Investigations for minerals, ground water and in engineering projects. Dr. Dinesh Gupta is a Master in Geology and has done his PhD in Applied Geophysics from Indian School of Mines (IIT), Dhanbad. He is life member of professional bodies such as Geological Society of India, Bangalore; Association of Exploration Geophysicists, Hyderabad and Indian Geophysical Union, Hyderabad. He has been Reviewer of Journals – Geological Society, Bengaluru; Journal of Geophysics, Hyderabad; Indian Geophysical Union Journal and GSI Publications Dr. Dinesh Gupta has been honoured with six National Awards. (a) ONGC-AEG for best Ph. D Thesis (Lead-Zinc Exploration in Rajasthan) (b) M.B.R. Rao Gold Medal for best Research Paper (2002) (c) National Geoscience Award (2012) in the field of Hydrology (d) AEG Best Paper Award (2017) in the field of PGE Exploration (e) Lifetime Achievement (Sriram Arinivasan Award, 2017) at IIT , Mumbai in 2018 (f) IGU Best Paper Award - 2022 at WIHG, Dehradun Dr. Dinesh Gupta has during his tenure as Director General, Geological survey of India (June 2018 to March 2019), led in all technical as well as the administrative affairs. He has worked at various other positions in Geological Survey of India - Addl. Director General (Geophysics) from July 2015 to May 2018, Dy. Director General (Geophyisics) from February 2014 to July 2015; Director (Geophysics) Western & Southern region from December 2007 to February 2014; Sr. Geophysicist from July 1997 to December 2007, Party In-charge of geophysical investigations and imparted training to officers of GSI, CGWB, AMD and DST programmes; Jr. Geophysicist from June 1985 to July 1997. Other Important Positions Held were:  Reviewer for the promotion to the post of Professors in IIT, Mumbai.  Chairman for Syllabus making committee for UPSC & RPSC examinations.  External Expert in the promotion committee of DAE (Department of atomic Energy)  Member, Governing Body of NCESS (Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India)  Member, Apex Research Council, Atomic Minerals Directorate (DAE), Govt. of India  Chairman, Inquiry Committee, Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India  Member, UPSC Selection Committee, Govt. of India  Member, Promotion Committee, MOES, Govt. of India  Chairman, National Geoscience Award Committee, Govt. of India

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