Khitish Moharana

Gaining knowledge vide virtue of experience to excel in scientific arena to attain pre-determined upfronts.

Environmental Specialist at UNDP (2022-11 – Present)

Implementation of environmental management plan (EMP), Environmental compliance preparation as per ESMF and World Bank operational policy (OP/BP), monitoring Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM), estimation GHG, carbon stock, crop water productivity & soil moisture mapping using remote sensing, water and soil quality mapping, providing training on Climate Change impact on agriculture and CSA and other activity for environmental sustainability.

• Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture (OIIPCRA) by World Bank
• Ground Water Recharge & Solar Micro-Irrigation To Ensure Food Security and Enhance Resilience In Vulnerable Areas - A Green Climate Fund granted project

Senior Research Fellow at ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (2015-11 – 2022-10)

Conducted demonstration of different climate smart agriculture practices like DSR, SRI, and AWD, CA etc. estimated carbon & water footprint and climate smartness index, mapping of surface energy balance components using SEBS model, modeling GHGs Emission etc. Writing research paper, book, book chapter and process for publication. Developer of 2 AAP (riceNxpert, csaXpert). Climate change vulnerability mapping, Prioritizing & demonstration of CSA practices, ecosystem service evaluation from different LULC classes, and estimation of NUE, WUE and water productivity.

Conducted

Farmer's field trials for conservation agriculture treatments like Zero tilt-Direct seeded rice, Zero till Transplanting, diversification etc. in Cuttack and Jaipur of Odisha.

• Building climate resilience of Indian smallholders through sustainable intensification and agro-ecological farming system to strengthen food and nutrition security (RESILIENCE)
• Collected satellite images from USGS site, prepared land use land cover map and also estimated ecosystem services in different agro climatic zones of Odisha, spatio-variability map of soil nutrients
• Prepared district wise map of micro and secondary nutrients (S, Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn and B) of Odisha
• Conducted farmer's field experiments in different districts of Odisha on economic use of different real-time nitrogen management practices, nitrogen use efficiency and estimation of GHGs emission from rice ecologies

Asst Env Manager (Training) at Envomin Consultant Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar (2014-04 – 2015-11)

Monitoring & Management of Environmental Parameters in different Mines and Industries as per SPCB. In-Charge Environmental Laboratory, PFR, ToR, MoEF Clearance, CTE & CTO, Forest Clearance & CGWA Clearance etc.

PG Diploma in GIS and Remote Sensing – DDCE, Sambalpur University (2017 – 2018)

M.Phil in Biodiversity & Conservation of Natural Resources – CUO (2014 – 2015)

M.Sc in Environmental Science – Utkal University (2011 – 2013)

B.Sc in Zoology (Hons), Chemistry, Environmental Science – Utkal University (2006 – 2009)