Student Thesis Competition (STC)

STC (Session 1)

S.No	Name	Institute	Topic	Research Paper	Detailed Project Report	Poster
1	RAJIV RANJAN MISHRA	Former Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti,GoI	Ganga 3R-A New Paradigm for Conservation of Environmental Assets	PDF	-	-
2	VICTOR R. SHINDE	National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)	State of Knowledge and Research for Urban River Management in India	PDF	-	-
3	Muddukrishna A.S.	School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi	Integrated Sustainable Tourism Development: A Case Study of Ayodhya City	PDF	PDF	-
4	Manju Rajeev Kanchan	School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada	The Sombre Case of an Odd Triad — Dolphin, Man and Zoonoses: Revitalisation and Revival of Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, Bihar	PDF	PDF	-
5	Ritu V. Sharma	S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat	The Changing Paradigm of Urban Riverfronts: The Role of Rivers in Mitigation of Urban Heat Island Effect and Climate Change – A Case Study of Delhi	PDF	-	-
6	Aman Sharma	School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal	Traditional Water Systems of the Cultural Landscape of Govardhan, Mathura	PDF	PDF	-
7	Alvina Habib Khan	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	Enhancing the Urban Water Experience – Rejuvenating Kaliasot River, Bhopal	PDF	-	-
8	Rajorshi Banerjee	Sushant University, Gurugram	Reconnecting the City to its Riverfront: A Case of Kolkata	PDF	-	-

STC (Session 2)

S.No	Name	Institute	Topic	Research Paper	Detailed Project Report	Poster
1	AMBIKA MALHOTRA KOTHARI	National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)	Embracing Nature-based Solutions in Urban River Management	PDF	-	-
2	Shivalika Arora	School of Planning and Architecture Delhi	Prioritising ‘Urban Drivers’ responsible for river pollution in the Ganga River Basin and revival of the river with effective community engagement through Policy Framework and Effective Community Engagement, case study of Kanpur	PDF	-	PDF
3	Shakchi Singh	School of Planning and Architecture Delhi	Planning for River Sensitive Development in Cities – A Case of Varanasi	PDF	-	PDF
4	Pranav Varshney	School of Planning and Architecture Delhi	Reinventing the lost trilogy of Ponds, Natural drains and Ground Water with focus on Shekha Jheel: A case study of Aligarh	PDF	PDF	PDF
5	Rajarshi	Faculty of Architecture & Planning, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Lucknow	Integrated approach to Ecocity with a thrust on Blue-green Infrastructure – Gomti Riverfront, Lucknow	PDF	PDF	PDF
6	Preetikrishna Panda	XIM University, Bhubaneswar	Integrating Rivers in the City Planning Process - A Framework to Integrate Urban River Management with the City’s Master Planning Process for the City of Cuttack	PDF	PDF	PDF
7	Mrignayani Chandra	Amity University Noida	Integration of Spatial Technology and Citizen Participation for Nature based remediation of River Hooghly	PDF	-	PDF
8	Madhavi Gajre	Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Dehradun	Spatio-temporal flood dynamics and its impact on Kosi river morphological changes	PDF	-	PDF
9	Arunima K T	National Institute of Technology Calicut	Strategic spatial planning based on Ecosystem service assessment- a case of Cauvery Watershed region	PDF	PDF	PDF
10	Karpagavalli S	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Blue-Green Infrastructure Planning for a sustainable development – An opportunity for Tirunelveli	PDF	PDF	PDF
11	Abhishek Kailash Burkuley	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Planning Strategies for Riverfront Development of Kham River in Aurangabad	PDF	PDF	PDF
12	Dhaval Mistry	Academy of Architecture, Mumbai	Revitalizing the Nullahs of Mumbai	PDF	PDF	PDF
13	Sabnekar Sai Sharan	Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology	Water Quality Monitoring System Using Machine Learning Technique	-	-	PDF
14	Rupal Srivastava	School of Planning and architecture, Delhi	Planning for Yamuna to mitigate pollution effects of wastewater flow on the river, Delhi	PDF	PDF	PDF
15	Radhika Garg	Apeejay Institute of Technology- School of Architecture and Planning	Noida Riverfront Development	PDF	PDF	PDF
16	Mubashir Arshid	National Institute of Technology, Srinagar	From birds of passage to guardians of rivers: Engaging the tribular nomads and indigenous people of Pahalgam in management of litter, to reduce pollution in the River Lidder, along the way to the holy Amarnath Cave	-	PDF	PDF
17	Mohini Vikas Bhosekar	Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture, Pune	Pragati Setu – linking the river Vincharna, residents of Shinde Wasti and Sautada village	PDF	PDF	PDF
18	Sanika Upasani	Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture, Pune	Ecological Restoration of ARAI stone quarry, Pune	PDF	PDF	PDF
19	Ujjawal Singh	School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal	Framework for citizens engagement in river-related management and economy: A case study of Kanpur	-	PDF	PDF
20	Daman Dogra	School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal	Revitalization of Urban Livelihood through WaTOD: A case of Jhelum River in Srinagar	PDF	PDF	PDF
21	Akriti Jaiswal	School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal	Planning for an Ephemeral city: A case of Prayagraj	PDF	-	PDF

STC (Session 3)

S.No	Name	Institute	Topic	Research Paper	Detailed Project Report	Poster
1	Jalli Radhika	Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad	IOT Based water pollution monitoring system, river and waterbodies of Hyderdbad	PDF	PDF	-
2	M Divya	SPA Bhopal	Investigating the socio-ecological vulnerability and identifying a framework for resilient development in Pulicat, Tamil Nadu, India	-	PDF	-
3	Shahul hameed	St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, Nagercoil, TamilNadu	Intelligent Water Quality Detection tool for rejuvenating water body, Pazhayar river in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu	-	PDF	-
4	Akshansha Mishra	ApeeJay Institute of Technology, Noida	Reworking water connect with urbanization : Heritage Riverfront of Kanpur	PDF	PDF	-
5	Saee Vikas Desai	Modern Education Society's Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune	JALVAL 2.O: INFORM-ing citizens about river pollution by PERFORM-ing ideas in activities for reducing it and TRANSFORM-ing into the pollutionfree river	-	PDF	-
6	M Veena	Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad	Nadhi to Jeeva Nadhi – The Rise of Aquatic life, Musi River, Hyderabad	-	PDF	-
7	Kriti Mada	Fergusson College, Pune	Mitigation of Colloidal pollution in the Pawna River	-	PDF	-
8	Bhumika Batra	Amity School of architecture and Planning, Noida	Rejuvenation of Dal Lake and the Hanji community	-	PDF	-
9	Sara Afzal	Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh	Comparison of anti-microbial resistance in three river ecosystems and assessment for behaviour change interventions. Cases of Ganga, Yamuna and East Kali Nadi in U.P.	-	PDF	-
10	Vishrut Goswami	NIT Calicut	T: Ephemeral Conurbation of Urban Forms: Re-imagining an Impermanent City, Kumbh Mela 2025	PDF	PDF	-
11	Gadem Sairam	Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad	Extricate profanation of the River Muchukunda and save our relicMuchu kunda River	PDF	PDF	-
12	Vidhisha Bhargava	Sardaar Vallabhbhai NIT Surat	Leveraging River-Centric Planning for Rejuvenation of Eutriphicated Segment of Yamuna River in Mathura City through Citizen Engagement and Self-Financing Model of Urban Planning	-	PDF	-
13	Puja Das	SPA Vijayawada	Re-establishment of socio-cultural association between the city and river by creating dynamic riverine zone with Eco-sensitive Riverfront Design A case of Hooghly River, North precinct of Kolkata	-	PDF	-
14	Akanksha Bhardwaj	Delhi Technical Unversity, Delhi	Restoration of riverine through nature-based solution towards disaster risk reduction for sustainable urban future: A case of Rapti river	-	PDF	-
15	Yash rajesh dhawade	IIT Kharagpur	Udaipur, the City of Lakes: Traversing through City’s Titular Sobriquet to Anthology of Lakes and People	-	PDF	-
16	Debjyoti Saha	Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon	Reimagining the river front as a socio-economic interface - a case of Kakdwip in Ganges Delta, Sundarban	-	PDF	-
17	Chaitanya Joshi	CEPT University, Ahmedabad	Rethinking River Centric Micro-Planning Approach along with Rejuvenating Freshwater Ecosystem A case of Nag River, Nagpur	-	PDF	-
18	Shishir Verma	BBD, Lucknow	Reinstating the Riparian Corridors for boosting the Urban Economics, a case of Moradabad (U.P.)	-	PDF	-
19	Monali Biswal	IIT Kharagpur	Unpacking the Catalysing Potential of Geographical Urban Voids around the Natural Drains in the Fabric of Bhubaneswar	-	PDF	-

STC (Session 4)

S.No	Name	Institute	Topic	Research Paper	Detailed Project Report	Poster
1	Gomati Goswami	IIT BHU, Varanasi	Integrating traditional water resource management system – Kuhls, for sustainable and coherent master planning in proposed lithium mining residential township: The case of Chenab valley, Reasi district, Jammu	PDF	-	PDF
2	Abhishek Sharma	Amity University, Noida	Waves of Devotion: Transforming Braj Bhumi's Kund Heritage through Interactive Krishna Kathas	PDF	-	PDF
3	Aatika	JawaharLal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Aligarh	Assessing the Ecological and Public Health Implications of Hospital Wastewater Microbiome Discharge into Urban River Ecosystems	PDF	-	PDF
4	Aastha Bhamoriya	School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal	Assessing Socio-economic Impacts of Dam Operations on Downstream Areas: A Case of Omkareshwar Dam	PDF	-	PDF
5	Sharad Kumar Singh	Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow	Gomti Riverfront Development	PDF	-	PDF
6	Anjora Khatri	Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon	Master Plan for Shahdara Canal in Noida	PDF	-	PDF
7	Fathima Zahra	School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal	Evaluating the Impacts of River Pollution on Ecosystem Services: A Case of Periyar River, Kerala	PDF	-	PDF
8	Richard J	K.Ramakrishnan college of Technology Samayapuram, Trichy	Textile and mat effluent treatment by coagulation process using Moringa oleifera and Azadirachta indica	PDF	-	PDF
9	Arnab Chowdhury	AKTU Lucknow	Decarbonisation accounting for inland water transportation (IWT) to develop a sustainable mobility plan through a comparitive study with existing transport mode - A case of River Hoogly within Kolkata Metropolitan Area	PDF	-	PDF
10	Shagun Sethi	Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SVNIT Surat	Assessing the extremes of hydrological disasters and mitigating them through revival of Eri system to achieve resilience and conservation in the complex urban fabric of Chennai.	PDF	-	-
11	Samruddhi Chinchwadkar	School Of Planning And Architecture, Vijayawada	Decoding temporality of the natural spine – Interweaving the cultural heritage of the Holkar Chhatris and the Kahn Nadi to craft a dynamic and vibrant riverine zone in Indore.	PDF	-	PDF
12	Pragati Chauhan	Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SVNIT Surat	Securing the future of water resources in Western Indian Himalayan Region amidst the extreme pressure of Climate Change using an assessment mechanism through AI & BIG data. - a case study of Beas River	PDF	-	PDF
13	Shivani Parkhi	Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur	Restoration strategies for Urban Rivers: A case of Mithi, Mumbai	PDF	-	PDF
14	Milindsinh Jitendrasinh Solanki	Institute of Design, Planning and Technology, Sarvajanik University	Rejuvenation of historic water system of Champaner Pavagadh World Heritage Site	PDF	-	PDF
15	Anneysha Chhattaraj	School Of Planning And Architecture, Vijayawada	Enhancing urban resilience : A nature based solution approach for mitigating urban flooding in vulnerable waterfront areas : A case of Kolkata	PDF	-	PDF
16	Kanishk Sharma	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Planning for rejuvenation of traditional water system (TWS) of Jodhpur city	PDF	-	PDF
17	Sakshi Katekhaye	National Institute of Technology Calicut	Integrating Lake and River Assets: A Comprehensive Strategic Vision for Resilience and Imageability of Nagpur city.	PDF	-	PDF

STC (Session 5)

S.No	Name	Institute	Topic	Research Paper	Detailed Project Report	Poster
1	Shraddha Shrivastava	Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat	Reinvigorating Urban River with Sustainable Approach to Revitalize the Eutrophic Segments to strengthen River-Centric planning.	PDF	-	PDF
2	Arya Rajesh Kumbhre	National Institute of Technology, Calicut	Re-imagining Godavari River through the lens of Ecosystem Services, focusing on Sustainable Development of Nashik	PDF	PDF	PDF
3	Tushita Basak	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Methodology for assessing the Tourism Carrying Capacity of estuarine ecosystems : A Case of Kochi	PDF	PDF	PDF
4	Kargi. S	School of planning and Architecture Vijayawada	Reviving the Vaigai: A Vibrant Cultural and Social Riverfront for Temple city	PDF	PDF	PDF
5	Nandhini Premanand	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Assessing the Influence of Vulnerability on Flood Disaster Governance: A Study of Informal Settlements in Chennai, India	PDF	PDF	PDF
6	Unnati Chauhan	Lovely Professional University, Punjab	Sustainable Water Body Rejuvenation Using Red Cowpea Starch-Based Adsorbent Material for Ecological Restoration of Polluted Ponds in Himachal Pradesh	PDF	PDF	PDF
7	Ragapriya K	School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada	Restoration and Capture of Ecological Values of an Urban Marshland - The Case of Pallikaranai Marshland, Chennai	PDF	-	PDF
8	Saqib Kaleem	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Urban Waterbody Conservation Through Knowledge-Guided Machine Learning: An Integrated Approach Using Expert Insights	PDF	-	PDF
9	Ananya K S	School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi	Urban River Management Strategies for Gurupura River in the Coastal City of Mangaluru	PDF	PDF	PDF
10	Urjashi Bose	School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal	Re-establishing river-culture-nature continuum: A case of revitalizing the river commons in Nashik	PDF	PDF	PDF
11	Aarul Bhalekar	School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal	From Neglect to Transformation: Envisioning a Sustainable Future for Nag River, Nagpur through Urban River-Oriented Development (U-ROD)	PDF	PDF	PDF
12	Charu Middha	Amity School of Architecture and Planning, Amity University, Noida	Guarding the River Ganges: Mirzapur’s Comprehensive Plan for Sustainable Wastewater Management and Reuse	PDF	PDF	PDF
13	Samudra D	School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal	Assessing the Influence of Landcover Changes on the Baseflow Regime : A Case of Bharathapuzha River	PDF	PDF	PDF
14	Aaryan Buddhadev	Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Surat	Architecture that Heals the River, Incarnation of Manikarnika Ghat for Eco-Spirituality Environment	PDF	PDF	PDF
15	K Vanlalrorelfamkimi	School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal	Analysing the Influences of Hilly Landscape Characteristics of River Water Quality	PDF	PDF	PDF
16	Maheedhar Sai Kotapati	School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada	Resilient Waterfront Urbanism: Redesigning an Urban Block for Flood Adaptive Living and Crisis Interdependence	PDF	PDF	PDF
17	Kapil Shahaji Deshmukh	School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal	A Geospatial Approach to Assess River Diversion Impacts on Floodplains: A case of Ulwe River	PDF	PDF	PDF
18	Aditya Bharadwaj	Amity School of Architecture & Planning, Amity University (Noida)	Hydrology, Habitat, and Humanity: A Case of Kabartal, Asia’s Largest Freshwater Oxbow Lake	PDF	-	PDF

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