Research Projects

The Centre is one of the leading institutions in India conducting sponsored research & consultancy projects.

Sl. No	Year	Principal Investigator / Co- Principal Investigator	Title	Funding Agency	Amount in Lakhs
1	1990	Prof. SM. Ramasamy	Project “PERANAI” Integrated Geological and Geomorphological Studies for Identifying the Areas of Erosion to Stop Reservoir Siltation in Vaigai - Peranai reservoir	World Bank	0.60
2	1993 - 95	Prof. SM. Ramasamy	Project VAIGAI" Identification of Erosion Prone Areas in Vaigai catchment Region to Control Siltation in Vaigai Reservoir	World Bank	1.47
3	1995- 96	Prof. SM. Ramasamy	Project “KUNDAH” Environmental Geomorphology of Kunda hydro Electric scheme	Tamil Nadu Electricity Board	7.05
4	2000- 02	Prof. SM. Ramasamy / Dr. C.J.Kumanan	Project “FRAQTA” Groundwater Behavior of Fractured Aquifer Systems of Tamil Nadu	World Bank	15.00
5	2002– 03	Prof. SM. Ramasamy / Dr. C.J.Kumanan	Project “RGNDWM” Preparation of Groundwater Prospect Map for Parts of Kerala State	Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission through NRSA	1.32
6	2006	Prof. SM.Ramasamy / Dr. K. Palanivel	Project “FLOOD CON” Base Paper on Flood Conservation and Flood Water Harvesting for Tamil Nadu	State Planning Commission, Chennai	1.00
7	1990-93	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “RIMIGTA” River Cauvery’s Migration in Tamil Nadu	ISRO, DOS, Bangalore	5.94
8	1990-93	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “MOCASY” Modelling of Crystalline Aquifer System, Vellar Basin, Tamil Nadu	DST, New Delhi	3.57
9	1991-94	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “RECHARGE” Remote Sensing for Artificial Recharge in Ayyar basin ,Tamil nadu	Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chennai.	1.47
10	1994- 97	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project "CORE LAND" - Remote Sensing for Coastal Resources Evaluation	State Planning Commission, Chennai	3.5
11	1994-97	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “NEOTECTA” Detection of Neotectonic zones in Tamil Nadu through Integrated Remote Sensing studies- Tamil Nadu	DST, New Delhi	8.70
12	1994-97	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “LANDSLIDES” Predictive and Preventive Modelling for Landslides (Nilgiris)	DST, New Delhi	7.70
13	1994-97	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development (IMSD)	National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad.	13.9
14	1995	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Creation and Strengthening of infrastructure in Remote Sensing	All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.	25
15	1995-98	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “RENWE” Resource and Environment of Hill Eco System using remote sensing and GIS	Planning and Development Department, Chennai.	22.00
16	1994-97	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “TECSI” Tectonic Studies of South India	UGC, New Delhi.	6.10
17	1997-98	Prof.SM. Ramasamy / Dr.C.J.Kumanan	Project “POCTEC” visualization of post-collision tectonic movement of Peninsular India	collaboration with Melbourne University, Australia	3.50
18	1997-99	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “WATMAN” Water Management Plan for Karur District, Tamil Nadu	Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board	9.80
19	1997-99	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “MOFRASY” Modelling of Fractured Aquifer Systems in central Tamil nadu	Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, New Delhi.	10.00
20	1997-99	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “GISWASH” - GIS for Watershed Development for Thogaimalai Watershed	Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology, Chennai.	0.85
21	1998-2001	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “CRUSDE” Crustal Deformation Studies of South India	ISRO, DOS, Bangalore	6.79
22	1998-2001	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “WATSHED” - Water and Soil Conservation Measures for Kombai Watershed, Tiruchirapalli	DPAP, Tiruchirappalli.	1.4
23	1998-2001	Prof.SM. Ramasamy	Project “EGHARIS” - Eastern Ghats Resources, Geohazards Information System	Planning and Development Department, Chennai.	23
24	2001 – 2004	Prof.SM. Ramasamy / Dr.C.J.Kumanan , Dr.K.Palanivel	Project “NRDMS” Natural Resources Data Management System for Pudukottai District, Tamil Nadu	DST, New Delhi	24.42
25	2003 – 2006	Prof.SM. Ramasamy / Dr.C.J.Kumanan	Project “SEISTA” Seismotectonic Map of Tamil Nadu	DST, New Delhi	25.23
26	2005 – 2006	Prof.SM. Ramasamy / Dr.C.J.Kumanan , Dr.K.Palanivel	Project “TSUNATA” Tsunami Disaster Assessment and Mitigation Strategies for Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu	DST, New Delhi	10.00
27	2003 - 2006	Dr.C.J.Kumanan	Project “LITHYPER” Lithological Discrimination using Hyperspectral Data	Indian Space Research Organisation, Bangalore.	9.00
28	2006 - 2007	Prof.SM.Ramasamy / Dr.C.Lakshumanan / Dr. R. Sakthivel.	Project “B-CAN” Feasibility study for the revival of Buckingham Canal in Between Chennai and Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu	State Planning Commission, Chennai	10.00
29	2006 - 2009	Prof.SM.Ramasamy Dr.C.J.Kumanan	Project “SLR-TA” Impact of Projected Sea Level Rise along Tamil Nadu Coast	Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad	14.10
30	2006 - 2007	Prof.SM.Ramasamy	Project “SASTA” Seismicities in Andaman- Sumatra Region and its impacts along Tamil Nadu Coast – A Pilot study	State Planning Commission, Tamil Nadu	10.00
31	2004 - 2007	Prof.SM.Ramasamy	Project “NILA” Nilgiri landslides mitigation through Remote Sensing and GIS	Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi.	23.00
32	1999	Prof.SM.Ramasamy / Dr.C.J.Kumanan	Project “WEGHARIS” Western Ghats Hazards Resources Information Systems	State Planning & Development Department, Chennai	52.00
33	2004 - 2007	Prof.SM.Ramasamy	UGC Innovative Programme (M.Sc Geoinformatics)	University Grants Commission, New Delhi	36.50
34	2005 - 2007	Prof.SM.Ramasamy / Dr.K.Palanivel	Project “S&T-MAP” GIS Mapping of S&T Needs for Tamil Nadu	Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCS&T), Chennai	11.50
35	2007 - 2010	Dr.C.J.Kumanan/ Prof.SM.Ramasamy	Project “RGNDWM-III” - Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission for Southern Maharashtra State	Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, New Delhi.	36.00
36	2008 - 11	Prof.SM.Ramasamy/ Dr. K. Palanivel	Project “RES-TAS” - Remote Sensing and GIS based Appraisal on Reservoir Siltation in parts of Southern Tamil Nadu	State Planning Commission,Chennai	5.00
37	2007 -10	Prof.SM.Ramasamy/ Dr. K. Palanivel	Project “TIRUMALAS” - Tirumala Landslides and Mitigation Strategies	Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi	14.20
38	2006 - 10	Prof.SM.Ramasamy / Dr.C.J. Kumanan	Project “SSS” Multi Disciplinary Study of the Shallow Subsurface and the Quaternary Geology of the Cauvery Delta Region	Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi	18.00
39	2006	Prof.SM.Ramasamy	Project “FIST” - Fund for Improvement of Science &Technology Infrastructure in University and Higher Education Institutions	Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi	55.00
40	2007- 2011	Dr. C. Lakshumanan	Environmental Assessment and Eco-Restoration measures in Tamil Nadu Coastal Zone using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques	Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi	7.11
41	2008-2011	Prof.SM.Ramasamy / Dr.C.J. Kumanan/ Dr. K.Palanivel/ Dr. J. Saravanavel	Project “RES-OIL” - Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS technologies for targeting Hydrocarbon locales from Soil tonal and Geochemical anomalies related to Oil and Gas seepage in Selected frontier basins of India	Oil Industry Development Board. New Delhi	498
42	2008 - 11	Prof. SMR	Project “DMSP” - Disaster Management Support Programme - Tsunami and Storm Surge Vulnerability Mapping along Tamil Nadu	Space Application Centre,Ahmedabad	27.01
43	2009 - 12	Dr. C. Lakshumanan	Land Slide Stability analysis and prediction modeling with landslide occurrences in Nilgiris using Satellite imagery	University Grants Commission, New Delhi	5.83
44	2009 - 12	Dr. C. Lakshumanan	Carbon Sequestration potential in wetlands of Vedaraniam, South East Coast of India	Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi	24.27
45	2009-12	Dr. R. Sakthivel	Watershed Characterization and prioritization for sustainable nature resource management: A case study from Kalrayan Hills, Part of Eastern Ghats using Remote Sensing and GIS	University Grants Commission, New Delhi	8.22
46	2010- 12	Prof. C.J. Kumanan / Dr. J. Saravanavel	Project “PRACRITI” - Models to study the impact of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Environment of India	Space Application Centre,Ahmedabad	15.60