Prof. Gopal Pathak,
Sarala Birla University
The critical role of policy enforcement in achieving air quality and minimizing health risks with reference to Indian conditions
ABSTRACT
Air pollution is a major and growing risk factor for ill health in India and many other countries. It is a major cause of premature death and disease, also, it is the largest environmental health threat globally.
In addition to health impact, Air pollution also causes economic impact in the region. Although the government has issued a series of clean air
policies it has been observed that enforcement is a major barrier. This address will focus on the important role of enforcing existing air
pollution policies in achieving air quality and hence minimizing health risks.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Prof. Gopal Pathak graduated in Civil Engineering from BIT Mesra in 1977. In 1980, he joined the Department of Civil Engineering, BIT Mesra
as a faculty member. Further, he did his Masters in Civil Engineering and also completed Ph.D. in Air pollution from the same institute and rose to the position of Professor in the year 2000. Apart from the experience in Academic field, he also assumed many administrative positions as
HOD-Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dean-Student Welfare, Dean-Faculty Development, Dean_x0002_-Administration and
Campus Development, etc. He has also served the institute as Acting Vice-Chancellor.
Prof. Pathak has published and presented many technical papers in various National and International Journals and conference proceedings in places like China, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Australia, Iran, South Africa, USA and others during his professional career. He has also been visiting Professor and Scholar in many foreign universities of great repute. To name a few – University of Technology, Sydney, Australia (1997) University of Ningbo, China (2006), Princeton University, USA (2009) International Institute Of Water and Environmental Engineering, Burkina Faso, Western Africa (2009) Stanford University, California (2011) He worked as Vice-Chancellor of Jharkhand University of Technology, Ranchi from 15 June 2017 to 14 Dec., 2020. And from 15th Dec., 2020 he has been leading Sarala Birla University as Vice Chancellor.
