Subha Muthukumar

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EDUCATION:

2017    PhD, Environmental Science Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management Visakhapatnam,

             Andhra Pradesh, India

2016    PGD, Environmental Law and Policy National Law University Delhi NCR, India
2005    MPhil, Biotechnology Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

                                     2002    MSc, Environmental Science Bishop Heber College, Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli,

                                                  Tamil Nadu, India

                                     2000    BSc, Biochemistry Seethalakshmi Ramaswamy College, Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli,

                                                  Tamil Nadu, India

   

Countries: India
States: Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Puducherry, Jharkhand, Punjab, Kerala
Cities: Chennai, Hyderabad, Siddipet, Warangal, Vizakhapatnam, Bangalore, Trivandrum, Indore, Jabalpur, Puri, Bhubaneshwar and Ambikapur
Languages: English, Tamil, Telugu

Subha Muthu Kumar works with the IIHS Urban Practitioners’ Programme to integrate the mission and vision of government policies, stakeholder requirements and grassroot level problems into a single platform and help incubate, innovate and integrate ideas to develop value added services through science and technological means in the public health, water supply and sanitation sectors.

 

Prior to joining IIHS, Subha was Senior Faculty and Head in-charge in the Environment Management Department at Engineering Staff College of India, Institution of Engineers (India),Hyderabad. She has over 21 years of experience in capacity building, teaching, research and consultancy projects. Her areas of expertise are water supply and sanitation, faecal sludge Management, wastewater treatment, waste management, pollution monitoring and modelling, EIA and environmental data management, and community-led participatory approaches. Subha has cleared UGC NET exam for both Lectureship and Research conducted by Ministry of Higher Education, Government of India. Subha is a certified Lead Auditor for ISO QMS 9001, ISO EMS 14001 and OHSAS 18001 and an Internal auditor for NABL ISO 17025 Laboratory Management System. She is also an empanelled national expert and resource person for Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, for the Waste Management Rules, 2016, and a Certified Master Trainer by the Ministry of Urban Housing Affair, Government of India, for the Swachh Bharat Mission. She had trained more than 6,000 engineers from various urban local bodies across different states of India under AMRUT, SBM, Smart Cities, and Housing for All urban flagship missions, and rural officials under the Jal Jeevan Mission. She was instrumental in getting the NABL laboratory accreditation of Atomic Mineral Directorate-Chemical testing laboratory, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India and served as liaison between various ministries and government departments for project development and institution building. Subha has undergone professional training in AERMOD Air pollution dispersion modelling and BHUVAN mapping.

 

Her ongoing research project focuses on pollution abatement of lakes using Phytoremediation techniques. She is a Contributing Author/Case Study Author (CA/CSA) for the Interdependent Infrastructure Systems Element in the Third Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities (ARC3.3), Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN). She empanelled her previous and present employers’ with Ministry of Jal Shakthi, Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways, Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India.

Teaching

  • National Urban Missions, Water and sanitation, Urban Fellows Programme (UFP), IIHS
  • Infrastructure and Services, Water and sanitation, Urban Fellows Programme (UFP), IIHS

 

Training

  • Continuing professional development programmes , Public, Government, Ministries and Private sectors , All India
  • Capacity Building for Urban Development , Engineering Staff College of India; Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India , Hyderabad, Telangana, India; Delhi NCR, India
  • Integrated Capacity Building programmes , Engineering Staff College of India; Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India , Hyderabad, Telangana, India; Delhi NCR, India
  • Women Scientist programmes , Engineering Staff College of India; Department of Science and Technology, Government of India , Hyderabad, Telangana, India; Delhi NCR, India
  • Waste Management – Biomedical , Engineering Staff College of India, Singareni Collieries , Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  • EIA, Performance Audit of STPs, Environmental Legislations and Waste Management , Central Pollution Control Board , Delhi NCR, India
  • Environmental Impact Assessment , Oil and Natural Gas Corporation , Delhi NCR, India
  • Induction Training for Indian Engineering Services , Military Engineering Services, Ministry of Defence , Delhi NCR, India
  • Environmental Impact Assessment , Environmental Protection Training and Research Institute , Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  • Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 , Greater Chennai Corporation, National Productivity Council , Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Swachh Survekshan Mapping , Saahas , Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • Environment and Industrial Policy , Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; National Productivity Council , Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Capacity Building Programmes on Urban Development (DoPT), Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP), IIHS
  • Integrated Capacity Building Programme (ICBP), Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP), IIHS
  • National Jal Jeevan Mission, Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP), IIHS
  • Capacity Building Programmes for MoRTH, Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP), IIHS
  • Capacity Building Programmes on Rural Development Initiatives and Leadership Skills (RD & PR, Tamil Nadu), Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP), IIHS
  • Urban Sanitation Management (TNUIFSL), Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP), IIHS
  • Project Management & Finance (TNUIFSL), Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP), IIHS
  • National Jal Jeevan Mission,Digital Blended Learning (DBL) course, IIHS
  • Urban Sanitation Management (TNUIFSL) – Knowledge Product,Digital Blended Learning (DBL) course, IIHS
  • Project Management & Finance (TNUIFSL),Digital Blended Learning (DBL) course, IIHS
  • Solid Waste Management Workshop (NIUA), Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP), IIHS

Journal Articles

  • Subha, M., & Srinivas, N. (2019). Phytoremediation potential of Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.) In Benthic lake sludge. Pollution Research, 38(4), 1061-1071.
  • Shubha, M., & Srinivasa, M. (2017). Curious case of Indian mustard as self-defeating phytoextractor in an Urban Benthic Sludge at India. International Journal of civil engineering and technology, 8(6), 732-740.
  • Subha, M., & Srinivas, N. (2019). Phytoremediation potential of weedy plants in heavy metal contaminated Benthic lake sludge. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 12(14), 4534-4538

 

Book Chapters

  • Subha, M. (2020). Decentralized solid waste management—a tool for achieving the benchmark for successful Swachh Bharat transformation at institutional level—a case study. In S. K. Ghosh (Ed.), Sustainable waste management: Policies and case studies (pp. 215-222). Springer.
  • Kumar, S. M. & Khanam, S. A. (2024). Women Leadership for Effective Water Management and Community Resilience: National and International insights and practice. Oral presentation at the 8th India Water Week Conference, 17 – 20 September, 2024.
  • Kumar, S. M., Khanam, S. A., Shrinivas, T. & Kavya, N. (2024). Strengthening JJM Capacity Building Interventions (Rural): Empowering Government Officials in the Water Sector. Poster presentation at 8th India Water Week Conference, 17 – 20 September, 2024.
  • Kumar, S. M., Sanchita, S., & Harish, G. (2024). Assessment of Climate Resilience and Water Security Strategies using a stakeholder mapping technique in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. Oral presentation at 8th India Water Week Conference, 17 – 20 September, 2024.
  • Muthukumar, S. (2023, October 23-27). Enhancing climate resilience and ensuring water security in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu. [Poster presentation]. 2nd Open Science Conference of the World Climate Programme(WCRP), University of Rwanda.
  • Subha, M. (2023, August 20-24). Women empowerment: Water quality monitoring using effective communication tool [Oral Presentation]. World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Muthukumar, S., Shrinivas., & Ishwarya, S. (2022, September). Grey water reuse led climate change mitigation on water resources – A review. Paper presented at the International Conference on Climate Change Impact on Ecosystems: Mitigation and Adaptation, ESCI Hyderabad.
  • Muthukumar, S., Sanchita, S., & Harish, G. (2023, October 23-27). Paradigm shifts: Building regional guidance and capacity development action plan for climate resilience and water security in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu, India [Poster presentation]. 2nd Open Science Conference of the World Climate Programme(WCRP), University of Rwanda.
  • Presented a Paper titled Decentralised solid waste management – a tool for achieving the benchmark for successful swachh bharat transformation at institutional level – a case study, 7th International Conference on Solid Waste Management, PJTSAU, Hyderabad.
  • Presented a Paper titled Study of  trace elements and heavy metals in soil  and  selection of suitable hyper accumulative plant for remediation–a case study, Technical volume Proceedings, 29th Indian Engineering Congress, Institution of Engineers.
  • Presented a Paper titled Economics & future business potential through waste management-sustainable approach towards green gross domestic product–a review, Technical Volume Proceedings: 4th International Conference on Solid Waste Management, MA&UD Dept., Govt of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Presented a Paper in Indian Engineering Congress on “Phytoremediation of soil sludge” Institution of Engineers, India (Hyderabad).
  • Presented a Paper in International Conference on “e-Waste Management, ANGRAU, Hyderabad.
  • Presented a paper in National Conference on Environmental Sustainability, CBIT, Hyderabad.
  • Presented a Paper in International Conference on “Sludge Phytoremediation, University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
  • Third Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities (ARC3.3)
  • Women’s Empowerment: Water Quality Monitoring Using Effective Communication Tools
  • Enhancing Climate Resilience and Ensuring Water Security in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu.
  • Study on Public Procurement Systems in Water & Sanitation