Ihjas K
Designation
Scientist B
Research Group
Ecology and Environment
Office No
0495 2351 870
Email
ihjas@cwrdm.org

  • Ihjas K

    Ihjas K
    Designation
    Scientist B
    Research Group
    Ecology and Environment
    Office No
    0495 2351 870
    Email
    ihjas@cwrdm.org

  • EDUCATIONAL PROFILE

    • M. Tech: 2013-15; Environmental Engineering; Department of Civil Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
      Thesis: “Production of Bioenergy from Microalgae-Chlorella Vulgaris”
    • B. Tech: 2008-12; Civil Engineering; Department of Civil Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India.
      Thesis: “Solution of Drinking Water Problem in Kuttanad”

    CAREER DETAILS

    • 2019- Present Scientist B, CWRDM.   
    • 2018-2019 Environmental Engineer, Wade Adams Middle East Ltd, Dubai, UAE.
    • 2016-2018 Environmental Consultant, Al Safwa Consultancy and Feasibility Studies, Dubai, UAE
    • 2012-2013 Civil Engineer, Vintage Builders, Calicut

    MEMBERSHIPS

    • Certified as a CQI & IRCA approved ISO-14001-2015, Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Lead Auditor

    • Member, Indian Water Works Association, Nagpur Chapter

    RESEARCH INTERESTS

    • Water and Wastewater Engineering, Quality Studies and Modelling
    • Environmental Impact Assessment
    • Pollution Abatements
    • Environmental Risk Assessment
    • Environmental Systems: Water and Wastewater distribution Networks
    • Bioenergy Production

Self-sustainable wastewater treatment for houses/gated communities using microbial fuel cell (MFC): An innovative solution for treatment and resource recovery.
Principal Investigator:
Ihjas K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Renjith K R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3Years
A study on the assimilative capacity of Parvathy Puthanar and the scope of Bioremediation for pollution abatement
Principal Investigator:
Ihjas K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Vivek B, Dr. Renjith K R, Prajith V
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Urban Flood Studies for Kochi and Kozhikode cities in Kerala

Urban Flood Studies for Kochi and Kozhikode cities in Kerala

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Drissia T K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Ihjas K, Dr. Sharannya T M, Dr. Chithra V S
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Framework for Environmental Flow Computation for Rivers in Kerala

Framework for Environmental Flow Computation for Rivers in Kerala

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Drissia T K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Ihjas K, Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Development and Demonstration of Nanotechnology Enabled Decentralized Wastewater Treatment via Constructed Wetlands; an Integrated Performance Model for Trivandrum Urban
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Smitha V S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Ihjas K, Dr. Chithra V S, Dr. Jayasooryan K K, Dr. Dipu S
Funding Agency:
State Plan Fund, GoK
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
Jan 2023 – Jan 2026
Impact of Climate Change on Hydrology of Rivers Upstream of Thanneermukkom Barrage
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Jainet P J, Ihjas K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years (June 2020 – May 2023)
A Rapid EIA Study for Desilting of Kallai River from Kuduppini to Kothi in Kozhikode Corporation
Principal Investigator:
Ihjas K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Drissia T K, Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar, Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Funding Agency:
Irrigation Division Kozhikode Corporation
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 Months
Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed project of Interlinking of Bharathapuzha and Biyyam Kayal (Water Resource Department, Government of Kerala.

Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed project of Interlinking of Bharathapuzha and Biyyam Kayal (Water Resource Department, Government of Kerala,

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Drissia T K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Dr. Arun P R, Dr. Jayasooryan K K, Ihjas K, Dr. Sharannya T M, Dr. Raicy M C
Non-CWRDM Co-Principal Employee:
Dawn Emil Sebastian
Date of Completion:
EIA study of proposed project of interlinking of Bharathappuzha and Biyyam Kayal

EIA study of proposed project of interlinking of Bharathappuzha and Biyyam Kayal

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Drissia T K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Ihjas K, Dr. Jayasooryan K K, Dr. Sharannya T M, Dr. Raicy M C, Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Non-CWRDM Co-Principal Employee:
Dawn Emil Sebastian
Funding Agency:
Irrigation Department, Malappuram
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 Months
Feasibility study of proposed project of interlinking of Bharathappuzha and Biyyam Kayal

Feasibility study of proposed project of interlinking of Bharathappuzha and Biyyam Kayal

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Drissia T K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Ihjas K, Dr. Jayasooryan K K, Dr. Raicy M C
Non-CWRDM Co-Principal Employee:
Dawn Emil Sebastian
Funding Agency:
Irrigation Department, Malappuram
Date of Completion:
Duration:
4 Months
Study on the rainwater harvesting at calicut university
Principal Investigator:
Prajith V
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Ihjas K
Funding Agency:
University of Calicut
Date of Completion:
Duration:
6 months
Feasibility study on sand mining in the selected rivers of Kozhikode district
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Prajith V, Ihjas K
Funding Agency:
District administration, Kozhikode
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 Months
Feasibility of sand mining of selected rivers in Kozhikode District
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Arun P R, Vivek B, Prajith V, Ihjas K
Funding Agency:
LSGD
Date of Completion:
Duration:
4 Months
Hydrological responses of forested and deforested catchments a case study
Principal Investigator:
Prajith V
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Ihjas K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 years
Environmental Status of Selected Rivers of Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Vivek B
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Jainet P J, Dr. Renjith K R, Ihjas K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2020 - 2023

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Details

Joseph, C. J., Renjith, K. R., Santhosh, R., Ihjas, K., & Naveena, K. (2023). Distribution of geochemical forms and bioavailability of phosphorus in the surface sediments of Beypore Estuary, southwestern coast of India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195(12), 1458.
Chithra, V. S., Manu, A., Digila Rani, M., Ihjas, K., Joshi, J. B. and Suren, S. (2024) 'Treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater by a hybrid sequencing batch biofilm reactor for simultaneous removal of organics and nutrients', 36th Kerala Science Congress,
Ihjas K., Chithra V. S., Water Quality Assessment in Parvathy Puthanar, an Artificial River Canal in South Kerala. International Conference on ‘Integrated Water Resources Management: Prospects and Challenges’ (ICIWRM 2022), Karunya Institute of Technology

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