Groundwater Resource Management Planning Strategies

Prof. Dr. Sunitha Vangala earned a post- Graduate degree in Geology from Sri Venkateswara University, Tiruapti and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Department of Applied Geochemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad and in 2007 joined as Assistant Professor in Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India. During her tenure as a Post-Doctoral Fellow from 2016-2017 at Miami University, Oxford, USA worked in the fields of Phospahte sorption on Kyanite aluminium rich minerals and carried Urban pollution studies at Gary Indiana, USA.Dr.Sunitha is promising Indian women Geology scientist playing a leading role in the development of academic curriculum and research programs. She has contributed significant work on Quality characterization of Groundwater and risk assessment using Geospatial and statistical tools in Southern A.P. Prof. Dr.V.Sunitha is the recipient of Andhra Pradesh Best Teacher award in 2022 from Government of Andhra Pradesh. She is the recipient of Senior Educator Award, 2021on September, 5, 2021, NFED Coimbatore and Outstanding Women Educator & Scholar Award, NFED Coimbatore, 2022. She is the recipient of Best Woman Researcher Award, Narishakthi 2022.She has been awarded with Andhra Pradesh Scientist award 2020 for her contributions in the field of Geology. She is the recipient of Raman Post Doctoral Fellowship from University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2016 and Young Scientist award from department of Science and Technology (DST), India. She is the recipient of Associate Fellow, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, Amaravathi in 2018. She has authored 90 SCI Journal articles. She attended 70-National and International Conferences and workshops in India and abroad. Dr.Sunitha is a member of many International and National Scientific bodies viz., Indian Geological congress (IGC), Geological Society of India (GSI), National Environmental Science academy (NESA), Indian Women Scientists Association, National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development (NFED), Coimbatore, India, Third world organization for women in science and technology (TWOWS), International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), UK. She has guided four Ph.D's and 13 M.sc projects and two research projects funded by SERB, DST and UGC. She served as a reviewer for several reputed National and International Journals. Presently she is working as a Professor of Geology, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh.

• Contamination of Indian Groundwater and Associated Health Effects.- Heavy Metals in Groundwater: Environmental and Health Perspectives.- Heavy metals pollution in the water, toxicity and remedial measures.- Nature base sustainable solution for heavy metals toxicity and its impacts on humans.-  Heavy Metals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, and Health Implications .- Heavy Metal Pollution in Groundwater: Environmental and Health Concerns in Gujarat, India.- The Importance of Plants for Environmental Health and Water Quality.- Risks of Groundwater Contamination to the Environment and Human Health.- History of water pollutants and Emerging pollutants.- Approaches to evaluate the human health risk of arsenic via drinking groundwater.- A comprehensive review of conventional methods and some novel materials for removing arsenic from contaminated water.- Heavy metal concentration along the Musi River - A case study.- Groundwater quality, pollution by heavy metals and its implication for human health risk in Onitsha Urban, southeastern Nigeria.- Source approximation of heavy metals in the groundwater regime of Wardha valley coalfields, Central India: A geospatial approach.- Heavy metal contamination and Health Risk Assessment in and around the Pallikaranai Marshland, Tamil Nadu, India.- Assessing heavy metal contents in groundwater of South Kamrup region (Assam), India and its impact on human health and environment using GIS.- Assessment of various types of potable water quality and analyses the impact of coal mining on it around Raniganj coalfield, West Bengal in India: Challenges and strategies.- Evaluating Groundwater Pollution Risk Vulnerability and Mitigation Techniques in a Changing Climate.- Economic Impacts of Geospatial Groundwater Management in Environmental Health: A Review.- Radiation on Marine Ecosystems: Impact of Radionuclides and their effect on Life Underwater.- Ascertainment of Microplastic Pollution Load in the Groundwater and its Antithetical Effects on Human Health: A Systematic Review.- Dwindling Depths: Unraveling the Environmental Health Crisis in Declining Groundwater Quality referencing SDG 3 and 6.- Human health risk assessment of Fluoride and Nitrate using pollution index of groundwater and water quality index in parts of semi-arid regions, Anantapur district, A.P. India.- Evaluation of water quality for drinking, irrigation, and health indices of Palvayi River basin, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, South India using geospatial techniques.- A Geo- Chemical study of water pollution Due to the Tanning Industry: A case study of Dindigul District, Tamilnadu, India.- Geochemical Studies on the Groundwater of Gundlapochampally Village, Medchal District, Telangana State, India.- Groundwater quality in parts of Hyderabad and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts, Telangana, India: hydrochemical and geospatial assessment.- Statistical Trend of Water Quality in Bang Pakong River, Thailand.- Application of Water Quality Index, Hierarchical Cluster Analysis,  Pollution Inex of Groundwater  and Geospatial Technologies  in evaluating the water quality: a study from Mangampeta Barytes Mine area, South India.- Groundwater Quality Assessment of Western Coastal Zone of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India, using Statistical, Water Quality Index and GIS techniques.- Assessment of flood impact on groundwater quality in the coastal areas of Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India.- Land Use Land Cover and Its Impact on Groundwater Resources in India.- Geospatial Evaluation of SLR and LULC influence on groundwater Quality in Coastal Watershed of Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India.