Intellectual Infrastructure


Governing Body

1. Dr. P.K. Shaji
Director (Research), AGES,
Chairman
2. M.R. Hari
Managing Director,
Invis Multimedia Private Ltd.,
Pandit Colony, Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram-695003
Vice- Chairman
3. S. Mohankumar
Executive Director, AGES,
A-14, Pandit Colony, Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram-695003
Member Secretary
4. Athul Lal A.G.
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Invis Multimedia Private Ltd.,
Pandit Colony, Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram-695003
Member
5. Anitha S.T. 
Managing Director
Ayursutra Pvt. Ltd. 
(Company for promoting Indian Culture, Heritage and Ayurveda
Member
6. Cheriyan Mathew Member
7. Sirajudin S. Member
8. Vineetha S.
Scientist, AGES
Member

Advisory Council

No. Name and Address Position
1. S. Mohankumar,
Executive Director,
Agriculture and Ecosystem Management Group (AGES),
Thiruvananthapuram
Member Secretary
2. Dr. K. Soman,
Former Scientist-F and Head,
Resource Analysis Division,
National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NESS), Thiruvananthapuram
Member
3. Dr. Joseph Vithayathil,
Former Deputy General Manager,
AFC India Ltd., Mumbai
Member
4. N. Krishnakumar,
Former Director,
Department of Mining and Geology, Govt. of Kerala
Member
5. Prof. Dr. S. Anirudhan,
Former Professor and Head, Department of Geology,
University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Member
6. Prof. Dr. L. Rajamony,
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture,
Kerala Agricultural University,
Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram
Member
7. Dr. K. Abdul Samad,
Former Joint Director,
Kerala State Land Use Board,
Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Member
8. A. Gopakumar,
Former Deputy Chief Engineer,
Department of Water Resources,
Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Member
9. Col. Prasad Bhaskar,
Core of Engineers,
Indian Army
Member
10 Priya Nair
Faculty member, IIM Calicut
Member

Consultants/Retainers

No. Name and Address Functional area Position
1. Dr. P.K. Thampi,
Former Scientist,
National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NESS), Thiruvananthapuram
Geology, Water Conservation Consultant (Water Conservation)
2. M.R. Ramesh,
Former Director,
Department of Water Resources (Ground Water), Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Ground Water Conservation and Resource Estimation Consultant (Hydro-Geology)
3. P. Muraleedharan Nair IFS,
Former Conservator of Forests, Department of Forests and Wildlife,
Govt. of Kerala,  Thiruvananthapuram
Forestry, Wildlife and Conservation Consultant (Forestry)
4. M.P. Muraleedharan,
Former Deputy Director General,
Geological Survey of India
Environmental Geology and Disaster Management Consultant (Environmental Geology)
5. George Pereira,
Former Scientist and Additional Director, CDAC, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Govt. of India
Technology Development and Intellectual Property Rights Consultant (Technology Development and IPR)
6. V. Sivanandan,
Former Deputy Chief Engineer,
Kerala Public Works Department, Govt. of Kerala
Structural Engineering Consultant (Structural Engineering)
7. Saki Koshy Abraham,
Former Scientist and Joint Director, CDAC, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Govt. of India
Technology Development and Intellectual Property Rights Consultant (Technology Development and IPR)
8. J. Pradeep Kukillaya,
Former Joint Director,
Ground Water Department,
Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Water Quality Studies and Design of Treatment Plants Consultant (Hydro-Geology)
9. P.K. Geetha Kumari,
Former Senior Environmental Scientist, Kerala State Pollution Control Board,
Govt. of Kerala,  Thiruvananthapuram
Air and Water Quality Assessment and Management Consultant (Air and Water Quality Assessment and Management)
10. R. Unnikrishnan
Former Chief Engineer, Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation Retainer (Water Resource Department and Management)
11. R. Sanal Kumar,
Former Joint Director,
Kerala State Land Use Board,
Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Land Use Planning and Resource Appraisal Specialist (Land Use Planning)
12. S. Chandra Mohan,
Former Joint Director,
Kerala State Land Use Board,
Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Catchment Area Treatment and Erosion Control Specialist (Soil Survey and Soil Conservation)
13. Govinda Prasad,
Deputy Chief Engineer,
Kerala Water Authority,
Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Design and Planning of Water Supply Schemes Consultant (Public Health Engineering)
14. R. Sreekumar,
Assistant Executive Engineer (Retd.), Kerala State Electricity Board, Thiruvananthapuram
Civil Engineering, Hydrology Consultant (Hydrology)
15. N.K. Ajith Kumar,
Former Scientist, ER&DC-Kerala,
Govt. of India, Thiruvananthapuram
Information Technology Management Consultant (IT, Management)
16. M.K. Jainesh,
Former Team Leader (Support Organization, Jalanidhi Project (Funded by World Bank), Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Sociology, Participatory Rural Appraisal and Community Development Consultant (Sociology)

In-house Experts/Resource personnel

No. Name and Position Functional area
1. S. Mohankumar
Executive Director
Geology, Hydro-geology, Remote Sensing
2. A. Gopakumar,
(Former Deputy Chief Engineer,
Department of Water Resources,
Govt. of Kerala),
Head, Water Resources Division
Civil Engineering, Design of Irrigation Structures
3. P. Chandrakumar,
(Former Deputy Chief Engineer, Kerala Public Works Department),
Head, Infrastructure Division
Civil Structures Design and Development
4. B. Sasikumar,
(Former Chief Engineer, Kerala State Electricity Board)
Head, Design and Execution of Power Development Projects
Electrical Engineering
5. Dr. P.K. Shaji,
Scientist and Research Coordinator
Ecology, Biodiversity, Environmental Management
7. S. Vineetha,
Research Scientist
Life Sciences, Aquatic Biology
8. P.S. Udayakumari
Civil Engineer (Water Resources Development)
Civil Engineering
9. S. Nalinakumar Geologist
10. Joel Shajan,
Civil Engineer (Quality Audit)
Civil Engineering
11. Anju Vinod,
Sociologist
Sociology, Project Monitoring and Evaluation
12. Saji, S.
Civil Engineer (Quality Audit)
Civil Engineering
13. Sreejith M.R. Project Associate
14. A.S. Induchoodan,
System Administrator
System Administration
15 Abhijith P.C. Operations Manager
16  Lakshmi S. Cheif Operating Officer
17 Darsan Jain Climate Change Officer
18 Tasneem Masood Climate Change Officer
19 S. Subhash,
GIS Associate (Part time)
GIS and System Administration
20  D. Kani,
Research Scientist (Part time)
Life Sciences, Sociology