V K Srivastava
Maharashtra Forest Department
India
Biography
V K Srivastava obtained PhD in Ecology in 1979 from Saurashtra University, Rajkot, but started carrier as Research Officer at Forest Research Institute and Colleges, Dehra Dun, India in 1977. Thereafter, he joined Space Applications Centre, Ahmadabad, as a Subject Matter Specialist (Forestry) in 1983 and continued till June 2006. Here, he developed remote sensing methodologies for Forestry. Subsequently, he joined National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad and continued till superannuation in March 2012. Here, he worked on Land use/ cover dynamics in Indian River basins. He has published 70 research papers in various journals, seminars and symposia, scientific and technical reports.