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Dr. Amarjyoti Kashyap

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Environment and Solid Waste Management Scientist

Dr. Amarjyoti Kashyap is an environment and solid waste management scientist who is the founder & chief functionary of ENVIRON. He was in teaching profession in the Department of Environmental Science under the Gauhati Univarsity for 10 years. He completed PhD research work in Environmental Science (Solid Waste Management) from Gauhati University. He has participated in different National and International seminars and workshops and presented and published papers, seven (7) in National Seminars, four (4) in International Seminars and also published three (3) research papers in the National Journal. He has invented different components to promote "Waste Management and Organic Farming" and accordingly received some prestigious awards. His innovations are: "Waste Assimilator", a simplified technology for the management of daily generated household and community biodegradable solid waste with continuous collection system of ‘organic manure cum bio-pest repellent' in the form of ‘Microbial Wash', ‘Vermi Wash' and finally ‘Vermicompost'. "Money Earning Litterbin" for the source segregation of plastic waste. "Plastic Craft" for source reduction of daily generated plastic waste. "Seuj Bahan" a specially designed chambered ‘Tricycle' for the source collection of non-biodegradable solid waste including ‘plastic carry bags', ‘plastic bottle', ‘glass bottle' etc. for recycling.