Dr. Yashwant Bhaskar Katpatal

Department Head, Professor

Brief Bio
Dr. Yashwant B. Katpatal is a Professor (HAG) at VNIT Nagpur. He joined VNIT Nagpur in 1993 after a brief stint at National Environmental Engineering Research Institute Nagpur from 1992-93. His research interest are in the area of Spatial Analysis through Remote Sensing data and Geographical Information System. Dr. Yashwant Katpatal was awarded several research projects sponsored by external agencies like MHRD, DST, CPHEEO, ISRO, BALCO, NARL etc. He has been granted 7 patents. Dr. Katpatal is passionate about ‘Earth Systems’ and human interaction, hence his area of research focusses on impact assessment using spatial analyses. Dr Katpatal has also worked as Dean (SC) during 2005-2009, Associate Dean (International Affairs) during 2017-2019, Chairman Special Cell of VNIT during 2014-2017, Head of Civil Engineering Department during 2021-2024. He is curently Dean ( Research and Consultancy) at VNIT since Jan 2024. Dr Katpatal has Published many Research Papers in Int./National Journals/conferences/books. He has been invited to several international conferences as Speaker and member of the jury including Int. Symposium on Environment Management at Athens, Greece (1997); International Conference on Solid Waste Management at Philadelphia, USA (2008), Int. Conference on Earthquake Engineering at London, UK (2013) (Jury Member), AGU Int. conference at Washington, USA (2019) where he was also Paper presentation Judge.He believes in sharing scientific information and has delivered many Invited/ Expert lectures at various platforms like AICTE/ISTE/UGC/CPHEEO STTP, IWWA, Institution of Engineers, GSI, GTZ, WAPCOS, IPHE, MRSAC, RTMNU, RRSSC, NIT Bhopal, NIT Raipur, IIT Kanpur, GHRCOE, Amravati University, GSDA, CGWB, NBSS&LUP, Institution of town planners, Rotary & Lions club, ESRI, MOIL, NEERI, ACCE, RKNEC,PCOE,BDCOE,TIAG,IBM, DST, UGC Academic Staff College, etc. He has Guided 25 students for Ph. D. Degree, 103 students for M. Tech Thesis on Remote Sensing and GIS applications for water resources management, environment engineering, and urban planning. He is reviewer for many International Journals. Based on his research contributions, Dr Katpatal has been granted 7 patents while another 4 Patents on RS and GIS have been filed. Dr. Katpatal has completed more than 50 Consultancies in the areas of RS GIS applications to several organizations.He has been awarded several awards and best paper prizes for his contributions. He received ‘Young Scientist Award on his Doctoral Work, ‘Kamakshi Gold Medal’ by World Geospatial Forum, ‘Brijnandan Sharma Award’ from IWWA, University Gold Medal for standing First in the Country in Managment Program of IGNOU. He has Membership of various Professional Societies : Fellow/Life Member of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Indian Water Works Association, Indian Water Resources Society, Indian Geological Congress, Indian Society for Technical Education, The Indian Society for Hydraulics, Institution of Engineers (India), Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, Mining Engineers Society, Agrometeorological Society, American Geophysical Union (AGU), European Association of Geophysicist and Engineers (2013-14) etc. He has organized several International /National Conference and Training Programs as Convener/Organizing secretary / Coordinator. Dr. Yashwant Katpatal believes that ‘Earth System and its sustainability’ is most important for mankind. He very much likes teaching and interaction with students.
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Brief Bio

Dr. Yashwant B. Katpatal is a Professor (HAG) at VNIT Nagpur. He joined VNIT Nagpur in 1993 after a brief stint at National Environmental Engineering Research Institute Nagpur from 1992-93. His research interest are in the area of Spatial Analysis through Remote Sensing data and Geographical Information System. Dr. Yashwant Katpatal was awarded several research projects sponsored by external agencies like MHRD, DST, CPHEEO, ISRO, BALCO, NARL etc. He has been granted 7 patents. Dr. Katpatal is passionate about ‘Earth Systems’ and human interaction, hence his area of research focusses on impact assessment using spatial analyses. Dr Katpatal has also worked as Dean (SC) during 2005-2009, Associate Dean (International Affairs) during 2017-2019, Chairman Special Cell of VNIT during 2014-2017, Head of Civil Engineering Department during 2021-2024. He is curently Dean ( Research and Consultancy) at VNIT since Jan 2024. Dr Katpatal has Published many Research Papers in Int./National Journals/conferences/books. He has been invited to several international conferences as Speaker and member of the jury including Int. Symposium on Environment Management at Athens, Greece (1997); International Conference on Solid Waste Management at Philadelphia, USA (2008), Int. Conference on Earthquake Engineering at London, UK (2013) (Jury Member), AGU Int. conference at Washington, USA (2019) where he was also Paper presentation Judge.He believes in sharing scientific information and has delivered many Invited/ Expert lectures at various platforms like AICTE/ISTE/UGC/CPHEEO STTP, IWWA, Institution of Engineers, GSI, GTZ, WAPCOS, IPHE, MRSAC, RTMNU, RRSSC, NIT Bhopal, NIT Raipur, IIT Kanpur, GHRCOE, Amravati University, GSDA, CGWB, NBSS&LUP, Institution of town planners, Rotary & Lions club, ESRI, MOIL, NEERI, ACCE, RKNEC,PCOE,BDCOE,TIAG,IBM, DST, UGC Academic Staff College, etc. He has Guided 25 students for Ph. D. Degree, 103 students for M. Tech Thesis on Remote Sensing and GIS applications for water resources management, environment engineering, and urban planning. He is reviewer for many International Journals. Based on his research contributions, Dr Katpatal has been granted 7 patents while another 4 Patents on RS and GIS have been filed. Dr. Katpatal has completed more than 50 Consultancies in the areas of RS GIS applications to several organizations.He has been awarded several awards and best paper prizes for his contributions. He received ‘Young Scientist Award on his Doctoral Work, ‘Kamakshi Gold Medal’ by World Geospatial Forum, ‘Brijnandan Sharma Award’ from IWWA, University Gold Medal for standing First in the Country in Managment Program of IGNOU. He has Membership of various Professional Societies : Fellow/Life Member of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Indian Water Works Association, Indian Water Resources Society, Indian Geological Congress, Indian Society for Technical Education, The Indian Society for Hydraulics, Institution of Engineers (India), Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, Mining Engineers Society, Agrometeorological Society, American Geophysical Union (AGU), European Association of Geophysicist and Engineers (2013-14) etc. He has organized several International /National Conference and Training Programs as Convener/Organizing secretary / Coordinator. Dr. Yashwant Katpatal believes that ‘Earth System and its sustainability’ is most important for mankind. He very much likes teaching and interaction with students.

Research Interest
Remote Sensing & Geographic Information System
Water Resource
Management
Environmental Impact Assessment

Education

Degree	Year	Specialization	University
PhD	1992		Dr. HS Gaur University, Sagar, MP
M.Tech	1988		Dr. HS Gaur University, Sagar, MP

Publications

Contact Details

Name:	Dr. Yashwant B. Katpatal
Phone:	+91 712 2801083,+91 9422303373
Email:	ybkatpatal@rediffmail.com, ybkatpatal@civ.vnit.ac.in
Address:	Suyash,25 Saptagiri Nagar,Behind Narendra Nagar, Nagpur 440015 (Maharashtra)

Sponsored Research Projects

Title	Funding Agency	Role	Year	Amount (in Lakhs INR)
Development Lab for EIA based studies through Remote Sensing	MHRD	Principal Coordinator	1997-2000	12 lacs
Micromodel for groundwater recharge through characterization of the parameters using Remote sensing data and GIS.	MHRD	Principal Coordinator	2002-2004	5 lacs
Environmental Impact Assessment studies for the Mining Areas of Vidarbha region using Multidate Multisensor Remote Sensing data.	MHRD	Principal Coordinator	2003-2005	10 Lacs
Seismic Behaviour of underground structures	DST	Co-Principal Coordinator	2014-2017	57 Lacs
Application of GNSS and atmospheric studies using navigation satellites and installation of GNSS receiver network	National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Gandaki	Co-Principal Coordinator	July 2016	Expenditure incurred by NARL
AI (Artificial Intelligence) in Soil Management for Diversified Agriculture	ISRO -STIC	Co-Principal Coordinator	April 2023	18.5 Lakhs
Feasibility Study on Flyash filling of Open cast mine at Manikpur Korba	BALCO	Co-Principal Coordinator	October 2021	69.45 Lakhs
National hydrology project for identification of causes for water level depletion in Coal Mines of Nagpur Region	World Bank	Expert Consultant to GSDA	Jan 2022	60.34 Lakhs
Use of Surface Water for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater in Over Exploited Area of Chauras, District Bhandara (Maharashtra)	World Bank	Expert Consultant to GSDA	Jan 2022	55.56 Lakhs
Investigating the Linkages among Land Subsidence, Hydrological, Anthropogenic and Other Contributing Factors in Joshimath”	National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti	Co-PI	Jan 2025	57.76 Lakhs
Urban flood Resilience Index for Urban Areas	CPHEEO	CO-PI	2025-2027	46.04 Lakhs

Consultancy Projects

Funding Agency	Role	Year	Amount (in Lakhs INR)
Minor Irrigation Division, Chandrapur, Maharashtra	Coordinator	2022	3.8
Ordinance Factory, Bhadravati, Maharashtra	Coordinator	2022	4.5
PWD, Maharashtra	Coordinator	Jan 2022	1.25
WCL, Chandrapur	Coordinator	2018	6.09
VIDC, Maharashtra	Coordinator	2018	3.84
Chindwara Mines Ltd	Coordinator	2017	2.42
NEERI	Coordinator	2017	4.94
Lift Irrigation Division Bhiwapur	Coordinator	2016	1.2
Sidharud Adhyatm Samiti, Nagpur	Coordinator	2016	0.12
ImaGIS Nagpur	Coordinator	2012	0.25
PWD, Circle Chandrapur	Coordinator	2011	0.62
Bhupesh Baghel	Coordinator	2011	0.94
Medallion Consultancy Nagpur	Coordinator	2011	0.49
Hon Sessions Court Nagpur	Coordinator	2011	0.4
PWD Raipur Chattisgarh	Coordinator	Apr-10	6.62
VIDC, Maharashtra	Coordinator	2010	2.5
Arun Tarar Project Engg. and managt Nagpur	Coordinator	Dec-10	1.44
Apex spatial Technological solutions Pvt Ltd Nagpur	Coordinator	2010	0.52
MIHAN INDIA LIMITED	Coordinator	2022	4.5
Water Resources Department, Government of Maharashtra	Coordinator	2022	3.25
Water Resources Department, Government of Maharashtra	Coordinator	2022	3.83
Water Resources Department, Government of Maharashtra	Coordinator	2024	4.13

PhD Supervision

Title	Student Name	Completion Year
Development and Management of Water resources of Bhandara District Using Geohydrological Parameters, Remote Sensing and GIS	Y.A. Dube	2005
Development of Decision Support system (D.S.S.) using Remote Sensing & GIS Techniques for sustainable Development of Micro-Watersheds	Pinak Ranade	2009
Micro model for development & augmentation of Groundwater Resource in urban setup of Nagpur metropolitan city,Maharashtra.	P.K. Jain	2005
Groundwater Resource Appraisal of Wardha District with recourse to Remote Sensing & GIS	D.K. Agrawal	2007
Analysis of Projection System Environments in Remotely Sensed rstaer and vector data and its application feasibility	Rohit Mane	2007
Designing a Spatial Decision Support System for Environmental Sustainability Assessments of mining Areas	D.R. Sathpathy	2009
The impact assessment based studies of erai Watershed in Chandrapur District, Maharashtra, using Geoinformatics approach	Sanjay Patil	2010
Designing a strategic model to implement PPP in Urban Water Sector	H. C. Landge	2009
Delineation of infiltration Characteristics within a watershed through integrated analysis of Spatial Parameters	V.P. Mane	June 2011
Estimating Hydraulic characteristics of Flow regime in heterogeneous systems using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).	A.D. Vasudeo	October 2010
Designing of Geohydrological Model for over exploited watersheds	Bhushan Lamsoge	Dec 2013
Seismic zoning using structural characteristics in GIS Environment	Sandeeep Shirkhedkar	May 2016
Spatial Correlation of Mechanical Properties of weathered Basaltic Terrain for foundation Characterization	P.P. Saklecha	Jan 2013
Integrated Groundwater Management model for watersheds through spatial analysis of resources parameters	Sarang Muley	March 2015
Impact of climatic variability on the response of hydrologic unit using Satellite Remote Sensing and Geospatial data	Rajashri Bothale	March 2016
Groundwater Modeling in urban areas for recharge characterization using geoinformatics approach	Tauseef A. Ansari	June 2017
Spatial Correlation of Surface and subsurface hydrological parameters for basin development	Sarang Paranjape	August 2020
Artificial Recharge studies through Reverse Gradient reservoir	Vijay Bhusari	Feb 2017
Natural Disaster Vulnerability assessment of Gondia District Maharashtra India using digital elevation Modeling	D K Pandey	Feb. 2019
Spatial Modeling for locating observation wells within diverse aquifers in watersheds using GIS	Chandan Singh	June 2018
Impact assessment of global climate variability on water resource availability of Vena river basin in Vidarbha region using spatial approach	Rishma C	September 2018
Study on groundwater augmentation of amb river basin umred, district nagpur, through aquifer characterization using geoinformatics approach.	H D Bhave	Nov 2021
Spatial analyses including 3D Modeling for occurrence of Fluoride in the Chandrapur District	Shilpa Janak	June 2022
Microzoning in urban area for inundation vulnerability of Road network	M.S. Mukesh	July 2022
Validation of Climate Change impacts at micro level with a recourse to Global Climate Models	Digambar Sambhaji Londhe	July 2023
Footprints of ENSO and IOD on regional climate variability in Nagpur division using spatial approach	Tulshidas Jibhakate	Ongoing
Spatial Analysis for comparative assessment of road infrastructure in organic and planned urban growth	Anoona N P	Ongoing

Book or Book Chapters

Description	Author(s)	Publisher	ISBN	Year
Overlaying carrying capacity parameters for impact assessment studies through remote sensing	Katpatal, Y.B.	Engg. Geol. & Env., A.A.Balkema Publishers, USA pp. 1293-1298.	905410879 7	1997
On the deformation of Barr Conglomerate, Western flank of Delhi orogen, Rajasthan	Katpatal, Y.B.	The Indian Precambrians’ Special volume in the Honour of Mr. A.B. Roy, Scientific publishers, pp279-293	81-7233-186-X	1998
Computing LESI around transportational network in Nagpur city	Katpatal, Y.B. , S.P. Jog, R.S. Ayyangar, S. Srivastava	Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, Vol. 2, pp 533-541	81-7319-216-2	1998
Pioli watershed health assessment through Remote Sensing and GIS	Katpatal, Y.B.	Published by Jain Brothers (New Delhi), Edited By K. S. Raju, A. K. Saraf, M. L. Dash, pp 153-159	81-86321-98-5	2004
Identification of Water Conservation Sites in Kolar Watershed of Nagpur District, Maharashtra using Geographical Information System (GIS) TechniqueWatershed Management for Sustainable Development	P. Kundal, S.V. Muley, and Y.B. Katpatal	R.N. Tiwari and G.P. Pandey Publisher: Excellent Publishers, New Delhi	978-93-83083-82-4	2015
Knowledge Dissemination for Ground Water Recharge in an Urban area using Spatial Decision Support System	Tharimena Sai Kiran, Katpatal Y.B	Radha publications, New Delhi	978-81-7487-760-4	2012
Surface Runoff Depths by SCS Curve Number Method Integrated with satellite image and GIS Techniques. Urban Hydrology, Watershed Management and Socio-Economic Aspects	Thiyam Tamphasana Devi, Katpatal Y. B	Urban Hydrology, Watershed Management and Socio-Economic Aspects A book by Springer Publications	978-3-319-40195-9	2016
Groundwater modeling in a semi-confined aquifer using GIS and MODFLOW	Y.B. Katpatal, Priyanka Thakare, SNS Maunika	Water management and Water governance Hydrological Modeling	978-3-030-58051-3	2021
Monitoring of soil moisture variability and estabilishing the correlation with topography by remotely sensed GLDAS data	Kaushalendra Verma, Katpatal Y.B	Water management and Water governance Hydrological Modeling	978-3-030-58051-3	2021
Spatial and Temporal Variations of Groundwater Level: A Case Study of Wainganga Sub-basin, Nagpur, India	Singh C.K., Katpatal Y.B	Groundwater. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 76. Springer, Singapore	978-981-10-5789-2	2018
Geospatial applications in water resource management in special reference to climate change	Katpatal, Y.B.	Geospatial Applications in Water Resource Management with Special Reference to Climate Change	978-3-319-78710-7	2018
Study of Pedestrian Movement in Correlation to the Transportation Infrastructure and Land Use/Land Cover in a Fast Developing Indian City	Mukesh, M.S., Katpatal, Y.B.	Geomatics in Civil Engineering; Springer Publication.	978-981-13-7067-0	2019
Remote Sensing and GIS-Based Analysis to Envisage Urban Sprawl to Enhance Transport Planning in a Fast Developing Indian City	Anoona, N.P.,, Katpatal, Y.B.	Geomatics in Civil Engineering; Springer Publication.	978-981-13-7067-0	2019
Estimation of Drought Indices for Assessing the Impact of Climatic Variables on Ground Water Fluctuation Over Upper Bhima Basin	Akshay B. Jipkate Digambar S. Londhe and Yashwant B. Katpatal	Book Chapter Ground Water management, Editors: Dalchand Jharia, Springer, Singapore.		2020
MODFLOW based Micro Watershed Groundwater Modeling – A case study at Junewani watershed, Hingna Taluk, Nagpur, Maharashtra	Priyesh Biroju and Yashwant B. Katpatal	Book Chapter Ground Water management, Editors: Dalchand Jharia, Springer, Singapore.		2020
Performance Evaluation of Pench Command Area of Maharashtra, India using Spatial Approach	Katpatal Y B, Garima Newar, Digambar S Londhe	MEDI-CAPS UNIVERSITY, INDORE, Springer Nature Singapore.	978-981-15-5195-6	2019

Patents

Patent Title	Application No.	Date	Present Staus
Conformal Analysis of Spatial Shift in Conformal data	782/MUM/2012	23.3.1012	Patent No. : 338692 Awarded on 17.6.20
Assessing impacts of Mine dumps on sediment yield within mining watershed using remote sensing	783/MUM/2012	23.3.1012	Patent No. : 348305 Granted on 30.9.20
A SDSS Design Approach for assessing Environmental Sustainability in Mining Areas.	898/MUM/2010 A	Filed on: 29.03.2010 Pub on : 11.06.2010	Granted on 24.10.2019 Patent No.:323595
A Process for Water Quality Assessment Through Implementation of Cyclical Hierarchical Modelling Based DSS Module	1621/MUM/2011	Filed On: 01.06.2011	Granted On 17.05.2021 Patent No. : 366863
A Fault Importance Index as Earthquake Source Criteria for Seismic Zonation	2021103681	28 June 2021	Patent number: 2021103681 Awarded in March 2022
An Apparatus for Recharging an Aquifer	202121024034	29/05/2021	Patent number: 465990 awarded in Nov 2023
Generation of Cummulative Road network service quality index for road networks in an urban area using geoinformatics	743/MUM/2015 dated 7.3.15		Patent No. 562000 granted on 6.3.2025

STTP & Workshop

Title	Funding Agency	Host Institute	Dates	No. of Participants
Resources Planning and Management using Remote Sensing and GIS Technology	ISTE / AICTE	VNIT Nagpur	March 15-26, 2004	46
Planning and management of Urban Infrastructure	AICTE	VNIT Nagpur	July 20-25, 2009	40
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	27 to 31 Dec 2021	43
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	7-11 Feb 2022	43
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	7-11 March 2022	42
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	18-22 April 2022	43
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	20-24 June 2022	44
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	18-22 July 2022	43
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	22-26 August 2022	42
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	8-12 October 2022	42
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	14-19 November 2022	43
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	10-15 Dec 2022	43
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	July 31st to 5th August, 2023	35
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	Aug 28- Sept 2, 2023	35
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	9-14 Oct 2023	35
Basic course Geographical Information System for officers of Land record Department	Govt of Maharashtra	VNIT Nagpur	11-16 Dec 2023	35

Administrative Responsibilities

Responsibility	Institute	Role	Year
Dean ( R & C),	VNIT Nagpur	Dean	Jan 2024 to Present
Dean Student Counselling	VNIT Nagpur	Dean	March 2006- March 2009
Head, Department of Civil Engineering	VNIT Nagpur	Head	Jan 2021- Jan 2024
Associate Dean ( International Affairs and NIRF)	VNIT Nagpur	Coordinator	2017-19
Chairman, Special Cell of VNIT	VNIT Nagpur	Chairman,	2015-2018
Member APEC	VNIT Nagpur	Member	2015-2018
Warden, Boys Hostel	VNIT Nagpur	Warden	1995-2001
Warden, Boys Hostel	VNIT Nagpur	Warden	2003-2004
Deputy Chief, Spot Valuation center at VRCE, for Nagpur University,	VNIT Nagpur	Deputy Chief,	2001
Chief Invigilator, winter examination 2000.	VNIT Nagpur	Chief Invigilator,	2000
Member Senate	VNIT Nagpur	Member	Since 2006
Professor In Charge	AXIS, VNIT	Coordinate Activities	2004 to 2014
Professor In Charge	Arohi, VNIT	Coordinate activities	1995-2001

Awards & Honors

Year	Award Description
1993	Young Scientist Award” on the doctoral work, 1993 from M.P.Council of Sciand Tech.
1998	Best Lecture Award given by Indian Water Works Association at Chandigarh, 1998.
2004	Best Lecture Award given by Indian Water Works Association at Hyderabad 2004.
2001	UNIVERSITY GOLD MEDAL for standing First in the country in the Management Program of IGNOU in 2001.
2002	Invited by Hon. Prime Minister of India as State Guest to witness the Republic Day Parade from the Prime Ministers Box on 26.1.2002 for meritorious achievements
2006	National B S Award given to young engineers/scientist in the area of water research at National Convention of IWWA at Jaipur, 2006.
2011	The KAMAKSHI GOLD MEDAL for Young Geospatial Scientist by Geospatial World Forum 2011 on 18th January at Hyderabad, India.
2016	Conferred Hon Fellowship from Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, in Nov 2016.
2013	Best paper Prize for paper at National Symposium ISRS Dec.2013 Vishakhapatanam
2013	Best Paper Award, National Workshop on ” RS & GIS For Governance” IE (I)2013.
2017	Editor’s Best Paper in ‘Hydrogeology Journal’ on innovative design in 2017.
2023	Hon. Governor of maharashtra appointed him on Academic Council of RTMNU
2023	Hon. Governor of maharashtra appointed him on Advisory Council of RTMNU