{"id":10,"date":"2023-04-09T07:39:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T07:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/vnit\/physics\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-09-01T11:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:10:56","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38b21f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38b21f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-196dcaf\" data-id=\"196dcaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd3ba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbd3ba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5a3fa6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5a3fa6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b49332a\" data-id=\"b49332a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68d705 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e68d705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-a-k-agarwal\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Photo_AKA_2-220x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-447\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-a-k-agarwal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Ajay Kumar Agarwal<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Associate Professor  &amp; Head of the Department<\/b><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae16f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ae16f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROFESSOR<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a78ae8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a78ae8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-158863a\" data-id=\"158863a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c23db5a\" data-id=\"c23db5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5bc9e elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0f5bc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-n-r-thote\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NRT-246x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-446\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-n-r-thote\/\">Dr.  N. R. Thote<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Blasting, Rock Mechanics, Excavation, Mine Environment and Management<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-239effc\" data-id=\"239effc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4541f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4541f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-968ce88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"968ce88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8cc4f5\" data-id=\"d8cc4f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1fbcc elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2c1fbcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-a-k-agarwal\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Photo_AKA_2-220x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-447\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-a-k-agarwal\/\">Dr. A.K. Agarwal<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Water Pollution, Rock Mechanics, Slope stability<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b737b7\" data-id=\"4b737b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926a8d2 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"926a8d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-ritesh-lokhande\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/RDL2-241x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-444\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-ritesh-lokhande\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Ritesh D. Lokhande<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Ground Control, Mine Design, Slope Stability, Instrumentation &amp; Monitoring and Subsidence<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd9691c\" data-id=\"dd9691c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6272f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6272f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ASSISTANT PROFESSOR<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc5693c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc5693c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e021bf\" data-id=\"5e021bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136d752 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"136d752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-sandeep-panchal\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SP-240x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-448\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-sandeep-panchal\/\"> Dr. Sandeep  Panchal<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"> Rock Mechanics & Ground Control, Underground Coal Mining, Paste Filling.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-19af22a\" data-id=\"19af22a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51e1b7 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b51e1b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-nikhil-ninad-sirdesai\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3-232x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-449\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-nikhil-ninad-sirdesai\/\">Dr. Nikhil Ninad Sirdesai<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Geomechanics, Novel Mining Methods, Engineering Geology, Soft Computing<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-188de76\" data-id=\"188de76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ecbb6 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b2ecbb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-anupam-anant-kher\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1373\" src=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AAK-Photo-passport_short.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-739\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AAK-Photo-passport_short.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AAK-Photo-passport_short-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AAK-Photo-passport_short-895x1024.jpg 895w, https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AAK-Photo-passport_short-768x879.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-anupam-anant-kher\/\">Dr. Anupam Anant Kher<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Mine Safety, Mine Ventilation, Mine Systems Engineering<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d607a75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d607a75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-190a043\" data-id=\"190a043\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc917e2 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"dc917e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-sumant-mohanto\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sumant-mohanto.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-451\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-sumant-mohanto\/\">Dr. Sumant Mohanto<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"> Rock Mechanics & Ground Control, Underground Metal Mining, Slope Stability, Numerical Simulation, Soft Computing<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bada6cf\" data-id=\"bada6cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5f963 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7b5f963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-nachiket-bhagade\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bhagade.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-729\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bhagade.jpg 431w, https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bhagade-300x248.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/mining\/dr-nachiket-bhagade\/\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title elementor-inline-editing pen\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title_text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"none\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Nunito Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-33acbc4-font-weight ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-33acbc4-line-height ); font-size: var( --e-global-typography-33acbc4-font-size ); outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Dr. Nachiket Bhagade<\/h3><\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Rock excavation engineering, damage mechanics and near-field dynamics.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-678e171\" data-id=\"678e171\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT Dr. Ajay Kumar Agarwal Associate Professor &amp; Head of the Department PROFESSOR Dr. N. R. Thote Blasting, Rock Mechanics, Excavation, Mine Environment and Management ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Dr. A.K. Agarwal Water Pollution, Rock Mechanics, Slope stability Dr. Ritesh D. 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