NISITENDRA NATH SOM
BCE, MCP, FITP (87-14)
94/41, Nayapatty Road, Kolkata – 700 055
Phone: 2529 2702, Mobile: 98307 67984
e-mail: nisitsom@yahoo.co.in

Educational and technical qualifications in chronological order:

Sl. No. Examination passed year University/Institution
   i. Higher Secondary 1960 Secondary Board of Education, West Bengal
 ii. Licentiate in Civil Engineering  (LCE) 1963 State Council for Technical Education, West Bengal
 iii. Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE) 1968 Jadavpur University, Calcutta
 iv. Master of City Planning (MCP) 1971 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
  v. Ph. D. in Engineering :

Topic: Practical Approach To Land use / Transportation Planning in Indian Cities

 Incomplete

(Reg. no. D7/88/84 of 1984)

 Jadavpur University, Calcutta

Note:
i) Graduation in Civil Engineering (BCE) was done in the Part Time Degree Course from Jadavpur University during 1964 to 68 in the evening, while working on Full Time basis in M/s. Chatterjee and Polk, an Indo-American Consultancy firm.

ii) **Incomplete due to pre-occupation of official duties and responsibilities.

Chronology of Career in Town and Country (Planning & Development)
(39 years + 8 years in part time teaching, as faculty member in Jadavpur University +
9 months in addition as Secretary, West Bengal Heritage Commission)
Presently, since 29.09.2005, functioning as Professor (Hudco Chair), Urban management Centre, Administrative Training Institute, Government of West Bengal.

 Sl.

No.

Designation    Name and Address of Employer          Period    of Service 

(Duration in months)

 Type  of  Experience
         
1(i) Chief Advance planner Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, Unnayan Bhavan, 4th Floor, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 091

[in addition to 1 (b) below]

 18.11.2004 till 31.01.2005 Perspective Plan for Kolkata – 2002, long term sectoral plans etc.
1 (ii) Secretary,

West Bengal Heritage Commission (WBHC)

Department of Information and Culture, Government of West Bengal,

43, Shakespear Sarani, Kolkata – 700 017.

[in addition to 1 (i) as above]

  12.03.2003   till 30. 09. 2005 Administrative/ and Technical Head for  Heritage Conservation matters in whole of West Bengal
2. Director of Planning, Physical planning Unit.

 

 Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, Unnayan Bhavan, 5th Floor, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 091

[in addition to 1 (ii)]

 08.02.2002   to  17.11.2004

(33  months +)

 Planning /application of Remote sensing/

data/GIS/Research Guide for PG students/ town and country planning.
3. Additional Director of Planning, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, Unnayan Bhavan, 4th Floor,

Salt Lake,

Kolkata – 700 091

 08.11.1996 to 07.02.2002

(63 months)

 

 Administration /town & country planning /Remote sensing/ GIS/

Research
4 Deputy Director of Planning (Land Use) Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority, Unnayan Bhavan, 4th Floor,

Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 091.

 24.02.1981 to 07.11.1996

(188 ½ months )

 

 Administration /Town Planning & Development/Research
5. Part Time Lecturer,

 

 

 Department of Architecture, Adult Continuing Education Centre, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – 700 032. 1988-89 to 1990-91

(24 months)

 

 Teaching /Research /

Education Planning
6. Part Time Lecturer as Faculty Member

 

 Department of Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – 700032 06.09.1978 to

31.07.1984

(71 months)

 Teaching /Research /

Education Planning
7. Associate Land Use Planner / Associate Transportation Planner Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority, Unnayan Bhavan, 4th Floor,

Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 091

 06.01.1975 to 23.02.1981.

( 72 ½ months )

 

  Planning/Research/

Administration
8. Assistant Town Planner Town Planning Department, Government  of Rajasthan, Jaipur. India 21.11.1972 to 08.12.74

(24 ½  months)

 Town Planning/ Administration
9. Civil Engineer-cum-Town Planner

 

 M/s. Techno Consultants, Consulting Engineering Firm,

6, Surya Court,

18,Park St., Kolkata – 700017.

 09/1971 to 11/1972 (14 months)

 

 Town Planning /

Civil Engineering Design

 
10.

 

 

 

 

 Quantity Surveyor

Simultaneously, completed Civil Engineering (BCE)  from Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 700 032.

 M/s. Chatterjee & Polk, Consultants,

23, Brabourne Rd. Calcutta - 700001,

 

 

 20.01.1964 to 08.11.1968

(57 ½ months)

 

 

 Quantity Surveying, construction site of Fertilizer Plant at Gorakhpur, Utter Pradesh. 

 

N. N. Som,

Prof (Hudco Chair)

UMC, ATI, GoWB

 

Upto-date Career in Town and Country Planning in Chronological Order

(More than 40 years  in part time teaching, as faculty member in Jadavpur University +

9 months in addition as  Secretary, West Bengal Heritage Commission)

 Sl.

No.

Designation

Name and Address of Employer         

Period    of Service 

(Duration in months)

Type  of  Experience

1. (a)

Chief Advance Plasnner

Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, Unnayan Bhavan, 4th Floor, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 091 [in addition to 1 (b) & 1 (c) below]

Till date

Long Term planning with VISION 2025/Heritage Conservation/New Town development PPP Projects

1.(b)

Director of Planning, Physical planning Unit.

 

Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, Unnayan Bhavan, 4th Floor, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 091

[in addition to 1 (a) & 1(c) below]

08.02.2002  till date

(25  months +)

Planning /application of Remote sensing/

data/GIS/Research Guide for PG students/ town and country planning.

1 (c)

Secretary,

West Bengal Heritage Commission (WBHC)

 Department of Information and Culture, Government of West Bemgal, 43, Shakespear Sarani, Kolkata – 700 017.

[in addition to 1(a) & 1(b)  above]

 12.03.2003  till date (13 months +)

Administrative/ and Technical Head for  Heritage Conservation matters in whole of West Bengal

ii.

Additional Director of Planning,

Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, Unnayan Bhavan, 4th Floor,

Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 091

08.11.1996 to 07.02.2002

(63 months)

 

Administration /town & country planning /Remote sensing/ GIS/

Research

iii.

Deputy Director of Planning (Land Use)

Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority, Unnayan Bhavan, 4th Floor,

Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 091.

24.02.1981 to 07.11.1996

(188 ½ months )

 

Administration /Town Planning & Development/Research

iv.

Part Time Lecturer,

 

 

Department of Architecture, Adult Continuing Education Centre, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – 700 032.

1988-89 to 1990-91

(24 months)

 

Teaching /Research /

Education Planning

v.

Part Time Lecturer as Faculty Member

 

Department of Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – 700032

06.09.1978 to

31.07.1984

(71 months)

Teaching /Research /

Education Planning

vi.

Associate Land Use Planner / Associate Transportation Planner

Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority, Unnayan Bhavan, 4th Floor,

Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 091

06.01.1975 to 23.02.1981.

( 72 ½ months )

 

 Planning/Research/

Administration

vii.

Assistant Town Planner

Town Planning Department, Government  of Rajasthan, Jaipur. India

21.11.1972 to 08.12.74

(24 ½  months)

Town Planning/ Administration

viii.

Civil Engineer-cum-Town Planner

 

M/s. Techno Consultants, Consulting Engineering Firm,

6, Surya Court,

18,Park St., Kolkata – 700017.

09/1971 to 11/1972 (14 months)

 

Town Planning /

Civil Engineering Design

 

ix.

 

 

 

 

Quantity Surveyor

Simultaneously, completed Civil Engineering (BCE)  from Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 700 032.

M/s. Chatterjee & Polk, Consultants,

23, Brabourne Rd. Calcutta - 700001,

 

 

20.01.1964 to 08.11.1968

(57 ½ months)

 

 

Quantity Surveying, construction site of Fertilizer Plant at Gorakhpur, Utter Pradesh. 

 

Committee Members:

 

Sl. No.

Name of the Committee

To  function as

i.

Committee for Development of Gangasagar Mela Prangan, a committee constituted by Public Health Deptt., Govt. of W.B.,1991

Completed Development Plan as a Member of the Four-man Committee.

ii.

Heritage Building conservation Committee constituted under section 425 D (1) and (2)

of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation

 (Amendment) Act. 1997

Nominated by CMDA to represent as a Member of the Committee.
iii. West Bengal Industrial Development    Corporation, Govt. of West Bengal.  . Nominated by CMDA to represent for co-ordination with “Silpa Bandhu” in WBIDC, 1999

iv.

 

 Co-ordinator, Working Group, VISION 2025:Perspective Plan of KMA - 2025 Constituted in CMDA in July 2000

v.

 

 Evaluation and Monitoring Committee of Haldia Development Authority for Preparation of LUDCP and application of IT, Remote Sensing technic and GIS. Allowed by CMDA to act as an Expert Member on the request of HDA, since2000.

vi.

 

 Co-ordination Committee for working on the preparation of Perspective Plan (s) – 2025, for Various Development Authorities in West Bengal. Member Convenor of the Committee constituted by the Governor, West Bengal
vii. To Co-ordinate in preparation of Master Plan for Tourism: 2020 by WEBCON Nominated by KMDA in June, 2001
viii. To function as the Secretary, West Bengal Heritage Commission. (statutory organisation) Resolved by the Commission

 

Membership of Non Government Organisations (NGOs):

 

Sl.no.

Name of organization                        

Grade of Membership

i.

Center for Built Environment,

Professional Planning organisation

Member – affiliated since inception

                                            

ii.

Society for Preservation of Historical Monuments  and Archival Materials, Calcutta.

Permitted by CMDA to act as Office Bearer, since 1986-87

iii.

Society for Holistic Approach of Planning Environment

Governing body Member and Office bearer

iv.

Institute of Town Planners, India, Membership No. FITP  (87-14) - a Professional Body

·        Council Member,1999 –2000 and 2000 – 2001

·        Ex-Chairman, West Bengal Regional Chapter,

      1993-94 and 1994-95.

 

Publications (Number)   : 44 nos
  • Journals / Newsletter / Books/News bulletin
 : 17 nos.
  • Conference / Seminars / Workshops
 : 27 nos.
  • Technical Reports  
 : 38 nos

(Individually/Jointly/Head of office of DDP/Director of Planning)           

            Knowledge and Application of Computer Aided Planning (CAP) processes and familiarity with software packages using:

  1. PC with Windows NT & Windows 95/98/Milienium.

  2. Auto Cad 14 /2000 / Auto Cad Map 2000

  3. MS Office 97/2000

  4. Guiding Remote Sensing (RS) Merged Data interpretation (visual) and data analysis.

  5. Guiding use of High Resolution IKONOS Data through visual interpretation.

 Visits in other Countries and Expert contribution:

  • Singapore, Schedule in June, 2004: Contributed a paper on “Application of GIS and Remote Sensing in Wetland Protection“ and the same has been already accepted for 6th International Conference on Hydro-informatics 2004 (HIC 2004),   with a call for attending for presentation.

  •  Kyoto and Osaka, Japan 3rd World Water Forum (3WWF), held in March, 2003: Bbeing invited by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Presented a paper entitled “Water Supply: Kolkata Case Study”.

  • Strasbourg, France in November, 2002: Being invited by the European Space Agency (Eurisy), presented a paper entitled “Remote Sensing and GIS application in identification of Conservation sites in Urban Planning”.

  • Kualalumpur, Malaysia, , 2002 scheduled in October, 2002: Contributed a paper entitled “Municipal Management and Urban governance: Case study: Calcutta Metropolitan Area”,  and the ‘Abstract, CV and the full paper was very much appreciated’  and was  duly invited for presentation  in the 18th EAROPH World Planning Congress of Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Housing (EAROPH).

  • Manila, Philippines, Scheduled in November 2000: Contributed a paper entitled “Megacity Management :Calcutta Case Study” for the Conference on Megacity Management: 21st Century Challenges and opportunities organised by the FAR Eastern University  Centre for Studies on the Urban Environment (FEU -SURE) and was invited to participate as a panel speaker in the Panel on GOVERNANCE.

  •  New Castle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, May and July, 1981: University of New Castle upon Tyne as part of Technical Co-operation programme in the “Course of Instruction in Traffic Engineering Project of Trans-port System Management” under a scheme of Overseas Development Agency (ODA), British Government.

  • West Midland County Council, United Kingdom, June, 1981: Training during Secondment, under in the Technical Co-operation programme under a scheme of Overseas Development Agency (ODA), British Government.

Other Contributions and information:

  • During April-May 1987, delivered lecture as a Faculty Member in the training course on "Town and Country (Planning & Development) Act 1979", organized by the Institute of Local Govt. and Urban Development, Govt. of West Bengal and Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority.

  • In January 1993, delivered lecture as Resource Person in the Refresher's course on "Social and Cultural Geography with special reference to Land Use of CMA and its Fringe Areas”, organized by the Academic Staff College, Deptt. of Geography, Calcutta University, West Bengal.

  • Contributed from CMDA in framing of "Calcutta Municipal Corporation Building Rules 1986", under the Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act.,1980. Appointed as Deputy Controller under the Calcutta Metropolitan Planning Area (Use and Development) Control Act. 1965, on 15/16-03-1979.

  • Organised state level Workshop on “Heritage Conservation Awareness” on behalf of West Bengal Heritage Commission in collaboration with North 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad and INTACH on 7th March 2005.

Date:  15.05.2005                                                                          Nisitendra Nath Som