CV of Prasanta Kr Talukdar

CURRICULUM VITAE
PRASANTA KUMAR TALUKDAR

Present Address: Personal Information:

Krine Woods Apartment, Flat No. 3E, Maniknagar Date of Birth : 1ST May, 1975
Near Ganeshguri, Guwahati-05, Kamrup Metro, Assam Father’s name : Late Mathan Ch.
Cell No: +91 9864141796 Talukdar
E-mail: ptalukdar@rediffmail.com, Nationality : Indian
Sex : Male
Marital Status : Married
Key Qualifications (Areas of Expertise):

Myself Prasanta Kr. Talukdar is a MSc. in Agricultural Sciences with specialization in

Agricultural Statistics from Assam Agricultural University. I have been associated with
Social Sector project for more than 9 years and my field of interests are Livelihood
restoration and Agricultural issues, Monitoring & Evaluation, Road Safety,
Resettlement & Rehabilitation and Social Impact Assessment. I have acquired rich
working experiences in the field of Project Monitoring and Evaluation including MIS
for different Government of India assisted projects (sectors-Health, Roads,
Agriculture, Industries, and Education etc.). Also, I have worked as a Monitor for
project implemented by Forest Development Agencies (FDA) under National Afforestation
and Eco Development Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.

Education (Professional):
Dates Qualification / Course Place of education/ Grade/
From To completed training Result
200 Post Graduate Diploma in Indira Gandhi National Pursuing
8 Rural Development Open University
199 2001 M.Sc. In Agricultural Assam Agricultural 1st
8 Sciences (Agril. University, India (84.10%
Statistics) )
199 1998 B.Sc. Agricultural College of Agriculture 1st
4 Sciences Jorhat, Assam (73.50%
(Agril Statistics) Agricultural University, )
India

Other Trainings Attended/ Participated:

Dates Qualification / Course Place of education/ Grade/
From completed training Result
To
1998 Rural Agricultural Work Silongani Agril. A Grade
Experiences Programme (6 Research Station
month training Programme ) (Assam Agricultural
University)
2001 Certificate Course on Computer Infosoft Computer B Grade
Hardware & Data Processing (6 Education
month duration)

Employment History/ Experience Record: (chronologically starting from

present job)
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Total working experience: More than 9 years in the field of Livelihood restoration,
Resettlement & Rehabilitation, Evaluation and Impact Studies of Govt. of India
funded Projects, monitoring of Affrorestation Projects & Socio Economic Survey etc.

1.
From 1st Sept, 07 to till date
Employer: SMEC INDIA PVT. LTD, First India Place, Cyber Green, DLF Phase IV
Project: Implementation Support for Social and Environmental Activities in Assam
Power Sector Enhancement Investment Program.
Position: Project Manager cum Social & Environmental Expert

Responsibilities:

The prime responsibility is to advise and assist the EA/IA in monitoring Social &
Environmental issues and to draw the detailed resettlement plan, providing logistic
support, administration and implementation of social and environmental
management & monitoring plans financed under the ADB’s MFF and capacity
development for EA/IA staff.

2.

From 1st Sept, 07 to May’2010

Employer: SMEC INDIA PVT. LTD, First India Place, Cyber Green, DLF Phase IV
Project: PIC consultant for Implementation of Social & Environmental Safeguard
Policies for ADB funded PMGSY Roads in Assam.
Position: Project Manager cum Livelihood Expert

Responsibilities:

Resource Planning and mobilizing a group of key professionals (social and

environmental experts) to 26 districts of Assam where ADB funded PMGSY sub
projects are being constructed with administrative control of PWD, Govt. of Assam.
Technical works include - planning, implementing and monitoring of Social and
Environmental Safeguard Policies in the light of Community Participation
Frameworks (CPF) and Environmental Codes of Practice (ECoP) given by ADB for
PMGSY Roads in Assam. Another Major responsibility is to identify and assessment
of Impact on Livelihoods of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) in the process of
voluntary land donation required for construction of the rural roads in Assam. Also,
planning, identification and arrangement of impact mitigation measures need to be
addressed for PAPs (which includes agricultural farmers, land less labours and other
socially vulnerable groups) with the active participation from Panchayati Raj
Institutions at village level.

Capacity building and providing training to the PIU Officials as well as the
contractor / contractor’s engineers regarding Social and Environmental Safeguard
norms is an additional responsibility. Also, assist the client (Assam PWD) for preparing
the monthly and compliance reports for Periodic Fund Request (PFR) from ADB. Apart from
the above responsibilities, ensuring the quality project deliverables is one of the key duties
as Project Manager.

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3.
Vulnerability Mapping for Disaster Risk Management in Assam (A joint
venture project of Govt. of Assam, Unicef and IIT Guwahati)
From-To: March’08 to: Aug’08

Employer: SMEC INDIA PVT. LTD

Position: Project Coordinator

Responsibilities: Coordinating & mobilizing a Team of Field Executives (FS) for

collection of huge range of primary as well as secondary data (including GPS
survey) on identified parameters related to the development of a GIS base Disaster
Risk Management System for pre and post disaster management scenario.
Responsibility includes the validation and verification of primary and secondary
data collected by the FS and putting them into a MS Access data base need to be
linked up with the GIS Maps.

4.
Addendum Studies of Pare Hydro Electric Power Project
From -To: Short term assignment

Employer: SMEC INDIA PVT. LTD

Position: Livelihood Expert and Consultation Specialist

Responsibilities: Review of R&R policies prepared by the DPR consultant for Pare
Hydro Electric Power Project and analysis of alternative livelihoods proposed in the
R & R Plan. Also, additional studies were carried out to identify Agricultural
Potential and alternative livelihoods of the Project affected area in search of an
alternative for Jhum Cultivation. Also, an investigation was made on Social and
Environmental impact of Ranganadi Hydro Electric Power Project to assess the
relevance of impacts from Ranganadi Power Project on Pare Hydro Electric Power
Project.

5.
From- To: May’07 to Sept’07
Employer: SMEC INDIA PVT. LTD
Project: Consultancy Services for Preparation of Feasibility Study and Detailed Project Report for Construction of
different By-Passes and ROB’s in the state of Orissa:

• By-pass on NH-217 near Behranpur

• Bypass cum ROB on NH-200 near Belpahar in Orissa
• Bypass cum ROB on NH217 near Titilagarh in Orissa
• Bypass on NH-201 near Bolangir in Orissa
• Bypass on NH-43 near Borigumma in Orissa
• Bypass on NH-43 near Jeypore in Orissa
• Bypass on NH-43 near Koraput

Position: Social Development Specialist

Responsibilities: Feasibility of design aspects for proposed bypasses interms of

social issues, conducting Social Surveys and Consultations with various stakeholders covering the affected
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persons, local community, village level representatives, government officials etc. These include carrying out the
Social Screening study of natural and social environmental components of the various alternative alignments,
PAPs, Social Impact Assessment etc.

6.
From –To: 20th Sept’06 to April’07 date

Employer: SMEC INDIA PVT. LTD

Project: Consultancy Services for Preparation of Detailed Project Report for

Rehabilitation of Phase-III Roads, Bhopal, an ADB funded project.
Position: Social Scientist

Duties & Responsibilities:

Supervising the Soco-Economic survey and preparation of Initial Poverty and
Social Analysis (IPSA). Also helps in evaluating of Rehabilitation and Resettlement
issues in different project corridors and planning and designing of new
improvement plan after critically assessing the resettlement and rehabilitation
Issues.

7.
From – to : Oct, 2005 to 19th Sept.2006
Employer: SMEC INDIA PVT. LTD
Project : Monitoring & Evaluation and establishing PMES for North Eastern
Council (Govt. of India) funded projects
Position : State Coordinator/ In charge- Assam

Duties & Responsibilities:

Working as State in Charge for Assam in Monitoring & Evaluation and

establishing PMES for North Eastern Council (Govt. of India) funded
projects (varied sectors like- Agriculture, Horticulture, Roads, Health,
Education, IT, Tourism, Transportation, Hydro power, Social sector etc.)
for state Assam. Also, credited for carrying out the evaluation cum
impact studies for following projects funded by North Eastern Council-
• Weavers of Gohpur in Sonitpur District, A project implemented by
the State Institute of Rural Development, Assam
• B Barooah Cancer Institute, Assam (RPPI & RPPII)
• Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health
(LGBRIMH) Tezpur, Assam Singimari Wholesale Market
• Strengthening of the State Central Duck Breeding Farm cum
Research Station, Koliabor, Nagaon, Assam
• Controlling of Gainadi for protection of Railway & Road
communication for Arunachal Pradesh (Revised) etc.

Also, assist the MIS experts for developing the concept of user friendly
MIS software from project monitoring point of view. Developed software
has fully taken care of the requirements of the planning and executing

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bodies at the state head quarter (Assam) and centrally at NEC head office
at Shillong.

7.
From – to: Dec., 2000 to Sept, 2005
Employer: A K Bezbarua Consulting Entrepreneur
3rd Floor, R P Bezbourah Bhawan, M R D Road, Guwahati-03, Assam
(India)
Project : i) Evaluation & Impact Studies of Projects (more than 13) on behalf of
North Eastern Council, Ministry
of DONER, Govt. of India
ii) Evaluation of National Afforestation Programme (NAP)
implemented by the Forest Development
Agencies of different states of the North Eastern Region (Sponsoring
agency National Afforestation & Eco Development Board, Ministry of
Environment and Forests, Govt. of India)
Position : Consultant (Monitoring & Evaluation)
Duties & Responsibilities:
Worked as a Consultant in the field of Health, Agriculture, Economics &
Statistics and Socio Economic Survey Supervisor for Evaluation cum
Impact studies for various Projects (like Health, Road, Agriculture,
Industries etc.) carried out by the Organization on behalf of North Eastern
Council, Govt. of India. Few of the NEC projects where social impact
assessment was carried are detailed below-
• Regional Institute of Nursing, Guwahati
• Regional Dental College, Guwahati
• AMPT Road
• Ranganadi Hydro Electric Power Project, Arunachal Pradesh
• Integrated Project for Muga Development in Assam and Meghalaya
etc.
• North East Handlooms and Handicrafts Development Corporation.

Apart from above studies, worked as a Monitor for various Projects (NAP
& TPP) sponsored by the NAEB, Ministry of Forests.

Skills:

• Superior communication skills

• Zeal for work in challenging situation
• Rapport building with people from diverse culture & regional back ground
• Strong desire for upliftment of most disadvantageous & down trodden section
of the Society

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Computer Skills:

Working on computer Windows XP and software like MS Office 2000, MS Excel, MS

Power Point, and Windows Outlook for work scheduling, emails etc. for day-to-day
works for the last 6 years.

Research work and Publication

• Completed Research work captioning the title ‘Forecasting of Innovation

Diffusion in Assam Agriculture’
• Published research paper as a second author in Journal of Agricultural
Science Society of NE India, 14(2):176-183 December 2001 on the topic
‘Innovation Diffusion of HYV Rice Technology in Assam: An Exercise in Statistical
Modelling’.

Countries of work/ visit experience:

Only in India

Languages Known & Degree of Proficiency:

MOTHER LANGUAGE: ASSAMESE
LANGUAGES SPEAK READ WRITE
English Excellent Excellent Excellent
Hindi Good Good Good
Assamese Excellent Excellent Excellent

References:
1. NAME : Mr A K Bezbarua, B.Tech (Indian Institute of Technology, Madras),
IIM (Calcutta)
ADDRESS : Director, A K Bezbarua Consulting Entrepreneur
3rd Floor R P Bezbarua Bhawan, M R D Road, Chandmari,
Guwahati -03 (India)
TEL.: +91-361 2731116 (H)
E-mail: bzbarua@sify.com

2. NAME : Dr Kishor Goswami, Assistant Professor, Humanities & Social

Sciences, IIT K
ADDRESS : Residence: FTA-3, IIT Campus, Kharagpur 721302
Phone (office) +91 - 3222 – 281770
Phone (residence) +91 - 3222 - 281771 (IIT Phone)
Email: kishor_00@yahoo.com

Certification:

I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, these data
correctly describe me, my qualification, and my experience.

Place: Guwahati
Date: 04/04/2010
Prasanta Kumar Talukdar
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