Background

Dr Prakash Chandra Dash did his schooling from Raj Borasambar High School in Padampur (Odisha) and his Higher Secondary (+2) in science from Anchal College, Padampur. He did his graduation from Gangadhar Meher College, Sambalpur in Geography with specialisation in Regional Development and Planning. Subsequently, he went on to do his Masters, M. Phil and Ph.D in Geography from the Centre for the Studies of Regional Development (CSRD), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. While he was at JNU, Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Techniques were being introduced and he was in the first batch of students who were very keen to adopt and utilise GIS techniques to understand and address the spatial dimensions of problems facing humanity. His keen interest in environmental issues led him to pursue a course in Environmental Law and Management (ELM) from Indian Law Institute (ILI), New Delhi. Dr Dash has a deep interest on issues related to Water and calls himself a Water-nerd. Given his training and interest, he is passionate about understanding the dynamics of Natural Resource Management ranging from policy to practice, and from the perspectives of the government, corporate and community.