1. Name:                                      Dheeraj Kumar Gupta
2. Designation:                                        Scientist-D
3. Education Qualification:                     M. Tech
4. Name of Division/ Section:                 Forest Ecology and Climate Change
5. Areas of Specialization:                      Water Management
6. Research Interest:                    Forest Hydrology, Forest fire, Application of RS/GIS inforestry hydrology and forest fire mitigation, forest fire and hydrological modelling,
7. Highlight/Achievements of the Research: 

• Developed a predictive forest fire model to derive the grid-wise probability of fire with multiple information i.e., monthly and yearly distribution, date of historical fire incidences, and their probability of occurrences, and fire frequency based on the last 21 years of MODIS data (2020–21) for the location as small as a MODIS pixel (1 sq km) to strengthen fire preparedness above-mentioned first-hand information.
• Quantified the impact of forest cover change of 3 consecutive decades of Narmada River flows of using Macroscale Hydrological Model. Proved that forest cover maintains a positive relationship with summer water yield thereby decrease in forests' area decreased lean seasonal flow.
• Valuated the economic losses per ha due to forest fire for two forest types (tropical dry and moist deciduous forest) for the state of Madhya Pradesh.

8. Honors & Awards:nil
9. Completed Research Projects:

1. ICFRE funded Projects:

1. Assessment of impact of constructed water harvesting structure on soil moisture/vegetation in Bundelkhand using Remote Sensing & GIS techniques
2. Developing a predictive fire model on forests of Maharashtra with relation to various factors and to delineate suitable strategies

2. External Aided Projects:

1. Impact of forest covers change on regulating stream flows of the Narmada River Basin using Macroscale Hydrological Model
2. Estimation of economic losses in real term per hectare basis due to Forest Fire in Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh

10. Current Research Projects:

1. ICFRE funded Projects:

1. Forest Fire Research and Knowledge Management (AICRP-14)
2. Assessment of water requirement of different forest tree species and its impact on subsoil moisture (AICRP-19)

2. External Aided Projects:nil

11. Publication:

1. Book Publications:  nil
2. Book Chapters:

Gupta, Dheeraj K., Nitesh Patidar, Mukunda Dev Behera, Sudhindra Nath Panda, and V. M. Chowdary. "Estimating Evapotranspiration in Relation to Land-Use Change Using Satellite Remote Sensing." Geospatial Technologies for Land and Water Resources Management (2022): 185-206.

3. Research Papers Published in National/International Journals:

• Jain, Avinash, Dheeraj Gupta, Saikat Banerjee, and Ramu Naik. "Performance of Tree Species on Waterlogged Sites of Canal Command Area: A Case Study of Bargi Dam, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)." Current World Environment 16, no. 3 (2021): 794.
• Behera, M. D., N. Patidar, V. S. Chitale, N. Behera, D. Gupta, S. Matin, V. Tare, S. N. Panda, and D. J. Sen. "Increase in agricultural patch contiguity over the past three decades in Ganga River Basin, India." Current Science (2014): 502-511.
• Roychoudhury, N., D. K. Gupta, and R. K. Mishra. "Sal heartwood borer, Hoplocerambyxspinicornis Newman, its recent emergence in Madhya Pradesh and role of climatic factors." Pestology 43 (2019): 28-43.
• Roychoudhury, N., Dheeraj Kumar Gupta, and Rajesh Kumar Mishra. "Role of Climatic Factors in Emergence of Sal Heartwood Borer, Hoplocerambyxspinicornis Newman, in Dindori Forest Division, Madhya Pradesh and its Management." Indian Journal of Forestry 41, no. 2 (2018): 149-159.

4. Papers Published in Proceedings of Symposiums/Conferences/Workshop:

• Impact Assessment of Water Harvesting Structure on Soil-Water-Vegetation in Bundelkhand region Using Remote Sensing & GIS Techniques. International Symposium 2023, on “Intersectoral Cooperation for Resilient Landscapes” sponsored by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) organized on March 29th-30th, 2023 at ICFRE-HQ, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
• Effect of Water Conservation Measures on Cropping Intensity and Groundwater Status in Drought-Affected District of Bundelkhand" at the 3rd Roorkee Water Conclave held from 4-6 March 2024 at NIH and IIT Roorkee.

5. Technical Bulletins/Reports/Popular articles:

• Roychoudhury, N., Sharma,R. and Gupta D.K., (2016). Achanakmar-Amarkantak biosphere reserve, India: A diverse tropical forest ecosystem. Van Sangyan (ISSN 2395 - 468X) Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 1-9.

12. Any other Information: nil

13. Communication Address:

Dheeraj Gupta

Forest Ecology and Climate Change Division,

TFRI, PO-RFRC,

Samadhi Road, Near Gaur Tiraha

Jabalpur-482024 (MP)

Mob. No. 7587525086,

Email: guptadk11@gmail.com, dkg@gmail.com