Subjects Handled

1. Environmental Studies/Sciences
2. Advance Environmental Engineering
3. Disaster Management
4. Solid Waste Management
5. Environment Impact Assessment & Management
6. Hazardous waste management
7. Waste water treatment and technologies
8. Environmental Engineering
9. Natural Resources Management
10. Ecology and Ecosystems
11. Environmental Geoinformatics

10. Remote Sensing, GIS 

11. Watershed Management

Research Area

• Environmental Science & Technology
• Environmental Management
• Remote Sensing and GIS

Papers Published/Books Published

1. Development of LU/ LC mapping on 1:10000 scale -A case study of Addanki Mandal, Prakasham District, A.P, India. K. Santosh Kumar (Published in International Journal of Environmental and Development vol.6  No.2, July-December: 149-165)
2. Evaluation and mapping of Ground water prospects zone using RS and GIS. K. Santosh Kumar (In Journal of Geophysics, Jan-April-July and October 2009, Vol.XXX NO.1-4, P.no:63-71)
3. Development of Land Suitability Model (LSM) for irrigation management using RS, GIS, GPS and Field study: A case study of part of NagarjunaSagar command area, Prakasham District, A.P, India. K. Santosh Kumar (The IVP Journal of environmental sciences, Vol.IV, P.no.4 Nov-2010) 
4. Development of Land and water Resource action plan using RS and GIS: a case study of part of NagarjunaSagar command area, Prakasham District, Andhra Pradesh. K. Santosh Kumar ( II International conference on Environmental Management, Vol-I)

      5. Development of model action plan for village level planning: A case  study of chirala Mandal of Prakasham District, A.P. K. Santosh Kumar (II International conference on Environmental  Management, Vol I).oct-2010

      6.  Application of remote sensing, GIS and GPS for efficient urban management plan, A Case study of part of Hyderabad city, K.Santosh Kumar (Novus International Journal of             Engineering & Technology, Vol 2, No.4, 2013).

       7. Dr.K.Santosh Kumar, and Dr.M.Anji Reddy (2013): Measurement  and mapping of Air Pollutants in Circle-V, Hyderabad city  using Geomatics. Indian Journal of Applied Research.             Vol.3,No:(2): 146-147. (Impact factor=0.83)

     8. Dr.M.Anji Reddy, Uma Devi Randhi, Dr.K.Santosh Kumar and  Dr.T.Vijaya  Lakshmi (2013): Land Resources Action plan in Guntur  District Using Geographical Information System. Indian Journal of  Applied Research. Vol.3,No:(3): 146-148. (Impact factor=0.83)

Workshops / Seminars Attended/organized

1. Three day training program on computer and internet usage for house wive’s under community services, organized by IST, JNTU, Kukatpally, HYD.
2. Environmentally sustainable water resources management methodologies “held during 3-4 July 2006, sponsored by technical education improvement programme, IST, JNTU, HYD.
3. ICORE-2006 (International congress on renewable energy) held in the Feb 11th to 13th 2006 by SESI Apchapter, Jubliehills, HYD.
4.  ICEM-2005 (International conference on Environmental Management) held in the 2005 by JNTU, Kukatpally, Hyderabad.
5. International work shop on weather modification and cloud seeding technologies for rain water enhancement-2005, organized by IST, JNTU, HYD.
6. Women scientists scheme – A (WOS-A) The 1st group monitoring workshop cum 2nd meeting of subject expert committee (SEC) on engineering sciences, organized by IST, JNTU, HYD.
7. One day seminar on The Tsunami Disaster, Organized by Centre for Environment, IST, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad on January 25th 2005.
8. One day work shop on “Capacity building initiatives in field of Geospatial Technology –Sponsored by NRDMS-DST, New Delhi.
9. Map world Forum held on 10th – 13th February 2009, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
10. Two Day National Level Discussion Meet on Green Building and Environmental Issues held on 19th and 20th December 2008, Organized by TIFAC-CORE in Environmental Geomatics, IST, JNTUH, Kukatpally, Hyderabad.

Awards

*Professional Engineer in Environmental Science Engineering (Reg No: PE/01488/16), Approved by Engineering Council of India (ECI), New Delhi.

* Empanelled Expert in Land Use and Land Cover (LU/LC) Mapping Accreded by National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET)-New Delhi