The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) in Nagpur was originally established in 1958 as the Central Public Health Engineering Research Institute (CPHERI).[3] It has been described as the "premier and oldest institute in India."[4] It is an institution listed on the Integrated Government Online Directory.[5] It operates under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), based in New Delhi. Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India at the time, renamed the Institute NEERI in 1974.
The Institute primarily focused on human health issues related to water supply, sewage disposal, diseases, and industrial pollution.
In 1958, the Central Public Health Engineering Research Institute (CPHERI) was established. It was created by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). In 1974, after participating in the "United Nations Inter-Governmental Conference on Human Environment" and with its renaming by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, CPHERI became the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI). NEERI has headquarters in Nagpur and five zonal laboratories in Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, and Hyderabad.[8]
The study for the location of a new municipal solid waste landfill site in Kolkata used the institute's 2005 guidelines.[9]
During the COVID-19 crisis, the institute developed a saline gargling sample method to trace the disease.[10]
Fields
Environmental monitoring
Since 1978, the institute has operated a nationwide air quality monitoring network. Sponsored by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) since 1990. Receptor modelling techniques are used. CSIR-NEERI is involved in the design and development of air pollution control systems.[11]
The institute has also developed a water purification system called 'NEERI ZAR'.[citation needed] In the 1960s and 1970s, the Institute developed guidelines for Defluorination techniques.[12][13] They have sometimes formed a departure point for the development of other techniques.[14] The Institute tests samples for research on Defluorination[15] and the measurement of particulate matter in air.[16]
The institute has been entrusted by the courts to provide an inspection of the current environmental and legal framework.[17]
Skill development
The institute has set up a Centre for Skill Development, offering certificate courses in the areas of environmental impact and water quality assessment. Prof. V. Rajagopalan (1993 Vice President of the World Bank) had in his time (1955–65) with the Institute created a national program for water industry professionals. Graduate programmers were established in Public Health Engineering at the Guindy Engineering College, Madras, Roorkee Engineering University, and VJTI in Mumbai.[18]
Assessment of research
In 1989–2013, 1,236 publications of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute were assessed.[19] The institute technique for enrichment of ilmenite with titanium dioxide has been evaluated externally.[20]
Patent development
The institute has national and international patents for a method to manufacture zeolite-A using flash instead of sodium silicate and aluminate.[21]
Selected publications
Kumar, A., et al. "Sustainability in Environmental Engineering and Science." (2021): 253–262.
Sharma, Abhinav. "Effect of ozone pretreatment on biodegradability enhancement and biogas production of biomethane distillery effluent."[22]
Sharma, Asheesh, et al. "NutriL-GIS: A Tool for Assessment of Agricultural Runoff and Nutrient Pollution in a Watershed." National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI). India (2010).
Sinnarkar, S. N., and Rajesh Kumar Lohiya. "External user in an environmental research library." Annals of library and information studies 55.4 (2008): 275–280.
Schools, Greywater Reuse In Rural. "Guidance Manual." National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (2007).
Thawale, P. R., Asha A. Juwarkar, and S. K. Singh. "Resource conservation through land treatment of municipal wastewater." Current Science (2006): 704–711.
Rao, Padma S., et al. "Performance evaluation of a green belt in a petroleum refinery: a case study". Ecological engineering 23.2 (2004): 77–84.
Murty , K. S. "Groundwater in India." Studies in Environmental Science. Vol. 17. Elsevier, 1981. 733–736.
^Hussain, Mohammad Akhtar, Kavya Sharma, and Sanjay Zodpey. "Public health engineering education in India: Current scenario, opportunities and challenges." Indian Journal of Public Health 55.2 (2011): 100-106.
^Lohiya, Rajesh Kumar. "Migrate from LIBSYS to KOHA in KRC-CSIR-NEERI: A Case Study." International Journal of Information Library and Society 4.2 (2015): 29.
^Paul, Koushik, Amit Dutta, and A. P. Krishna. "A comprehensive study on landfill site selection for Kolkata City, India." Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 64.7 (2014): 846-861.
^Khairnar, K., and S. S. Tomar. "Saline gargle-based SARS-CoV-2 genome surveillance for remote and rural setup with projections for post-pandemic monitoring." (2023).
^Rao, B. Padma S., et al. "Flue gas treatability studies: A tool for techno-economic control of industrial air pollution." Environmental monitoring and assessment 82 (2003): 75-81.
^Dahi, Eli, et al. "Defluoridation using the Nalgonda technique in Tanzania." (1996).
^Khadse, G. K., et al. "Water resources development and management: an experience in rural hilly area." Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering 52.1 (2010): 67-74.
^Dahi, Eli. "AFRICA'S U-TURN IN DEFLUORIDATION POLICY: FROM THE NALGONDA TECHNIQUE TO BONE CHAR." Fluoride 49.4 (2016).
^Deshmukh, Manjiri A., et al. "Tea ash-a new medium for water defluoridation." Indian J. Public Health 9 (2018): 153.
^Weginwar, R. G., and A. N. Garg. Multielemental neutron activation analysis of dust particulates from a cement factory in central India. No. CNIC-I--005. 1990.
^Reported: Pandve, Harshal T. "Climate change and coastal mega cities of India." Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine 14.1 (2010): 22.
^Rajagopalan, V. "Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Memorial Lecture: III." GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora (1993).
^Lohiya, Rajesh Kumar, K. P. S. Sengar, and Jiji Cyriac. "Research Performance of CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur during 1989-2013: A Scientometric Study." Journal of Information and Knowledge (2016): 297-305.
^Chronicle, Deccan. "CSIR-NIIST tech to make limenite richer in titanium dioxide." (2017).
^Biniwale, Rajesh, Sadhana Rayalu, and M. Z. Hasan. "Cost estimates for production of flyash based zeolite-A." (2001).
