Research Projects - BITS Pilani

Dr. Srikanta Routroy

Professor and Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering Department,
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Room No.-2102 D/6020 J,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

srikanta@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in

srikantaroutroy@gmail.com

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+91 - 1596-515223

Case Study and Report Developed

Case Study Developed and Published

Published (July, 2020) in The Case Centre, Cranfield University, Wharley End Beds MK43 0JR, UK

Jaipur Rugs: A Socially Responsible Supply Chain- Connecting Marginalized Producers to Global Markets (Case) with reference 720-0037-1 (Authors: Satyendra K Sharma and Srikanta Routroy).
Jaipur Rugs: A Socially Responsible Supply Chain- Connecting Marginalized Producers to Global Markets (Teaching note) with reference 720-0037-8 (Authors: Satyendra K Sharma and Srikanta Routroy)

Published (April, 2019) in The Case Centre, Cranfield University, Wharley End Beds MK43 0JR, UK

AKSHAYA PATRA: Delivering Food to School Children (Case) with reference 619-0012-1 (Authors: Satyendra K Sharma and Srikanta Routroy)
AKSHAYA PATRA: Delivering Food to School Children(Teaching Note) with reference 619-0012-8 (Authors: Satyendra K Sharma and Srikanta Routroy

Reports Developed

M Thakur, S Routroy, MS Dasgupta, R Slizyte, EC Cowan, N Kaushik (2021), "Exploitation of ReValue results: ReValue Project Deliverable 4.3", SINTEF Ocean AS 2021-08-25, OC2021 A-072- Unrestricted, pp. 1-12
Dasgupta, Mani Sankar; Routroy, Srikanta; Bhattacharyya, Souvik; Sultan, Abdullah; Saini, Santosh Kumar; Gupta, Khushboo; Kaushik, Nutan; Widell, Kristina Norne; Tveit, Guro Møen; Thakur, Maitri (2021) ReValue Project Report Deliverable D1.1: Value stream map and supply chain interdependencies in India. ISBN 978-82-7174-375-8
Dasgupta, M. S., Routroy, Srikanta, Bhattacharyya, S., Sultan, A., Saini, S. K., Widell, K. N., & Thakur, M. (2020). ReValue project Report–D1. 3: Report on energy efficient refrigeration systems-Surimi case, ISBN 978-82-7174-394-9.
Dasgupta, M. S., Routroy, Srikanta, Bhattacharyya, S., Sultan, A., Saini, S. K., Gupta, K., ... & Thakur, M. (2020). ReValue project Report–Deliverable 1.2-Logistics and Cold Chain Management Concepts- A-094. RCN 978-82-7174-393-2
A K Vaish, Satyendra Kumar Sharma and Srikanta Routroy, (2019), “Evaluation Study of National Food Security Act 2013 in Churu District, Rajasthan”, project report submitted to the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, GoI.
A K Vaish, Satyendra Kumar Sharma and Srikanta Routroy, (2019), “Evaluation Study of National Food Security Act 2013 in Kaurali District, Rajasthan”, project report submitted to the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, GoI.
A K Vaish, Kishna M and Srikanta Routroy, (2018), “Concurrent Evaluation of NFSA 2013: A Case of Sheopur District, Madhya Pradesh”, project report submitted to the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, GoI.
A K Vaish, Srikanta Routroy and Kishna M, (2018), “Evaluation Study of National Food Security Act 2013 in Dungarpur District, Rajasthan”, project report submitted to the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, GoI.
A K Vaish, Kishna M and Srikanta Routroy, (2018), “Concurrent Evaluation of NFSA 2013: A Case of Neemuch District, Madhya Pradesh 2018”, project report submitted to the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, GoI.
A K Vaish, Srikanta Routroy and Kishna M, (2018), “Evaluation Study of National Food Security Act 2013 in Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan”, project report submitted to the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, GoI

Sponsered Research Projects

Project On-Going
Project Title:	Design of Crop Residue Based False Ceiling for Thermal Comfort: An Efficient Dairy Management for Doubling Farmer Income
Funding Agency:	Suzuki Next Bharat Fellowship 2025
Project Team:	Principal Investigator: Prof. Srikanta Routroy Co- Principal Investigators: Prof. Arun Kumar Jalan and Prof. Anupam Singhal
Budget:	15 Lakhs (Initially)
Duration:	1 year (Initially)

Project Title	Design of Fodder Palates Using Locally Available Leaves: An Approach to Doubling Farmer Income.
Funding Agency:	NABARD
Budget:	INR 26.18 Lakhs
Duration:	2 Years (2025-2027)
Project Team:	Sushil Kumar Yadav (PI) and Srikanta Routroy (Co-PI)


Project Title:	Design and development of crop residue-based roof insulation with Phase Change Materials for livestock rearing shelters: An environment-friendly business model for doubling farmer women’s income in Arid and Semi-Arid zones
Funding Agency:	DST, New Delhi.
Duration:	3 Years (February, 2023-January, 2026)
Total Sanctioned Amount	42 Lakhs (Approximately)
Research Team:	P Srinivasan (PI); & Prof. Srikanta Routroy (Co-PI)

Project Title:	Encapsulated PCM-based Magnetic Nanoparticles and AI Applications for Optimising Separation of Carcinogenic Industrial Solvents Using Solar Energy: Shaping Towards Sustainable Development
Funding Agency:	Scheme for Promotion of Academic & Research Collaboration (SPARC) Scheme, Ministry of Education, India
Research Team:	PI: Suvanjan Bhattacharyya & Co-PI: Ranjan Dey, Srikanta Routroy and Saket Verma
Duration:	02 years (01/04/ 2024 to 31/03/2026)
Proposed Budget:	73,20,000 (INR)

Management Development Programme (MDP) for Indian Army (On-going)

MDP Title

MDP Details

IT, inventory management & accounting

Funding Agency: Army Management Studies Board (AMSB)

Sanction Amount: INR 2,72,58,000

Duration: 03 MDPs each year with two weeks’ duration for 3 Years (2025-26, 2026-27 & 2027- 28)

Team: Satyendra Kumar Sharma, Srikanta Routroy and Saurabh Chadha

GOI Sponsored Research Project (Completed as PI and Co-PI)
Completed Project Details as Principal Investigator
Project Title: Doubling Farm Women’s income: Entrepreneurship development through post-harvest processing and technology integration in arid zone	Funding Agency: DST- SEED (ASACODER), GoI Institutions involved: CAZRI Jodhpur and BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus Duration: 4 Years (2021- 2025) Total Sanctioned Amount: 235.86541 Lakhs Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 70.20841 Lakhs
Title: Waste Management of Generated Sludge from Indian Steel and Steel Related Plants: A Sustainable Business Model	Funding Agency: Ministry of Steel, New Delhi Duration: September 2018- March 2022 Sanctioned Amount: 38.046 Lakhs
Title: Design of Healthcare Supply Chain for Enhancing Availability and Reducing Wastage of Generic Medicines for Rural Areas in Rajasthan	Funding Agency: DST Rajasthan Duration: Sept 2016-January 2021 Sanctioned Amount: INR. 5.886 Lakhs Role in Project: Principal Investigator
Title: Design of Supplier Development Implementation Framework for Indian Manufacturing Industries	Funding Agency: UGC, New Delhi Duration: 3 Years (2013-2016) Sanctioned Amount: INR. 9.408 Lakhs Role in Project: Principal Investigator
Completed Project Details as Co-Principal Investigator
Project Title: Innovative technologies for improving resource utilization in the Indo- European fish value chains	Funding Agency: DBT, India Institutions involved: Amity University; BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus; SINTEF, Norway & Grupo CARINSA, Spain Duration: 4 Years (2018- 2022) Amount Sanctioned to SINTEF, Norway: 800,000 Euro Amount Sanctioned to BITS Pilani: 62.092 Lakhs Role in Project: Co-Principal Investigator
Project Title: Innovative technologies for improving resource utilization in the Indo- European fish value chains	Funding Agency: DBT, India Institutions involved: Amity University; BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus; SINTEF, Norway & Grupo CARINSA, Spain Duration: 4 Years (2018- 2022) Amount Sanctioned to SINTEF, Norway: 800,000 Euro Amount Sanctioned to BITS Pilani: 62.092 Lakhs Role in Project: Co-Principal Investigator
Development of e-waste management strategies for selected e-products in Rajasthan	Funding Agency: DST Rajasthan Duration: 2018- 2022 Sanctioned Amount: INR 7.536 Lakhs Role in Project: Co-Principal Investigator
Concurrent Evaluation of the implementation of NFSA (State: Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh)	Funding Agency: Department of Food & public Distribution, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi Duration: One Year: Third and Fourth Quarter, 2018; First and Second Quarter, 2019 Role in Project: Co-Principal Investigator Sanctioned Amount: INR 7.2 Lakh
Opportunities and Challenges in Enhancing Farm Income through Farmer Producer Organizations	Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR, MHRD, New Delhi). Duration: 2 Years (March 2022- 2024) Sanctioned Amount: 7.5 Lakhs Role in Project: Co-Project Director
Consultancy Project as Co-PI (Completed)
Project Title	Completed Project Details as Co-Principal Investigator
Study of the warehouse operations and services parameters to frame guidelines and requirements for Non-Agri warehousing service providers	Funding Agency: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Investigators: PI: Prof. Satyendra Kumar Sharma (PI), Co-PI: Srikanta Routroy & Krishna Manyur Sanctioned Amount: INR 6.6 Lakh Duration: Six Months

GOI Sponsored Research Project (Completed and On-going)

GOI Sponsored Research Project (Completed as PI and Co-PI)
Project Title	Completed Project Details as Principal Investigator
1. Doubling Farm Women’s income: Entrepreneurship development through post-harvest processing and technology integration in arid zone	Funding Agency: DST- SEED (ASACODER), GoI Institutions involved: CAZRI Jodhpur and BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus Duration: 4 Years (2021- 2025) Total Sanctioned Amount: 235.86541 Lakhs Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 70.20841 Lakhs
2. Waste Management of Generated Sludge from Indian Steel and Steel Related Plants: A Sustainable Business Model	Funding Agency: Ministry of Steel, New Delhi Duration: September 2018- March 2022 Sanctioned Amount: 38.046 Lakhs
3. Design of Healthcare Supply Chain for Enhancing Availability and Reducing Wastage of Generic Medicines for Rural Areas in Rajasthan	Funding Agency: DST Rajasthan Duration: Sept 2016-January 2021 Sanctioned Amount: INR. 5.886 Lakhs Role in Project: Principal Investigator
4. Design of Supplier Development Implementation Framework for Indian Manufacturing Industries	Funding Agency: UGC, New Delhi Duration: 3 Years (2013-2016) Sanctioned Amount: INR. 9.408 Lakhs Role in Project: Principal Investigator
Project Title	Completed Project Details as Co-Principal Investigator
1. Innovative technologies for improving resource utilization in the Indo- European fish value chains	Funding Agency: DBT, India Institutions involved: Amity University; BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus; SINTEF, Norway & Grupo CARINSA, Spain Duration: 4 Years (2018- 2022) Amount Sanctioned to SINTEF, Norway: 800,000 Euro Amount Sanctioned to BITS Pilani: 62.092 Lakhs Role in Project: Co-Principal Investigator
2. Development of e-waste management strategies for selected e-products in Rajasthan	Funding Agency: DST Rajasthan Duration: 2018- 2022 Sanctioned Amount: INR 7.536 Lakhs Role in Project: Co-Principal Investigator
3. Concurrent Evaluation of the implementation of NFSA (State: Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh)	Funding Agency: Department of Food & public Distribution, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi Duration: One Year: Third and Fourth Quarter, 2018; First and Second Quarter, 2019 Role in Project: Co-Principal Investigator Sanctioned Amount: INR 7.2 Lakh
4. Opportunities and Challenges in Enhancing Farm Income through Farmer Producer Organizations	Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR, MHRD, New Delhi). Duration: 2 Years (March 2022- 2024) Sanctioned Amount: 7.5 Lakhs Role in Project: Co-Project Director

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