IJEP 43(12): 1139-1145 : Vol. 43 Issue. 12 (December 2023) Full Text Amit Madhukar Chaudhari* and Abhaykumar S. Wayal Mumbai University, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Matunga, Mumbai – 400 019, Maharashtra, India Abstract In past few years, water demand has increased due to rapid increase in industrialization. For

IJEP 43(12): 1129-1138 : Vol. 43 Issue. 12 (December 2023) Full Text Ashwani Kumar and Swati Sharma* Amity University, Amity Institute of Geo-Informatics and Remote Sensing, Noida – 201 301, Uttar Pradesh, India Abstract Newly developed urban centers have their root in the amalgamation of villages and the transition zones from agricultural land to urban

IJEP 43(12): 1124-1128 : Vol. 43 Issue. 12 (December 2023) Full Text A.V. Ryazanov*, A.N. Zavershinskiy and A.V. Mozharov Tambov State University, Department of Ecology and Nature Management, Tambov – 392 036, Russia Abstract One of the causes of the current environmental crisis is the formation of a significant amount of solid industrial and domestic

IJEP 43(12): 1114-1123 : Vol. 43 Issue. 12 (December 2023) Full Text Nguyen Thanh Giao* and Lam Thi Kieu Trinh Can Tho University, College of Environment and Natural Resources, Can Tho City 900000, Vietnam Abstract The study was carried out with the objective of assessing the ambient air quality in Tien Giang province in 2022.

IJEP 43(12): 1107-1113 : Vol. 43 Issue. 12 (December 2023) Full Text S. Suriya1*, M. Abinaya1, P. Aparna1, P. Jayashree1 and N. Thangam2 1. Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Department of Civil Engineering, Sivakasi – 626 005, Tamil Nadu, India2. Peri Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Mannivakkam, Chennai – 600 048, Tamil Nadu, India

IJEP 43(12): 1096-1106 : Vol. 43 Issue. 12 (December 2023) Full Text P. Ravi Kumar1, S. Srinivasa Gowd1*, C. Krupavathi1 and B. Praveena2 1. Yogi Vemana University, Deptartment of Geology, Kadapa – 516 005, Andhra Pradesh, India2. Yogi Vemana University, Deptartment of Earth Sciences, Kadapa – 516 005, Andhra Pradesh, India Abstract The objective of

IJEP 43(12): 1086-1095 : Vol. 43 Issue. 12 (December 2023) Full Text Tanvi V. Deshpande* and Pravina Kerkar Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Department of Geography, Marcela – 403 107, Goa, India Abstract Mangroves are important forest ecosystems located between land and sea. They act as storehouses of biodiversity, carbon assimilators, help in

IJEP 43(12): 1074-1085 : Vol. 43 Issue. 12 (December 2023) Full Text Abhishek Dondapati1, Aneesah Rahaman2, Ratnaprabha Jadhav3, Brototi Biswas4* and Sabirul Sk5 1. University of Madras, Department of Management Studies, Chennai – 600 005, Tamil Nadu, India 2. University of Madras, The Centre for Natural Hazards and Disaster Studies (CNHDS), Chennai – 600 005,

IJEP 43(12): 1059-1073 : Vol. 43 Issue. 12 (December 2023) Full Text Pratibha Baghel, Aneesh Mathew* and Padala Raja Shekar National Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Tiruchirappalli – 620 015, Tamil Nadu, India Abstract The transport sector is one of the major sources of air pollution. Vehicular traffic is considered the main source