Education
1. BA in Economics , St. Mary\'s College, Shillong , 2013
2. MA in Economics , North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong , 2015
3. PhD: North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong , Title: Traffic Congestion in Shillong and its Economic Impact , 2020
Professional Experience
- 7th June 2019 - 21st September 2022, Assistant Professor , Shillong Commerce College, Shillong, Meghalaya , Boyce Road, Laitumkhrah, Shillong, Meghalaya
- 2nd September 2019 to 30th November 2019, Research Scholar , North- Eastern Hill University, Shillong , Mawkynroh, Shillong, Meghalaya
- January 2021 to April 2021 and November 2021 to February 2022, Guest Faculty , Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra , Maharashtra
- Joined on 23rd September , Assistant Professor , Jagiroad College , Jagiroad, Morigaon, Assam
Award
- Awarded “RECTOR’S GOLD MEDAL AWARD” for securing First Class First Position in MA Economics Examination held in the year 2015 from North Eastern Hill University, Shillong Campus., 2015
SLET, NET
- Assam SLET (Economics), 2018
Seminars attended
- Presented a Paper on “An Empirical Analyses of Agricultural Status of Meghalaya” in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Emerging Challenges in Indian Agriculture: The Looking Forward”, organised by the Department of Economics, Gossaigaon College, Gossaigaon, Assam during 23-24, December, 2015.
- Presented a Paper on “Urbanization and Transportation: A study of Shillong City and its Suburbs” in the NEICSSR Seminar on “Urbanisation”, organized by the Shillong Law College during 23-24, November, 2017.
- Presented a Paper on “ Forest and Wildlife Scenario in Dooar Region of West Bengal, India” in XI International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission Seminar, organized by Department of Geography, B, Borooah College, Guwahati, India during 8th to 10th February, 2018.
- Presented a Paper on “Impact of Fiscal Policy Instruments in Reducing Transport Sector Externalities in North East India: An Analytical Review” in the NEEA Conference organized by the North Eastern Hill University during 23-24, March 2018.
- Presented a Paper on “Statistical Application for the Analysis of Traffic Congestion and Its Impact in a Hill City” in the 7th International Conference on Data Science and SDG: Challenges, Opportunities and Realities organized by the Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh during 18-19, December 2019.
Workshop
- Attended a Two- Weeks Workshop on “Application of Statistical Techniques in Environmental Science” during 15-03-17 to 27-03-17, organized by the Indian Statistical Institute, North East Centre, Tezpur.
Research Methodology Programme
- Attended a “Research Methodology Course for Ph. D. Students In Social Sciences” during 12-05-17 to 21-05-17, organized by Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati.
- Attended a “Short-term Course in Research Methodology” during 07-08-17 to 12-08-17, organized by the NEHU, HRDC.
Webinars attended
- Attended Webinar on “Impact of Covid-19 on Indian Economy with Special Reference to Assam” organized by Department of Economics, Bodoland University, Assam on 6th and 7th June 2020.
- Attended Webinar on “International Business Post Covid-19” organized by Birla Global University on 16th June 2020.
- Attended Webinar on “Taking HR Practices Forward in a Post COVID World” organized by Department of Business Administration & IQAC, Patrician College of Arts and Science, Chennai on 26th June 2020.
- Attended Two- Day Webinar on “Research and Education: During and After Covid-19” organized by IQAC Don Bosco College Golaghat, Assam on 26th and 27th June 2020.
- Attended Webinar on “Empowering Women for Sustainable Growth” organized by Birla Global University on 27th June 2020.
- Attended Webinar on “Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic: The Road Ahead” organized by IQAC Shillong Commerce College, Shillong on 4th and 5th December 2020.
Other Experience
- Organised an International Interdisciplinary Webinar on “Socio- Economic Issues, Challenges and Policy Framework in Developing Nations” on 28th and 29th January, 2021.
Traffic Congestion in a Hill City of North East India and Its Consequences
1. The complexity of traffic congestion in a hill city is more than in a plain city in its nature and dimensions. The congestion adverselyaffects the speed, travel time, fuel expenditure, business and many other activities. This paper examines incidence of traffic congestion at some major traffic intersections in a hill city of North Eastern region of India, Shillong through which majority of the traffic movements occur. Further, major factors behind regular traffic congestion in the city have been analysed. Traffic volume in peak hours has been measured by using Volume-Capacity Ratio. Results show that locational misdistribution of various government offices and institutions, badly located filling stations, driving behaviour are some important factors. Results also show that there are significant adverse effects on the individual performances including a decline in productivity and earning of taxi drivers.
Evaluation of Traffic Congestion in a Hill City of North-East India
1. Traffic congestion is a menace to the city commuters, particularly during peak business hours. The problem of a hill city assumes an additional dimension because of the peculiar geographical surface than the plain cities. This paper analyses the cost involved in traffic congestion that arises in various ways. Travel time and cost analysis have been followed using primary data surveyed at different road intersections within the city limit. The findings reveal substantial direct and indirect costs imposed by traffic congestion daily that varies across road intersections and individuals of varied occupations who travel for different purposes to their respective destinations.
IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL DISTRIBUTION ON TRAFFIC CONGESTION: A STATISTICAL STUDY OF TRAFFIC CONGESTIO
1. Traffic congestion scenario of the city has been interpreted through analysis of spatio-temporal analysis of vehicles. Thereafter, to analyze the locational impact of traffic congestion in the city, the number of major institutions (official, educational, banks, church, etc.) located near the study points (Mawlai, Garikhana, Dhankheti, Police Bazaar and Nongthymmai) within one sq km around them has been collected. Thereafter, Chi-square test has been used to determine whether there is significant difference in the distribution of institutions within the city. Results showed that locational misdistribution of government offices and institutions across these chosen points causes variation in occurrence of traffic flow and hence leading to congestion.
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Vehicle, Road Facilities and Distribution of Traffic Movement in the Hil
1. This paper tried to examine the spatio-temporal analysis of vehicles to understand the nature and pattern of traffic flow and also to capture the major classification of vehicles in the city. Results showed that spatio-temporal analysis of traffic congestion across five selected locations revealed that congestion is highest in Dhankheti intersection, followed by Mawlai and Garikhana. In terms of composition of vehicles across all locations, four-wheeler cars are found to dominate the scenario, which is followed by 2- wheelers and buses.
