• About AK Bhattacharya

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    AK Bhattacharya is retired IFS officer of 1983 batch from Madhya Pradesh cadre. Since December 2015 till February 2019 he had been engaged as Country Head for the Green Highways Program of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Govt of India, for the pan India implementation of the Greening Projects of NHAI, MoRTH, & NHIDCL.

    Under this assignment, he had been spearheading the vision for contributing to the development of the nation through the Green Highways Policy of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, specially contributing towards India‟s commitment in CoP 21 for creating an additional carbon sink by developing uniform green corridors along national highways.

    Dr Bhattacharya has got distinctive recognition for mobilizing activities in areas of development, forestry and academics. Dr Bhattacharya is Doctorate (Ph D) and Post Doctorate in Ecology (Environmental Pollution). He holds 31 years of administrative and research experience. He has contributed more than 30 papers and articles on Environment and Forestry in national and international journals

    He has wide range of overseas exposures, including Visiting Fellow for course in Sustainable Forest Development from University of Tasmania, Australia; Participation in UNFCC in New York (US); Visits to Universities of Syracuse (US) & British Columbia (Canada); Technical collaboration with Universities of Yale (US) & Washington; Participation in UN Climate Change Conference (CoP 22), Marrakech (Morocco).

    My Services

    Consultancy

    Public private partnership in re-greening of degraded forest and private land.Confederation of Indian Industry, Delhi. (Completed).The reported was presented to the PMO. development for

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    Project Management

    Public private partnership in re-greening of degraded forest and private land.Confederation of Indian Industry, Delhi. (Completed).The reported was presented to the PMO.

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    Brand & Developmet

    Public private partnership in re-greening of degraded forest and private land.Confederation of Indian Industry, Delhi. (Completed).The reported was presented to the PMO.

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    Education

    Public private partnership in re-greening of degraded forest and private land.Confederation of Indian Industry, Delhi. (Completed).The reported was presented to the PMO. development for

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    PhD

    Political Science

    Duke University, 1986-1992


    MA

    Political Science, Duke University

    1986-88


    MBA

    Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India

    1983-85 (Specialization in Development Administration and Public Policy)


    BA

    History, Delhi University India,

    1980-83


    • Apr 2019 - Present
      Chairman, Skills Art & Beyond

      Chairman, Integrated Development Organisation

    • Mar 2019 - Present
      MISSION GIVING BACK

      Freelancing Consultant in Environment, Forestry, Ecotourism,and Bamboo

    • Dec 2015 - Present
      MD, National Green Highways Mission (NGHM)

      MD, National Green Highways Mission, NHAI, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Govt of India

    • Apr 2010 - Jan 2013
      CEO

      Freelancing Consultant in Environment, Forestry, Ecotourism,and Bamboo

    • Jul 2013 - Nov 2015
      MD & CEO

      MD & CEO, MP State Bamboo Mission & Board

    • Apr 2010 - Jan 2013
      CEO

      MP Ecotourism Development Board, Govt of Madhya Pradesh. Management, policy regulation, and administration of all activities related to Sustainable Ecotourism in the State

    • Jul 2007 - Apr 2010
      Chief Conservator of Forests

      Forest Department, Govt of Madhya Pradesh

    • 2001 - 2004
      IIFM, MoEF, GoI

      Forest Department, Govt of Madhya Pradesh