Abstract: The impact of the unclean and crowded living conditions, especially that experienced in the thickly populated slums of the developing countries, towards enhancing the risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection is well known. Although identifying this issue has taken place, the strategies to deal with it from a habitat planning point of view are yet to be articulated in the form of actionable recommendations. This presentation will make an attempt towards highlighting need to formulate the template for a consolidated checklist that covers the critical questions pertinent to the incidence and aggravation of TB due to poor habitat conditions. Such a template will aid in streamlining the flow of information. From the organized pool of information, salient takeaway points pertinent to the control and management of TB can be derived, and those can be integrated with the existing monitoring frameworks that are used in assessing and improving the Quality of Life (QoL) in unacceptable and untidy crowded habitats.
About the speaker: Dr. Rudrodip Majumdar has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Energy, Environment, and Climate Change Programme at NIAS since August 2019. He has a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from North Carolina State University in USA and MTech in Nuclear Engineering from IIT Kanpur. Prior to joining NIAS Rudrodip worked as an Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at IIT Bombay and as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at North Carolina State University. Rudrodip’s professional research interest broadly lies in the theme “Sustainability” which encompasses Renewable and Clean Energy, Nuclear and Plasma Fusion Energy, Industrial Applications of Plasma, and analysis of energy-efficient sustainable systems. Apart from the academics, Rudrodip takes great interest in Wildlife Conservation, Nature Photography, Creative Writing and Indian Classical Music. He was a subscriber -member of Greenpeace USA. He also previously worked closely with a Non-profit Organization named “Poribesh”, towards the rescue and conservation of local and rare small mammals (e.g., civet cats) in Kolkata, West Bengal.