U.S.

-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Water

Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro
3rd Young Researchers National Conference on Water and Environment 2019
5th – 6th September, 2019
Day-1: Thursday, 5th September 2019
9:00 9:45 Registration

INAUGURAL SESSION
9:45 10:00 Guests to be seated
10:00 10:05 Recitation from the Holy Quran
10:05 10:15 Welcome Address Prof. Dr. B. K. Lashari (Project Director, USPCASW)
10:15 10:25 Objectives of the conference Prof. Dr. Kamran Ansari (Conference Convener, USPCASW)
Water & Environmental Challenges of
10:25 10:35 Prof. Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar
Pakistan
10:35 10:40 Presentation of shields & Souvenir
10:40 10:55 Address by the Chief Guest Senator Nisar A. Memon (Chairman WEF)
10:55 11:00 Vote of Thanks Mr. M. Shahid Panhwar
11:00 11:20 High Tea and Networking

PLENARY SESSION - I (Auditorium)

Session Chair Prof. Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar
Session Co-chair Prof. Dr. Khadija Qureshi
Time Speaker Organization Title of Talk
11:20 11:35 Mr. Nisar A. Memon Chairman, WEF
11:35 11:50 Mr. M. H. Qazilbash Oxfam, Pakistan Experience sharing of Oxfam interventions on Water & Climate Change
11:50 12:05 Dr. Najma Memon NCEAC, UoS Potential hydrothermally prepared carbons in water decontamination
12:05 12:25 Questions & Answers Session
12:25 12:30 Souvenir and Shield Distribution
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Technical Session 1 (A) - Conference Room Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Water and Environment
Session Chair Dr. Altaf Ali Siyal
Session Co-chair Dr. Arjumand Zaidi, USPCAS-W
A GIS Based Approach For Delineating Groundwater Vulnerability Zones Using Drastic
12:35 12:45 Abdul Tauqeer USPCAS-W
Approach: A Case Study Of Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah)
Determination Of Hydraulic Characteristics Of Aquifer System At Command Area Of Seri
12:45 12:55 Asma USPCAS-W
Distributary Using Aqtesolv Software
12:55 13:05 Eshwar Lal USPCAS-W Vulnerability Mapping And Assessment Of Gaj Dam Failure Using Gis Techniques
Assessment Of Temporal Variation In Water Quality Of Rbod-I (MNV Drain) And Its Role In
13:05 13:15 Faiza USPCAS-W
Degradation Of Manchar Lake
Assessment Of Accuracy Of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiles (ADCP) Using The Laser Doppler
13:15 13:25 Abdul Ghani USPCAS-W
Anemometer (LDA)
Performance Evaluation Of Irrigation Water Delivery System At Secondary Canal Command On
13:25 13:35 Abdul Waqar Siyal IWREM
The Right Side Of Almani X-Regulator
Technical Session 1 (B) - Auditorium Environmental Engineering & WaSH
Session Chair Dr. Sheeraz Memon
Session Co-chair Ms. Uzma Imran
12:35 12:45 Seher USPCAS-W Photo Catalytic Inhibition Of Selective Microbes And Degradation Of Organic Dyes.
12:45 12:55 Shahida USPCAS-W Green Synthesis Of Bismuth Nanoparticles Using Native Algae And Their Antibacterial Activity
12:55 13:05 Johar USPCAS-W Preparation And Assessment Of The Absorbance Core For Sanitary Products Made Of Cotton
13:05 13:15 Dr. Sumera Qureshi SAU, Tandojam Stalks
Pesticides Health Risk Assessment In The Ground Water Quality Of Hyderabad City, District
Qasimabad,ofSindh,
Efficiency Charcoal, Sand, and Coconut Husk in the Development of a Hybrid Filter to Remove
13:15 13:25 Pooja Malhi USPCAS-W
Microbial Contaminants from Drinking Water
13:25 13:35 Muneeba USPCAS-W Effects Of Different Ph And High Concentrations Of Fluoride On The Growth Behavior Of Algal
Technical Session 1 (C) - Room no 6 Bio-Assemblages
Environmental Engineering & WaSH
Session Chair Dr. Zubair Ahmed
Session Co-chair Dr. Naveed Ahmed
12:35 12:45 Suresh Kumar USPCAS-W Pollution Reduction And Water Reuse In A Shrimps Processing Industry: Treatment And Management
12:45 12:55 Farman Ali Khaskheli NED UET Strategy
Development Of A Low Cost Grey Water Treatment System
12:55 13:05 Masroor Ahmed USPCAS-W Identification Of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria In Sanitary Systems Of The Primary Schools Of
13:05 13:15 Kashaf Koonj USPCAS-W Hyderabad District
Investigation PakistanCommunity Dynamics In Membrane Bioreactor Treating Fish
Of Microbial
13:15 13:25 Uroosa Javed USPCAS-W Processing Wastewater
Assessement Of Microbial Contamination In Drinking Water Of Railo Miyan, Jamshoro.
Antimicrobial Resistance In Drinking Water Of Mehran University Of Engineering And
13:25 13:35 Sanam Bhatti USPCAS-W
Technology
Technical Session 1 (D) - Room No. 5 (1st Floor) Environmental Engineering & WaSH
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Session Chair Dr. Syed Tufail Shirazi
Session Co-chair Dr. Najma Memon
12:35 12:45 Suhail Kumar USPCAS-W Development Of Point-Of-Use Filtration For Harvested Rainwater Using Natural Indigenous Material
12:45 12:55 Sohrab Khaskheli MUISTD (MilkweedofFloss
Adoption GreenFiber):
Practices in the Institutions of Hyderabad and Jamshoro
12:55 13:05 Bakhtawar Jokhio USPCAS-W Removal of organic carbon and microbial contamination through Soil Column simulating canal bank
13:05 13:15 Ravi Shanker USPCAS-W filtration
Sanitation System Provoke Vegetables To Suffer From Bacterial Burden In Hyderabad
13:15 13:25 Mahjabeen Baloch MUISTD An Assessment Of Awareness For Heath, Safety, And Environmental Hazards Among-St Workers In
13:25 13:35 Muzafar Hussain Shah IEEM Marble Processing
Solid Waste And Handling
Management Units:
Issues And A CaseIn
Problems OfPakistan:
Hyderabad Pakistan
A Review
13:35 14:30 Lunch/Prayer Break and Posters Display
Technical Session 2 (A ) - Conference Room Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Water and Environment
Session Chair Dr. Muhammad Munir Babar
Session Co-chair Mr. Waqas Ahmed
Impact Assessment Of Land Drainage On Soil Salinity And Vegetation Using Gis And Remote
14:35 14:45 Waqas Inam USPCAS-W
Sensing: A Case Study Of Mardan Scarp
14:45 14:55 Ramsha Muzaffer IST Estimating Lake Volume Changes Using Optical Remote Sensing And Satellite Radar Altimetry
14:55 15:05 Sarwan Ahmed USPCAS-W Mapping Of Soil Salinity Using Electromagnetic Induction (EM38-MK2) And ESAP Software
15:05 15:15 Sahiba Memon IEEM Iot Based Remote Monitoring System For Sustainable Water Delivery Services
Monitoring Sea Level Rise And Its Impacts On The Pakistan Coast Using Satellite Radar Altimetry
15:15 15:25 Talal Naseer USPCAS-W
Technical Session 2 (B) - Auditorium Irrigation Water Management and Crop Water Productivity
Session Chair Dr. Abdul Latif Qureshi
Session Co-chair Dr. Ashfaque A. Memon
14:35 14:45 Saima USPCAS-W The Effect Of Biochars On Adsorption Ratio Of Salts In Irrigation Water
14:45 14:55 Salman Sarwar USPCAS-W Delineation Of Groundwater Potential Zones For Sustainable Management Of Groundwater
Assessment Of Climate Change Impacts And Designing Of Climate Smart Agriculture Practices
14:55 15:05 Hamza Sarwar USPCAS-W
For Wheat Crop
15:05 15:15 Zain-Ul-Abdin USPCAS-W Wheat Crop Water Productivity Of Perennial And Non-Perennial Canals In Sindh
Dr. Lawal Crop Farmers Perception and Adaptation Strategies To Climate Change In Faskari Local
15:15 15:25 Nigeria
Mohammad Anka Government Area In Katsina State Of Nigeria
15:25 15:35 Falak Naz USPCAS-W A Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of Drought In Upper And Lower Areas Of Baluchistan, Pakistan
Technical Session 2 (C) - Room No 6 IWRM & HID
Session Chair Dr. Kamran Ansari
Session Co-chair Mr. Muhammad Ali
14:35 14:45 Nitasha Habib COMSATS Environmental Friendly Membranes For Effective And Efficient Co2 Capture
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14:45 14:55 Yugal Kishore USPCAS-W Calibration Of Head Regulator Using Acoustics Doppler’S Current Profiler (ADCP)
14:55 15:05 Hassam Bin Waseem CRP E-Hail Ridership Analysis Of Hyderabad, Pakistan
Syed Muhammad Assessing Seawater Intrusion In Coastal Aquifers By Using Chemical And Isotopic Techniques: A Case
15:05 15:15 USPCAS-W Study Of District Sujawal
Zaki Zaidi
Analyzing the Impact of Hill Torrents of Koh e Suleiman Mountains on the Flood Water of River Indus: A
15:15 15:25 Maaz Saleem USPCAS-W Case Study of Vidore Hill Torrent
Muhammad Shoaib Drought Regionalization Based On Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index In Pakistan (1902-
15:25 15:35 USPCAS-W 2015)
Juman Jamro
Technical Session 2 (D) - Room No. 5 (1st Floor) Environmental Engineering & WaSH
Session Chair Dr. Zubair Ahmed
Session Co-chair Dr. Naveed Qambrani
14:35 14:45 Noor-Un-Nisa USPCAS-W Remedy For Superbugs: An Eye-Opening And Worrying Global Concern In Water World
14:45 14:55 Jiya USPCAS-W Assessment Of Copper Toxicity In Water Using Thiosulfate-Oxidizing Bacteria Tob Bioassay
14:55 15:05 Vinod Kumar USPCAS-W Health Risk Assessment Of Textile Industry Reclaimed Water
15:05 15:15 Shakeel Ur Rehman USPCAS-W Fouling Reduction Of Membrane In Membrane Bioreactor Using Polyethylene Glycol, Alginate, Granular
15:15 15:25 Tahir Nawaz Activated
AssessmentCarbon (Paca)
Of Indoor AirMatrix
Quality In Educational Building
15:25 15:35 Abdul Manan Memon USPCAS-W Emission Measurement Of Diesel Vehicles And The Effect Of Hot And Cold Start Conditions Of Engine
15:35 16:10 On EmissionHigh
Concentration
Tea and Networking
Technical Session 3 (A) - Auditorium Environmental Engineering and WaSH
Session Chair Dr. Najma Memon
Session Co-chair Dr. Jamil Ahmed
Muhammad Sarfraz Determination of Concertration Level of Pb, As and Cd in Particular Matter (PM 2.5) in Ambient
16:15 16:25 SUPARCO
Khan Air of Karachi
16:25 16:35 Waqas Ahmad NUST Status Of Solid Waste Management In Peshawar, Pakistan
Removal Of Hexavalent Chromium In Aqueous Solution By Zein/Nylon Nanofibers Membrane
16:35 16:45 Sorth Ansari USPCAS-W
Using Electrospinning Method
16:45 16:55 Onaiza Syed USPCAS-W Synthesis Of Neem Seeds Biochar Through Slow Pyrolysis
The Development Of A Monitoring Method For Zinc Toxicity In Water By Thiosulfate-Oxidizing
16:55 17:05 Rafia USPCAS-W
Bacteria Tob Bioassay
Impacts Of The Urban Flooding On The Human Health And Geo-Spatial Analysis Of The Gujrat
17:05 17:15 Atif Nauman U of Gujrat
City
Technical Session 3 (B) - Conference Room Environmental Engineering and WaSH
Session Chair Dr. Muhammad Yar Khuhawar
Session Co-chair Dr. Sara Hassan
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 Synthesis Of Silver Impregnated Graphene Oxide And Reduced Graphene Oxide By Re-Modified
16:15 16:25 Muhammad Yasir Khan USPCAS-W
Hummers Method & Its Application For Water Treatment

16:25 16:35 Muhammad Irfan Nazir Congruous Utilization Of Gray Water

16:35 16:45 Nanik Ram IEEM Removal Of Selenium From Water Using Bimetallic Nanoadsorbent
16:45 16:55 Ghulam Fatima USPCAS-W Determination Of Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria In Vegetables Cultivated On Wastewater
16:55 17:05 Pooja Devi Textile Engg Synthesis Of Adsorbent (Sunspace) For The Treatment Of Water
17:05 17:15 Ayaz Ali Samejo USPCAS-W Treatment And Handling Of Reverse Osmosis Rejected Water In Textile Industry
Technical Session 3 (C) - Room 6 Environmental Engineering and WaSH
Session Chair Dr. Amanullah Mahar
Session Co-chair Dr. Tanveer Gadahi
16:15 16:25 Junaid Ahmed Sohoo IEEM Implementation Of Environmental Policy In Pakistan
16:25 16:35 Aizaz Qureshi USPCAS-W Membrane Assisted Photocatalytic Degradation Of Colorants: An Application To Treat Tertiary Textile
Waste Effluents.
Evolution Of Dry Deposition Of Heavy Metals In Indus River Near Kotri Barrage Using Mathematical
16:35 16:45 Samiullah USPCAS-W
Model
16:45 16:55 Santosh Kumar USPCAS-W Study Of Indoor Air Pollution In District Tharparkar, Focusing On Woman And Children
16:55 17:05 Farah Ishaque Textile Engg Indigenous Natural Indigo Dye For Denim Industry
Dr. Saleem Maseeh
17:05 17:15 SAU, Tando Jam Recycling Of Banana Plant Residues For Nutrient Rich Compost
Bhatii
17:15 18:00 Tea and Networking
19:00 20:30 Conference Dinner

DAY-2: Friday, September 6, 2019

PLENARY SESSION - II (Auditorium)
Session Chair Dr. B. K. Lashari
Session Co-chair Dr. Asif Khan
Time Speaker Organization Title of Talk
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9:30 9:55 Dr. Asif Khan UET, Peshawar Global Hydro-Climate Modelling amplified water variability in the Indus Basin
9:55 10:15 Dr. Naveed Iftikhar ADB Consultant Civic Capacity for Drinking Water
10:15 10:40 Mr. Masood Lohar UNOPS Rehabilitation of Wetlands of Sindh
10:40 10:50 Questions & Answers Session
10:50 11:00 Souvenir and Shield Distribution
11:00 11:20 High Tea and Networking

TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Technical Session 1 (A) - Conference Room Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Water and Environment
Session Chair Dr. Altaf Ali Siyal
Session Co-chair Mr. Ghulam Hussain Dars
11:20 11:30 Shafique Ahmed USPCAS-W Water Inundation Modeling And Mapping Of Darawat Dam
Fabrication Of Selective Calorimetric Sensor For Hg²+ Using Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles
11:30 11:40 Shabana Bhagat NCEA

11:40 11:50 Sanjay Kumar USPCAS-W Iot Based Monitoring Of Air And Noise Pollution Through Android System
Evaluation Of An Existing Groundwater Monitoring Network In Dad Division, District Shaheed Benazir
11:50 12:00 Zulfiqar Ali IWREM
Abad, Lower Indus Basin
Development Of Flood Analysis System On Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) Using Integrated Flood
12:00 12:10 Dolat Singh USPCAS-W
Analysis System (IFAS) Model
Identification Of Groundwater Quantum And Quality And Its Demarcation: A Case Of Study Of
12:10 12:20 Waqas Wasi Pathan IWREM Muhammad Khan And Seri Distributaries Command Area
Technical Session 1 (B) - Auditorium Environmental Engineering & WaSH
Session Chair Dr. Zeeshan Khatri
Session Co-chair Dr. Jamil Ahmed
Detection And Antibiotic Resistance Of Legionella Pneumophila Isolated From Tap Water Of Targeted
11:20 11:30 Bushra Khan USPCAS-W Hospitals Of Hyderabad Sindh.
Developing Fibrous Drawstring Bag Incorporated With Natural Herbs To Improve Drinking Water Quality.
11:30 11:40 Sanja Bai USPCAS-W
Menstrual Hygiene Practices And Attitude Of University Girls Towards Commercial Sanitary Products
11:40 11:50 Marvi Sharma USPCAS-W
11:50 12:00 Saira Sidhu USPCAS-W Water Desliantion By Using Graphene Incorporated Nanofibers Membrane
12:00 12:10 Farah Maqsood USPCAS-W Investigation Of Arsenite-Oxidizing Bacteria In Arsenic Contaminated Water
An Investigation Of Existing Sanitation Conditions Of Poultry Slaughtering Facilities And Hygienic
12:10 12:20 Sadaf Tagar USPCAS-W
Practices Among Poultry Butchers
12:20 12:30 Farhan Wahid OGDCL Performance Evaluation Of Drinking Water Interventions In Sub-District Chachro
Technical Session 1 (C) - Room no 6 IWRM & HID
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Session Chair Dr. Abdul Latif Qureshi
Session Co-chair Dr. Shafi Muhammad Kori
11:20 11:30 Saima Bano SAU, Tando Jam Evaluation Of Genetic Resources Of Mustard (Brassica Juncea L.) Genotypes For Drought Tolerance
11:30 11:40 Asif Javed QAU Islamabad Water Conservation And Mitigation Of Arsenic In Rice Through Sprinkler Irrigation System
11:40 11:50 Tahir Abbas USPCAS-W Preliminary Estimates Of Uncertainty Of Adcp Measurements Near A Sharp-Crested Weir In Open
11:50 12:00 Nabeel Ali Khan USPCAS-W Channel Flow.Of The Consumptive Water Use By Modis And Landsat 8 In The Nara Canal, Sindh.
Assessment
12:00 12:10 Pirah Siyal UoS Plant Extract Based Synthesis Of Gold Nanoparticles And Their Applications In Sensor
12:10 12:20 Marui Uqaili USPCAS-W Prediction Of Drought Events In Quetta City Using Downscaled Data
Climate change demanding the sustainable business approach (A study to initiate a bottled water business
12:20 12:30 Maryam Qazi MUISTD
in Jamshoro Sindh)
12:30 14:30 Lunch and Prayer break

Technical Session 2 (A) - Conference Room Environmental Engineering & WaSH

Session Chair Dr. Naveed Qambrani
Session Co-chair Dr. Ayesha Tajammul
14:30 14:40 Junaid IEEM Multi-Functional Finishing For Cotton Fabric With Antibacterial Property By Sol-Gel Coating
14:40 14:50 Sajid Hussain Rao SAU, Tando Jam Screening Of Rapeseed (Brassica Napus L.) Genotypes For Water Stress Condition
Evaluating Arsenic Removal Activity Of Herbal Extract Incorporated With Nano Fibers In Aqueous
14:50 15:00 Attiqa USPCAS-W
Solution
Akhlaque Ahmed
15:00 15:10 PAEC Multan pH, Electrical Conductivity And Tds Index Of Drinking Water In Southern Punjab Region Of Pakistan.
Lashari
Treatment Of Bio-Digested Sugarcane Distillery Effluent By Using Hybrid Electrodes In
15:10 15:20 Waheed Ali USPCAS-W
Electrocoagulation Process
15:20 15:30 Aqsa Kiran USPCAS-W Removal Of Hydrogen Sulfide From Biogas By Using Nanofibers Membrane
Technical Session 2 (B) - Auditorium Environmental Engineering & WaSH
Session Chair Dr. Ashfaque Pathan
Session Co-chair Dr. Sara Hassan
14:30 14:40 Noor Us Saher USPCAS-W Purification Of Waste Water Management By Chitosan , Extracted From Shrimp Waste.
14:40 14:50 Qurban Ali USPCAS-W Defluoridation Of Groundwater Through Solar Power Electrolytic Defluoridation Unit
14:50 15:00 Syed Shane Zehra USPCAS-W Ultra-Fast Degradation Of Arsenic By Greener L-Cysteine Derived Magnetite Iron Nanoparticles
Junaid Ur Rehman Remediation Of Ni (Ii) Ions From Aqueous Media Using Iron Oxide Adsorbent.
15:00 15:10 IEEM
Abbasi
15:10 15:20 Fiza USPCAS-W Polyvalent Phage Therapy Against Antibiotic Resistant Escherihia Coli
15:20 15:30 Iram USPCAS-W Comparative Study Of Physical Characteristics Of Homemade And Laboratory Based Biochar
Technical Session 2 (C) - Room no 6 Environmental Engineering & WaSH
Session Chair Dr. Tanveer Gadahi
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Session Co-chair Ms. Uzma Imran
Proposing Recyclable Bottled Water Product; Fulfilling Demand by Eliminating Dumping (A Case of
14:30 14:40 Varda Shaikh MUISTD
Jamshoro District, Sindh Pakistan).
Ultra-Fast Photocatalytic Degradation Of The Azo Dyes Using Metal/Metal Oxide Nano Composites
14:40 14:50 Abdul Majeed USPCAS-W
Removal Of Reactive Dye From Textile Wastewater Using Rice Starch Through Bio Flocculation (As
14:50 15:00 Maqbool Ahmad IEEM
Natural Coagulant)
15:00 15:10 Riaz Ahmed IEEM Photo Degradation Of Diclofenac From Water Using Photo Catalyst
15:10 15:20 Hiba Shaikh MUISTD Green entrepreneurship Business'S Tendency Toward Waste Management
15:20 15:30 Muammar Ali Chang USPCAS-W Synthesis Of Silver Nanoparticles And Their Incorporation In Nanofibers By Electrospinning.

CLOSING SESSION
16:00 16:05 Conference Report Dr. Kamran Ansari
16:05 16:15 Recommendations of the Conference Dr. B. K. Lashari
16:15 16:25 Speech by Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. M. Aslam Uqaili
Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Advisor to Chief Minister for Environment, Climate Change & Coastal
16:25 16:40 Speech by Chief Guest
development
Prize Distribution and Presentation of
16:40 16:50
Shields
16:50 17:00 Vote of Thanks Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar
17:00 17:30 Networking on High Tea and Departure

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