Assistant Professor
Sumskrutha.T is an urban planner with a specialization in infrastructure planning. She holds a master’s in Infrastructure Planning from the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad. Currently, she is pursuing her Ph.D. in social science at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
She has more than ten years of experience in the water, sanitation and solid waste management sectors with extensive technical expertise in Plastic Waste Management (PWM), Fecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM), community-based and participatory development, 24X7 water supply, WASH for urban poor, and WASH Climate Action.
She also has experience in value capture financing, developing strategy and action plans for cities, developing action plans on housing for all, etc. She has worked with organizations like CRISlL, SaciWaters, ICLEI Local Government for Sustainability- South Asia, TARU Leading Edge and Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) as a project lead and key team player.
Sumskrutha was involved in prestigious action research projects like City-wide delivery of WASH facilities in Warangal city funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) funded Conjunctive Water Management project in Indore, Citizen’s First Campaign on Accountability for Drinking Water and Sanitation funded by WaterAid, Plastic waste strategy and action plan for Hyderabad city funded by United Nations Environment Programme – International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP-IETC), Japan, implemented in collaboration with Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), and Alliance + ICLEI Developing plastic waste-free cities project in two Indian cities and three south-east Asian cities funded by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW).
She has been a keynote speaker and resource person for various state-level technical platforms and capacity-building programmes.
CONTACT
Ms. T. Sumskrutha
Assistant Professor
Centre for Environment, Urban Governance and Infrastructure Development
Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Bella Vista, Raj Bhavan Road, Hyderabad – 500 082, Telangana.
Tel (Direct): +91 40 66533000
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Email: sumskrutha@asci.org.in