- Achyuthan A
Dr. Achyuthan A is a
civil engineer who specialises inhydraulics ,fluid mechanics andenvironmental issues . He was born in theTrichur district ofKerala state,India . He now lives inKozhikkode .He served on the commission for enquiring into the effects of
Endosulfan spraying inKasaragod district, Kerala. He has also enquired about the effects of theCoca Cola plant inPlachimada , Kerala.He is one of the founders of
Vasthuvidyapratisthanam , a society to promotevastu and traditional architecture in Kerala. He was also one of the founders ofKerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP).He worked as a professor in various government engineering colleges as well as in
Calicut University . He was the editor ofOre Oru Bhoomi , a magazine concentrating on environmental issues of Kerala published by theSociety for the Environmental Protection, Kerala (SPEK).At present he is involved with various environmental protection movements in Kerala, especially related with water. He is the author of a handful of
Malayalam and English books.
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