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Sitaraman Sankaranarayana Iyer, also known as Prof. Sitaraman is a noted environmentalist and teacher from Aluva, Kerala, India. He has been active in the protection of rivers, water bodies and forests of Kerala. He is best known for his campaign on the protection of river Periyar and is the founder of several organizations such as All Kerala River Protection Council.
Early life
Prof. Sitaraman was born in Koovappady, Kerala. He obtained his undergraduate (BSc) and graduate (MSc) degree in Chemistry from Maharaja's college, Cochin, Kerala in 1969. He obtained a PhD degree in Environmental science from Northwestern University, USA.
Professional life
He joined the department of Chemistry at Sree Sankara College, Kalady as a lecturer in 1970 and later on became the head of the Department.
Environmental activities
He is most noted for the protection of river Periyar from illegal sand mining. He was also the one who planted trees along the banks of river Periyar at Aluva Manappuram, thus preventing the excessive erosion of this sacred site.
Books
Prof. Sitaraman has coauthored several books and reports, some of the important ones include the KSPCB report "The Periyar Action Plan" and "Periyar, Keralathinte Jeevanadi" coauthored with Dr. C M Joy[1].