About Us

Mr. Ajay Agrawal, is an Urban Planner, a Law Graduate, and an Architect. He is involved in undertaking projects related to Urban and Regional Planning for the last 20 years. With his experience and versatility in the sector, he has successfully executed more than 200 projects in the said field. Under his proprietary – Atharva Architects, he executed most of the projects undertaken by PRUDA.

Mr. P. K. Gosh is an officer with long experience in the field of Urban Administration including planning in different regions/ cities of India. He is actively associated with Urban Planning and issues relating to Urban Planning after retirement. An able administrator, he is also experienced in the administration of Heritage Regulations and Management Practices.

Mr. Utpal Padia holds an MBA, Master in Science in Statistics, Operation Research and Econometrics from Gujarat University and Masters in Urban Development Planning, Development Planning Unit, University College London. He has over 36 years of experience in Statistics, Planning, and Urban Governance in administration, management transportation, and finance through his association with the Government of Gujarat and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, where he retired as Deputy Municipal Commissioner. He has widely contributed to Development Plans, Control Regulations, Water Supply, Sewerage, Storm Water Drain, STP, BRTS, road & bridges, solid waste management, e-governance, SCADA projects, and EWS housing under JnNURM. He was the Executive Director, of Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited and implemented the first complete BRT system in India at Ahmedabad that receiving many national and international awards.

Dr. Gauri Trivedi is a retired IAS officer of the Karnataka Cadre. She has done her Masters and M Phil from JNU, New Delhi in the field of Political Science. She holds a Ph.D. in Development Administration from IDS Mysore and ISEC Bengaluru. She has also done her PGPPM from IIM Bengaluru. Her interests are in Public Policy, Social Development, and Public Administration.

Dr. Santosh Shukla is a retired academician from Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University. With over 42 years of teaching, he specializes in Industrial Geography, Research Methodology, Environmental Management, and Rural Development. He was also Director of Population Research Centre (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GoI) and Institute of Distance Education, Dean, School of Applied Sciences to name a few. He is also a resource person with various Academic Staff Colleges of UGC. He has written over 8 books, and 50 research papers, edited various Reading Materials and guided 22 persons for Ph.D. Degrees accomplished many UGC Research Projects and organized and participated in many National and International Conferences, Seminars and workshops Trushar Shah

Mr. Trushar Shah, with an experience of over 11 years as a CA has contributed to academics and professional fields alike. Implementation of Accounting Reforms and Accrual base double-entry accounting system for ULBs, Preparation of City Development Plan, Detailed Project Reports, Project Management, and Training on Municipal Accounting are some of his areas of work along with contribution to Fixed Assets Inventory and Valuation for various projects.

Mr. Ketan Patel is B.E. (Mechanical) from L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad and PG Diploma in Advanced Computing from Center For Development Of Advanced Computing (CDAC-Govt. Of India Enterprise). He is an expert in the fields of Programming Languages, Server Technologies, Database Management, Operating Systems, and Web Scripting Languages. He is also Director, Techgrains Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara. He has Developed Mobile Applications, Web-Based Applications, and online assistance for various projects.

Mr. Vijay Gangani has training and experience in Urban and Transportation planning. He obtained his Master’s in Transportation Planning & Engineering from the University of Leeds, UK, and Master’s in Urban Planning from CEPT University, India. In addition, he is LEED GA and Cert. Integrated Urban & Transport Planning (WBI). As an Urban & Transportation planner, he has more than 15 years of international experience on urban projects in India, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Bhutan. He has worked in a multidisciplinary environment and coordinated with public, private, and non-profit clients to align transportation and land-use decisions.

Ms. Priya Mishra holds a degree in B.Arch. from the School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, and Masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning with a specialization in Landuse Planning from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. As a Project Manager at APARC, she is currently involved with various ongoing projects.

Mr. Jay Patel has done Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) Delhi and Civil Engineering from SVMIT, Gujarat Technical University. As a research assistant at APARC he is currently involved with various ongoing projects.

Ms. Priya Patel has done Masters in Environmental Planning from School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) Vijaywada and B.E in Civil Engineering. As a research assistant at APARC she is currently involved with various ongoing projects.

Ms. Shikha has done Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from CEPT University, Ahmedabad, and is working with our organization as a project manager. In her current role at APARC she is currently involved with various ongoing projects.