Professor Karunanidhi Duraisamy is a renowned scientist specializing in the fields of Groundwater Hydrology, Environmental Geochemistry, and Managed Aquifer Recharge. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in 2014 in Hydrogeology, Remote Sensing, and GIS from College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India. His academic career in 2008 as a Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at Jayam College of Engineering and Technology. He furthered his academic contributions by serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, from 2014 to 2023. Currently, he holds the esteemed position of Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India, a role he has held since 2023. In recognition of his research excellence, Professor Karunanidhi received the Early Career Research Award in 2017 from the Science and Engineering Research Board in New Delhi. He visited UNAM University (World’s 93 ranked university) in Mexico in 2019. He has provided mentorship and guidance to three Ph.D. scholars in the specialized fields of Hydrogeology and water quality aspects. Furthermore, his contributions are evident through the publication of over 80 research papers in SCI-refereed journals. With a combined teaching and research career spanning more than 16 years, Professor Karunanidhi has made significant contributions to the scientific