National Environmental Engineering Research Institute

We are based out of the Research Scholar Hostel inside the NEERI Colony in Nagpur. It is a pretty quiet place, mostly full of students and researchers coming and going at all sorts of odd hours. Living and working here means you get used to the sound of birds and the general stillness of the colony grounds. The hostel itself is not anything special to look at, just a sturdy building where people sleep and think about their various projects. We spend a lot of our time in the labs or out in the field, then we come back here to crash or write up some notes. Nagpur gets really hot in the summer, so the trees around the colony help a little bit with the shade. Most of the folks staying here are focused on water or soil or how to keep the air a bit cleaner. It is not a corporate office with people in suits; it is more about worn-out jeans and big stacks of papers. Sometimes the canteen runs out of the good food, but we usually manage fine. People move in for a few months or stay for years depending on their research needs. It is a small community of sorts. We have got the basics covered, like beds, desks, and a place to plug in our laptops. If you are looking for us, just head into the colony and ask where the scholars stay.