Prior to this Dr. Sahu was doing her Post Doctoral research in the field of Hydrogeology as DST Woman Scientist. She has attained her Ph.D. degree in the area of Science from University of Calcutta. She had done her M.Sc. in Geology from University of Calcutta, West Bengal securing First Class First position. She had also qualified Joint UGC–CSIR NET. She has completed her graduation in Geology from Presidency College, Kolkata, West Bengal. Her areas of research interests are Hydrogeology, Groundwater modelling, Groundwater Management, Remote Sensing and GIS. She has published 14 research papers in various national and international peer reviewed journals and presented 8 papers (published in proceedings) international and national conferences.