BIO

Dr. Adithya Bandari has two years of teaching experience and a distinguished background as a Prime Minister's Research Fellow. His research interests include utilities planning, performance assessment, and urban infrastructure planning.

In his teaching role, Dr. Bandari covers key subjects such as planning techniques and GIS applications in urban planning. His courses are designed to equip students with practical tools and methodologies essential for effective urban planning.

Dr. Bandari's research focuses on the urban water supply and consumption patterns, highlighting the spatial dynamics. His work aims to enhance the understanding of how these elements interact, paving the way for improved urban infrastructure planning and sustainable resource management.

Research Interests

• Urban Infrastructure Planning

• Urban Water Supply and Demand Assessment

• Service Level Benchmarking

• Performance Measurement Systems

• Urban Studies and Planning Theory

• Settlement Geography

• Domestic Water Consumption Patterns in Indian Cities

Publications

Journal Articles

• Bandari, A., & Sadhukhan, S. (2024). Analysis of Spatial Pattern of Water Supply Continuity in an Indian Metropolis: A Case Study of Hyderabad. Urban Water Journal, 21(7), 839-858. https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2024.2360180   

• Bandari, A., & Sadhukhan, S. (2023). Efficiency of non-revenue water reduction in improving water supply performance in Indian metropolises. Water Supply, 23(5), 1917-1934. https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2023.084  

• Bandari, A., & Sadhukhan, S. (2022). Investigating the relations between performance indicators of urban water supply in India. Urban Water Journal, 19(10), 999–1014. https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2022.2134040  

• Bandari, A., & Sadhukhan, S. (2021). Determinants of per capita water supply in Indian cities with low surface water availability. Cleaner Environmental Systems, 3, 100062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2021.100062  

Conference Proceedings

• Bandari, A., Puttaparthi, P. V., & Sadhukhan, S. (2023). Domestic water consumption determinants in urban neighborhoods: A case study of Vijayawada, India. 18th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST2023). Athens, Greece. http://dx.doi.org/10.30955/gnc2023.00065

• Bandari, A., Kant, R., & Sadhukhan, S. (2023). Spatial Distribution of Urban Population, Population Densities, and COVID-19 Cases in Indian states and Union Territories. Conference on Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (SMUS India 2023). Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Roorkee, India.

• Bandari, A., & Sadhukhan, S. (2020). Socio-cultural Dimensions of Sustainable Neighbourhood. 1st International Conference on Urban Science and Engineering (ICUSE 2020). Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Mumbai, India. 

• Bandari, A., & Sadhukhan, S. (2019). Urban Water Management of a Tourist Hill Station: Shimla Planning Region as a Case Study. 8th APHW Conference on Emerging Techniques in Urban Water Management. Roorkee, India: Centre for Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Roorkee, India.

Working Papers

• Bandari, A., & Sadhukhan, S. (2024). Intra-city variation of domestic water consumption in Indian metropolises: A case study of Hyderabad. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Roorkee, India.

• Bandari, A., & Sadhukhan, S. (2022). A Review of Performance Indicators of Urban Water Supply: Global and Indian Scenario. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4009763

Professional Memberships

1.      International Water Association (IWA)

2.      Institute of Town Planners, India (ITPI)

Project Details

Research Accomplishments

1. Best Research Poster Award at the Institute Research Day organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (2022 and 2023)

2. Multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and international presentations on water supply systems and performance evaluation.

3. Awarded GOLD+ELITE Certificate with National Rank #1 (91%) in Housing Policy and Planning through the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), 2022.

Project Accomplishments

Development of a prototype of a mobile application ZERO: Member of Team ZERO, the winning team of First Prize at the Transform Nagpur Hackathon at Urban Mobility India Conference, 2018.

Research Grants

Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) – Ministry of Education, Government of India (2021–2024).