Activities

Courses/ Events organized

1. Two-day training program on Leveraging ArcGIS Enterprise functionalities for effective knowledge dissemination and data management (30 Sep - 01 Oct, 2024)  at National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee (Course Coordinator) 

2. One-day training workshop on Tools and Techniques for Springshed Management (07-11 Oct, 2024) at NEHARI, Brahmaputra Board, Guwahati (Course Co-Coordinator) 

3. One week training workshop on Tools and Techniques for Springshed Management (22-27 Jan, 2024) at National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee (Course Co-Coordinator) 

4. One-day Stakeholder Sensitization workshop on Status of Traditional Water Resources (Springs) of Ravi River Catchment (20 Oct, 2023) at Government Degree College, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh (Co-coordinator) 

5. One-day brainstorming workshop on Development of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Springshed Management (15 May, 2023) at National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee (Co-coordinator) 

6. One-day training course on Analyzing Hydro-Meteorological Data Using R Programming Language (17 Mar, 2023) at National Institute  of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu (Course Coordinator) 

7. One-day training workshop on Tools and Techniques for Springshed Management (03 Sep, 2022) at Government Degree College, Udhampur (Course Co-Coordinator) 

8. Inter-school literary and artisitic competition and IEC activity (31 Jan-04 Feb, 2022) on 'Climate Change : Problems & Solution' topic under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav :India@75 for the government schools of Satwari, Jammu (Event Coordinator) 

9. Two-day online training workshop on Tools and Techniques for Springshed Management (06-07 Jan, 2022) at National Institute  of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu (Course Coordinator) 

10. One-day brainstorming session on Water-Related Disaster Risk Reduction in Western Himalayan Region (26 Feb, 2021) at National Institute  of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu (Event Co-coordinator) 

11. Five-day training program on Geospatial Applications in Hydrology: Theory & Practice (09-13 Dec, 2019) at National Institute  of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu (Course Coordinator) 

Involvement in various central duties

1. Micro Observer for postal ballot counting for Haridwar Constituency in the General Elections of India - 2024.

2. Micro Observer for three polling booths of Haridwar Constituency in the General Elections of India - 2024.

3. Technical Officer for the disrtict of Jammu, UT of Jammu & Kashmir, in the Jal Shakti Abhiyan : Catch The Rain - 2022 , Government of India. 

4. Technical Officer for the disrtict of Reasi, UT of Jammu & Kashmir, in the Jal Shakti Abhiyan : Catch The Rain - 2022, Government of India.  

Invited talks & Lectures

1. Delivered lecture [01] and conducted hands-on session [01] on First Spring Census of India in 03-day state level training workshop (Jan 29-31, 2024) organized by Minor Irrigation Department, Uttarakhand in Dehradun, Utarakhand. 

2. Delivered lecture [01] and conducted hands-on session [01] on First Spring Census of India in 03-day regional training workshop (Jan 07-09, 2024) jointly organized by National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and MI (Stat), Ministry of Jal Shakti in Jaipur, Rajasthan. 

3. Delivered lecture [01] and conducted hands-on session [01] on First Spring Census of India in 03-day regional training workshop (Dec 16-18, 2025) jointly organized by National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and MI (Stat), Ministry of Jal Shakti in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. 

4. Delivered lecture [01] and conducted hands-on session [01] on First Spring Census of India in 03-day regional training workshop (Dec 11-13, 2024) jointly organized by National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and MI (Stat), Ministry of Jal Shakti in Bengaluru, Karnataka. 

5. Delivered lectures [03] on Data Visualization for Sceintific Analysis in one week training course on  Python Essentials for Hydrology (Jul 15-19, 2024) organized by National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee. 

6. Delivered lectures [02] and conducted hands-on session [01]  in one week training workshop on Tools and Techniques for Springshed Management (Jul 02-06, 2024) organized by North Eastern Hydraulic and Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Brahmaputra Board in association with National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and Central Ground Water Board.

7. Delivered talk [01] on Rivers and Water Systems: Challenges and Solution (Feb 10, 2024) in International Water Conclave – Shillong 2024 organized by Water Resources Department, Government of Meghalaya.

8. Delivered lectures [02] and conducted hands-on session [01]  in one week training workshop on Tools and Techniques for Springshed Management (Jan 22-27, 2024) organized by National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and sponsored by Central Ground Water Board.

9. Delivered lecture [01] and conducted hands-on session [01]  in 05 day training workshop on Springshed Management and Rejuvenation (Oct 03-07, 2023) organized by North Eastern Hydraulic and Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Brahmaputra Board in association with National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and Central Ground Water Board.

10. Delivered a lecture [01] on Navigating Urban Flooding: Exploring Hydrological Challenges and Pathways to Resilience (Aug 26, 2023) in a workshop organized by Civil Engineering Department, National Institute of Hydrology, Warangal.

11. Delivered a lecture [01] on Urban Flooding and Hydrology: Understanding the Challenges and Seeking Solutions (Jul 28, 2023) during ‘5th Refresher Course in Geography’ organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

12. Delivered a keynote lecture [01] entitled Springing into Action: NIH's Efforts and Innovation in Springshed Management (Jul 13, 2023) showcasing the efforts and initiatives undertaken by the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) during a workshop on 'Source Sustainability with emphasis on Spring Rejuvenation' organized by the Mission Directorate, Jal Jeevan Mission, Government of Jammu & Kashmir in collaboration with Piramal Foundation at Srinagar. 

13. Delivered a lecture [01] on Water Resources & Climate Change (Mar 25, 2023) in National Conference  on ‘Advances in Water Resource Management and Environment Research’ organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University, NAAC A+, Dehradun.

14. Delivered lectures [05] 01 day training course on Analyzing Hydro-Meteorological Data using R Programming Language (17 Mar, 2023) at National Institute of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu. 

15. Delivered a lecture [01] on Hydrology & Climate Change (Jan 03, 2023) during ‘Refresher Course in Environmental Science (Interdisciplinary)’ organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu.

16. Delivered lecture [01] and conducted hands-on sessions [03] in four day training workshop on  Scientific Data Collection and Processing Techniques for Springshed Management and Rejuvenation (Dec 19-22, 2022) organized by Irrigation Research Institute, Government of Uttarakhand at Roorkee.

17. Delivered lectures [02] and conducted hands-on sessions [02] in three day State Level Training on Springshed Management (Dec 13-15, 2022) organized by Department of Land Resources, Government of Nagaland at Kohima.

18. Delivered lecture [01] and conducted hands-on session [01]  on Web Application for Spring Mapping (Nov 23, 2022) during  ‘DST-NGP sponsored training program on Geospatial Technologies’ organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University, NAAC A+), Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

19. Interacted with 6th grade students of Thomas Grover Middle School, New Jersey, U.S.A. (Nov 07, 2022) to discuss Hydrology & Climate Change through Zoom Meeting.

20. Delivered lectures [02] and conducted hands-on session [01]  in three day training workshop on Scientific Data Collection and Processing Techniques for Springshed Management and Rejuvenation (Sep 06-08, 2022) organized by North Eastern Hydraulic and Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Brahmaputra Board in association with National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and Central Ground Water Board

21. Delivered a lecture [01] on Global Warming and Implications of Climate Change (Dec 23, 2021) during ‘Refresher Course in Environmental Science (Interdisciplinary)’ organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu.

22. Delivered lectures [02] and conducted hands-on sessions [03]  in five day training workshop on Scientific Data Collection and Processing Techniques for Springshed Management and Rejuvenation (Dec 13-17, 2021) organized by North Eastern Hydraulic and Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Brahmaputra Board in association with National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and Central Ground Water Board.

23. Delivered lecture [01] and conducted hands-on session [01] in training program on Springshed management and rejuvenation through scientific data collection and processing techniques (Aug 25, 2021) organized by Divisional Forest Office, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

24. Delivered a lecture [01] on An Overview to Climate Change and Climate Projections (Dec 24, 2020) during ‘Refresher Course in Environmental Science (Interdisciplinary)’ organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu.

25. Delivered a lecture [01] on Electronic Data Collection using Free and Open Source Tools -an alternative to paper-based data collection (Nov 20, 2020) in 'Knowledge Sharing through training of talks, activities, hands-on and workshops' organized by Hydroinformatics Group, National Hydrology Project.

26. Keynote Speaker in Extramural Session - Vidyamritam on Climate Change & Mathematical Application in Climate Research from the lens of the Hydrology (Oct 22, 2020) organized by Department of Mathematics, Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi.

27. Keynote Speaker in a National Webinar on Climate Change, Risk Resilience and Livelihood Development in Contemporary world (Sep 14, 2020) organized by University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun.

28. Delivered lectures [05] and conducted hands-on sessions [04] in five day training course on Geospatial Applications in Hydrology: Theory & Practice (Dec 09-13, 2019) organized by Western Himalayan Regional Centre, National Institute of Hydrology, Jammu.

External examiner

Administrative roles and responsibilities

1. Officer-in-Charge, Civil & Maintenance  – National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee (Jan 2024 - Present)

2. Drawing & Disbursing Officer – National Institute of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre- Jammu (Sep 2020 - Jul 2023)

3. Officer-in-Charge, Electrical Maintenance – National Institute of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre- Jammu (Sep 2022 - Jul 2023)

4. Officer-in-Charge, GIS & RS Laboratory – National Institute of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre- Jammu (Sep 2019 - Jul 2023)

5. Prabhari Adhikari, Rajbhasha – National Institute of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre- Jammu (Jan 2020 - Aug 2022)

6. Officer-in-Charge, Telephone, EAPBX & Internet – National Institute of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre- Jammu (Sep 2019 - Sep 2022)

Reviewer Services in Peer Reviewed Journals

Elsevier- [1] Journal of Hydrology; [2] Journal of Environmental Management ;  [3] Journal of Hydro-environment Research

EGU- [1] Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Taylor & Francis- [1] Hydrological Sciences Journal; [2] Geo-Spatial Information Science; [3] ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 

Wiley- [1] International Journal of Climatology; [2] Journal of Flood Risk Management

ASCE- [1] Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

IWA Publishing- [1] Journal of Water and Climate Change; [2] H2Open Journal

Springer- [1] Water Resources Management; [2] Theoretical and Applied Climatology; [3] Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing;  [4] Environment, Development and Sustainability; [5] Environmental Processes; [6] Environmental Sustainability; [7] GeoJournal; [8] Transactions of Tianjin University

Scientific Research Publishing- [1] Journal of Water Resource and Protection

Springer Conferences- [1] 2nd Mediterranean Geosciences Union (MedGU-22);  [2] 1st Mediterranean Geosciences Union (MedGU-21); [3] 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences

HYDRO International Conferences- [1] HYDRO 2021 organized by Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat; [2] HYDRO 2020 organized by National Institute of Technology, Rourkela; [3] HYDRO 2019 organized by Osmania University, Hyderabad

Proceeding Editor

Springer Conferences- [1] 2nd Mediterranean Geosciences Union (MedGU-22)