Recognition & Honours
Recognition & Honours• Governing Body member of Wetlands International South Asia (July 2023 onwards)• Member of the Expert Review Committee to evaluate the proposals under VAIBHAV Research Programme,DST (2023)• Member of an expert panel of the International Division of the DST constituted to evaluate the India-CanadaProject Proposals, (2022)• Member of the Steering Committee of the Centre of Excellence in Water-related Disaster Management inKerala at CWRDM Kozhikode (2022 – Continuing)• External Senate Member, Academic Senate, NITK Surathkal (September 2019- September 2022)• Lead, Technical Evaluation Committee, India-Spain Collaborative Industrial Research & Development,Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA), Technology Development Board (TDB), Department ofScience & Technology (DST), Government of India and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).• Member, Research Council of NATPACT (2019-2022)• Coordinator and expert, Revision of Civil Engineering Syllabus for Civil Services Examination, UPSC (2022)• Chairman/Member of the visiting NBA teams for accreditation of UG/PG Engineering Degree Programmes• Advisor, International Council for Circular Economy (January 2021 - )• Member, KUDA Region Lake Protection Committee (August 2000- )• Expertmember offaculty selection atIIT Delhi, NIT Kurukshetra, NITK Surathkal, NIT Goa, NIT Silchar, SRMAPetc.• Invited to deliver the 18th International Hydrological Decade Endowment Lecture on "Environmental flowin Indian Context" on 16th February, 2018 at the Centre for Water Resources, Anna University, Chennai.The previous speakers include Prof Ven Te Chow, University of Illinois, UC, USA, Prof S Ramaseshan, IITKanpur, Dr WH Gilbrich of UNESCO, Paris, Prof VP Singh, Texas A&M University, USA, Prof AR Rao, PurdueUniv, USA, Dr M S Swaminathan, Prof J C I Dooge, Prof Victor R Baker, Univ of Arizona, USA etc.)• Member of Expert Panel to evaluate proposals under "Optimal Water Use in Industrial Sector", constitutedby the DST, Government of India (Feb 2019)• Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee (May 2018 -)• Member of Academic Council of National Resource Centre (NRC) of National Institutes of TechnicalTeachersTraining and Research (May, 2018- April 2021)• Member of the Expert Committee to study/assess and examine the issues on the pollution caused due tosewage treatment plant of the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kannur, Kerala (April 2017)• Member of the Technical Committee to evaluate the feasibility of CETP at Alleppey (April 2017)• Nominated as member of the Expert Committee by DST, Government of India, for Evaluation of BRICSR&D Proposals(Feb 2017 -2019)
• Subject Expert for UPSC and variousstate public service commissions• Member of the State Steering Committee for Preparation of the State Specific Action Plan for TelanganaState (2017 - 2019)• Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of National Institute of Hydrology (May 2015 - continuing)• Member of the Technical Expert Committee of the Andhra Pradesh Urban Finance & InfrastructuralDevelopment under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) (Aug 2016- 2019)• Member of Telangana Drinking Water Supply Project (April 2015 – April 2021)• Indian National Committee on Groundwater (INCGW), Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India(2010-2013; 2013 - continuing)• Chairman, Post Graduate Cluster Board, APJ Abdul Kalam Kerala Technological University (2015- 2021)• Consultative Committee Member of Kerala State Pollution Control Board (2013 - 2021)• Honorary Member, Wetlands International South Asia (2012 - continuing)• Core Group Member DST, Technology Development and Transfer, Support of State Science and TechnologyProgramme (2010-2013)• Kerala Dam Safety Authority (2008-2011)• Member, Research Advisory Committee, Centre for Water Resources, Anna University, Chennai (2017-2019)• Member, Board of Studies, Osmania University, Hyderabad.• Member, Board of Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad• Member, Board of Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada• Member, Board of Studies. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur• Member Board of Studies, Geethanjali College of Engineering, Keesra, Hyderabad• Member, Board of Studies, Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology (MBCET),Thiruvananthapuram• Member, Board of Studies, SRM University, Vijayawada• Member of the Board of Governors, Bhimanna Khandre Institute of Technology, Bhalki (Jan 2012- )• Member of Board of Governors, Aditya Engineering College, Kakinada (Jan 2015 -)• Member of the Academic Council, Vaagdevi College of Engineering, Warangal (2015- )Some of the important key note lectures delivered during the past 10 years(Many physical / online talks on various programs organised by variousinstitutions / organisations all over thecountry)• “Evacuation Model for Flood Management using GIS” a the ISRO’s Disaster Management Support Programmesorganised at NIT Warangal. Aug 21, 2923• Keynote talk on Outcome Based Education at the National Workshop on Implementation of NEP 2020organised at NIT Rourkela during May 6-8, 2023.• Theme talk on Only One Earth on the occasion of World Environment Day Celebrations, organised by theInstitution of Engineers (I), 5th June 2022.• Keynote talk on "Modelling of Environment Flow Requirements using Hydrological and Habitation Models" atthe HYDRO-2020, International Conferences on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering,Organised by NIT Rourkela under the aegis of the Indian Society of Hydraulics, 26th March 2021.• Theme talk on "Valuing Water" on the occasion of World Water Day, organised by the Institution of Engineers(I) on 22 March 2021• Invited talk on Environmental Flows" during the World Environment Day Celebrations, organised by theInstitution of Engineers (I), 5th June 2021.• Invited talk on “Environmental Flow and its Impact on Groundwater Regime - A Case Study" at the ThirdNational Conference on Groundwater 2020, organised by the Centre for Water Resources Development andManagement, Kozhikode during 19-22 Feb 2020
• Invited talk on "Environment Flows with Special Reference to Kerala", World Water Day State LevelCelebrations, 22 March 2018, Organised by the Water Resources Department, Government of Kerala atTrivandrum,• Invited talk on “Flood Inundation Modelling for Lower Godavari using MIKE FLOOD”, International Conferenceon Water Challenges in India, 8-9 Feb, 2017, New Delhi, organised by DHI• Keynote talk on "Re-looking the role of Engineers in Water Resources Management", WALAMTARI, 27 Oct, 2016• Chief Guest at the World Water Day Celebrations organised by the Institution of Engineer (India),Odisha StateCentre, Bhubaneswar, and delivered the keynote address with a theme "Water and Jobs", 20th March, 2016• Chief Guest at the Engineer's Day Celebrations at the Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Station at Joshimath,Uttarakhand, on 15th Sept, 2015 and delivered a talk on 'Proud to be an Engineer!!!"• Theme talk at the World Environment Day on 5.6.2015 at the function organised by the Institution ofEngineers(I), Warangal and the Telangana State Industrial and Infrastructural Development Corporation,Warangal• Keynote address on the World Earth Day on 22th April 2015 function organised by the Institution of Engineers(I), Warangal• Keynote address on "Low Impact Development - Urban Water Management" at the International CivilEngineering Symposium sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers at VIT on 13.3.2015• Inaugural Address at the National workshop on 'Recent Trends in Systems Applications as applied to CivilEngineering" at NITK Surathkal and delivered the Keynote address on "Systems Approach - Some thoughts",9thJan, 2015.• Plenary talk on "Environmental Flow - Some thoughts" at the IV International Conference on Hydrology andWatershed Management, JNTU, Hyderabad, October 31, 2014• "Groundwater Modelling", at the Regional Workshop on Groundwater Development for SustainableDevelopment, Organised by Central Groundwater Board, at Warangal October 17, 2014• "Water and Energy" - theme address at the World Water Congress organised by the WALAMTARI andInternational Water Management Agency, Hyderabad March 22, 2014• "Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources", organised by the Central Groundwater Board,Southern Region at Hyderabad on 20th March, 2014.• "Trends in Urban Water Management". at the National Workshop on Challenges and Perspectives of WaterinUrban Areas of Andhra Pradesh, organised by the Central Groundwater Board, Ministry of Water Resources,Government of India, Hyderabad, 20th April, 2014• "Traditional Water Management Methods" - Focal theme address, Kerala Science Congress, Wyanad, Kerala,28th Jan, 2014• "24x7 Water Supply, International Conference in Recent Innovations in Civil, PDA College of Engineering,Gulbarga, 25 October, 2013• "Water & International Cooperation", Distinguished lecture on the World Water Day, Irrigation and CommandArea Development Department, Hyderabad, 22nd March, 2013• "24x7 Water Supply and its Impact", at the Round table conference to evolve an Integrated Strategy forAugmenting Water Resources to Support Increasing Demand of a Rapidly Expanding Metropolis - Bangalore,organised by Department of Science and Technology, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board andKarnataka State Council for Science and Technology", 16th March, 2013
• Subject Expert for UPSC and variousstate public service commissions• Member of the State Steering Committee for Preparation of the State Specific Action Plan for TelanganaState (2017 - 2019)• Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of National Institute of Hydrology (May 2015 - continuing)• Member of the Technical Expert Committee of the Andhra Pradesh Urban Finance & InfrastructuralDevelopment under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) (Aug 2016- 2019)• Member of Telangana Drinking Water Supply Project (April 2015 – April 2021)• Indian National Committee on Groundwater (INCGW), Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India(2010-2013; 2013 - continuing)• Chairman, Post Graduate Cluster Board, APJ Abdul Kalam Kerala Technological University (2015- 2021)• Consultative Committee Member of Kerala State Pollution Control Board (2013 - 2021)• Honorary Member, Wetlands International South Asia (2012 - continuing)• Core Group Member DST, Technology Development and Transfer, Support of State Science and TechnologyProgramme (2010-2013)• Kerala Dam Safety Authority (2008-2011)• Member, Research Advisory Committee, Centre for Water Resources, Anna University, Chennai (2017-2019)• Member, Board of Studies, Osmania University, Hyderabad.• Member, Board of Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad• Member, Board of Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada• Member, Board of Studies. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur• Member Board of Studies, Geethanjali College of Engineering, Keesra, Hyderabad• Member, Board of Studies, Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology (MBCET),Thiruvananthapuram• Member, Board of Studies, SRM University, Vijayawada• Member of the Board of Governors, Bhimanna Khandre Institute of Technology, Bhalki (Jan 2012- )• Member of Board of Governors, Aditya Engineering College, Kakinada (Jan 2015 -)• Member of the Academic Council, Vaagdevi College of Engineering, Warangal (2015- )Some of the important key note lectures delivered during the past 10 years(Many physical / online talks on various programs organised by variousinstitutions / organisations all over thecountry)• “Evacuation Model for Flood Management using GIS” a the ISRO’s Disaster Management Support Programmesorganised at NIT Warangal. Aug 21, 2923• Keynote talk on Outcome Based Education at the National Workshop on Implementation of NEP 2020organised at NIT Rourkela during May 6-8, 2023.• Theme talk on Only One Earth on the occasion of World Environment Day Celebrations, organised by theInstitution of Engineers (I), 5th June 2022.• Keynote talk on "Modelling of Environment Flow Requirements using Hydrological and Habitation Models" atthe HYDRO-2020, International Conferences on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering,Organised by NIT Rourkela under the aegis of the Indian Society of Hydraulics, 26th March 2021.• Theme talk on "Valuing Water" on the occasion of World Water Day, organised by the Institution of Engineers(I) on 22 March 2021• Invited talk on Environmental Flows" during the World Environment Day Celebrations, organised by theInstitution of Engineers (I), 5th June 2021.• Invited talk on “Environmental Flow and its Impact on Groundwater Regime - A Case Study" at the ThirdNational Conference on Groundwater 2020, organised by the Centre for Water Resources Development andManagement, Kozhikode during 19-22 Feb 2020
• Invited talk on "Environment Flows with Special Reference to Kerala", World Water Day State LevelCelebrations, 22 March 2018, Organised by the Water Resources Department, Government of Kerala atTrivandrum,• Invited talk on “Flood Inundation Modelling for Lower Godavari using MIKE FLOOD”, International Conferenceon Water Challenges in India, 8-9 Feb, 2017, New Delhi, organised by DHI• Keynote talk on "Re-looking the role of Engineers in Water Resources Management", WALAMTARI, 27 Oct, 2016• Chief Guest at the World Water Day Celebrations organised by the Institution of Engineer (India),Odisha StateCentre, Bhubaneswar, and delivered the keynote address with a theme "Water and Jobs", 20th March, 2016• Chief Guest at the Engineer's Day Celebrations at the Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Station at Joshimath,Uttarakhand, on 15th Sept, 2015 and delivered a talk on 'Proud to be an Engineer!!!"• Theme talk at the World Environment Day on 5.6.2015 at the function organised by the Institution ofEngineers(I), Warangal and the Telangana State Industrial and Infrastructural Development Corporation,Warangal• Keynote address on the World Earth Day on 22th April 2015 function organised by the Institution of Engineers(I), Warangal• Keynote address on "Low Impact Development - Urban Water Management" at the International CivilEngineering Symposium sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers at VIT on 13.3.2015• Inaugural Address at the National workshop on 'Recent Trends in Systems Applications as applied to CivilEngineering" at NITK Surathkal and delivered the Keynote address on "Systems Approach - Some thoughts",9thJan, 2015.• Plenary talk on "Environmental Flow - Some thoughts" at the IV International Conference on Hydrology andWatershed Management, JNTU, Hyderabad, October 31, 2014• "Groundwater Modelling", at the Regional Workshop on Groundwater Development for SustainableDevelopment, Organised by Central Groundwater Board, at Warangal October 17, 2014• "Water and Energy" - theme address at the World Water Congress organised by the WALAMTARI andInternational Water Management Agency, Hyderabad March 22, 2014• "Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources", organised by the Central Groundwater Board,Southern Region at Hyderabad on 20th March, 2014.• "Trends in Urban Water Management". at the National Workshop on Challenges and Perspectives of WaterinUrban Areas of Andhra Pradesh, organised by the Central Groundwater Board, Ministry of Water Resources,Government of India, Hyderabad, 20th April, 2014• "Traditional Water Management Methods" - Focal theme address, Kerala Science Congress, Wyanad, Kerala,28th Jan, 2014• "24x7 Water Supply, International Conference in Recent Innovations in Civil, PDA College of Engineering,Gulbarga, 25 October, 2013• "Water & International Cooperation", Distinguished lecture on the World Water Day, Irrigation and CommandArea Development Department, Hyderabad, 22nd March, 2013• "24x7 Water Supply and its Impact", at the Round table conference to evolve an Integrated Strategy forAugmenting Water Resources to Support Increasing Demand of a Rapidly Expanding Metropolis - Bangalore,organised by Department of Science and Technology, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board andKarnataka State Council for Science and Technology", 16th March, 2013