Sponsored Research Projects

1. Comprehensive hydrologic assessment and monitoring for science-based watershed planning and management in selected districts of Odisha with additional emphasis on groundwater recharge and extraction - REWARD-ODISHA

• Funding Agency: World Bank and DSC&WD, Govt. of Odisha

• Sanctioned budget: 7.274 crores INR

• Duration: 5 years (2022-2026)

• Investigators: Dr. Meenu Ramadas (PI)

Please visit REWARD-IITBBS webpage for more details 

2. Stakeholder-driven Decision Support Cyber Infrastructure for Empowering Rural Communities to Plan Water-Agro-Energy-Climate Resiliency

• Funding Agency: SPARC (MoE)

• Sanctioned budget: 91.62 lakhs INR 

• Duration: 3.5 years (March 2019-September 2023)

• Indian Investigators: Dr. Meenu Ramadas (PI), Dr. Nagesh Kolagani, Dr. P Ramu, Dr. Y Simmhan

• Foreign Investigators: Dr. Meghna Babbar-Sebens (PI), Dr. Jenna Tilt, Suresh Marru

3. Cost Effective ICT‐Data Analytics System for Efficient Management of Water and Fertilizer in Precision Agriculture

• Funding Agency: DST SERB-IMRINT IIC-1

• Sanctioned budget: 83.66 lakhs INR 

• Duration: 3.5 years (December 2019-June 2023); completed

• Investigators: Dr. Meenu Ramadas (PI), Prof. R K Panda, Dr. S Manikandan, Prof. D N Rao