Dr. DS Bisht

About

Dr. DS Bisht serves as Scientist 'C' at the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee. Prior to joining NIH, he held the position of Assistant Professor of Soil & Water Engineering at Dr. RP Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur. He earned his M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, specializing in hydrology and climate change. Dr. Bisht's current research interests encompass Hydrological Modeling, Hydro-climatology, Springshed Management, Flood Modeling, and the Application of Remote Sensing & GIS in Water Resource Management.

Academic Qualifications

Degree	Subject	University	Year
Master of Technology	Land & Water Resources Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	2014
Bachelor of Technology	Agricultural Engineering	Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad	2012
Doctor of Philosophy	Hydrology & Climate Change	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	2021

Experience

06/01/2023 - Present | Scientist 'C' (National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee)
12/03/2019 - 05/01/2023 | Scientist 'B' (National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee)
14/11/2018 - 08/03/2019 | Assistant Professor (Dr. RP Central Agricultutral University, Pusa, Samastipur)

Administrative Roles

Officer-in-Charge, Civil (National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee)
01 Jan, 2024 - Present
Officer-in-Charge, GIS & RS Laboratory (Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu)
01 Sep, 2020 - 03 Aug, 2023
Drawing and Disbursing Officer (Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu)
01 Sep, 2020 - 03 Aug, 2023
Prabhari Adhikari, Rajbhasha (Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu)
01 Jan, 2020 - 03 Aug, 2023

Research Interest

Publications

International Journal

Performance Ranking of Global Precipitation Estimates Over Data Scarce Western Himalayan Region of India
Bisht DS, Choudhury B, Rawat SS, Jose PG
Theoretical and Applied Climatology (2024 )
Enhancing Urban Drainage Infrastructure Through Implementation of Low Impact Development Techniques
Osheen, Kansal ML, Bisht DS
Water Resources Management (2024 )
A comparative study of the time of concentration methods for designing urban drainage infrastructure
Osheen, Kansal ML, Bisht DS
Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2022 )
Evaluation of an Urban Drainage System using Functional and Structural Resilience approach
Osheen, Kansal ML, Bisht DS
Urban Water Journal (2022 )
Understanding the impacts of predecessor rain events on flood hazard in a changing climate
Khatun A, Ganguli P, Bisht DS, Chatterjee C, Sahoo B
Hydrological Processes (2022 )
Monthly and Seasonal Drought Characterization Using GRACE-Based Groundwater Drought Index and Its Link to Teleconnections across South Indian River Basins
Kumar KS, AnandRaj P, Sreelatha K, Bisht DS, Sridhar V
Climate (2021 )
Improved Generalized Calibration of an Impedance Probe for Soil Moisture Measurement at Regional Scale Using Bayesian Neural Network and Soil Physical Properties
Singh G, Panda RK, Bisht DS
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering (2021 )
Impact of climate change on streamflow regime of a large Indian river basin using a novel monthly hybrid bias correction technique and a conceptual modeling framework
Bisht DS, Mohite AR, Jena PP, Khatun A, Chatterjee C, Raghuwanshi NS, Singh R, Sahoo B
Journal of Hydrology (2020 )
Simulating hydrological response of a monsoon dominated reservoir catchment and command with heterogeneous cropping pattern using VIC model
Maza MM, Srivastava A, Bisht DS, Raghuwanshi NS, Bandyopadhyay A, Chatterjee C, Bhadra A
Journal of Earth System Science (2020 )
Hydrodynamic Modeling for Flood Hazard Assessment in a Data Scarce Region : a Case Study of Bharathapuzha River Basin
Jacob XK, Bisht DS, Chatterjee C, Raghuwanshi NS
Environmental Modeling & Assessment (2019 )
Drought characterization over India under projected climate scenario
Bisht DS, Sridhar V, Mishra A, Chatterjee C, Raghuwanshi NS
International Journal of Climatology (2018 )
Does the GPM mission improve the systematic error component in satellite rainfall estimates over TRMM? An evaluation at a pan-India scale
Beria H, Nanda T, Bisht DS, Chatterjee C
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (2017 )
An analysis of precipitation climatology over Indian urban agglomeration
Bisht DS, Chatterjee C, Raghuwanshi NS, Sridhar V
Theoretical and Applied Climatology (2017 )
Spatio-temporal trends of rainfall across Indian river basins
Bisht DS, Chatterjee C, Raghuwanshi NS, Sridhar V
Theoretical and Applied Climatology (2017 )
Modeling urban floods and drainage using SWMM and MIKE URBAN: a case study
Bisht DS, Chatterjee C, Kalakoti S, Upadhyay P, Sahoo M, Panda A
Natural Hazards (2016 )

National Journal

Relationship between DEM Derived Lineaments and Spring Occurrence in a Himalayan Catchment
Rawat SS, Raina G, Bisht DS, Aradhana, Malviya P
Journal of Indian Water Resources Society (2022 )
Managing Springs in the Fragile Mountainous Ecosystem of India: Status, Challenges and the Way Forward
Rawat SS, Bisht DS, Kumar S, Thakur D
Journal of Indian Water Resources Society (2023 )

Book Chapter

Soil Moisture-Vegetation Stress-based Agricultural Drought Index Integrating Remote Sensing Derived Soil Moisture and Vegetation Indices
Singh G, Bisht DS
Integrated Drought Management (CRC Press) (2023 )

Books

Hydrological Processes Modelling and Data Analysis
Singh VP, Singh R, Paul PP, Bisht DS, Gaur S
Springer (2024 )
Springshed Management in the Mountainous Regions of India
Rawat SS, Bisht DS, Kulkarni H, Kumar S
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India (2024 )
Spring Atlas of Tawi River Ctachment of Jammu & Kashmir
Rawat SS, Bisht DS, Raina G
National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee (2023 )
Spring Atlas of Ravi River Ctachment of Himachal Pradesh
Rawat SS, Bisht DS, Raina G
National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee (2023 )

International Conference

Understanding the Current Status of Springs of Tawi River Catchment of Jammu and Kashmir for the Development of Adaptive Measures in Sustaining the Flow of Tawi River in Changing Climate
Rawat SS, Bisht DS, and Raina G
International conference on the Future of Water Resources (2024 )
Characterization, Complexities, and Strategic Planning for Urban Flood Management: A case study of Gurugram
Osheen, Kansal ML, Bisht DS
Environmental & Water Resources Congress (EWRI), American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) (2023 )
Integrating Green and Grey Infrastructure for Resilience Enhancement of Conventional Urban Drainage System and its Evaluation through Modeling
Osheen, Kansal ML, Bisht DS
EGU General Assembly (2023 )
A novel approach for predicting spring locations using machine learning algorithms in Indian Himalayan Region.
Gairola P, Maiti A, Sannigrahi S, Bhatt A, Rawat SS, Kumar S, Bisht DS, Bhatt S
EGU General Assembly (2023 )
Effectiveness of LIDs in Resilience Enhancement of an Urban Drainage System: A Case Study
Osheen, Kansal ML, Bisht DS
AGU Fall Meeting (2022 )
Application of MCDM Techniques in Identification of Best-Suited Satellite Precipitation Products to Complement the Hydrological Research in achieving Regional Water Security
Bisht DS, Rawat SS, Jose PG
7th India Water Week (2022 )
Assessment of Extreme Storm Conditions for an Urban Drainage System
Osheen, Kansal ML, Bisht DS
Inaugural International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure (2022 )
Development of Spring Information System for Sustaining Water Demand in Indian Himalayan Region
Rawat SS, Gurjar S, Bisht DS, Raina G, Kumar S, Jose P
Virtual 5th World Water Summit & Expo (2021 )
River flow dynamics in changing climate scenarios – a case study of Mahanadi River basin of eastern India
Bisht DS, Chatterjee C, Raghuwanshi NS
International Conference on River Corridor Research and Management (2021 )
A novel technique of rainfall bias correction using monthly hybrid approach
Bisht DS, Chatterjee C, Raghuwanshi NS
Roorkee Water Conclave (2020 )
Characterization of future drought conditions in India using Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index
Bisht DS, Sridhar V, Mishra A, Chatterjee C, Raghuwanshi NS
AGU Fall Meeting (2018 )
Spatiotemporal Analysis of Meteorological Drought Characteristics at Multiple Scales over India during 1951-2014
Bisht DS, Beria H, Chatterjee C, Raghuwanshi NS
AGU Fall Meeting (2016 )
Impact of Climate Change on Precipitation Regimes and its role on Hydrologic Extremes
Sridhar V, Kang H, Valayamkunnath P, Sehgal V, Bisht DS, Thilakarathne M, Ali SA, Modi P
International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Intelligent Water Management (2018 )
Does the GPM mission resolve the systematic error dependence with climatology and topography-a statistical and hydrologic evaluation over India?
Beria H, Nanda T, Bisht DS, Chatterjee C
AGU Fall Meeting (2016 )
Changing rainfall patterns in Godavari and Krishna river basins
Bisht DS, Chatterjee C, Raghuwanshi NS
International Conference on Climate Change, Water, Agriculture and Food Security (2016 )

National Conference

Hydrological Knowledge and Water Resource Management in Ancient India
Lohani AK, Bisht DS
National Seminar on Locational Perspective of Evolution of Culture, Knowledge and Wisdom in India. (2023 )
Exacerbating drought situation in India under changing climate
Bisht DS, Chatterjee C, Raghuwanshi NS, Mishra A
National Water Conference on Water Resources and Environment (2019 )
Design of Drainage System and a Multi-purpose Detention Pond for Storm Water Management of IIT Kharagpur Campus using SWMM
Bisht DS, Chatterjee C
National Conference on Emerging Technology Trends in Agricultural Engineering (2014 )
Springshed Management : Need for the Development of Scientific Approach and Protcols at Regional Scale
Rawat SS, Kumar S, Bisht DS
National Symposium Cum Workshop on Springhshed Management (2022 )

Projects

Internal Studies 7

Statistical evaluation of global precipitation estimates over data scarce Western Himalayan Region of India

Agency: National Institute of Hydrology | Duration: 2019-2021 | Role: PI

Assessment of Hydrological Characteristics of a Western Himalayan River - A case study on River Ujh

Agency: National Institute of Hydrology | Duration: 2018-2020 | Role: Co-PI

Early Signatures of 21st Century on Snow Cover Dynamics in Zanskar River Basin, Ladakh

Agency: National Institute of Hydrology | Duration: 2021-2023 | Role: PI

Comparative Analysis of Fine Scale Satellite & Reanalysis Precipitation Products in Upper Ganga Basin using Multicriterion Decision-Making

Agency: National Institute of Hydrology | Duration: 2022-2023 | Role: PI

Estimation of changes in snow cover and glacier mass balance for Upper Chenab River Basin

Agency: National Institute of Hydrology | Duration: 2020-2023 | Role: Co-PI

Mass Balance of Phuche and Khardung glaciers, Ladakh Range with implications for downstream water availability under changing climate

Agency: National Institute of Hydrology | Duration: 2021-2024 | Role: Co-PI

Ascertaining the efficacy of use of State-of-the-art technologies for spring mapping and sustainability of springs through suitable interventions

Agency: National Institute of Hydrology | Duration: 2021-2023 | Role: Co-PI

Conference & Training

Training / Workshop / Brainstorming

One week training workshop on Tools and Techniques for Springshed Management

National Duration: 22-27 Jan, 2024 Location: National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee

One day Stakeholder Sensitization workshop on Status of Traditional Water Resources (Springs) of Ravi River Catchment

National Duration: 20 Oct, 2023 Location: Government Degree College, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

One day brainstorming session on Development of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Springshed Management

National Duration: 15 May, 2023 Location: National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee

One day Training Course on Analyzing Hydro-Meteorological Data Using R Programming Language

National Duration: 17 Mar, 2023 Location: National Institute of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu

One day training workshop on Tools and Techniques for Springshed Management

National Duration: 03 Sep, 2022 Location: Government Degree College, Udhampur

Two day online training workshop on Tools and Techniques for Springshed Management

National Duration: 06-07 Jan, 2022 Location: National Institute of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu

One day brainstorming session on Water-Related Disaster Risk Reduction in Western Himalayan Region

National Duration: 26 Feb, 2021 Location: National Institute of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu

Five day training program on Geospatial Applications in Hydrology: Theory & Practice

National Duration: 09-13 Dec, 2019 Location: National Institute of Hydrology, Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu

Achievements

Honors & Awards

ICAR-National Talent Scholarship (2008-2012)
Best paper award in the Inaugural International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure, organized by PDEU, Gandhinagar (2022)
MHRD-Institute Teaching Assistantship (2017-2018)
Second best poster award in International Conference on Climate Change, Water, Agriculture and Food Security organized by ICRISAT Hyderabad (2016)
Best Conference Travel Grant from IIT Kharagpur (2016)
First prize for paper presentation in the Special Session for Young Professionals at 7th India Water Week (2022)
National Elgibility Test (2017)
National Elgibility Test (2018)
MHRD-GATE Fellowship (2012-2014)
ITRA-Senior Reserach Fellowship (2014-2017)

Student Guidance

Masters Supervision

Delineating Watershed Dynamics through GIS-Based Morphometric Analysis: A Case Study of the Ramnagar Khad Watershed, Tawi River Basin

Student: Ms. Avantika Sharma | University/Institute: Cluster University of Jammu | Year: 2023 | Role: Guide

Unveiling the Terrain Signature of the Duddar Basin: A Geospatial Exploration using Morphometric Analysis

Student: Ms. Kritica Sharma | University/Institute: Cluster University of Jammu | Year: 2023 | Role: Guide

Assessment of Rainwater Harvesting Potential using High-Resolution Sentinel Data and SCS-CN in Google Earth Engine

Student: Mr. Tarun Agrawal | University/Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Year: 2022 | Role: Co-Guide

Miscellaneous

National / International Committees

Proceeding Editor - 2nd Mediterranean Geosciences Union (MedGU-22)
Member - Scientific Committee, 1st Mediterranean Geosciences Union (MedGU-21)
Member - Scientific Committee, 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG)

Other Important Information

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Delivered lectures [05] and conducted hands-on sessions [04] in five day training course on Geospatial Applications in Hydrology: Theory & Practice (Dec 09-13, 2029) organized by Western Himalayan Regional Centre, National Institute of Hydrology, Jammu.
Acted as 'Technical Officer' for the disrticts of Jammu and Reasi, UT of Jammu & Kashmir, in the Jal Shakti Abhiyan : Catch The Rain -2022 , Government of India.