Scientist 'E' ; Scientist-In-Charge for General Office Maintenance; Administrative matters; Computers & related equipment and Conference Hall; Hindi officer
Hard Rock Regional Center, Main Road, Visveswaraya Nagar, Belagavi - 590019 (Karnataka), India
Dr. Jyoti P. Patil is a Scientist-E at the Hard Rock Regional Centre of the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Belagavi. She holds a Ph.D. in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. With over fifteen years of research experience in hydrology and water resources management, she has made significant contributions in the areas of rainfall–runoff modelling, drought assessment, vulnerability analysis, water budgeting, and integrated water resources management (IWRM). Her work focuses on developing scientific approaches and decision-support tools for sustainable water management, particularly in water-stressed regions of India. Dr. Patil has played an important role in advancing research on water resources planning and climate resilience. Her work on the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model has contributed to the development of water allocation strategies and water balance assessments in several river basins and watersheds, including the Bundelkhand region. Through these studies, she has addressed issues related to water scarcity, agricultural sustainability, and climate variability, providing practical insights. She has authored and co-authored scientific publications in reputed national and international journals, covering themes such as water demand–supply assessment, groundwater quality, climate vulnerability, and water security. Dr. Patil has been actively involved in national and international collaborative programmes related to hydrology and water management. She has served as Deputy Coordinator of the Indian National Committee on the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (INC-IHP) of UNESCO. She has also worked with ministries and national agencies in formulating concept notes, reports, and strategic documents related to major initiatives such as the National Hydrology Project. She has organised national and international training programmes, workshops, and brainstorming sessions on topics such as springshed management, modeling of hydrological extremes, IWRM, Water Security. Through her research, capacity building initiatives, and national-level engagements, she continues to advance scientific knowledge and practical solutions in the water sector