Dr. Surinaidu Lagudu

Academic Qualifications

Degree	Subject	University	Year
PhD	Geophysics	Andhra University and NGRI	3
MSc	Hydrology	Andhra University	2
BSc	Maths, Physics and Chemistry	Andhra University	3

Experience

• 22/11/2023 - Present | Scientist D (National Institute of Hydrology)
• 24/10/2014 - 21/11/2023 | Senior Technical Officer (CSIR National Geophysical Research Institute)
• 24/08/2016 - 24/07/2017 | PostDoctoral Fellow (National University of Singapore)
• 27/06/2011 - 23/11/2014 | Special Project Scientist (International Water Management Institute)
• 18/08/2007 - 26/06/2011 | Project Fellow (CSRI-National Geophysical Research Institute)

Administrative Roles

Research Interest

Publications

International Journal

1. Geological heterogeneity and hydrological dynamics impact on triggered earthquake genesis in Deccan basaltic terrain of western India
   Kondarathi Aruna Kumari, Lagudu Surinaidu, Yedavally Srinu, Kalpna Gahalaut
   Acta Geophysica (2025 )
2. Numerical modelling of fate and transport of heavy metal contaminant in an open dumping yard, South India
   AT Venkatesh, V Gokuladoss, L Surinaidu, S Rajkumar, U Rathnayake
   Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2026 )
3. Geospatial and hydrogeophysical appraisal of a shallow aquifer in crystalline hard rocks: insights for sustainable irrigation practices in the Nagavali watershed, India
   Enatula Appalanaidu, Sahebrao Sonkamble, Lagudu Surinaidu, Erugu Nagaiah and Subash Chandra
   Hydrogeology (2025 )
4. Assessment of climate-induced sea level rise impact on groundwater inundation in a low-lying coastal area: A numerical simulation in Southeast India.
   Gopalakrishnan., Srinivasamoorthy.,Rajesh Kanna.,Ramesh K.,Supriya Varshini.,Surinaidu, L.
   Regional Studies in Marine Science (2024 )
5. Persistence of Heavy Metals and Human Health Risk Assessment in the South Indian Industrial Area. Water Infrastructure, ecosystem and society,AQUA
   Aruna Kumari, K.,Farveen Begum, Surinaidu,L., Nandan,M. J and Umamaheswari,A.
   Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society (2023 )
6. Impact of urban wastewater reuse for irrigation on hydro-agroecological systems and human health risks: A case study from Musi river basin, South India.
   Shivarajappa.,L. Surinaidu.,Pankaj Kumar Gupta.,Ahmed.S.,Mohd. Hussain.,M. J. Nandan.
   HydroResearch (2023 )
7. Reckoning of groundwater quality and hydrogeochemical processes for drinking and irrigation purposes under the influence of anthropogenic activities, North India.
   Salman Ahmed., Mohammad Mulhim., Fazil Qureshi., Naseem Akhtar. Surinaidu Lagudu
   Pollutants (2022 )
8. Quantifying stream flows and groundwater response under the climate and land use change through integrated hydrological modeling in a South Indian River basin.
   Surinaidu, L
   Water Security (2022 )
9. Hydrogeochemical processes and causative pollution sources in the highly urbanized crystalline aquifer system-South India,
   Surinaidu,L., Mahesh Kumar, K., Nandan, M. J., Prasad, R.D.
   Geosystems and Geoenvironment (2022 )
10. Distributed Groundwater Recharge Potentials Assessment Based on GIS Model and Its Dynamics in the Crystalline Rocks of South India
    Fauzia, Surinaidu,L., Rahman,A., Ahmed,S.
    Scientific Reports (2021 )
11. Sustainable Irrigation and Economic Development through Community Participated Managed Aquifer Recharge in Water Scarce Regions of Telangana State — A Case Study.
    Nandan,M. J., L. Surinaidu & S. Dinesh Kumar
    Journal of the Geological Society of India (2021 )
12. Source Parameters ofShallow Microtremors Induced by Seasonal Groundwater Recharge in Hyderabad, Southern Peninsular India
    Parvin, S.S., B Naresh, RV Raghavan, PS Raju, G Suresh, D, Srinagesh,L.Surinaidu
    JOURNAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA (2021 )
13. Urban Rejected Water Reuse in Agriculture for Irrigation in Major Cities of India: A Synoptic Review.
    Shivarajappa, Surinaidu, L., M Hussain, KA Kumari, MJ Nandan.
    Hydro Science & Marine Engineering (2021 )
14. Source detection and management of perennial contaminated groundwater seepage in an industrial watershed, South India
    Surinaidu,L., M. J. Nandan, D.K. Sahadevan, A. Umamaheswari, and V. M. Tiwari.
    Environmental Pollution (2020 )
15. Assessment of long term hydrogeological changes and plausible solutions to manage hydrological disasters in the international transboundary Ganges river basin
    Surinaidu,L., Upali Amarasinghe., R. Maheswaran, and M. J. Nandan
    H2Open Journal (2020 )
16. Groundwater flow modeling and prognostics of Kandivalasa river sub-basin, Andhra Pradesh, India.
    Yellapu Siva Prasad, Bekkam Venkateswara Rao, Lagudu Surinaidu
    Environment, Development, and Sustainability (2020 )
17. Stable isotope systematics and geochemical signatures constraining groundwater hydraulics in the mining environment of the Korba Coalfield, Central India.
    Singh,R.,Venkatesh, A.S., Syed, T.H., Surinaidu, L., Pasupuleti, S., Rai, S.P.
    Environmental Earth Sciences (2018 )
18. Modeling the potential for floodwater recharge to offset groundwater depletion: a case study from the Ramganga basin, India.
    Chinnasamy, P., Muthuwatta, L., Eriyagama, N., Pavelic, P., Surinaidu, L.
    Sustainable Water Resources Management (2018 )
19. Evaluation of Percolation Tank Efficiency on Groundwater Recharge: A Case Study for Karnampettai Percolation Pond, India.
    Surinaidu, L., Raviraj, A., and Rangarajan, R.
    Journal of Indian Geophysical Union (2018 )
20. Identification of potential locations for groundwater pumping and recharge to minimize the impact of floods and droughts in the Ganges basin.
    Surinaidu, L., Kumar Sahadevan, D., Amarasinghe, U., and Nandan, M.J.
    European Water (2017 )
21. Reviving the Ganges Water Machine: Potential and Challenges to Meet Increasing Water Demand in the Ganges River Basin.
    Upali A. Amarasinghe., Lal Muthuwatta., Vladimir Smakhtin., Surinaidu, L., Rajmohan Natarajan, Pennan Chinnasamy, Krishna Reddy Kakumanu, Sanmugam A. Prathapar, Sharad K. Jain, Narayan C. Ghosh, Surjeet Singh, Anupma Sharma, Sanjay K. Jain, Sudhi
    IWMIResearch Report (2016 )
22. Reviving the Ganges Water Machine: Accelerating surface water and groundwater interactions in the Ramganga Sub-basin.
    Surinaidu, L., Mutuwatte, L., Amarasinghe, U.A., Jain, SK., Ghosh, NC., Sudhir Kumar., and Surjit Singh.
    Journal of Hydrology (2016 )
23. Groundwater Evaporation Ponds: A Viable Option for the Management of Shallow Saline Waterlogged Areas.
    Surinaidu, L., Nandan, M.J., Prathapar, S.A., Gurunadha Rao, VVS., Rajmohan, N.
    Hydrology (2016 )
24. Reviving the Ganges Water Machine: potential.
    Amarasinghe, U.A., Muthuwatta, L., Surinaidu, L., Anand, S., Jain, S.K.
    Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (2016 )
25. Reviving the "Ganges Water Machine": where and how much?
    Muthuwatta, L., UA Amarasinghe, A.Sood., L. Surinaidu
    Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss (2015 )
26. Agricultural groundwater management in the Upper Bhima Basin, India: current status and future scenarios.
    Surinaidu, L., Bacon, C.G.D., Pavelic, P.
    Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (2013 )
27. Integrating cost and benefit considerations with supply-and demand-based strategies for basin-scale groundwater management in South-West India.
    Saideepa, K., Surinaidu, L., Paul, P., Davidson, B.
    Water International (2012 )
28. Role of hydrogeochemical process in increasing groundwater salinity in the centralGodavari delta.
    Surinaidu,L.
    Hydrology Research (2015 )
29. Assessment of geochemical processes occurring in ground waters in the coastal alluvial aquifer.
    Gurunadha Rao, V.V.S., G.T. Rao, Surinaidu, L., J. Mahesh, S.T.M. Rao, B.M. Rao.
    Environmental Monitoring and assessment (2014 )
30. Assessment of possibility of saltwater intrusion in the central Godavari delta region, Southern India.
    Surinaidu, L., V.V.S. Gurunadha Rao, J.Mahesh, P.R. Prasad, G. TammaRao, V.S.Sarma.
    Regional Environmental Change (2014 )
31. An integrated approach to investigate saline water intrusion and to identify the salinity sources in the Central Godavari delta, Andhra Pradesh, India.
    Surinaidu, L., V.V.S.G. Rao, Rao. G. T, J. Mahesh, G.Padalu, V.S. Sarma.
    Arabian Journal of Geosciences (2012 )
32. Geophysical and geochemical approach for seawater intrusion assessment in the Godavari Delta Basin, AP, India.
    Rao, V.V.S.G., G.T. Rao, Surinaidu, L., R. Rajesh, J. Mahesh.
    Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (2011 )
33. Application of MODFLOW for groundwater Seepage Problems in the Subsurface Tunnels.
    Surinaidu,L., V.V.S.G.Rao, M.J.Nandan, C.S.Khokher, Y.V.S.K. Choudary. 2015.
    J. Ind. Geophys. Union (2015 )
34. Hydrogeological and groundwater modeling studies to estimate the groundwater inflows into the Coal Mines at different mine development stages using MODFLOW, Andhra Pradesh, India.
    Surinaidu,L., V.V.S. GurunadhaRao, S. Srinu, N. Srinu. 2014.
    Water Resource and Industry (2014 )
35. Hydrochemical assessment of groundwater in alluvial aquifer region, Jalandhar District, Punjab, India
    Tamma Rao, G., S. Rao Y.,J. Mahesh J, L.Surinaidu, R. Dhakate, V.V.S.Gurunadha Rao, M. Durga Prasad
    Environmental Earth Sciences (2014 )
36. Ground Water Flow Modelling of an Hard Rock Aquifer - a Case Study
    Varalakshmi,V., Venkateswara Rao, B., Surinaidu, L., Tejaswini, M
    Hydrologic Engineering (2014 )
37. Assessment of groundwater inflows into Kuteshwar Limestone Mines through flow modeling study, Madhya Pradesh, India.
    Surinaidu, L., Rao, V.V.S.G., Ramesh, G.
    Arabian Journal of Geosciences (2013 )
38. Assessment of impact of ash ponds on groundwater quality: a case study from Koradi in Central India
    S. S. Ramya, V. U. Deshmukh, Vijendra J. Khandekar, C. Padmakar, L. SuriNaidu, Piyush K. Mahore, Paras R. Pujari, D. Panaskar, P. K. Labhasetwar & V. V. S. G. Rao
    Environmental Earth Sciences (2013 )
39. Integrated Hydro chemical and Geophysical studies for assessment of groundwater pollution in basaltic settings in Central
    Paras R. Pujari, C. Padmakar, L. Surinaidu, V. U. Vaijnath Bhusan Kachawe, V. V. S. Gurunadha Rao, P. K. Labhasetwar
    Environ Monit Assess (2012 )
40. Hydrogeochemical parameters for assessment of Groundwater quality in the Ghataprabha River Sub basin, Bagalkot District, Karnataka, India
    Tamma Rao, G., Gurunadha Rao, V. V. S., Sarma, V. S., Ratnakar Dhakate, Surinaidu, L., Mahesh, J., Ramesh, G. 2012.
    International Journal of Environmental Science Technology (2012 )
41. Rain gardens a new ecosystem for Urban settings. Hydrogeology of Deccan Traps and Associated Formations in Peninsular India: Memoir.
    Gurunadharao, V.V.S and Surinaidu, L.
    Journal of Geological Society of India (2012 )
42. Application of numerical modeling for groundwater flow and contaminant transport analysis in the basaltic terrain, Bagalkot, India
    G. Tamma Rao, V. G. Gurunadha Rao, L. Surinaidu, J. Mahesh, G. Padalu
    Arabian Journal of Geosciences (2011 )
43. Assessment of groundwater contamination from a hazardous dump site in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India
    G. Tamma Rao, V. V. S. Gurunadha Rao, K. Ranganathan, L. Surinaidu, J. Mahesh & G. Ramesh
    Hydrogeology Journal (2011 )

Book Chapter

1. Climate adaptation in the Indus- Gangetic Basin.
   Upali A. Amarasinghe., Alok Sikka.,Lagudu Surinaidu.
   Handbook of Behavioral Economics and Climate Change. (2021 )
2. Hydrogeophysics and Numerical Solute Transport Modelling Techniques for Environmental Impact Assessment
   Surinaidu, L., V.V.S.G Rao, YRS Rao
   Water Resources and Environmental Engineering (2019 )
3. 1D and 2D Electrical Resistivity Investigations to Identify Potential Groundwater Resources in the Hard Rock Aquifers
   L. Surinaidu
   Water Resources and Environmental Engineering I (2019 )
4. Use of geophysical and hydrochemical tools to investigate seawater intrusion in coastal alluvial aquifer, Andhra Pradesh, India
   Lagudu, Surinaidu; Rao, V. V. S. G.; Prasad, P. R.; Sarma, V. S.
   Springer publications (2013 )

Books

1. Electrical resistivity and other geophysical methods for the improved modelling of groundwater flow
   Lagudu Surinaidu and Charless Bacon
   Cambridge Scholar Publishing Group -UK (2023 )

Projects

Sponsored Projects 7

Internal Studies 4

Consultancy Projects 10

Conference & Training

Achievements

Honors & Awards

• Young Scientist
• Young Hydrologist
• Phani Kishore Best Paper Award
• Editorial Board Member - Discover Applied Sciences

Professional Memberships

• Association of Global Groundwater Scientist of India (AGGS) (Membership No: LM-AGGS-147 )
• International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) (Membership No: IAHS-5084 )
• Member of Young Earth Scientist Network (YES) (Membership No: YES09209 )
• Association of Hydrologist of India (AHI) (Membership No: AHI-2546 )
• European Water Resource Association (EWRA) (Membership No: 15060201 )
• Society of Young Agriculture and Hydrology Scholars of India (SYAHI) (Membership No: S21/0138 )
• International Association Hydrologists (IAH) (Membership No: 135253 )
• American Geophysical Union (AGU) (Membership No: AGU )

Student Guidance

Doctoral Supervision

Miscellaneous

National / International Committees

• Expert Commitee Member for Andhra Pradesh Coastal Zone Management Authority (2016-2019)
• The Indian National Committee on Ground Water (INCGW) - Member
• Ambassador-Ramtech Europe

Foreign Visits

• Sri Lanka
• Singapore
• Australia
• USA
• Canada
• Oman
• Jordan