Dr Manish Kumar Nema

About

Dr Nema is a water resources engineer currently a Scientist-E in the Water Resources Systems Division of the National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand (INDIA). He has 18+ years of experience in the water sector, including R&D, consultancy, and project management. Dr Nema has handled various other technical and administrative responsibilities independently. He leads the functions as Head, Training Cell and Officer-In-Charge, Remote Sensing and GIS Lab for the institute's IPR cell. In his previous assignment, he has also served as Scientist-In-Charge of the Western Himalayan Regional Centre of NIH at Jammu. His area of expertise is Hydrologic Modelling, focusing on Impact studies of Climate change, Experimental Hydrology, Estimation of Evapotranspiration, Water Audits, and Application of advanced tools such as Artificial intelligence, Remote Sensing, GIS, etc. His areas of professional consultancy include Water availability studies, carrying capacity studies, power potential studies, etc. He is a life member of a few professional water societies, like IAH, ISRS, IAHS, etc. He has been involved in more than 20 consultancy and sponsored research projects and guided 11 M Tech Thesis. Published more than 60 papers in peer-reviewed International/National journals, International/National conferences and ten technical reports. Dr Nema has published more than 20 technical articles in Hindi. He has organized 16 training courses for researchers, faculty members and water resources practising engineers. Dr Nema visited the United Kingdom and Indonesia for scientific work.

Academic Qualifications

Degree	Subject	University	Year
Ph. D.	WRDM	IIT, Roorkee	6
M. Tech.	Agril. Engg. (SWCE)	GBPUAT, Pantnagar	2
B. Tech.	Agril. Engg.	JNKVV, Jabalpur	4

Experience

12/04/2023 - Present | Scientist-E (National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee)
01/01/2018 - 11/04/2023 | Scientist-D (National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee)
01/01/2014 - 31/12/2017 | Scientist-C (National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee)
25/10/2010 - 31/12/2013 | Scientist-B (National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee)
20/05/2008 - 22/10/2010 | Engineer-Water (Water Institute – Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Jaipur)
01/10/2006 - 19/05/2008 | Project Engineer (Aquascape Technologies PTE Ltd, New Delhi)
01/08/2005 - 30/09/2006 | Project Engineer (Harvel Irrigations Pvt Ltd, New Delhi)

Administrative Roles

Nodal Officer - I-GoT Karamyogi Bharat (NIH, Roorkee)
JUN-2025 - Till Date
Head, Training Cell (NIH, Roorkee)
APR-2024 - Till Date
Head, Maintenance Division (NIH, Roorkee)
JAN-2024 - Till Date
Officer-in-Charge of Remote Sensing Application and GIS Laboratory (NIH, Roorkee)
FEB-2019 - APR-2024
Finance Officer of the Institute (NIH, Roorkee)
APR-2018 - OCT-2018
Coordinator, Construction Division (NIH, Roorkee)
JAN-2024 - Till Date
Member of the House Allotment Committee of the NIH Staff Colony (NIH, Roorkee)
MAY-2017 - JUN-2019
Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) for office complex and NIH residential colony (NIH, Roorkee)
MAR-2016 - JUL-2016
Officer-in-Charge Construction Division (NIH, Roorkee)
JUL-2014 - MAY-2019
Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil & Electrical) for office complex and NIH colony (NIH, Roorkee)
JUL-2014 - MAR-2016
Dy. Officer-In-Charge of security of NIH Residential colony (NIH, Roorkee)
JUL-2014 - MAR-2016
Scientist-In-Charge of Western Himalayan Regional Centre (WHRC), Jammu (J&K) of NIH (WHRC, Jammu)
MAR-2013 - JUL-2013

Research Interest

Advanced Instrumentations. Field Investigation In-situ observations
Water Availability Studies Carrying Capacity Studies Power Potential Studies, etc.
Hydrological Modeling LULC Modeling Soil Moisture Modeling
AI & ML RS & GIS, etc., in hydrology and water resources.

Publications

International Journal

Performance evaluation of AI and hybrid-AI models for estimation of evaporation in Lesser Himalayan Valley
Rajkumar, G.A., Nema, M.K. & Khare, D.
Neural Computing and Applications (2025 )
Spatiotemporal Assessment of Extreme Rainfall Events in the Wainganga River Basin using CMIP6 Climate Models
Rajkumar, G.A., Nema, M.K. & Khare, D
Natural Hazards (2026 )
Satellite Soil Moisture Accuracy: Assessment and Enhancement over Pune, India.
Ahirwar, HR, Nema, AK and Nema, M.K.
Plant Archives (2025 )
Data assimilation with machine learning for constructing gridded rainfall time series data to assess long-term rainfall changes in the northeastern regions in India
Singh V, Bansal JK, Rani D, Singh PK, Nema MK, Singh SK, Jain SK.
Journal of Water and Climate Change (2024 )
Assessment of cloudbursts, extreme rainfall and vulnerable regions in the Upper Ganga basin, Uttarakhand, India
Mishra, PK, Thayyen, R.J, Singh, H, Das, S, Nema, MK, Kumar, P
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (2021 )
Block Level Long-term Rainfall Variability Using Trend Analysis in a State of Central India
Sahu KK, Chandniha SK, Nema, MK, Das GK, Harithalekshmi V and Wadware P
Journal of Water and Climate Change (2023 )
Application of Artificial Intelligence in Reassessment of the Life of Reservoir
Gupta, A, Nema, MK and Khare, D
Water and Energy International Journal (2024 )
Development of an empirical model for sub-surface soil moisture estimation and variability assessment in a lesser Himalayan watershed
Verma, S. and Nema, M.K.
Modeling Earth System Environment (2021 )
Extending a Large-Scale Model to Better Represent Water Resources without Increasing the Model’s Complexity
Horan R, Rickards NJ, Kaelin A, Baron HE, Thomas T, Keller VDJ, Mishra PK, Nema MK, Muddu S, Garg KK, Pathak R, Houghton-Carr HA, Dixon H, Jain SK, Rees G
Water (2021 )
Estimation of apparent thermal diffusivity of soil at lesser-Himalayan experimental catchment, Uttarakhand, India, for analytical subsoil temperature modelling
Patil, P. R., Thayyen, R. J., Jain, S. K., & Nema, M. K.
Arabian Journal of Geosciences (2021 )
The Indian COSMOS Network (ICON): Validating L-Band Remote Sensing and Modelled Soil Moisture Data Products
Upadhyaya, DB, Evans, J, Muddu, S, Tomer, SK, Al Bitar, A, Yeggina, S, Thiyanku, S, Morrison, R, Fry, M, Tripathi, SN, Mujumdar, M, Goswami, M, Ganeshi, N, Nema, MK, Jain, SK, Angadi, SS, Yenagi, BS
Remote Sensing (2021 )
Estimation of evapotranspiration in lesser Himalayas using remote sensing-based surface energy balance algorithm
Nema, MK, Thakur, HP, Upreti, Hitesh, Jain, Sanjay K, Mishra PK, Thayyen, RJ, Singh, PK and Jain, SK
Geocarto International (2020 )
Critical zone: an emerging research area for sustainability
Pujari, P. R., Jain, V. S., V., Sreelash, K, Dhyani, S., Nema, M. K., Verma, P., Kumar, P., Jain, Sharad K., and Sekhar, M.
Current Science (2020 )
Understanding Future Water Challenges in a Highly Regulated Indian River Basin—Modelling the Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrology of the Upper Narmada
Rickards, N., Thomas, T., Kaelin, A., Houghton-Carr, H., Jain, S.K., Mishra, P.K., Nema, M.K., Dixon, H., Rahman, M.M., Horan, R., Jenkins, A., Rees, G
Water (2020 )
Spatio-temporal analysis of rainfall trends in Chhattisgarh State, Central India over the last 115 years
Nema M.K., Khare D., Adamowski J., Chandniha S.K.
Journal of Water and Land Development (2018 )
Application of artificial intelligence to estimate the reference evapotranspiration in sub-humid Doon valley
Nema, MK, Khare, D and Chandniha S. K.
Applied Water Sciences (2017 )

National Journal

Application of HEC-HMS Model for Runoff Simulation: A Case Study of Kankai River Basin in Nepal.
Karna, KK, Nema, MK and Khare Deepak
Journal of Indian Water Resource Society (2021 )
Prediction of groundwater level fluctuations by artificial neural network models: A case study.
Nema, S, Nema, MK, Awasthi MK and Nema, RK
NISCAIR-CSIR BVAAP Vol.28(2) (2020 )
Hydrological modeling of a sub-basin of Mahanadi river basin using SWAT model.
Verma Ramesh, Nema, M. K., Nema A. K., and Sena, D. R.
Journal of Soil Conservation (2020 )
Virtual Water Imports in Delhi City, India with Reference to Agriculture Sector
Chalisgaonkar, Deepa, Nema, MK, Mishra, PK
Journal of Indian Water Resource Society (2018 )
Constructing the downscale precipitation using ANN model over the Kshipra river basin, Madhya Pradesh.
Meena, PK, Khare, D and Nema, MK
Journal of Agrometeorology (2016 )
Agricultural Water Footprint: A Way Forward for Water Conservation and Management
Chalisgaonkar, D, Jain SK, Nema, MK and Mishra, PK
Annual Technical Volume –II 2016. Civil Engineering Division Board, Institution of Engineers (2016 )
Water Conservation and Management: Towards a Societal and Technological Initiative for Sustainable Development
Singh, PK, Nema MK, Jain SK and Mishra SK
Annual Technical Volume –II 2016. Civil Engineering Division Board, Institution of Engineers (2016 )
Precipitation trends in the Chenab basin of western Himalaya
Nema, MK, Kumar P., Goel, M.K. and Thayyen, R. J.
Special Issue Crop Improvement. (2012 )

Book Chapter

A Review of Approaches and Applications for Streamflow Forecasting Using AI-Based Models. In: Applications of Machine Learning in Hydroclimatology
Nema, M.K., Nagashree, G.E.
The Springer Series in Applied Machine Learning. Springer, Cham. (2025 )
Evaluation of SWAT Model for Simulating the Water Balance Components for the Dudh Koshi River Basin in Nepal
Yadav, V.K., Nema, M.K., Khare, D.
Sustainability of Water Resources. Water Science and Technology Library, Vol 116. Springer, (2022 )
A Review of Approaches and Applications for Streamflow Forecasting Using AI-Based Models
Nema, M.K., and Nagashree, G.E.
Applications of Machine Learning in Hydroclimatology. The Springer Series in Applied Machine Learning. Springer, Cham. (2024 )
Comparative Assessment of Different Machine Learning Models to Estimate Daily Soil Moisture
Nagashree, G.E. and Nema, M.K.
Geospatial and Soft Computing Techniques. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 339. Springer, Singapore. (2023 )
Analysis of LULC Changes in Subwatershed of Koyna River Using Remote Sensing and GIS
Sahu, A, Mourya, G, Nema, MK and Shukla P
GeNiC Books Publishers Pvt. Ltd. Agra. (2024 )
Quantification of Water Footprint of National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, India
Chalisgaonkar D, Jain Sharad K, Nema M.K., Mishra P.K.
Water Science and Technology Library, vol 78. Springer (2018 )

Books

Towards Water Circular Economy-Proceedings of the Responsible Water Management and Circular Economy (RWC) 2024
Agarwal, A, Yadav, B, Nema, MK, Sharma, M, Kumar, A.
Springer Nature (2024 )
Watershed Hydrological Modeling
Kadam, SA, Nema, M.K., Gorantiwar, SD, Malunjkar, VS, Borse KS, and Shinde, MG.
Satish Serial Publishing House, Delhi (India) (2025 )

Technical Report

Hydrological Knowledge in Ancient India
Tyagi, JV, Lohani, AK, Arora, M, Rawat, SS, Singh, PK, Nema, MK, Bisht, DS., Uniyal, PK, Spra, TR, Kumar R, PK, Mishra, C, Kumar, N, Goyal, V
Third edition of special report published by NIH (2022 )
Observation and Modelling of Various Hydrological Processes in a Small Watershed in Upper Ganga Basin
Nema, MK, Jain, Sanjay K, Surjeet Singh, Mishra PK, and Singh, PK
NIH Report (2021 )
Water Census and Hotspot analysis in selected villages in Upper Ganga basin
Mishra, PK, Nema, MK, and Kumar, P
NIH Report (NMSHE Project) (2021 )
Development of a project website and hydrological database in Upper Ganga basin
Goel, MK, Arora, M, Lohani, AK, Rathor, DS, Chalisgaonkar, D, Kumar, ARS, Singh, S, Nema, MK, and PK Mishra
NIH Report (NMSHE Project 11) (2021 )
Hydrological process and characterization of Lesser Himalayan catchments.
Nema, MK, Jain, SK, Jain, Sanjay K, Thayyen, RJ and Mishra, PK
NIH Report (2020 )
Measurements and Modeling of Evapotranspiration and Other Hydrological Processes in Lesser Himalayas
Nema, MK, Jain, SK, Jain, Sanjay K, Thayyen, RJ, Mishra, PK and Thakur, HP
NIH Report (MOES Project) (2020 )
Hydrological modelling of Narmada Basin using the GWAVA Model” as part of final report on ‘Development of Understanding in Hydro-climate Services in India to Inform Food and Water Security’
Jain, Sanjay K, Thomas, T, Nema, MK and Mishra, PK, Gaur, Shikha, Agarwal, PK, Singh, Yatveer and Jain, SK
NIH Report (2019 )
Pilot Basin Study (PBS): Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Tawi River Basin, JK.
Kumar, Pradeep, Nema MK and Rawat SS
NIH Report (2018 )
Development of Ganga Information Portal (GIP)
Chalisgaonkar, Deepa, Rathore, DS, Nema, MK, Jain, Sanjay K., Mishra, PK and Agarwal, PK
NIH Report (2017 )
Variability of the Hydro-Climatic Variables in Punjab Plains of Lower Sutlej
Nema, MK and Jain, SK
NIH Report (2016 )
Impact of Landuse Changes on the Flow Regime and Sustenance of Environmental Flows of Tawi River at Jammu.
Kumar, Pradeep, Nema MK and Rawat, SS
NIH Report (2016 )
Climate Change Effects on Hydrology of the Tawi Basin in Western Himalaya.
Nema MK, Kumar, Pradeep and Thayyen, RJ
NIH Report (2016 )

International Conference

Land Surface Temperature Dynamics in a Lesser Himalayan Catchment
Patil PR, Upadhyay H, Yadav D, Nema MK and Kumar AR Senthil
10th International Groundwater Conference (IGWC), NIH Roorkee, India, March 05-07, 2025: ISBN:978-81-985577-8-0.: Page:165-166 (2025 )
Performance Evaluation of Global ET Datasets Using the Google Earth Engine for Groundwater and Water Resources Applications
Pandey Richa, Jain Sukant, Nema, MK, and Ahirwar Ajay
10th International Groundwater Conference (IGWC), NIH Roorkee, India, March 05-07, 2025: ISBN:978-81-985577-8-0.: Page:165-166 (2025 )
Geospatial Delineation of Groundwater Potential Zones: A Multi-Criteria Approach For Problematic Districts of Bundelkhand and Kymore Plateau, India
Singh AP, Ahirwar HR, Nema, MK and Nema, AK
10th International Groundwater Conference (IGWC), NIH Roorkee, India, March 05-07, 2025: ISBN:978-81-985577-8-0.: Page:165-166 (2025 )
A Hybrid Approach to Modelling ETo and Groundwater Recharge
Manita, Khare D, Nema, MK
10th International Groundwater Conference (IGWC), NIH Roorkee, India, March 05-07, 2025: ISBN:978-81-985577-8-0.: Page:165-166 (2025 )
Quantification of Flood Mitigation Services by Groundwater-Dependent Water Resources using INVEST Model for the Wainganga Basin, India
Gupta A, Nema, MK, Zawadzka J and Khare D
10th International Groundwater Conference (IGWC), NIH Roorkee, India, March 05-07, 2025: ISBN:978-81-985577-8-0.: Page:165-166 (2025 )
Index Based Approach for the Assessment of Spatiotemporal Variability of Extreme Climatic Conditions using GCMs for the Mahanadi River Basin
Manita, Nema, M.K., and Khare, D.
XIIth Scientific Assembly of International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS-2025), during Oct 05-10, 2025, at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. (2025 )
Geospatial Delineation of Groundwater Potential Zones: A Multi-Criteria Approach for Problematic Districts of Bundelkhand And Kymore Plateau
Singh, A.P., Ahirwar, H.R., Nema, M. K., Nema, A.K. and Singh, R
In the proceedings of Roorkee Water Conclave (RWC-2026), IIT Roorkee organized by IIT Roorkee and NIH Roorkee. (2026 )
GEE Coupled MMF Model for Sediment Yield Assessment in a Himalayan Watershed
Patil, P.R., Nema, M.K. Yadav D., Lal M., and Kumar, A.R.S.
In the proceedings of Roorkee Water Conclave (RWC-2026), IIT Roorkee organized by IIT Roorkee and NIH Roorkee. (2026 )
Climate Model-Based Analysis of Heat Extremes in the Wainganga Basin using Extreme Temperature Indices
Rajkumar, G. A., Manita, Nema, M. K., and Khare, D
In the proceedings of Roorkee Water Conclave (RWC-2026), IIT Roorkee organized by IIT Roorkee and NIH Roorkee. (2026 )
Water Resources Vulnerability Assessment to Derive Adaptation Strategies
Nema, M.K., Khare, Deepak, Jain, S.K., and Gupta, Abhishek
Roorkee Water Conclave (RWC-2024) (2024 )
Hydrogeological Analysis and Groundwater Modelling in the Tawa command: A Comprehensive Study of District-Hoshangabad, M.P.
Nema, Sourabh, Choudhary S.S., Nema, M.K., Awasthi M.K.
Roorkee Water Conclave (RWC-2024) (2024 )
Dam decommissioning: An option for India’s ageing water storage infrastructures
Nema, MK, Mishra, PK and Jain Sanjay K.
International Dam Safety Conference, Jaipur (2022 )
Landuse Land Cover Change Detection and Prediction Using Markov Chain Modeling Approach
Chandniha S.K., Nema, M.K., Kansal, M.L.
Roorkee Water Conclave (RWC-2024) (2024 )
Analyzing Occurrences, Frequency and Patterns of Extreme Floods in the Wainganga River Basin
Ahirwar, H.R., Nema, M.K., Nema, A.K.
Roorkee Water Conclave (RWC-2024) (2024 )
Field hydrology and Experimental Catchment based research studies in the lesser Himalaya
Nema, MK
International workshop on Scaling Effects on Runoff Assessment / Monitoring organized by ICAR – IISWC (2022 )
Groundwater Potential Zone Mapping using Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study of Districts of Southern Madhya Pradesh
Mourya, G., Nema, M.K. and Nema, A.K.
HYDRO 2022 International, at PEC, Chandigarh India (2022 )
Evaluation and Determination of Reliability on Advanced Neural Network Models for Prediction of Soil Moisture
Nagashree G.E., Nema M.K., Makhdumi, W., and Dwarakish G.S.
HYDRO 2022 International, at PEC, Chandigarh India (2022 )
Evaluation of deep learning-based hybrid models for the soil moisture prediction in a Lesser Himalayan catchment
Nema, MK and Nagashree, GE
Roorkee Water Conclave (RWC) 2022, IIT Roorkee (2022 )
Comparative Assessment of Different Machine Learning Models to Estimate Daily Soil Moisture
Nagashree GE and Nema, MK
(HYDRO 2021 INTERNATIONAL) at SVNIT Surat, Gujarat, (2021 )
Evaluation of the SWAT Model for Simulating the Water Balance Components for the Dudh-Koshi River Basin in Nepal
Yadav Vijay Kumar, Nema, MK and Khare, Deepak
International e-Conference on Water Source Sustainability, IIT Roorkee (2021 )
Evaluating Soil Moisture: A Comparison of Satellite and In-Situ Observations
Ahirwar HR, Nema, MK and Nema AK.
27th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, Environmental and Coastal Engineering (HYDRO 2024 INTERNATIONAL), during Dec 18-20, 2024 at CWPRS, Pune. (2024 )
A Comparison of Performance of AI And Hybrid-AI in Predicting Streamflow in the Wainganga Basin
Gupta, A, Purneemaa, RS, Nema, MK and Khare D and Masilamani, P
27th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, Environmental and Coastal Engineering (HYDRO 2024 INTERNATIONAL), during Dec 18-20, 2024 at CWPRS, Pune (2024 )
Block level Livelihood Vulnerability Index of a Himalayan district in Upper Ganga Basin
Mishra, PK, Singh, H, Thayyen, R.J, Das, S, Nema, MK, Kumar, P
(HYDRO 2020 INTERNATIONAL) at NIT Rourkela, Odisha, (2021 )
Quantitative Assessment of Peak Flood Discharge: Unveiling Optimal Models for Hydraulic Infrastructure Planning in the Wainganga River Basin
Ahirwar HR, Nema, M.K. and Nema AK.
21 Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS2024) at Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, South Korea (2024 )
Application of HEC-HMS model for runoff simulation: a case study of Kankai river basin in Nepal
Kumar Kisalay Karna, Nema, MK and Khare, Deepak
SWARDAM-2021, IIT Roorkee (2021 )
Assessment and validation of evapotranspiration by using satellite-based and in-situ datasets for a Lesser Himalayan catchment
Nema, MK, Jain, Sanjay K, Thayyen, RJ, Jain, SK and Mishra PK
International Workshop IAWEES, (2020 )
Inter-comparison of Predictive Machine-Learning Methods for Downscaling of Precipitation over Mahanadi Basin
Thakur, HP, Nema, MK, Chatterjee, C
India Water Week - 2019 (2019 )
Performance evaluation of predictive machine learning methods for statistical downscaling of monthly precipitation: The case study of Mahanadi Basin
Nema, MK, Thakur, HP, Chatterjee, C, Sahoo, B, Mishra, PK
International Conference by NHP at Pune (2019 )
Assessment of ecological status of a river by using the eco-flow metrics
Nema, MK, Jain Sharad K and Khare Deepak
(HYDRO-2018) organized by NIT, Patna (2018 )
Carrying capacity of a basin in context of river valley projects
Nema, MK, Jain, Sharad K
International Conference at CSIR-NEERI, New Delhi (2018 )
Analyzing the translation from Metrological to Hydrological Drought for Wainganga River of Central India
Kumar, Amit, Pal Lalit and Nema, MK
International Conference STIWM at IIT Roorkee (2018 )
Assessment of trends for hydro-meteorological variables for Banda District of Bundelkhand region, India
Jain, Anshul, Khare, Deepak, Nema, MK and Singh, Lakhwinder
International Conference STIWM at IIT Roorkee (2018 )
Estimation of Spatially Distributed Evapotranspiration (ET) Using Remotely Sensed Data
Bharti, Love Shankar, Kumar, Amit, Nema, MK and Khare Deepak
International Conference STIWM at IIT Roorkee (2018 )
Impacts of climate change on streamflow of the Tawi basin under different scenarios
Nema, MK, Kumar, Pradeep, Jain Sharad K and Khare Deepak
India Water week 2017 at New Delhi (2017 )
Analyzing resent history of drought conditions in Madhya Pradesh using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI)
Kumar, Amit and Nema, MK
IGWC, New Delhi (2017 )
Hydrological simulations for Tawi river basin up to Jammu using SWAT model
Nema, MK, Kumar P, Jain Sharad K, and Khare, D
(HYDRO-2017) organized by L.D. College of Engineering Ahmedabad (2017 )
Runoff Simulation For a Western Himalayan River Using Swat Model
Nema, MK, Kumar, Pradeep, Jain Sharad K and Khare Deepak
WLMFLS-2017 at IGKV Raipur (2017 )
Quantification of Morphometric Characterization for Watershed Management Planning in a Western Himalayan Basin, India
Nema, MK, Lohani AK and Kumar, Pradeep
India Water Week 2016, at New Delhi (2016 )
A study of physico-chemical parameters to assess the water quality status of Asan river in Doon valley
Kumar, P, Nema MK, Kamal, Sinha S, Singh H and Kumar M
India Water Week 2016, at New Delhi (2016 )
Quantification of Water Footprint of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi
Chalisgaonkar, Deepa, Jain, Sharad K, Nema, MK and Mishra, P K
(ICWEES-2016), Bhopal (2016 )
Application of the Geomorphologic Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph Concept for Runoff Prediction in an Ungauged Catchment
Nema, MK and Lohani A. K.
India Water Week 2015, at New Delhi (2015 )
Spatial and temporal distribution of rainfall trends in Bist-doab region of Punjab (1901-2010)
Nema, M.K., Jain S. K. and Mishra P.K.
(HYDRO-2014 International) at MANIT Bhopal (2014 )
Investigating Regional Trends for the KBK Reg ion of Odisha, India
Mishra P.K., Jain S. K. and Nema, M.K.
(HYDRO-2014 International) at MANIT Bhopal (2014 )
Analysis of spatial pattern of streamflow trends in the Chenab basin over 40 years
Nema, M.K. and Pradeep Kumar
(AWRDM-2013) held at Chandigarh (2013 )

Projects

Internal Studies 9

Spatio-temporal Water Availability under Changing Climate and Land-use Scenarios in Wainganga River Basin

Agency: NIH | Duration: 2022 - 2024 | Role: PI

Monitoring and hydrological modeling of Henval watershed in Lesser Himalaya

Agency: NIH | Duration: 2020 - 2024 | Role: PI

Hydrological Processes & Characterization of Lesser Himalayan Catchments

Agency: NIH | Duration: 2014 - 2019 | Role: PI

Development of Ganga Information Portal

Agency: NIH | Duration: 2014 - 2018 | Role: Co-PI

Modeling of Narmada basin by using the Global Water Availability Assessment (GWAVA) model

Agency: NIH | Duration: 2014 - 2017 | Role: Co-PI

Hydrologic modelling of a part of Sutlej Basin using SWAT Model

Agency: NIH | Duration: 2014 - 2017 | Role: Co-PI

Climate change effects on hydrology of the Tawi basin in Western Himalaya

Agency: NIH | Duration: 2013 - 2016 | Role: PI

Impact of land use changes on environmental flows of Tawi River at Jammu

Agency: NIH | Duration: 2013 - 2016 | Role: Co-PI

Variability of the Hydro-climatic variables in Punjab Plains of Lower Sutlej

Agency: NIH | Duration: 2013 - 2015 | Role: PI

Consultancy Projects 6

Additional study of less than 10 MW hydropower projects under Cumulative Impact Assessment of hydroelectric projects in Sutlej river Basin in Himachal Pradesh

Agency: AHEC-ICFRE | Duration: 2017 - 2020 | Role: Co-PI

Hydrological aspects of Sarasvati River Rejuvenation and Heritage Development Project: Review & observations on study reports & hydrological analysis of balancing reservoir

Agency: HSHDB | Duration: 2017 - 2018 | Role: Co-PI

The water availability studies for the Bokang Baling hydroelectric project

Agency: THDC | Duration: 2017 - 2018 | Role: Co-PI

The power potential study for the Bokang Baling hydroelectric project

Agency: THDC | Duration: 2017 - 2018 | Role: Co-PI

Carrying capacity study in respect of Hydro Power Projects and River Valley Projects on River Bhagirathi Basin and its tributaries in Uttarakhand

Agency: UJVNL | Duration: 2015 - 2018 | Role: PI

Carrying capacity study in respect of Hydro Power Projects and River Valley Projects on River Alaknanda Basin and its tributaries in Uttarakhand

Agency: UJVNL | Duration: 2015 – 2018 | Role: Co-PI

Conference & Training

Seminar / Conference / Symposia

Organized an "Awareness Session on Water and Sanitation” for the 100 UG/PG Students of the Methodist Girl's P.G. College

National Duration: March 25, 2025 Location: Methodist Girl's P.G. College, Roorkee

Co-organized a workshop on “Enhancing Water Use Efficiency in Agriculture: Strategies, Technologies, and Field Applications” jointly with Department of WRDM, IIT Roorkee under the Aegis of Bharat Singh Chair, for 40 participants

National Duration: April 10, 2025 Location: NIH, Roorkee

3rd edition of international “Roorkee Water Conclave (RWC) – 2024”, with the theme of “Responsible Water Management & Circular Economy”

International Duration: March 03-06, 2024 Location: IITR Roorkee

COSMOS India Site Operators and Stakeholder Meeting

International Duration: October 03-04, 2018 Location: Central Water Commission library, New Delhi.

Himalayan Permafrost under the Changing Climate

International Duration: August 12, 2016 Location: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Awareness Session on IPR & Patent

National Duration: April 26th, 2022 Location: NIH Roorkee

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) project on Tawi Catchment

National Duration: April 16, 2013 Location: WHRC, National Institute of Hydrology, Jammu.

Training / Workshop / Brainstorming

Organized a 6-day paid training course on “Hydrological Modeling Using SWAT in the Context of Climate Change” for 19 participants from various academic and research institutions, including researchers, scientists, and faculty, Scholars and other PG students.

National Duration: May 19-24, 2025 Location: NIH, Roorkee

Organized a five-day hybrid-mode training course on “Hydrological Analysis and Operation of Reservoir Systems” for 49 participants from various state and central government departments, academic and research institutions, including engineers, researchers, scientists, faculties, and Scholars

National Duration: July 21-25, 2025 Location: NIH Roorkee Hydrib-Mode

Two-day National Workshop on “Basics of Hydrology and Importance of Water Resources Management in the Context of Sivagangai District”

National Duration: January 19-20, 2024 Location: Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu.

Organized a 6-day paid training course on “Hydrological Modeling Using SWAT in the Context of Climate Change” for 24 participants from various academic and research institutions, including researchers, scientists, and faculties, Scholars and other PG students.

National Duration: June 03-08, 2024 Location: NIH Roorkee (Paid Course)

Organized a six-day paid training course on “Hydrological Modeling using SWAT+” for 35 participants from various academic and research institutions, including researchers, scientists, and faculties. Scholars and other PG students.

National Duration: May 22-27, 2023 Location: NIH Roorkee (Paid Course)

Exposure to Various Research Activities of NIH Roorkee

National Duration: May 08-12, 2023 Location: NIH Roorkee

Soil Moisture India Network (SMIN) Steering Committee Meeting along with the Soil Moisture India Network (SMIN) Stakeholders Workshop

International Duration: Dec 01, 2022 Location: NPMU-NHP, New Delhi

Hydrological Modeling using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT): Theory and Hands-on

National Duration: August 22-26, 2022 Location: NIH Roorkee (NHP Sponsored)

Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)

National Duration: Feb 28 to March 04, 2022 Location: NIH Roorkee (Online)

Sediment Yield and Reservoir Sedimentation

National Duration: February 21-25, 2022 Location: NIH Roorkee (Online NHP Sponsored)

Hydrological Modeling using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT): Theory and Hands-on

National Duration: August 16-20, 2021 Location: NIH Roorkee (Online NHP Sponsored)

Hydrological Modeling using SWAT

National Duration: September 21-25, 2020 Location: NIH Roorkee (Online)

New features of ArcGIS and Introduction to ArcGIS Pro

National Duration: September 11-12, 2019 Location: NIH Roorkee

Sediment Yield and Reservoir Sedimentation

National Duration: February 25 to March 01, 2019, Location: NIH Roorkee

Introduction to the Public Financial Management System (PFMS)

National Duration: May 03, 2018 Location: NIH Roorkee

Global Water Availability Assessment Model (GWAVA)

International Duration: March 02-05, 2015 Location: NIH Roorkee

Hydrological Data Entry & Processing Using SWDES

National Duration: February 26-28, 2013 Location: WHRC, National Institute of Hydrology, Jammu.

Achievements

Honors & Awards

Gramin Pratibha Scholarship
GATE 2003
M.H.R.D. scholarship for post graduation studies.
Best Paper Award on the paper entitled "Quantification of Water Footprint of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi "
Best Paper Award on the paper entitled “Agricultural Water Footprint: A Way Forward for Water Conservation and Management”
Best Paper Award on the paper entitled "Block level Livelihood Vulnerability Index of a Himalayan district in Upper Ganga Basin "
The Pravahini article "Rashteey Nadi Ganga ka Paryaavaran aur Paarishthitiki Tantra" was adjudged excellent article and got Second Prize during the Hindi Month-2017.
The Pravahini article "?????? ?????? ?? ?????? ????????" was adjudged excellent article and got Third Prize during the Hindi Month-2014.

Professional Memberships

Indian Association of Hydrologists (Membership No: LM - 1677 )
Indian Society of Remote Sensing (Membership No: L-2830 )

Student Guidance

Doctoral Supervision

Comprehensive Water Resources Vulnerability Assessment under the Changing Climate in a River Basin

Student: Abhishek Gupta | University/Institute: IIT, Roorkee | Year: Ongoing | Role: Co-Guide

Assessment and Monitoring of Agricultural Drought Using Fine-scaled Satellite-Based Soil Moisture.

Student: Harshita Rani Ahirwar | University/Institute: BHU Varanasi | Year: Ongoing | Role: Co-Guide

Masters Supervision

Analysis of The Spatio-Temporal Fluctuation in Storage Capacity of The Hirakud Reservoir using Google Earth Engine

Student: Abhishek Thakur | University/Institute: IIT, Roorkee | Year: 2024 | Role: Guide

Assessment of the effects of land use land cover changes on hydrology in Wainganga river basin, India

Student: Purneemaa R S | University/Institute: Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli (TN) | Year: 2024 | Role: Guide

Quantative assessment of soil loss as a ecosystem service for Wain Ganga Basin using invest model

Student: Deepika Kapri | University/Institute: Doon University, Dehradun (UK) | Year: 2024 | Role: Guide

Assessment of Runoff and Sediment Yield for Identification and Prioritization of Critical Sub-Watersheds of Hasdeo River Catchment

Student: Anuradha Sahu | University/Institute: BHU Varanasi | Year: 2022 | Role: Guide

Groundwater Vulnerability and Potential Zone Mapping for Southern Districts of M.P Using Geospatial Techniques

Student: Gaurav Maourya | University/Institute: BHU Varanasi | Year: 2022 | Role: Guide

Evaluation and Determination of Reliability on Advanced Neural Network Models for Prediction of Soil Moisture

Student: Nagashree, G E | University/Institute: NITK Surathkal | Year: 2022 | Role: Guide

Rainfall-Runoff Modelling, Flood Frequency Analysis & Inundation Mapping of Kankai River Basin in Nepal

Student: Kumar Kisalay Karna | University/Institute: IIT, Roorkee | Year: 2021 | Role: Co-Guide

Assessment of Water Resources in Dudh Koshi river basin and Impacts of Future Climate Scenarios

Student: Vijay Kumar Yadav | University/Institute: IIT, Roorkee | Year: 2021 | Role: Co-Guide

Integrating Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) and GIS Techniques for Drought Risk Assessment in Banda District of Bundelkhand Region - A Case Study

Student: Anshul Jain | University/Institute: IIT, Roorkee | Year: 2018 | Role: Co-Guide

Impact of land-use change and urbanization on urban heat island in Lucknow city

Student: Luv Shankar Bharti | University/Institute: IIT, Roorkee | Year: 2018 | Role: Co-Guide

Hydrological simulation of a sub-basin of Mahanadi river basin using SWAT model

Student: Ramesh Verma | University/Institute: BHU Varanasi | Year: 2017 | Role: Guide

Miscellaneous

National / International Committees

Committee Member of ISO/TC 113/SC 1/WG 9 for "ISO 24577 "Hydrometry - Use of non-contact methods for measuring water surface velocity and discharge".

Foreign Visits

Attended a Five days international training on “River discharge and sediment transport assessment with ADCP” organized by the UNESCO office Jakarta Held at Banjarmasin, Indonesia from July 24-27, 2018.

Other Important Information

Conducted a full-day technical sessions, including hands-on on the various aspects of Hydrology as a part of the one-year duration Induction Level Training Course (ILTC 2024-25 for Batch-II) for the newly recruited Assistant Hydro geologists, Group B (Gazetted) Officers of CGWB at the Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training & Research Institute at Raipur on Sep 12, 2024
Conducted a full-day technical sessions, including hands-on on the various aspects of Hydrology as a part of the one-year duration Induction Level Training Course (ILTC 2024-25 for Batch-III) for the newly recruited Assistant Hydro geologists, Group B (Gazetted) Officers of CGWB at the RGNGWTRI, Raipur on Sep 13, 2024
Delivered an invited lecture on “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS techniques in Irrigation and WR Project” in a training course on "Capacity Building of Minor Irrigation Organization” for officers of the WRD, Govt. of Odisha organized by the Dept. of WRDM, IIT Roorkee on August 05-10, 2024.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Identification and Evaluation of Hydrological Safety Parameters of Existing Dams” in a training course on "Capacity Building of Minor Irrigation Organization” organized by the Dept. of WRDM, IIT Roorkee on August 05-10, 2024.
Delivered an invited session as guest faculty on “Hydrological Modeling using QSWAT: Model Setup, HRU analysis, Weather Generator, SWAT Run & Visualization of Results: Hands-on" and “SWAT Calibration and Uncertainty Analysis using SWAT-CUP: Hands-on” in a training course on “Hydrological Modeling using free tools” organized by the National Water Academy, Central Water Commission, Pune during Oct 03-05, 2024 under National Hydrology Project (NHP)
Delivered an invited session as guest faculty on “Hydraulic Modeling of River System using HEC-RAS: Hands-on” in a training course on “Hydrological Modeling using free tools” organized by the NWA, Pune during Oct 03-05, 2024 under National Hydrology Project (NHP)
Delivered an invited session as guest faculty on “Hydrological Modeling of Watershed using HEC-HMS: Hands-on" in a training course on “Hydrological Modeling using free tools” organized by the NWA, Pune during Oct 03-05, 2024 under National Hydrology Project (NHP)
Delivered an invited lecture as guest faculty on “Recent Advancements in Hydrological Modeling and Water Resources Management” in a training course on" Hydrological Modeling using free tools” organized by the National Water Academy, Central Water Commission, Pune during Oct 03-05, 2024 under National Hydrology Project (NHP) of DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
Conducted “Demonstration of the SWAT Model and SWAT_CUP” in the one-week training on “Hydrology of Ungauged Basins” organized by the Water Resources Systems Division, NIH, during November 25-30, 2024, at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered an invited lecture on “SWAT Model: Concept & Theory” in the one-week training on “Hydrology of Ungauged Basins” organized by the Water Resources Systems Division, NIH, during November 25-30, 2024, at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Open Data Sources for Hydrological Modelling” in the one-week training on “Hydrology of Ungauged Basins” organized by the Water Resources Systems Division, NIH, during November 25-30, 2024, at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered a lecture on “Hydro-meteorological Data: Collection and Analysis Techniques” in a two-day National Workshop on “Basics of Hydrology and Importance of Water Resources Management in the Context of Sivagangai District” from January 19-20, 2024, at the Dept. of Geology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu.
Delivered an invited lecture on the “Identification and evaluation of Hydrological Safety Parameters of Existing Dams” during a training course on “Capacity Building of Minor Irrigation Organization” for the officers of Dept. of Water Resources, Government of Odisha from Jan 29-Feb 03, 2024, at the Continuing Education Centre, IIT Roorkee.
Delivered three Tutorial/hands-on sessions on “Rainfall-Runoff Modelling using SWAT” in the training on “Hydrological Modelling on Impact Assessment Related to Mining Activity” Sponsored by Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) Ranchi, Jharkhand organized by the SWH Division, NIH, Roorkee on Mar 18-22, 2024.
Delivered a lecture on “Rainfall Runoff Modelling” in the training on “Hydrological Modelling on Impact Assessment Related to Mining Activity” Sponsored by Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), Ranchi, Jharkhand organized by the SWH Division, NIH, Roorkee on Mar 18-22, 2024.
Delivered a demonstration/lecture in the field about the “Field Discharge Measurement & AWS Sites Developed by NIH in the Henval Catchment” during a one-week training programme on “Tools and Techniques for Springshed Management” for the 20 No. of Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) officers on January 25, 2024.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Experimental Observations & Hydrological Studies in the Lesser Himalayan Catchments” as part of the training Course on "Tools & Techniques for Hydrological Investigations" organized by the Hydrological Investigations Division, NIH, Roorkee, on Mar 11, 2024.
Delivered a lecture on “Introduction to RS & GIS and its applications in Water Resources Management” in a two-day National Workshop on “Basics of Hydrology and Importance of Water Resources Management in the Context of Sivagangai District” from January 19-20, 2024, at the Dept. of Geology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu.
Delivered an invited online lecture on “Understanding the Climate Change and Its Impact on Water Resources” as part of the Extension Lecture Series organized by the Institute of Vocational Studies (IVS), Awavdh Centre of Education, New Delhi, on Feb 09, 2024.
Delivered a hands-on “Practical Demonstration of Hydrological Modelling Software (SWAT)” in a two-day National Workshop on “Basics of Hydrology and Importance of Water Resources Management in the Context of Sivagangai District” from January 19-20, 2024, at the Dept. of Geology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu.
Conducted the two-day technical sessions, including hands-on on the various aspects of Hydrology as a part of the one-year duration Induction Level Training Course (ILTC 2023-24) for the newly recruited Gr-A Gazetted officers of CGWB at the Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training & Research Institute Training Session at Raipur on Nov 20-21, 2023
Delivered a lecture on “Recent Advancements in Hydrological Modeling” in the one-week training on “Hydro-Meteorological Data Analysis for Climate Change Studies” organized by the Climate Change Hydrology Division, NIH, during October 16-20, 2023, at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered a lecture on “Introduction of SWAT Modeling: Concept and Theory” in a six-day training course on " Hydrological Modeling Using SWAT in the Context of Climate Change” organized by the WRS Division, NIH, on June 03-08, 2024, at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered a lecture on “Introduction of SWAT Calibration, Model Parameterization and Uncertainty Analysis” in a six-day training course on " Hydrological Modeling Using SWAT in the Context of Climate Change” organized by the WRS Division, NIH, during June 03-08, 2024, at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered technical sessions on “Introduction to Hydrologic Modeling” and “Introduction of SWAT Calibration, Model Parameterization and Uncertainty Analysis” in the training course “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS” organized for the officers of WRD, Arunachal Pradesh, from October 16-20, 2023, by the National Water Academy, Pune at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Delivered an invited lecture on “Monitoring and Instrumentations for Hilly Watersheds” in the one-week training workshop on “Watershed & Waterbodies Management” organized by the North-Eastern Hydraulic and Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Guwahati, India from August 21-25, 2023.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Site Suitability Analysis for Water Harvesting Structure in a Watershed” in the one-week training workshop on “Watershed & Waterbodies Management” organized by the North-Eastern Hydraulic and Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Guwahati, India from August 21-25, 2023.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Watershed: Prioritization &Treatment Measures and Livelihood Assessment” in the one-week training workshop on “Watershed & Waterbodies Management” organized by the North-Eastern Hydraulic and Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Guwahati, India from August 21-25, 2023.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Web resources and Open data for Watershed Management” in the one-week training workshop on “Watershed & Waterbodies Management” organized by the North-Eastern Hydraulic and Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Guwahati, India from August 21-25, 2023.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Introduction to RS & GIS and DEM Processing” in the one-week training workshop on “Watershed & Waterbodies Management” organized by the North-Eastern Hydraulic and Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Guwahati, India from August 21-25, 2023.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Impacts of Water Resources Projects on the River Ecosystem” at the NIT Raipur on July 21, 2023, organised by the Students Chapter Indian Water Resources Society of NIT Raipur.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Basics of Climate Change and Its Impact on Water Resources” in the one-week training workshop on “Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources” organized by the Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training & Research Institute (RGNGWTRI), CGWB, Raipur, India on May 29, 2023.
Delivered an invited lecture and hands-on session on “Statistical Analysis of Climate Data” in the one-week training workshop on “Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources” organized by the RGNGWTRI, CGWB, Raipur, India on May 30, 2023.
Delivered an invited lecture and hands-on session on “Climate Data Analysis for Variability & Trend and Change Point” in the one-week training workshop on “Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources” organized by the RGNGWTRI, CGWB, Raipur, India on May 30, 2023.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation Measures” in the one-week training workshop on “Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources” organized by the RGNGWTRI, CGWB, Raipur, India on May 30, 2023.
Delivered a lecture on “Introduction of SWAT Modeling: Concept and Theory ” in a six-day training course on "Hydrological Modeling using SWAT+” organized by the WRS Division, NIH, on May 22, 2023, at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered a lecture on “Introduction of SWAT Calibration, Model Parameterization and Uncertainty Analysis” in a six-day training course on "Hydrological Modeling using SWAT+” organized by the WRS Division, NIH, during May 22-27, 2023, at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered more than ten demonstrations, tutorials and hands-on practice sessions on SWAT+ Model setup, HRU Analysis, Weather Generator, Model Run, Data editing, R-SWAT, Parameterization, Calibration and Validation and Uncertainty in a six-day training course on "Hydrological Modeling using SWAT+” organized by the WRS Division, NIH, during May 22-27, 2023 at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered an online lecture on “Introduction of RS & GIS and their Applications and QGIS Brief” in a five-day training course on "Hydrological Modeling using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT): Theory and Hands-on” sponsored by NHP and organized by the WRS Division, NIH, during August 22-26, 2022 at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered an online lecture on “Introduction of SWAT CUP, Model Parameterization and Sensitivity Analysis using SUFI2” in a five-day training course on "Hydrological Modeling using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT): Theory and Hands-on” sponsored by NHP and organized by the WRS Division, NIH, during August 22-26, 2022 at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered ten online tutorials and hands-on practice sessions on SWAT Model setup, HRU Analysis, Weather Generator, Model Run, Data editing, SWAT-CUP, Parameterization, Calibration and Validation and Uncertainty in a five-day training course on "Hydrological Modeling using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT): Theory and Hands-on” sponsored by NHP and organized by the WRS Division, NIH, during August 22-26, 2022 at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Principles of remote sensing and GIS” on June 27, 2022, in a three-day online training program on GIS & Remote Sensing applications in Hydro Power Projects from 27 to 29 June 2022 organized by the NPTI-Shivpuri.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Introduction to SWAT and its applications, Data requirement of SWAT, Introduction to QSWAT interface; model set up” in the one Week National Online Workshop on “Hydrological Modeling using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)” organized by CAAST-CSAWM, MPKV, Rahuri, India on June 22, 2022.
Delivered an invited lecture on “Impact of Water Resources Projects on Environment” on April 28, 2022, in a one-day seminar on “Impacts of Civil Engineering Projects and Practices on the Sustainability of Environment” organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, Invertis University, Bareilly.
Delivered a lecture on “Artificial Neural Network Techniques for Streamflow Forecasting: Theory and Application” in a three-day training course on “Advanced Soft Computing Techniques in Disaster Management and Risk Assessment” organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) Ministry of Home Affairs (GoI), New Delhi and Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka, India from January 27-29, 2022.
Delivered a specialized lecture on “Open Data Resources for Agricultural Studies” on December 22, 2021, for the PG/ PhD Students/ faculty /scientists of JNKVV Jabalpur under a training course on “Basic Fundamental Applications of RS and GIS”. The training was organized under the ICAR & World Bank-sponsored NAHEP-CAAST project by the College of Agril. Engg., JNKVV, Jabalpur (MP).
Delivered a lecture on “Design of Hydro-Met Setup in A Catchment: Special Reference to Henval Catchment” in a two-day training course on "Springshed Management and Rejuvenation through Scientific Data Collection and Processing techniques” organized by the Divisional Forest Office (DFO), Narendranagar, Rishikesh from August 24-25, 2021.
Delivered an online lecture on “Introduction of GIS, Its Applications and QGIS Brief” in a five-day training course on "Hydrological Modeling using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT): Theory and Hands-on” sponsored by NHP and organized by the WRS Division, NIH, during August 16-20, 2021 at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered an online lecture on “Introduction of SWAT CUP, Model Parameterization and Sensitivity Analysis using SUFI2” in a five-day training course on "Hydrological Modeling using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT): Theory and Hands-on” sponsored by NHP and organized by the WRS Division, NIH, during August 16-20, 2021 at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered ten online tutorials and hands-on practice sessions on SWAT Model setup, HRU Analysis, Weather Generator, Model Run, Data editing, SWAT-CUP, Parameterization, Calibration and Validation and Uncertainty in a five-day training course on "Hydrological Modeling using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT): Theory and Hands-on” sponsored by NHP and organized by the WRS Division, NIH, during August 16-20, 2021 at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered an online lecture on “RS and GIS Applications in Watershed Management” in a five-day training course on "Remote Sensing and GIS Applications" sponsored by NHP and organized by the WRS Division, NIH, from August 09-13, 2021, at NIH Roorkee.
Delivered a specialized lecture on “Prioritization of Critical Watersheds using RS and GIS” on August 09, 2021, for the faculty /scientists of JNKVV Jabalpur under a skill-0development training program entitled Hands-on Training on RS and GIS using QGIS. The course was organized under an ICAR & World Bank-sponsored NAHEP-CAAST project by the College of Agril. Engg., JNKVV, Jabalpur (MP).
Delivered a lecture and hands-on session on “Downloading of Various Satellite Imageries/ Data for Hydrological Studies” on May 17, 2021, for an online certification course on “Watershed Hydrological Modeling” organized by Center for Advanced Agricultural Science and Technology for Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management (CAAST-CSAWM), Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri (Maharashtra) under ICAR-NAHEP.
Delivered lectures and hands-on sessions on “Hydrologic Analysis Using DEM” and “Delineation of Basin using DEM (Online Demonstration)” on May 27, 2021, for an online certification course on “Watershed Hydrological Modeling” organized by Center for Advanced Agricultural Science and Technology for Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management (CAAST-CSAWM), Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri (Maharashtra) under ICAR-NAHEP.
Delivered a lecture and hands-on sessions on “Development of Semi-distributed Hydrologic Model: SWAT” for an online certification course on “Watershed Hydrological Modeling” organized under the World Bank-sponsored project, National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) of ICAR at the Center for Advanced Agricultural Science and Technology for Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management (CAAST-CSAWM), Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri (Maharashtra) on May 31, 2021.
Delivered lectures and hands-on sessions on “Model Calibration, Model Validation, Sensitivity Analysis of Model Parameters, Model Parameterization and Application of SUFI2 technique in SWAT SUP” on June 02, 2021, for three weeks online certification course on “Watershed Hydrological Modeling” organized under ICAR-NAHEP by the Center for Advanced Agricultural Science and Technology for Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management (CAAST-CSAWM), Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri MH
Delivered a lecture on "Basics of Remote Sensing (RS), Satellites Data and GIS" for five day online program on “Lectures on Spatial Data Use in Agriculture” organized under an ICAR & World Bank-sponsored project, National Agricultural Higher Education Project - Centre of Advance Agricultural Science and Technology (NAHEP-CAAST) at College of Agricultural Engineering, JNKVV, Jabalpur on February 8, 2021.
Delivered a lecture on "Hydrological Application of Remote Sensing and GIS" for five days online program on “Lectures on Spatial Data Use in Agriculture” organized under an ICAR & World Bank-sponsored project, National Agricultural Higher Education Project - Centre of Advance Agricultural Science and Technology (NAHEP-CAAST) at College of Agricultural Engineering, JNKVV, Jabalpur on February 8, 2021.
Delivered an online lecture on “The Basic Concepts of Groundwater Hydrology – Storage and Movement of Groundwater” during a short-term certificate course for the ‘Para-Hydrologists with Special Reference to Spring Rejuvenation’ organized by the North East Regional Centre of G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (NERC-GBPNIHE), Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) from December 8-10, 2020.
Delivered a guest lecture on “Field hydrological experiments and research studies in the Lesser Himalayan catchments” at an international conference on “The Joy, Opportunity and Challenges in Field Hydrological Research" organized online by IIT Guwahati and NIE Mysuru from November 02 -06, 2020.