Dr. Prabhash Kumar Mishra
Scientist 'D'
Water Resources Systems Division,
Jal Vigyan Bhawan, NIH Roorkee-247667
About
Dr. Prabhash Kumar Mishra is a Scientist at National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee since January 2013. He has successfully led the DST sponsored study on “Water Census and Hotspot Analysis in Selected Villages in Upper Ganga Basin” under National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE). He is also a core team member of the NIH’s initiatives to develop an experimental set-up at Lesser Himalaya (Chamba, Uttarakhand), to understand the hydrological processes. He is also closely associated with the development of ‘Forest Module’ of the ‘National Hydrological Model (NHM) – India’ jointly developed by NIH, Roorkee and IIT Kharagpur. He has research experience of more than 15 years in the areas of water resources, climate change, and hydrological modeling. Prior to joining NIH, Roorkee he was associated in dealing with Watershed implementation in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha under Western Odisha Rural Livelihood Programme (WORLP) funded by the World Bank. Presently, he is leading the NHP sponsored "Water Accounting Plus WA+)" study for the state of Nagaland and NIH funded Gangotri study.
Academic Qualifications
| Degree | Subject | University | Year |
|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy |
Water Resources Development and Management |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
2017 |
| Master of Technology |
Water Resources Development and Management |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
2003 |
| Bachelor of Technology |
Agricultural Engineering |
CAET, OUAT, Bhubaneswar |
2000 |
Experience
- 04/03/2022 - Present | Scientist D (National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee)
- 01/07/2016 - 03/03/2022 | Scientist C (National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee)
- 21/01/2013 - 30/06/2016 | Scientist B (National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee)
- 01/01/2009 - 15/12/2009 | Project Officer (Agricultural Finance Corporation Limited (AFCL), Mumbai)
- 26/01/2004 - 31/12/2008 | Assistant Project Officer (Agricultural Finance Corporation Limited (AFCL), Mumbai)
- 26/02/2003 - 25/01/2004 | Management Trainee (Agricultural Finance Corporation Limited (AFCL), Mumbai)
Administrative Roles
Research Interest
- ET estimation and separation
- Blue and Green water estimation
- Water Accounting Plus (WA+)
- Using Hydrologic Models
- Irrigation modelling
Publications
International Journal
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Hanging glacier avalanche (Raunthigad–Rishiganga) and debris flow disaster on 7 February 2021, Uttarakhand, India: a preliminary assessment
Thayyen, R.J., Mishra, P.K., Jain, S.K., Wani, J. M., Singh, H. and Singh, M. K.
Nat Hazards (2022 )
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Assessment of cloudbursts, extreme rainfall and vulnerable regions in the Upper Ganga basin, Uttarakhand, India
Mishra, P.K., Thayyen, R.J, Singh, H, Das, S, Nema, MK, Kumar, P
Disaster Risk Reduction (2021 )
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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 P.K., Nema MK, Muddu S, Garg KK, Pathak R, Houghton-Carr HA, Dixon H, Jain SK, Rees G.
Water (2021 )
Projects
Conference & Training
Achievements
Honors & Awards
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NET - Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
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GATE - 2001 (AIR - 008 Agricultural Engineering)
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Certificate of Appreciation
Student Guidance
Miscellaneous
Foreign Visits
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Centre for Ecology (CEH), Wallingford, United Kingdom - 10-day Training Programme on "Introduction to GWAVA – Part II" during 22 Jun - 01 July, 2015
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Centre for Ecology (CEH), Wallingford, United Kingdom - 10-day Visit for the "Development of GWAVA GUI" during 24 Nov. - Dec. 07, 2019
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IHE, Delft, The Netherlands - 3-Month TMT Programme on Water Accounting Plus (WA+) during 12 Mar. - 08 Jun. 2018
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ADPC - Bangkok, Thailand - 2-Day Regional meeting under Climate Adaptation Platform for South Asia from 20-21 October, 2022