About
Dr. Barman is currently serving as Scientist ‘D’ at the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH). Prior to joining NIH, she held the position of Assistant Engineer in the Water Resources Department, Government of Assam, India. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, an M.Tech. in Remote Sensing and GIS with a specialization in Water Resources from the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun, and a Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.
Her research interests include evaluating the impacts of climate change on water resources, modeling sediment transport, and analyzing floods and riverbank erosion using a combination of hydrological, hydrodynamic, and machine learning-based modeling techniques.
Projects
GLOF Assessment using Hydrodynamic Modeling in Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh
Agency: Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India
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Duration: 3 Years
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Role: Co-PI
A Coupled Hydrodynamic and Bank Dynamic Modeling Approach for Forensic Analysis of Bankline Erosion Process Along Majuli Island-The Largest Inhabited River Island in the World
Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
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Duration: 3 years
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Role: PI
River Basin Planning of Teesta Basin in Sikkim
Agency: National Hydrology Project (NHP), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
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Duration: 3 years
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Role: PI
Study on behaviour of flooding and unexpected drought like situation in Garo Hills district of Meghalaya
Agency: National Hydrology Project (NHP), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
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Duration: 3 years
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Role: Co-PI
An Analysis of hydrogeomorphic and social aspect of dam safety in the lower reaches of Ranganadi HPP with special emphasis to climate change
Agency: MoJS
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Duration: 2 Years
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Role: Co-PI
Silt movement from Meghalaya and the catchment area of Silsako Beel, along with its quantification in the basin under the project "Rejuvenation and conservation of Silsako Beel at Guwahati, Assam"
Agency: GMDA
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Duration: 6 months
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Role: PI
Internal Studies
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Geo-environmental appraisal of Barpeta town, Howli town, Barpeta Road and its adjoining area to assess the causes and remedies of urban flood (in collaboration with Geological Survey of India, and Assam State Disaster Management Authority)
Agency: NIH, GSI, and ASDMA, Govt. of Assam
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Duration: 2 years
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Role: PI
A coupled hydrodynamic, sediment transport, and bank stability modeling approach for bed and bank erosion process- A case study near Bagribari area along Puthimari river
Agency: NIH
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Duration: 1.5 years
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Role: PI
Impact of Climate Change on Runoff and Sediment Yield for Puthimari River- A Major Tributary of River Brahmaputra
Agency: NIH
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Duration: 3 years
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Role: PI
Evaluation of groundwater quality of Tripura with emphasis on arsenic and fluoride
Agency: NIH
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Duration: 3 years
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Role: Co-PI
Comparison of Hydrological Behavior of Two Mid-sized Mountainous Catchments under the Influence of Climate and Land Use Changes
Agency: NIH
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Duration: 3 years
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Role: Co-PI
Drought characterization and vulnerability assessment in Assam
Agency: NIH
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Duration: 2 years
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Role: Co-PI
Impact of Climate change on Flood Inundation in Beki River basin
Agency: NIH
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Duration: 2 years
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Role: Co-PI
Linear hydrological routing using Satellite precipitation datasets for flood forecasting in parts of Brahmaputra Basin
Agency: NIH
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Duration: 2 years
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Role: Co-PI
Conference & Training
Seminar / Conference / Symposia
National Seminar on "Advances in Irrigation Technologies and Management" in collaboration with NERIWALM, CWC, CGWB, Brahmaputra Board, NWA
National
Duration: 29-30 November 2024
Location: Guwahati, Assam
National Symposium cum Workshop on "Springshed Management" in collaboration with NERIWALM, Tezpur
National
Duration: 18-19 November 2022
Location: Tezpur, Assam
Training / Workshop / Brainstorming
One week workshop on "Integrated hydrodynamic and sediment transport analysis with HEC-RAS" in collaboration with Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar
National
Duration: 1-5 December 2025
Location: Kokrajhar, Assam
5-day training program on "Comprehensive Hydro-Sedimentological Modeling with SWAT and HEC-RAS"
National
Duration: 17-21 November 2025
Location: Guwahati, Assam
One-day workshop on "Training and Research Needs Assessment"
National
Duration: 7th February 2025
Location: Guwahati, Assam
5-day training program on "GIS and Remote Sensing for Water Resources Sector" in collaboration with NEHARI, Brahmaputra Board.
National
Duration: 22-26 April 2025
Location: Guwahati, Assam
5-day training program on "Hydrological Modeling"
National
Duration: 30th September to 4th October 2024
Location: NERIWALM, Tezpur
5-day training program on "Use of Geospatial Technologies in Flood Management and Erosion Control" in collaboration with North Eastern Hydraulic & Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Brahmaputra Board
National
Duration: 20-24 August 2024
Location: Guwahati, India
5-day tarining program on "Hydrological Modeling using QSWAT"
National
Duration: 10-14 June 2024
Location: Guwahati, India
One-day workshop on "Space Technology for Sustainable Water Resources Management", a lead-up activity to the "National Space Day" 2024, in collaboration with Water Resources Department, Govt. of Meghalaya, Central Water Commission, Survey of India, and North Eastern Space Application Centre.
National
Duration: 13th August 2024
Location: State Convention Centre, Shillong
5-Day Training Programme on “Hydrological Modeling using HEC-HMS”
National
Duration: 11-15 March 2024
Location: Guwahati, India
One day webinar on "Wetland and Human Wellbeing" on the occasion of World Wetland Day
National
Duration: 02/02/2024
Location: Online
5-Day Training Programme on “Hydrological Modeling using SWAT”
National
Duration: 5-9 December 2022
Location: Guwahati, India
Basics of QGIS
National
Duration: 16-20 August 2021
Location: Online
One day webinar on “Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible” in collaboration with North Eastern regional Institute of Water and Land Management on the occasion of World Water Day
National
Duration: 22/03/2022
Location: Online
Student Guidance
Doctoral Supervision
Integrated Flood Management and Sustainable Watershed Development: A Comparative Urban–Rural Assessment of Pluvial Flooding along NH-27, Guwahati and Riverine Flooding in the Kampur Basin, Assam.
Student: Daisy Das
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University/Institute: Gauhati University
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Year: Ongoing
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Role: Co-Guide
Hydro-geomorphic Impacts of Panyor Lower Hydro Power Station in the Ranganadi Watershed
Student: Rudrakshi Gogoi
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University/Institute: Cotton University, Guwahati
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Year: Ongoing
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Role: Co-Guide
Forest cover change detection using remote sensing and its implications for runoff in a sub-watershed of the Manipur River
Student: Rishita Asem
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University/Institute: Manipur University
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Year: 2025-26
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Role: Co-Guide
Hydrodynamic analysis of flood inundation mapping and nature-based flood management strategies in the Pagladiya river basin
Student: Naimisha Tamuli
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University/Institute: Northeast Regional Institute of Water and Land Management, Assam
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Year: 2025-26
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Role: Co-Guide
Impact of future land use/land cover on hydrological response in the Pagladiya River basin
Student: Pranidhi Hazarika
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University/Institute: Northeast Regional Institute of Water and Land Management, Assam
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Year: 2025-26
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Role: Co-Guide
Hydrological analysis of Pagladiya river basin
Student: Himadri Baruah
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University/Institute: Northeast Regional Institute of Water and Land Management, Assam
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Year: 2022-23
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Role: Co-Guide
Runoff Simulation of river pagladia using Swat Model
Student: Leema Pathak
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University/Institute: Northeast Regional Institute of Water and Land Management, Assam
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Year: 2021-22
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Role: Co-Guide
Rainfall-Runoff Simulation Using Coupled ANN-SCS Approach In Pagladiya
Student: Sagar Debbarma
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University/Institute: Northeast Regional Institute of Water and Land Management, Assam
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Year: 2020-21
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Role: Co-Guide
