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Key Notes
- Journal(s): 14
- Conference(s): 5
- Book Chapter(s): 5
- PhD: Current - 5 Awarded - 11
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PUBLICATIONS16
DOCTORAL STUDENTS11
PROJECTSResearch Areas
AI-ML applications in geospatial systems
Climate change impact studies
Geospatial applications for Rural and Urban Systems
Low cost sensors for watershed systems
Watershed modelling and management
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
| Degree | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | IIT Bombay | 2007 |
| Master of Technology | REC Surathkal (NITK Surathkal) | 2002 |
| Bachelor of Technology | Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering (Now KL University) | 2000 |
COURSES HANDLED
| Course | L-T-P | Credit | Degree Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programming Methods for Geospatial Systems(CE46005) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| GIS Applications(CE416) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Web and Mobile GIS(CE46032) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Geographical Information Systems(CE46003) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Programming Methods for Geospatial Systems(CE5511) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
| Geographical Information Systems(CE5502) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
| Web and Mobile GIS(CE5563) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Geospatial data Processing and Modeling(CE5551) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
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PUBLICATIONS
Journal(s)
Harnessing social media data and geospatial tools for flood hazard and risk assessment,
By Sreeharshini Kollozu, Venkata Reddy Keesara, K.N. Loukika, Venkataramana Sridhar,
ELSEVIER SCI LTD,
Environmental Modelling & Software,
vol. 199,
pp.106914,
2026
Climate-adaptive optimal water resources management: A multi-sectoral approach for the Munneru river basin, India,
By Eswar Sai Buri , Venkata Reddy Keesara , K.N. Loukika
, Venkataramana Sridhar ,
Bloodless Dzwairo , Suzana Montenegro,
Elsevier,
Journal of Environmental Management ,
vol. 374,
pp.124014,
2025
Flood Inundation Mapping of a River Stretch Using Machine Learning Algorithms in the Google Earth Engine Environment. Journal of Flood Risk Management 18.2 (2025): e70062.,
By Ashhar, Maaz, Venkata Reddy Keesara, and Venkataramana Sridhar. ,
John Wiley and Sons Inc,
Journal of Flood Risk Management ,
vol.18,
pp.e70062,
2025
Analysis of the causes of extreme precipitation in major cities of Peninsular India using remotely sensed data,
By Tharani Kotrike, Venkata Reddy Keesara and Venkataramana Sridhar,
Elsevier,
Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment,
vol.33,
pp.,
2024
Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Streamflow and Sediment in the Nagavali and Vamsadhara Watersheds in India,
By Nagireddy, Nageswara Reddy, Venkata Reddy Keesara, Gundapuneni Venkata Rao, Venkataramana Sridhar and Raghavan Srinivasan,
MDPI,
Applied Sciences,
vol.13,
pp.,
2023
limate Change Impact on Water Resources of Tank Cascade Systems in the Godavari Sub-Basin, India,
By Koppuravuri Ramabrahmam, Venkata Reddy Keesara, Raghavan Srinivasan, Deva Pratap and Venkataramana Sridhar,
Springer Link,
Water Resources Management,
vol.37,
pp.2853-2873,
2023
Future prediction of scenario-based land use land cover (LU&LC) using DynaCLUE model for a river basin,
By Kotapati Narayana Loukika, Venkata Reddy Keesara, Eswar Sai Buri and Venkataramana Sridhar,
Elsevier,
Ecological Informatics,
vol.77,
pp.,
2023
Long-term trend analysis of observed gridded precipitation and temperature data over Munneru River basin, India,
By Eswar Sai Buri , Venkata Reddy Keesara and Kotapati Narayana Loukika,
Springer Link,
Journal of Earth System Sciences,
vol.131,
pp.,
2022
Predicting the Effects of Land Use Land Cover and Climate Change on Munneru River Basin Using CA-Markov and Soil and Water Assessment Tool,
By Loukika, K.N., Keesara, V.R., Buri, E.S. and Sridhar, V,
MDPI,
Sustainability,
vol.14,
pp.,
2022
Streamflow and Sediment Yield Analysis of Two Medium-Sized East-Flowing River Basins of India,
By Nagireddy NR, Keesara VR, Sridhar V and Srinivasan R,
MDPI,
Water,
vol.14,
pp.,
2022
Climate Change Impacts on Streamflow in the Krishna River Basin, India: Uncertainty and Multi-Site Analysis,
By Naga Sowjanya P, Keesara VR, Mesapam S, Das J and Sridhar V,
MDPI,
Climate,
vol.10,
pp.,
2022
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Climatic Variables in the Munneru River Basin, India, Using NEX-GDDP Data and the REA Approach,
By Buri, E.S., Keesara, V.R., Loukika, K.N. and Sridhar, V,
MDPI,
Sustainability,
vol.14,
pp.,
2022
Evaluation of NCEP-GFS-based Rainfall forecasts over the Nagavali and Vamsadhara basins in India,
By G. Venkata Rao, Venkata Reddy Keesara, Venkataramana Sridhar, Raghavan Srinivasan, N.V. Umamahesh and Deva Pratap,
Elsevier,
Atmospheric Research,
vol.278,
pp.,
2022
Prediction of Future Lake Water Availability Using SWAT and Support Vector Regression (SVR),
By Jayanthi, S.L.S.V., Keesara, V.R. and Sridhar V,
MDPI,
Sustainability,
vol.14,
pp.,
2022
Conference(s)
Mapping the dynamic changes of LULC around the lake systems using machine learning approaches for Hanamkonda district
By Vangala Tejaswi, K Venkata Reddy and K N Loukika,
HYDRO 2023 INTERNATIONAL,
2023
Simulation of Floods during Cyclone Events for a Coastal Basin Using HEC-HMS and Machine Learning Algorithms
By Buridi Sravya, Venkata Reddy Keesara and Eswar Sai Buri,
HYDRO 2023 INTERNATIONAL,
2023
Trend Analysis of Groundwater Levels over Southern Indian States.
By K N Loukika, K. Venkata Reddy and Eswar Sai Buri,,
International Virtual Conference on Developments and Applications of Geomatics (DEVA-2022),
2022
Trend Analysis of climate variables and extremes over Maneru River Basin, India.
By K. Ramabrahmam and K. Venkata Reddy,,
International Virtual Conference on Developments and Applications of Geomatics (DEVA-2022),
2022
Hydrological Appraisal for Munneru River Basin using SWAT model
By Buri Eswar Sai, K Venkata Reddy and K N Loukika,
International Virtual Conference on Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems (ITHES-2021),
2021
Book Chapter(s)
Validation and Correction of GSMaP_Gauge Product Over the Nagavali Basin in Eastern India
By Venkata Rao, G. and Venkata Reddy, K in
Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems,
Springer Link,
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering,
2022
Climate Change Impact on the Groundwater Resources of Nagavali Basin Using QSWAT Model
By Jothi Jeya Sri, M. and Venkata Reddy, K in
Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems,
Springer Link,
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering,
2022
Hydrological Appraisal of Munneru River Basin Using SWAT Model
By Sai Buri, E., Venkata Reddy, K. and Loukika, K.N. in
Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems,
Springer Link,
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering,
2022
Hydrological Modelling of Ungauged Tanks in SWAT Using BHUVAN Data
By Ramabrahmam, K. and Venkata Reddy, K in
Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems,
Springer Link,
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering,
2022
Analysis of Groundwater Level Fluctuation Near the Rejuvenated Tank Under Mission Kakatiya
By Sree Laxmi Pavani, C. and Reddy, K.V. in
Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems,
Springer Link,
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering,
2022
PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
Development of low-cost, open-hardware enabled watershed monitoring system for India
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: MoE- SPARC Scheme
Project Cost (INR): 9161770
Date of Commencement: 28-07-2023 Date of Completion: 31-12-2025
Duration: 29 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: MoE- SPARC Scheme
Project Cost (INR): 9161770
Date of Commencement: 28-07-2023 Date of Completion: 31-12-2025
Duration: 29 Months
Status: Completed
Real Time Forecasting Floods Using SWAT Model
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: MoE-SPARC; Project Code P270
Project Cost (INR): 8176935
Date of Commencement: 15-03-2019 Date of Completion: 30-09-2023
Duration: 54 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: MoE-SPARC; Project Code P270
Project Cost (INR): 8176935
Date of Commencement: 15-03-2019 Date of Completion: 30-09-2023
Duration: 54 Months
Status: Completed
IWMM- BIS: Integrated Water Management Model for BIS Countries Under Climate Change Scenarios, Coordinated BRICS project with Brazil and South Africa,
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST- IMRCD (BRICS Pilot Call 2)
Project Cost (INR): 3900000
Date of Commencement: 20-03-2019 Date of Completion: 19-09-2023
Duration: 54 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST- IMRCD (BRICS Pilot Call 2)
Project Cost (INR): 3900000
Date of Commencement: 20-03-2019 Date of Completion: 19-09-2023
Duration: 54 Months
Status: Completed
Entrepreneurial Meteorology
Role:
Program Coordinator and Host Faculty
Type: GIAN Course
Sponsor: MoE
Project Cost (INR): 568000
Date of Commencement: 22-03-2022 Date of Completion: 26-03-2022
Duration: 0 Months
Status: Completed
Type: GIAN Course
Sponsor: MoE
Project Cost (INR): 568000
Date of Commencement: 22-03-2022 Date of Completion: 26-03-2022
Duration: 0 Months
Status: Completed
A Decision Support System for Climate Change Adaptation of Chain Tank Systems of Semi-Arid Region
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-Extramural Support
Project Cost (INR): 3108200
Date of Commencement: 15-05-2018 Date of Completion: 23-11-2021
Duration: 42 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-Extramural Support
Project Cost (INR): 3108200
Date of Commencement: 15-05-2018 Date of Completion: 23-11-2021
Duration: 42 Months
Status: Completed
iv. Independent Certifying Authority for a GIS Solution project at Haldia Dock Complex, West Bengal,
Role:
Job Coordinator and Principal Consultant
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: RSI SOFTECH INDIA PVT LTD Hyderabad
Project Cost (INR): 100000
Date of Commencement: 29-01-2019 Date of Completion: 31-05-2019
Duration: 4 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: RSI SOFTECH INDIA PVT LTD Hyderabad
Project Cost (INR): 100000
Date of Commencement: 29-01-2019 Date of Completion: 31-05-2019
Duration: 4 Months
Status: Completed
Development of Web Based GIS Platform for a Telecom Company
Role:
Principal Consultant and Job Coordinator
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: Ski Solutions Corp, Arkansan, USA
Project Cost (INR): 1872000
Date of Commencement: 20-01-2017 Date of Completion: 13-03-2018
Duration: 14 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: Ski Solutions Corp, Arkansan, USA
Project Cost (INR): 1872000
Date of Commencement: 20-01-2017 Date of Completion: 13-03-2018
Duration: 14 Months
Status: Completed
vii. Development of Rural Information System Using High Resolution Satellite Data, GIS and GPS
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-SERC(Fast Track Proposal for Young Scientists
Project Cost (INR): 1692000
Date of Commencement: 01-01-2013 Date of Completion: 31-12-2017
Duration: 59 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-SERC(Fast Track Proposal for Young Scientists
Project Cost (INR): 1692000
Date of Commencement: 01-01-2013 Date of Completion: 31-12-2017
Duration: 59 Months
Status: Completed
Asset Mapping Gram Panchayats in Warangal Rural and Warangal Urban district under EPRIS project of NRSC
Role:
Principal Consultant and Job Coordinator
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: NRSC
Project Cost (INR): 770000
Date of Commencement: 01-03-2017 Date of Completion: 31-10-2017
Duration: 7 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: NRSC
Project Cost (INR): 770000
Date of Commencement: 01-03-2017 Date of Completion: 31-10-2017
Duration: 7 Months
Status: Completed
Development of Precise and Real Time Simulation Watershed Modeling System Using Advanced Geospatial and Soft Computing Methods
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST –WTI
Project Cost (INR): 1841600
Date of Commencement: 01-10-2013 Date of Completion: 31-10-2017
Duration: 48 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST –WTI
Project Cost (INR): 1841600
Date of Commencement: 01-10-2013 Date of Completion: 31-10-2017
Duration: 48 Months
Status: Completed
i. Detailed Topographical/Digital Survey plan of entire land with the contours at an interval of one meter, NIT Tadepalligudem, 2016
Role:
Job Coordinator
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: NIT AP
Project Cost (INR): 480564
Date of Commencement: 01-12-2015 Date of Completion: 08-02-2016
Duration: 2 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: NIT AP
Project Cost (INR): 480564
Date of Commencement: 01-12-2015 Date of Completion: 08-02-2016
Duration: 2 Months
Status: Completed
RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
Current PhD Students
Amgothu Venkatesh
Area of Research:
Development of remote sensing sensors for turbidity measurement
Bellam Pavan Kumar
Area of Research:
Crop Monitoring and Soil Moisture Mapping using Microwave Data
Bojja Gracy
Area of Research:
Sensor systems and machine learning algorithms for real time simulations of flows in watersheds.
Nukala Hema
Area of Research:
Real time Flood simulations
Sree Laxmi Pavani Ch
Area of Research:
Impact of Climate Change on the Ground Water Resources of a Semi Arid Region
Previous PhD Students
K. N. Loukika
(2024)
Area of Research:
Synergetic effects of Land Use Land Cover and Climate Change on Water Resources of a River Basin
Nagireddy Nageswara Reddy
(2024)
Area of Research:
Streamflow and Sediment Yield Analysis for Evaluating Best Management Practices under Climate Change
Eswar Sai Buri
(2024)
Area of Research:
Optimal Water Resources Management for a River Basin Under Climate Change Scenarios
Koppuravuri Ramabrahmam
(2024)
Area of Research:
Optimal Water Resources Management of Tank Cascade System in Semi-arid Region Under Changing Climate
Sri Laxmi Sesha Vani Jayanthi
(2023)
Area of Research:
Development of Adaptation Strategies for Water Demand Management of a Tank Based Irrigation System under Climate Change
Venkata Rao Gundapaneni
(2023)
Area of Research:
Real-Time Flood Forecasting Using Rainfall Forecasts from Numerical Weather Prediction Models
K Tharani
(2023)
Area of Research:
Analyzing the Connection Among Aerosol Optical Depth, Precipitation and Temperature in Southern India
Shirisha P
(2020)
Area of Research:
Real Time forecasting of flow parameters in watersheds
P. Naga Sowjanya
(2019)
Area of Research:
Climate Change Impact Studies for Water Resources of Wardha and Krishna River Basins
Y. Navatha
(2015)
Area of Research:
Planning and Design of Infrastructural facilities in Rural Areas Using Advanced Geospatial Technologies
T. Reshma
(2015)
Area of Research:
Parameter Optimization for Event Based Rainfall-Runoff Model Using Soft Computing Techniques
CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2025
Research Excellence Award
2017
Teaching Staff Mobility
2016
Young Engineering Research Award
2013
Raman Fellowship
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Head, Department of Civil Engineering (Continuing from July, 2024)
- Associate Dean, Industrial Consultancy (February, 2024 - June, 2024)
- Institute Convenor/Coordinator Jala Shakti Abhiyan (July, 2019 - July, 2021)
- Head, Geotechnical Division, Civil Engineering Department (October, 2018 - October, 2020)
- Coordinator of M.Tech RS&GIS program (May, 2017 - October, 2020)
- Faculty In charge, Civil Engineering Association (July, 2016 - August, 2018)
- NSS Program Officer (July, 2011 - July, 2013)
- Treasurer of Civil Engineering Association (August, 2008 - July, 2010)
- Lab-in-charge of RS &GIS Lab (August, 2008 - August, 2022)
- HOSTEL WARDEN (July, 2008 - July, 2010)
Last updated on February 21, 2026