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Prof. N V Uma Mahesh

Professor (HAG)

Department of Civil Engineering

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Room No: 762D +91-870-2462112 mahesh@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

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    • Journal(s): 71
    • Book Chapter(s): 11
    • PhD: Current - 3  Awarded - 17
    • PDF: Guided - 1
    • Event(s) Organized: Conference - 2

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    20

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    9

    PROJECTS

    Research Areas

    Applications of Soft Computing Techniques
    Climate Change and its Impacts
    Flood Forecasting
    Hydroclimatic Extremes
    Hydrological Modelling
    Urban Floods
    Water Resources Systems
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy REC Warangal (NIT Warangal) 1995
    Master of Technology Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 1986
    Bachelor of Engineering College of Engineering, Osmania University 1984
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Stochastic Hydrology(CE76003) 3-1-0 4 PG
    Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Engineering(CE1203) 3-1-0 4 UG
    Water Resources Systems Planning and Management(CE76002) 3-1-0 4 PG
    Systems Analysis in Civil Engineering(CE311) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Stochastic Hydrology(CE5704) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Applied Hydrology(CE5701) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Hydraulic Structures(CE352) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Water Resources Systems Planning and Management(CE5751) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Fluid Mechanics-I(CE152) 3-0-0 3 UG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    A comprehensive evaluation of calibration strategies for flood prediction in a large catchment using HEC-HMS, By Kalakuntla, N., Umamahesh, N.V., Springer, Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, vol.11, pp., 2025
    Assessing climate change impacts on rice yield under compound extreme events using DSSAT-CERES-Rice, By Srikanth, K., Umamahesh, N.V., Springer, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, vol.156, pp., 2025
    Assessing low-impact development strategies using synthetic rainfall under climate change across different urbanization densities, By Manchikatla Sagar Kumar, N. V. Umamahesh, IWA Publishing, Water Science & Technology, vol.91, pp.1220, 2025
    Morphometric Analysis for Prioritizing Erosion‑Prone Watersheds in Manjeera Using Multi‑Criteria Decision‑Making Techniques, By Shravan Kumar S.M, Manish Pandey, N.V. Umamahesh, Springer, Water Conservation Science and Engineering, vol., pp., 2025
    Unravelling the impact of spatial discretization and calibration strategies on event‑based flood models, By Manikanta Velpuri, N V Umamahesh, Springer, Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, vol., pp., 2024
    Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Cotton Yield in A Semi-Arid Region: A Case Study, By Srikanth Kandula, N V Umamahesh, Tamkang University Press, Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, vol.27, pp., 2024
    Multi-criteria decision-making methods for optimal design of intermittent water distribution network, By Katineni Ramani, Nanduri V. Umamahesh, IWA Publishing, Water Supply, vol.24, pp.1176 , 2024
    Investigating the Impact of Compound Extremes on Crop Yield Response of Cotton Using DSSAT-CROPGRO-Cotton Crop Simulation Model, By K Srikanth, V Manikanta, NV Umamahesh, ASCE, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, vol.151, pp., 2024
    Predicting total upland sediment yield using regression and machine learning models for improved land management and water conservation, By Shravan Kumar SM, Manish Pandey, NV Umamahesh, IWA Publishing, Journal of Hydroinformatics, vol.26, pp., 2024
    Investigating the impact of climate change on irrigation and crop water requirements of Bhadra and Tungabhadra command area: A CMIP-6 GCMs and CROPWAT 8.0 approach, By Rudraswamy, G.K., N V Umamahesh, IWA Publishing, Water Supply, vol.24, pp., 2024
    A Multi Criteria Decision Making Based Nonparametric Method of Fragments to Disaggregate Daily Precipitation, By Manikanta V, Titas Ganguli & N. V. Umamahesh, Elsevier, Journal of Hydrology, vol.617, pp., 2023
    Does the performance enhancement through multi-model averaging at the catchment outlet gets translated to the interior ungauged points?, By Sravanthi Dusa, Velpuri Manikanta, Jew Das, N V Umamahesh, Elsevier, Journal of Hydrology, vol.627, pp., 2023
    Surface latent and sensible heat trigger flash drought events in India, By Jew Das, Subhadarsini Das, N V Umamahesh, Wiley, Hydrologic Processess, vol., pp., 2023
    Spatio-temporal compounding of connected extreme events: Projection and hotspot identification, By Velpuri Manikanta, Jew Das, N V Umamahesh, Elsevier, Environmental Research, vol.235, pp., 2023
    Enhancing the predictability of flood forecasts by combining Numerical Weather Prediction ensembles with multiple hydrological models, By Nikhil Teja K, V Manikanta, Jew Das, N V Umamahesh, Elsevier, Journal of Hydrology, vol., pp., 2023
    Performance assessment of methods to estimate initial hydrologic conditions for event-based rainfall-runoff modelling, By Velpuri Manikanta, N V Umamahesh, IWA Publishing, Journal of Water and Climate Change, vol.14, pp.2277, 2023
    Population Exposure to Drought Severities under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways Scenarios in India, By Jew Das, Subhadarsini Das, N V Umamahesh, Elsevier, Science of Total Environment, vol.867, pp., 2023
    Hydrological assessment of the Tungabhadra River Basin based on CMIP6 GCMs and multiple hydrological models, By Rudraswamy G K, Velpuri Manikanta, N V Umamahesh, IWA Publishing, Journal of Water and Climate Change, vol., pp., 2023
    Optimal Design of Intermittent Water Distribution Network Considering Network Resilience and Equity in Water Supply, By Ramani, K.; Rudraswamy, G.K.; Umamahesh, N.V. , MDPI, Water, vol.15, pp., 2023
    Hydrological assessment of the Tungabhadra River Basin based on CMIP6 GCMs and multiple hydrological models, By Rudraswamy, G.K., Velpuri Manikanta, Nanduri Umamahesh, IWA Publishing, Journal of Water and Climate Change, vol., pp., 2023
    On the Verification of Ensemble Precipitation Forecasts over the Godavari River Basin, By Manikanta, Velpuri, K. Nikhil Teja, Jew Das, N.V. Umamahesh, Elsevier, Journal of Hydrology, vol.616, pp., 2023
    Population exposure to Compound extreme events in India under different emission and population scenarios, By Jew Das, Velpuri Manikanta & N V Umamahesh, Elsevier, Science of the Total Environment, vol., pp., 2022
    Evaluation of NCEP-GFS-based Rainfall forecasts over the Nagavali and Vamsadhara basins in India, By G. Venkata Rao, Keesara Venkata Reddy, Venkataramana Sridhar, Raghavan Srinivasan, N.V. Umamahesh, Deva Pratap, Elsevier, Atmospheric Research, vol., pp., 2022
    Copula-based drought risk analysis on rainfed agriculture under stationary and non-stationary settings, By Subhadarsini Das, Jew Das & N. V. Umamahesh, Taylor & Francis, Hydrological Sciences Journal, vol., pp., 2022
    Investigating the propagation of droughts under the influence of large-scale climate indices in India, By Subhadarsini Das, Jew Das, N.V. Umamahesh, Elsevier, Journal of Hydrology, vol., pp., 2022
    Two decades of ensemble flood forecasting: a state-of-the-art on past developments, present applications and future opportunities, By Jew Das, Velpuri Manikanta, K. Nikhil Teja & N. V. Umamahesh , Taylor & Francis, Hydrological Sciences Journal, vol., pp., 2022
    A Non‑Stationary Based Approach to Understand the Propagation of Meteorological to Agricultural Droughts, By Subhadarsini Das, Jew Das, & N V Umamahesh, Springer, Water Resources Management, vol., pp., 2022
    Simulation of flood hazard, prioritization of critical sub-catchments, and resilience study in an urban setting using PCSWMM: a case study, By Sagar Kumar M, N. V. Umamahesh, IWA Publishing, Water Policy, vol., pp., 2022
    Flood-hazard risk classification and mapping for urban catchment under different climate change scenarios: A case study of Hyderabad city, By Vinay Ashok Rangari, N V Umamahesh & Ajey Kumar Patel, Elsevier, Urban Climate, vol., pp., 2021
    Investigating risk, reliability and return period under the influence of large scale modes, and regional hydrological variability in hydrologic extremes, By Jew Das, N V Umamahesh, Taylor & Francis, Hydrological Sciences Journal, vol., pp., 2021
    Investigating seasonal drought severity-area-frequency (SAF) curve over Indian region: incorporating GCM and scenario uncertainties, By Subhadarsini Das, Jew Das & N V Umamahesh, Springer, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, vol., pp., 2021
    Rapid assessment of the October 2020 Hyderabad urban flood and risk analysis using geospatial data, By Rangari V A, Bhatt C M & N V Umamahesh, Indian Academy of Sciences, Current Science, vol., pp., 2021
    Heat Wave Magnitude over India under Changing Climate: Projections from CMIP5 and CMIP6 Experiments, By Jew Dass & N V Umamahesh, Wiley, International Journal of Climatology, vol., pp., 2021
    Identification of future meteorological drought hotspots over Indian region: A study based on NEX-GDDP data, By Subhadarsini Das, Jew Das & N V Umamahesh, Wiley, International Journal of Climatology, vol., pp., 2021
    Nonstationary Modeling of Meteorological Droughts: Application to a Region in India, By Subhadarsini Das, Jew Das & N V Umamahesh, ASCE, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, vol., pp., 2020
    Influence of threshold selection in modeling peaks over threshold based nonstationary extreme rainfall series, By Agilan V, N V Umamahesh & P P Mujumdar, Elsevier, Journal of Hydrology, vol., pp., 2020
    Spatio-temporal analysis of rainfall extremes in the flood-prone Nagavali and Vamsadhara Basins in eastern India, By Venkata Rao, G., Venkata Reddy, K., Srinivasan, R., Sridhar, V., Umamahesh, N.V., Pratap, D., Elsevier, Weather and Climate Extremes, vol., pp., 2020
    Multi-Objective Reservoir Operating Strategies by Genetic Algorithm and Nonlinear Programming (GA–NLP) Hybrid Approach, By Leela Krishna Karnatapu, Srinivasa Prasad Annavarapu & Umamahesh V Nanduri, Springer, Journal of Institute of Engineers (India) Series A, vol., pp., 2020
    Modelling spatial variation of extreme precipitation over Ho Chi Minh City under nonstationary condition, By Le Thi Hoa Binh, V. Agilan, N.V. Umamahesh & E.V. Rathnam , Springer, Acta Geophysica, vol., pp., 2019
    High-resolution flood hazard mapping based on nonstationary frequency analysis: case study of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, By Le Thi Hoa Binh, N.V. Umamahesh & E. Venkata Rathnam, Taylor & Francis, Hydrological Sciences Journal, vol., pp., 2019
    Assessment of inundation risk in urban floods using HEC RAS 2D, By Vinay Ashok Rangari, N.V. Umamahesh & C.M Bhat , Springer, Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, vol., pp., 2019
    Rainfall Generator for Nonstationary Extreme Rainfall Condition, By V Agilan & N V Umamahesh, ASCE, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, vol., pp., 2019
    Optimal crop water allocation coupled with reservoir operation by GA-NLP hybrid approach, By Leela Krishna K, Umamahesh N V, Srinivasa Prasad A , IOP Publishing, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol., pp., 2019
    Optimal multipurpose reservoir operation planning using Genetic Algorithm and Non Linear Programming (GA-NLP) hybrid approach, By K. Leela Krishna, N. V. Umamahesh & A. Srinivasa Prasad, Taylor & Francis, ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol., pp., 2018
    Spatio-Temporal Variation of Water Availability in a River Basin under CORDEX Simulated Future Projections, By Jew Das & N V Umamahesh, Springer, Water Resources Management, vol., pp., 2018
    Assessment of uncertainty in estimating future flood return levels under climate change, By Jew Das & N V Umamahesh, Springer, Natural Hazards, vol., pp., 2018
    Assessment and evaluation of potential climate change impact on monsoon flows using machine learning technique over Wainganga River Basin, By Jew Das & N V Umamahesh, Taylor & Francis, Hydrological Sciences Journal, vol., pp., 2018
    Future Projection of Precipitation and Temperature Extremes Using Change Factor Method over a River Basin: Case Study, By Jew Das & N V Umamahesh, ASCE, Journal of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste, vol., pp., 2018
    El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle indicator for modeling extreme rainfall intensity over India, By Agilan V & N V Umamahesh, Elsevier, Ecological Indicators, vol., pp., 2018
    Covariate and parameter uncertainty in non-stationary rainfall IDF curve, By Agilan V & N V Umamahesh, Wiley, International Journal of Climatology , vol., pp., 2018
    1D-2D Modeling of Urban Floods and Risk Map Generation for the part of Hyderabad City, By Rangari V A, Gonugunta Roja, Umamahesh N V, Patel A K & Bhatt C M, International Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, vol., pp., 2018
    Floodplain Mapping and Management of Urban Catchment Using HEC-RAS: A Case Study of Hyderabad City, By Vinay Ashok Rangari, V Sridhar, N V Umamahesh & Ajey Kumar Patel , Springer, Journal of Institute of Engineers (India) Series A, vol., pp., 2018
    Modeling Nonstationary Extreme Water Levels Considering Local Covariates in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, By Le Thi Hoa Binh, N V Umamahesh, E V Rathnam & Vu Hai Son, ASCE, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, vol., pp., 2018
    Modelling Impacts of Climate Change on a River Basin: Analysis of Uncertainty Using REA & Possibilistic Approach, By Jew Das, Alin Treesa & N V Umamahesh, Springer, Water Resources Management, vol., pp., 2018
    Non-Stationary Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency Relationship: A Comparison between Annual Maximum and Partial Duration Series, By Agilan V & N V Umamahesh, Springer, Water Resources Management, vol., pp., 2017
    Uncertainty and nonstationarity in streamflow extremes under climate change scenarios over a river basin, By Jew Das & N V Umamahesh, ASCE, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, vol., pp., 2017
    What are the best covariates for developing non-stationary rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency relationship?, By Agilan V & N V Umamahesh, Elsevier, Advances in Water Resources, vol., pp., 2017
    Modelling nonlinear trend for developing non-stationary rainfall intensity–duration–frequency curve, By Agilan V & N V Umamahesh, Wiley, International Journal of Climatology , vol., pp., 2017
    Downscaling Monsoon Rainfall over River Godavari Basin under Different Climate-Change Scenarios, By Jew Das & N V Umamahesh, Springer, Water Resources Management, vol., pp., 2016
    Is the covariate based non-stationary rainfall IDF curve capable of encompassing future rainfall changes?, By Agilan V & N V Umamahesh, Elsevier, Journal of Hydrology, vol., pp., 2016
    Detection and attribution of non-stationarity in intensity and frequency of daily and 4-h extreme rainfall of Hyderabad, India, By Agilan V & N V Umamahesh, Elsevier, Journal of Hydrology, vol., pp., 2015
    Equity in water supply in intermittent water distribution networks, By Prasad V K S V Gottipati and Umamahesh V Nanduri, Wiley, Water and Environment Journal, vol., pp., 2014
    Modelling Pollutants in Krishna River using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems, By Chandra Sekhar Matli & N V Umamahesh, Springer, Journal of Institute of Engineers (India) Series A, vol., pp., 2014
    Short-Term Real-Time Reservoir Operation for Irrigation, By Srinivasa Prasad, A., N V Umamahesh and G K Viswanath, ASCE, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, vol.139, pp., 2013
    Operation of a Hydropower System considering Environmental Flow Requirements – A Case Study in La Nga River Basin, Vietnam, By Babel, M.S., N.D. Chien, M. R. Akter Mullick, and Umamahesh V Nanduri, Elsevier, Journal of Hydro-environment Research, vol., pp., 2012
    Optimal Irrigation Planning Model for an Existing Storage Based Irrigation System in India, By Srinivasa Prasad, A., N.V. Umamahesh and G.K. Viswanath, Springer, Irrigation Drainage System, vol.25, pp.19-38, 2011
    Comparison of Stochastic and Fuzzy Dynamic Programming Models for the Operation of a Multipurpose Reservoir, By Chandramouli S & N V Umamahesh, Wiley, Water and Environment Journal, vol.25, pp., 2011
    Optimal Irrigation Planning under Water Scarcity, By Srinivasa Prasad, A., N.V. Umamahesh and G.K. Viswanath, ASCE, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, vol.132, pp., 2006
    GIS Based Soil Erosion Modeling for Conservation Planning of Watersheds, By Naga Malleswara Rao, B. and N.V. Umamahesh, Taylor & Francis, ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol.11, pp., 2005
    Mass Balance Approach for Assessment of Pollution Load in a River, By Chandra Sekhar, M. and N. V. Umamahesh, JESE, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, vol.46, pp., 2004
    Two Phase Stochastic Dynamic Programming Model for Optimal Operation of Reservoirs, By N V Umamahesh & P Sreenivasulu, Springer, Water Resources Management, vol.11, pp.395-406, 1997
    Book Chapter(s)
    Water Resources Availability and Its Teleconnection with Large Scale Climatic Oscillations Over Godavari River Basin By Jew Das & N V Umamahesh in Wastewater Assessment, Treatment, Reuse and Development in India, Springer, Earth and Environmental Sciences Library, Earth and Environmental Sciences Library, 2022
    Extraction of Surface Imperviousness from Land Use Land Cover Analysis for Part of Hyderabad City By Rangari V.A., Umamahesh N.V., Patel A.K. in Advances in Water Resources and Transportation Engineering. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 149, Springer, Conference Proceedings, 2021
    Water Harvesting, Climate Change, and Variability By Jew Das, M.K. Goyal, N V Umamahesh in Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation, Springer, Peer Reviewed invited chapters, 2021
    Stream Flow Forecasting with One Day Lead Using ʋ-Support Vector Regression By Anipindiwar S, N V Umamahesh in Water Security in Asia, Springer Water, Conference Papers, 2021
    Rainfall Runoff Modelling of Urban Area Using HEC-HMS: A Case Study of Hyderabad City By Rangari V.A., Sridhar V., Umamahesh N.V., Patel A.K. in Advances in Water Resources Engineering and Management: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, Conference Papers, 2020
    Simulation of Urban Drainage System Using Disaggregated Rainfall Data By Rangari V.A., Veerendra Gopi K., Umamahesh N.V., Patel A.K. in Hydrological Modelling: Water Science and Technology Library, vol 81, Springer, Conference Proceedings, 2018
    Changes in ENSO and IOD Effects on the Extreme Rainfall of Hyderabad City, India By Agilan V & N V Umamahesh in Climate Change Impacts. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 82, Springer, Conference Proceedings, 2018
    Analyzing Non-stationarity in the Hyderabad City Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves By Agilan V & N V Umamahesh in Climate Change Impacts. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 82, Springer, Conference Proceedings, 2018
    Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Operation of a Multi-Purpose Reservoir By Swain P.C. and Umamahesh V Nanduri in Hydroinformatics in Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Water Resources, IAHS Publication N0 331, Conference Proceedings, 2009
    Evaluation of Alternate Objective Functions for Optimal Operation of an Irrigation Reservoir under a Multi-Crop Environment By N V Umamahesh in Water Resources Systems - Hydrological risk, management and development, IAHS Publication N0 281, Conference Proceedings, 2003
    Impact of Monsoon rainfall on Stream Water Chemistry By M Chandra Sekhar & N V Umamahesh in Water Resource Management in Arid Regions, Balkema Publications, Conference Proceedings, 2002
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Physics-Informed AI for Hydrological Forecasting in Peninsular India
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: ANRF-ARG
    Project Cost (INR): 4364590
    Date of Commencement: 01-04-2026  
    Duration: 35 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Understanding the drivers and responses of flash drought in peninsular India
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: ISRO RESPOND Project
    Project Cost (INR): 3359512
    Date of Commencement: 12-03-2025  
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Studies on Condition Assessment & Management Plan for Krishna River Basin
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: National River Conservation Directorate, Min. of Jal Shakti
    Project Cost (INR): 62700000
    Date of Commencement: 18-03-2024  
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Systems Studies for Identification of Most Appropriate Plan for Proposed Subarnarekha Mahanadi Link
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Consultancy
    Sponsor: National Water Development Agency (NWDA)
    Project Cost (INR): 8260000
    Date of Commencement: 01-10-2022   Date of Completion: 30-04-2024
    Duration: 18 Months
    Status: Completed
    Short and Medium Range Flood Forecasting System for Godavari River Basin using Ensemble Weather Forecast
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
    Project Cost (INR): 5400000
    Date of Commencement: 01-09-2018   Date of Completion: 31-08-2022
    Duration: 47 Months
    Status: Completed
    Integrated Water Management Model for BIS Countries Under Climate Change Scenarios
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: BRICS, DST- International Multilateral Regional Cooperation
    Project Cost (INR): 3900000
    Date of Commencement: 01-04-2019   Date of Completion: 31-03-2022
    Duration: 35 Months
    Status: Completed
    A Decision Support System for Climate Change Adaptation of Chain Tank Systems of Semi-Arid Region
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: DST - Extramural Support
    Project Cost (INR): 3560000
    Date of Commencement: 01-04-2018   Date of Completion: 31-03-2021
    Duration: 35 Months
    Status: Completed
    Real Time Forecasting Floods Using SWAT Model
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: MHRD, SPARC Program
    Project Cost (INR): 8176000
    Date of Commencement: 01-04-2019   Date of Completion: 31-03-2021
    Duration: 23 Months
    Status: Completed
    Integrated Urban Flood Management in India: Technology Driven Solutions
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: ITRA, The Department of Electronics & Information Technology
    Project Cost (INR): 6700000
    Date of Commencement: 01-01-2014   Date of Completion: 31-12-2018
    Duration: 59 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    G Rudraswamy
    Area of Research: Optimal Reservoir Operation under Climate Change
    K Nikhil Teja
    Area of Research: Ensemble Flood Forecasting
    Wakode Prachi Nana
    Area of Research: Water Distribution Networks
    Previous PhD Students
    Guguloth Saikumar (2026)
    Area of Research: Integrated Approaches to Estimate Sediment Bed Scour under Submerged Circular Jet: Experimental and Computational Insights
    K Srikanth (2025)
    Area of Research: Assessing Climate Change Impact on Cotton and Rice Yields using Crop Simulation Models
    K Ramani (2024)
    Area of Research: Multi-Objective Optimization of Water Distribution Network for Uniform Supply in Intermittent System
    M Sagar Kumar (2024)
    Area of Research: Addressing Urban Flood Hazards: An Integrated Assessment of Climate, Land Use, and Low-Impact Developments in Hyderabad
    V Manikanta (2022)
    Area of Research: Assessing Hydrologic Uncertainty with an Event-Based Conceptual Model for Ensemble Flood Forecasting
    K Leela Krishna (2021)
    Area of Research: Optimal reservoir operating policies with conflicting objectives in fuzzy environment by GA-NLP hybrid approach – A case study
    Subhadarsini Das (2021)
    Area of Research: Drought Characterisation, Propagation, and Risk over Indian region
    Vinay Ashok Rangari (2020)
    Area of Research: Hydrologic Modelling and Risk Assessment of Urban Floods: A
    Le Thi Hoa Binh (2019)
    Area of Research: Modeling Extreme Events under Nonstationary Condition in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Jew Das (2017)
    Area of Research: Hydrological Modelling and Uncertainty Analysis to Assess the Impact of Climate Change on a River Basin
    V Agilan (2016)
    Area of Research: Non-Stationary Extreme Rainfall: Statistical Modelling
    B Naga Malleswara Rao (2010)
    Area of Research: Development of GIS Based Support System for Watershed Manage
    G V S Sridhar Vara Prasad (2007)
    Area of Research: Optimal Design of Water Distribution Network for Uniform Supply in Intermittent System
    J Ravisankar (2003)
    Area of Research: GIS Based Simulation Model for Integrated Municipal Solid Wa
    J R Patil (2002)
    Area of Research: Analysis and Design of Bored Piles in Rock using Neural Netw
    Prakash C Swain (2001)
    Area of Research: Multipurpose Reservoir Management using Neural Networks and
    M Chandra Sekhar (2001)
    Area of Research: Immission Approach for Water Quality Modelling of a River to
    PDF Post-Doctoral Fellows
    Jew Das
    Jun 2022 → Oct 2023
    Area of Research: Flash Droughts
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / GIAN
    28th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, River and Coastal Engineering (HYDRO 2023)
    21-Dec-2023 → 23-Dec-2023
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    Innovative Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development
    13-Sep-2019 → 15-Sep-2019
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Organizing Secretary
    Funding Agency: TEQIP III
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2017
    Best Faculty
    2004
    G M Nawathe Award
    2003
    Jalamitra
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Registrar I/C (December, 2023 - February, 2025)
    •  Dean Academic (March, 2022 - June, 2023)
    •  Faculty Advisor (December, 2022 - December, 2024)
    •  Internal Member, Board of Governors (November, 2021 - October, 2023)
    •  Coordinator TEQIP (July, 2015 - June, 2017)
    •  Dean Planning & Development (March, 2013 - June, 2014)
    •  Dean Students' Welfare (July, 2012 - March, 2013)
    •  Professor I/C, EMU (July, 2010 - June, 2012)
    •  Head Department of Civil Engineering (July, 2008 - June, 2010)
    •  Chief Warden (January, 2005 - January, 2007)
     Last updated on June 3, 2026