Research Projects
Research Projects
Research Projects of the year - 2022
Project Title Project Administrator Role (PI / CO-PI) Start Date/Year Field/Domain Funding Amount (lacs) Funding Agency Other Officers
Water Security Assessment at the River Basin Level Using the Water Footprint Concepts Prof. Basant Yadav PI 31/05/2022 Water quantity and quality 24.69 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Prof. Ashish Pandey (Co-I) , Dr. K. Chandrasekar (Co-I)
Potential for scaling up indigenous rainwater harvesting techniques in semi-arid regions of India Prof. Basant Yadav PI 1/1/2022 Rainwater harvesting 81.07 Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK Prof. Mohit P. Mohanty (Co-I), Dr. Alison Parker (PI-UK), Prof. Jerry Knox (Co-I), Dr. Abdou Khouakhi (Co-I)
Development of decision support system for integrated operation of Tehri hydropower complex Prof. Thanga Raj Chelliah PI 1/1/2022 Hydro Power 56.0 THDC India Ltd. (Rishikesh)
Identification of critical soil erosion prone areas and preparation of CAT plan Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 1/1/2022 Soil erosion 40.4 National Mission for Clean Ganga, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Govt. of India Prof. Mohit P. Mohanty (CO-PI)
Rethinking Disaster Management- A multi-hazard approach of floodplain mapping over a coastal region in India Prof. Mohit Prakash Mohanty PI 10/1/2021 Flood risk management 20.0 Sponsored Research & Industrial Consultancy, IIT Roorkee NIL
Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS). Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 7/1/2022 Agricultural Advisory 11.0 Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Prof.D.S. Arya & Dr. R. Prasad
Forecasting Agricultural output using Space Agrometeorology and Land based Observations (FASAL). Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 7/1/2022 Agricultural Forecasting 6.0 Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Prof.D.S. Arya & Dr. R. Prasad




Research Projects of the year - 2021
Project Title Project Administrator Role (PI / CO-PI) Start Date/Year Field/Domain Funding Amount (lacs) Funding Agency Other Officers
Hindon Roots Sensing: River Rejuvenation through Scalable Water- and Solute Balance Modelling and Informed Farmers' Actions Prof. Vinnarasi R. PI 12/15/2021 Ecohydrology - Crop - Nutrients - Water Quality 160.0 DST-NWO Prof. Idhaya Chandhiran .I
Design of Climate Resilient MAR Strategy for Safe Water Supplies and Improved Groundwater Protection in Hindon River Basin Prof. Basant Yadav PI 12/30/2021 Managed Aquifer Recharge 28.51 SERB, Govt. of India NIL
Capacity development program on-site suitability mapping for managed aquifer recharge (MAR) Prof. Basant Yadav PI 10/1/2021 Groundwater recharge 25.62 APN Capacity Development Programme (CAPaBLE) Prof. Ashish Pandey (Co-I), Prof. Bhaskar Jyoti Deka Co-I), Er. R D Singh (Co-I), Dr. Nitesh Patidar (Co-I), Dr. Gopal Krishan (Co-I) , Dr. Surjeet Singh (Co-I), Prof. Yutaka Matsuno (Co-I), Prof. Sanghyun Jeong (Co-I)
Improving Hydrologic Predictions of Extreme Events using Machine Learning in India Prof. Ashutosh Sharma PI 5/1/2021 Predictions of Extreme Events 11.0 Microsoft AI for Earth (AI4Earth) Grants Prof. Basant Yadav (CO-PI)
Assessing the Viability of MAR as a Water Management Strategy in the Geogenically Contaminated Semi-Arid Regions Prof. Basant Yadav PI 2/1/2021 Groundwater 19.92 FIG IIT Roorkee NIL
Development of Hack-Free Hydro Plant Control Systems Prof. Thanga Raj Chelliah PI 1/1/2021 Hydro Power 150.0 IHub, DivyaSampark, IIT Roorkee, National Mission on Cyber-physical Systems (India) NIL
Smart Cyber-physical Security of Electric Powertrains in Autonomous e-mobility Systems Prof. Deepak Ronanki PI 1/1/2021 Electric Vehicle 20.0 TIH, IIT Kanpur CO- PI: Prof. Thanga Raj Chelliah
Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS). Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 7/1/2021 Agricultural Advisory 11.0 Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Prof. D.S. Arya & Dr. R. Prasad
Forecasting Agricultural output using Space Agrometeorology and Land based Observations (FASAL). Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 7/1/2021 Agricultural Forecasting 6.0 Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Prof. D.S. Arya & Dr. R. Prasad




Research Projects of the year - 2020
Project Title Project Administrator Role (PI / CO-PI) Start Date/Year Field/Domain Funding Amount (lacs) Funding Agency Other Officers
Analysis and Mitigation of Active Power Oscillations in Hydro-Generators Fed High Voltage Transmission Lines Prof. Thanga Raj Chelliah PI 7/12/2020 Hydro Power 25.0 THDC India Ltd. (Rishikesh)
Historical Trend Analysis of Ramsar Wetlands In India : A Remote Sensing And Modeling Approach Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 11/11/2020 Wetlands and Remote Sensing 22.08 Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, Ahmedabad. Prof. Basant Yadav
Green technology for detection of leakage and heavy metals and prevention of choking in pipe networks and its demonstrations in Himalayan setups Prof SK Mishra PI 1/3/2020 100.0 National Mission on Himalayan Studies, Almora Dr. NP Pathak
Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS). Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 7/1/2020 Agricultural Advisory 11.0 Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Prof. D.S. Arya and Dr. R. Prasad
Forecasting Agricultural output using Space Agrometeorology and Land based Observations (FASAL). Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 7/1/2020 Agricultural Forecasting 6.0 Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Prof. D.S. Arya and Dr. R. Prasad




Research Projects of the year - 2019
Project Title Project Administrator Role (PI / CO-PI) Start Date/Year Field/Domain Funding Amount (lacs) Funding Agency Other Officers
Design and Implementation of Quasi ?-Source µ-Inverter for Plug and Play PV Module, P2P Scheme Prof. Thanga Raj Chelliah PI 7/11/2019 Solar 1.0 Design Innovation Centre, IIT Roorkee
Design of Fault Tolerance and Reconfiguration Control for Megawatt Power Electronic Converters Fed Variable Speed Pumped Storage Unit Prof. Thanga Raj Chelliah PI 7/11/2019 Hydro Power 49.0 Central Power Research Institute (Bangalore)
Design and Experimental Validation of Battery Operated Short Endurance Vessels with Wireless Charging Circuit Prof. Thanga Raj Chelliah PI 7/11/2019 Marine 34.0 Ministry of Shipping (New Delhi)
National Coordination for Strengthening of Africa Centers of Excellence (ACEs) in Water Infrastructure & Environment Prof. ML Kansal PI 1/1/2019 Hydrology 56.0 DST-1364-WRC
Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS). Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 7/1/2019 Agricultural Advisory 11.0 Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Prof. D.S. Arya & Dr. R. Prasad
Forecasting Agricultural output using Space Agrometeorology and Land based Observations (FASAL). Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 7/1/2019 Agricultural Forecasting 6.0 Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Prof. D.S. Arya & Dr. R. Prasad
Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Through On-Farm Water Management Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 10/31/2019 Irrigation water management 82.43 DoWR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, New Delhi Prof. S. K. Mishra & Er. R. D. Singh
Water Resources Assessment Under Climate Uncertainties Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 3/1/2019 water resources 23.61 ISRO, Department of Space, Government of India, Banglore Prof. S. K. Mishra




Research Projects of the year - 2018
Project Title Project Administrator Role (PI / CO-PI) Start Date/Year Field/Domain Funding Amount (lacs) Funding Agency Other Officers
Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS). Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 7/1/2018 Agricultural Advisory 11.0 Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India, New Delhi. D.S. Arya and R. Prasad
Forecasting Agricultural output using Space Agrometeorology and Land based Observations (FASAL). Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 7/1/2018 Agricultural Forecasting 6.0 Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India, New Delhi. D.S. Arya and R. Prasad
US-India 21st Century Knowledge Initiative, Theme Area: Sustainable Development & Community Development, “A Global Training Model for Sustainable Water Development in Resource-Constrained Communities Prof. M.L. Kansal PI 1/1/2018 77.0 University of IOWA, IIT Roorkee & Sehgal Foundation




Research Projects of the year - 2017
Project Title Project Administrator Role (PI / CO-PI) Start Date/Year Field/Domain Funding Amount (lacs) Funding Agency Other Officers
Development of a data-based simulation-optimization model for water resources management Prof. Basant Yadav PI 10/1/2017 Groundwater 19.8 SERB, India
Conjunctive Use Planning of Water Resources Considering Spatial Variation in Cropping Pattern Using Remote Sensing and GIS. Prof. Deepak Khare PI 1/1/2017 RS-GIS 24.0 INCOH, MoWR, New Delhi
Assessment of Climate Change & Its Impact on Urban Hydrology: Indian Perspective” Under (NCP) Nationally Coordinated Project Prof. Deepak Khare PI 1/1/2017 Hydrology 40.0 AICTE New Delhi
Assessment of sediment yield from the Tehri catchment Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 7/1/2017 Hydrology 23.74 THDC India Ltd., Rishikesh, UK Prof. S.K. Mishra (CO-PI)
Hydrological Experiment for the validation of Scatterometer Derived Hydrological Products and Application for River Basin Management. Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 5/1/2017 Application for River Basin Management 24.6 Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, Ahmedabad. Prof. S.K. Mishra (CO-PI)




Research Projects of the year - 2016
Project Title Project Administrator Role (PI / CO-PI) Start Date/Year Field/Domain Funding Amount (lacs) Funding Agency Other Officers
Reduction of Switching transients in Doubly Fed Induction Machines used in Large Pumped Storage Plants Prof. Thanga Raj Chelliah PI 1/1/2016 Hydro Power 24.0 Central Power Research Institute (Bangalore)
Doubly-Fed Induction Machine as a Propulsion Motor in Tugboats to improve Fuel Efficiency Prof. Thanga Raj Chelliah PI 1/1/2016 Marine 31.5 Ministry of Shipping (New Delhi)




Research Projects of the year - 2015
Project Title Project Administrator Role (PI / CO-PI) Start Date/Year Field/Domain Funding Amount (lacs) Funding Agency Other Officers
Analysis of dynamic performance of variable speed hydroelectric plants under grid disturbances Prof. Deepak Khare PI 1/1/2015 Hydro 31.3 Tehri Hydropower Development Corp. (I) Ltd Dr. Thanga Raj Chelliah (CO-PI)




Research Projects of the year - 2014
Project Title Project Administrator Role (PI / CO-PI) Start Date/Year Field/Domain Funding Amount (lacs) Funding Agency Other Officers
Analysis of dynamic performance of variable speed hydroelectric plants under grid disturbances Prof. Thanga Raj Chelliah PI 1/1/2014 Hydro Power 33.9 Tehri Hydropower Development Corporation India Limited
A Part Study on "Piloting of E-Flow Assessment Methodology for the Sunderbans Ecosystem - Hydrological Modeling of two river reaches in Sunderbans Area Prof. ML Kansal PI 1/1/2014 11.236 IUCN, New Delhi
Impact of climate and landuse change on hydrological response (surface and sub-surface) of Beas basin (upto Pandoh dam) Prof. ML Kansal PI 1/1/2014 10.21 DST-573-WRD




Research Projects of the year - 2013
Project Title Project Administrator Role (PI / CO-PI) Start Date/Year Field/Domain Funding Amount (lacs) Funding Agency Other Officers
Hydro Energy Storage: Robust Computing and Control Technologies for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Reliability and Energy Efficiency Prof. Thanga Raj Chelliah PI 1/1/2013 Hydro Power 20.1 Science and Engineering Research Board (DST, New Delhi)
A Review Study on Hydropower and its Impact on GHGs Emissions Prof. ML Kansal PI 1/2/2013 10.67 WAPCOS India Ltd.




Research Projects of the year - 2012
Project Title Project Administrator Role (PI / CO-PI) Start Date/Year Field/Domain Funding Amount (lacs) Funding Agency Other Officers
Hydrological response of a river basin in changing climate Prof. Ashish Pandey PI 1/1/2012 Hydrological Modelling for climate change 30.66 INCSW, MoWR, RD& GR, New Delhi S.K. Mishra