Centre for Water Resources

Research
        CENTRE FOR WATER RESOURCES
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
KUKATPALLY, HYDERABAD - 500 085. Telangana State (INDIA)
 

Dr. M.V.S.S. Giridhar
Completed research projects

S.
No.		 Project Title
 		 Funding agency Duration Grant Amount in rupees
1 Ultra micro level water shed management using Geomatics AICTE, RPS, New Delhi 3 years 9.5 lakhs
2 Demonstrative rainwater harvesting structures in JNTUH campus – Phase –I CGWB, MoWR, New Delhi
 		 2 years 27.93 lakhs
3 Demonstrative rainwater harvesting structures in JNTUH campus – Phase –II CGWB, MoWR, New Delhi 2 years 12.00 lakhs
4 Development of Hybrid Power Generation Model using Rain water, Solar and Wind Institute of Engineers (India), Kolkata 3 Years 0.6 lakhs
5 Rooftop rainwater harvesting, use and artificial recharge in urban scenario using Geomatics AICTE, RPS, New Delhi 2 years
 
 		 14.5 lakhs
6 Hyperspectral remote sensing based crop inventory UGC, New Delhi 3 years 12 lakhs
7 Urban Lake water quality Monitoring-A people’s participation approach
Funding Agency:
 		 Earth Watch International NGO, International Funding 3 Years 7

Ongoing research projects
 
S.
No		 Project Title
 		 Funding agency Duration Grant Amount in lakhs
1 Validation of hyper-spectral remote sensing based drought assessment through water balance and geomatic approach AICTE, RPS, New Delhi 3 years 10.91  
2 Drinking water Augmentation to SC communities in fluoride effected area of Nalgonda district through rain water Conservation NRDMS, DST, New Delhi 2years 5.52
3 A novel approach for reduction of fluoride concentration in fluoride affected village with geo- textile as filter and direct recharge of surplus runoff into aquifers TSCOST 1 year 8.50
4 Technical report on augmentation of groundwater through rainwater/surface runoff harvesting scheme in estate & factory area at Ordnance Factory Medak Ordinance Factory 1 Year 11.75 lakhs

Dr. B.Venkateswara Rao
Completed research projects

 
S.No.		  
Title of the Project		  
Year		  
Funding
Organization		 Amount in
Lakhs of Rs.
1. Status, Achievement and Future programme of Water Resources (An approval Report of the Centre of Water Resources submitted twice) 1989
to
1992		 Ministry of
Human Resource
Development		 6.0
 
 
 
2. - Do –
 		 - Do –
 		 - Do –
 		 3.0
3. Developing Hydrological Excellence (Under Removal of Obsolescence & Modernisation) 1993
to
1995		 -do- 7.5
4.

Creation of Infrastructure Facilities for Advanced Technological Research Base in Integrated Management of Water Resources in Representative Hardrock Regions of Peninsular India

 1993
to
1995		 -do- 10.5
5.
 
 
 
 
 

Integrated Investigations for control of Reservoir Sedimentation through Remote Sensing and Conventional Techniques.

 1995
to
1999		 All India
Council for
Technical
Education		 6.0
6.
 
 
 
 

Artificial Recharge sites Identification of a Typical Semi – Arid Region of progressively

Lowering Groundwater Levels

 2002
to
2005		 All India
Council for
Technical
Education		 7.0
 
7.

Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)

 2004 to 2008 Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
(Sponsored by World Bank)		 50
8.
 
 
 		 Evaluation of Recharge from Reservoirs using Stable Isotopes in the Catchment Area of River Musi, Hyderabad, India. 2004
to
2009		 DST
 
 		 5.95
9.
 		 Water Allocation in the Krishna Basin to Improve Water Productivity in Agriculture 2004
to
2011
 		 IWMI
Ministry of Water resources
 
 		 15.0
 
 
 
10. Remote Sensing data based soil conservation studies to control sedimentation in Sriramsagar Reservoir 2005
to
2011		 Ministry of Water resources 15.24
11. Andhra Pradesh Cloud seeding programme “Indira Meghamadhanamu-2008” 2008
to
2009		 Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 47.83
12. Andhra Pradesh Cloud seeding programme “Indira Meghamadhanamu -2009” 2009
to
2010		 Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 68.85
13. Application of Multi geophysical techniques to delineate ground water potential zones and artificial recharge sites 2009 to 2012 AICTE 6.9
14. UGC Innovative programme for the M.Sc (satellite meteorology & weather informatics) 2011 to 2016 UGC 53.3
15. Application of Resistivity Imaging for the delineation of  kaolinised zones to contain water well failures in the khondalitic terrain 2013 to 2016 DST 19.93
16 Application of Deep 3D Resistivity Imaging  at pairs of success and failed wells to characterize the aquifers in granitic  and basaltic terrain 2016-17 TEQIP-II 4.8
Ongoing research projects
 
S.
No		 Project Title
 		 Funding agency Duration Grant Amount in lakhs
1 Application of Resistivity Imaging for the delineation of  kaolinised zones to contain water well failures in the khondalitic terrain DST 3 years 19.93

Dr. C.Sarala
Completed research projects

S.
No.		 Project Title
 		 Funding agency Duration Grant Amount in rupees
1 Hydrogeochemical analysis in Jawahar nagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh UGC  2 years 1.0

LIST OF RESEARCH SCHOLARS OF CWR, IST
 
Sl
No.		 Name of the Research Scholar (Registered/Non Registered for Ph.D Type of Fellowship (CSIR, UGC NET, R&D Projects, University Scholarship) & title Period of Fellowship Name of the Principal Investigator of the Project Name of the Supervisor/
Co-Supervisor with Address		 Place of Work
1. P.Shobha Rani
 
(Full time scholar)
 		 INSPIRE 2012-2017 -- Dr.K.Ramamohan Reddy ICRISAT
2. S.Rupa
 
(Full time scholar)
 
 		 INSPIRE 2012-2017 -- Dr.K.Ramamohan Reddy ICRISAT
3. P.Deepthi
 
(Full time scholar)
 		 UGC-RGN-JRF 2011-2016
 		 -- Dr.C.Sarala CWR,IST
4. P.Sowmya (SRF)
 
(Full time scholar)
 		 UGC
“Hyper Spectral Remote Sensing based crop Inventory”		 2012-2015 Dr.MVSS Giridhar Dr.MVSS Giridhar CWR,IST
5. Y.Sivaprasad
 
(Full time scholar)
 		 DST 2013-2016 -- Dr.B.Venkateswara Rao CWR,IST
6. V.Narasaiah
 
(Full time scholar)
 		 TEQIP 2013-2016 -- Dr.B.Venkateswara Rao CWR,IST
7. G.Hepsi Swarupa Rani
 
(Full time scholar)
 
 		 TEQIP 2013-2016 -- Dr.C.Sarala CWR,IST