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MISSION |
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Providing Innovative and Effective S&T for hazard-free sustainable development and management of water and water related disasters |
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MANDATE |
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- To undertake, aid, promote and co-ordinate systematic and scientific work in all aspects of hydrology;
- To co-operate and collaborate with other national, foreign and international organisations in the field of hydrology;
- To establish and maintain a research and reference library and equip the same with books, reviews, magazines, newspapers and other
relevant publications.
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SCIENTIFIC DIVISIONS |
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- Environmental Hydrology
- Ground Water Hydrology
- Agricultural Hydrology
- Surface Water Hydrology
- Water Resources Systems
- Hydrological Investigations
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THRUST AREAS |
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- Water Resources Planning and Management
- Groundwater
- Water Related Disasters
- Snow and Glacier
- Prediction in Un-gauged Basins
- Water Quality
- Hydrology of arid and semi-arid zones. Reservoir Sedimentation
- Hydrology of Watershed Management
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FLOOD MANAGEMENT |
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- Flood Estimation
- Flood Routing
- Non-structural and structural measures for flood control
- Application of remote sensing and GIS in flood management
- Integrated watershed management for flood control
- Development of hydrological database management
- Socio-economic aspects of water related disasters
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SHIFTING OF RIVER |
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| Shifting of River Ganga between Ara to Patna (1974 - 2000) |
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DAM BREAK FLOOD ANALYSIS |
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- Establishment of Dam spillway capacity
- Preparation of emergency evacuation plan
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STUDIES CARRIED OUT FOR FOLLOWING DAMS |
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| Machhu, Mitti, Bargi, Barna, Pulichintala, Vaigai, Myntdu Laska |
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WATER AVAILABILITY IN UNGAUGED BASINS |
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| Flow duration models for 13 States |
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Regional Values for (Q/Qmean)D |
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80% |
90% |
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J&K (Ex. Leh & Kargil) |
1.16 |
0.66 |
0.54 |
0.40 |
0.36 |
0.27 |
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J&K (Leh & Kargil) |
1.22 |
0.84 |
0.74 |
0.59 |
0.54 |
0.43 |
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H.P. |
1.18 |
0.66 |
0.54 |
0.39 |
0.35 |
0.25 |
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U.P. |
1.28 |
0.84 |
0.71 |
0.53 |
0.47 |
0.34 |
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Bihar |
0.74 |
0.27 |
0.20 |
0.12 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
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W.B. & Sikkim |
1.09 |
0.51 |
0.39 |
0.26 |
0.22 |
0.14 |
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N. Assam & Arunachal P. |
1.31 |
0.85 |
0.71 |
0.53 |
0.46 |
0.33 |
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S. Assam & Meghalaya |
1.14 |
0.49 |
0.36 |
0.21 |
0.16 |
0.09 |
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Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram & Tripura |
1.25 |
0.55 |
0.40 |
0.22 |
0.17 |
0.09 |
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RESERVOIR ANALYSIS |
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- Developed software for reservoir analysis including simulation of operation of a multi-purpose multi-reservoir system
- being used by NWDA, CWC, NCA, IIT Roorkee, and CDO, Nasik.
- Assessed sedimentation using satellite remote sensing
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SNOW AND GLACIER HYDROLOGY |
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- Snow and glacier melt contribution in annual flows
- Development of snow melt runoff model
- Determination of melt runoff yield and distribution
- Suspended sediment
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WATERSHED MANAGEMENT |
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- Integrated hydrological study in watersheds
- Mitigation of water scarcity
- Collaboration between NIH and NGO
- Creation of awareness in the local public on the importance of hydrology
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GROUNDWATER ASSESSMENT AND CONJUNCTIVE USE |
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- Groundwater assessment and water balance study
- Modeling of variable density flow in coastal aquifers
- Pollutants source identification in a heterogeneous aquifer (Arsenic problem in West Bengal)
- Modeling of spring flow
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IRRIGATION RETURN FLOW |
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- Methodology developed for estimation of Irrigation Return Flow (IRF).
- Developed empirical relationship for estimating regeneration of flow.
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DRAINAGE CONGESTION |
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- Drainage congestion problem of Mokama group of Tals
- Drainage congestion in Punjab (Muktsar district)
- Design of sub-surface drainage in IGNP Phase II
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SALINITY IN COMMAND AREAS |
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- Lower Gandak Command
- Ghatprabha Command
- Tawa Command
- Ravi-Tawi Command
- Aligarh (U.P.)
- Punjab (Muktsar district)
- Haryana (Hissar, Rohtak and Jhajjar districts)
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LAKE HYDROLOGY |
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- Nainital
- Mansar
- Bhopal
- Pichola
- Sagar
- Dal Nagin
- Barapani
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WATER QUALITY |
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- Ground water quality in Metropolitan cities
- Water quality modeling
- Adsorption and movement of pollutants by sediment
- River water quality
- Lake water quality
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FRESHWATER-SALINE WATER INTERACTION IN COASTAL AREAS |
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- Development of groundwater management strategies in coastal regions
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HYDROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT |
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- Delineation and prioritization of watersheds
- Water Quality
- Water availability in semi-arid and Kandi watersheds
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DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUMENTS |
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- Weighing rain gauge
- Weighing snow gauge
- Optical shaft-encoder type water level recorder
- Depth water sampler
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HYDROLOGY PROJECT |
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- INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
- Consolidation of HP-I
- Awareness, dissemination and knowledge sharing
- Technical consultancy
- VERTICAL EXTENSION
- Development of hydrological design aids
- Decision support systems
- Purpose Driven Studies
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