A fourteen-day Faculty Development Programme entitled “Water Resource Management: Issues, Challenges & Remedies” was organized by the Department of Civil Engineering from 5th July 2021 to 18th July 2021. The FDP was moderated by Mr. Awadhesh Chandramauli, Head- Department of Civil Engineering and was organized by Mr. Gaurav Thakur and Mr. Vinod Balmiki. The FDP was attended by academicians & research scholars. The Chief Guest of the Inaugural Program was Prof. (Dr.) P. K. Garg, former Vice Chancellor, Uttarakhand Technical University. Hon’ble Chancellor Shri Jitender Joshi, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor (officiating) Prof. (Dr.) Rajesh Bahuguna and Dean-UIT Prof. (Dr.) S. D. Pandey graced the occasion with their benign presence.
Our survival depends on the availability of water. The discipline of water resources management needs to keep on adapting to the existing and future challenges of water allocation. Decision-making will be even more complex as global climate change and the long-term effects of management activities are unknown. Climate change is expected to bring about scenarios that have never been seen before. As a result, different management solutions are being considered in order to minimize setbacks in water resource allocation.
This FDP addressed the issues and challenges associated with Water Resource Management and focused on the advanced remedial methods to counter the same. This programme addressed the complex and interdisciplinary aspects of managing water resources by helping the faculty members to integrate the same in their curriculum and research work. Through the FDP, the faculty members gained breadth in relevant water resource planning and management areas while developing an in-depth knowledge of the latest advancements through intensive sessions.
The FDP took place everyday in two sessions of two hours each. Erudite speakers from across the nation participated in the fourteen-day FDP, namely:
- Dr. L.N. Thakural, Sr. Scientist D, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
- Dr. Yogita Shukla, Founder of WGC & expert in Hydrographic Geospatial Analysis, Wo-Men Geospatial Coterie, Ghaziabad
- Dr. Jabrinder Singh, Associate Professor & Environmental Engineering Expert, DIT University, Dehradun
- Mr. Nitin Mishra, Assistant Professor & Water Resource Engineering Expert, Graphic Era University, Dehradun
- Dr. B.V. Khode, Professor and Head of Civil Department, G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur
- Prof. (Dr.) N.P. Kaushik, former Vice Chancellor, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota
- Dr. Rubeena Khan, GIS Expert, J.P. Survey Academy & Associates, Bhopal
- Prof. (Dr.) Arvind Dewangan, Professor & Head of Department of Civil Engineering, MIET, Jammu
- Dr. Vikas Garg, Associate Professor & Head of Department of Civil Engineering, Central University of Haryana
- Mr. Puneet Kaushik, Director-EHS & Industrial Expert in Environmental Services, EHS Alliance Services, Gurgaon
