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A Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India and Natural

Environment Research Council virtual joint centre. Hosted

by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

(India) and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UK)

Convenors: Activity lead India Dr. Pankaj Kumar, Indian Institute of Science Education and

Research Bhopal (IISER)

Activity leads UK Dr. Sumit Sinha, University of Leeds

Dr. Alexandre Gagnon, Liverpool John Moores University

1 USER ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE: WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPLY , 2019 INDIA-UK WATER CENTRE

Contents

What to expect and preparation 1

Logistical information 4

Delegates 5

What to expect

This knowledge exchange event aims to engage regional level water policy and management bodies in

discussions around Water resource Management and supply in Central India.

The specific objectives of this UEI are:

1. To better understand the food-water-energy nexus and its spatiotemporal evolution under present

and future climates;

2. To examine the efficacy of traditional knowledge and practices and current water resource

management mechanisms in risk mitigation, and potential paths for further improvement;

3. To inform stakeholders of latest research findings and current research activities in India, as well

as, UK scientific outputs from the UK that are relevant to the monitoring and management of water

supply in Central India;

4. To identify research gaps and to promote collaboration and the co-design of projects amongst

participating UK-based and Indian scientists, and together with end users.

The event will be spread over three days. The first two days will be dedicated to talks by scientists and

stakeholders; the scientists will be presenting the state of art in joint India-UK water security research

while the stakeholders will talk on the current water resource management scenario and practices in

central India. The talks and discussions will focus on the following sectors of Water resource and

supply management in Central India:

Energy;

Domestic and Industrial water supply;

Irrigation for agriculture;


The talks will be followed by joint question and answer sessions at the end of each session directed

specifically at the topics presented (for further details on the speakers and talks please refer to the event

agenda).

The third day will be dedicated to breakout group discussions and plenary sessions wherein the

participants will consider:

The potential uses of previous UK-India joint research;

The impact of using this new science;

Factors/ barriers associated with uptake of different scientific methods

Further research needs to enable the sector to make use of the science;

Best way to achieve the above needs.

Expectations & Preparation

This event has been designed to adopt a step by step approach to understand the issue at hand, including

state of art scientific capacities available to handle the issues and feasibility of its application on the

ground. The participants are therefore expected and requested to attend all sessions so that they can

actively participate in the discussions on day three around the potential applications of joint India-UK

research to improve freshwater monitoring frameworks and data at the state level.

The event is multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder in nature. Representatives from state governmental

bodies, NGOs and academic organisations from the state of Madhya Pradesh are expected to attend the

event along with scientists working on joint India – UK projects. Scientists working in collaboration

with the state government on various projects have also been invited. All delegates are expected to

initiate and contribute actively to all discussions

It is anticipated that delegates will have a range of local (and sector specific) perspectives on the issues

under discussion which we hope you will share during the event however, wherever possible, we

encourage you to focus on problems and solutions with common applicability across central India.

Delegates can prepare in advance for the discussions by considering:

The current pressing issues in water resource management and supply within their sector

The way in which research outputs are/have been used to improve water resource management

in their own organisation;

Future science and technological needs of their sector in relation to water resource management;

Methods which could be used to increase the update of research outputs and improve

collaboration between researches and the organisation. to address the above needs and explore

ideas for collaboration


Logistical information

Travel

Flight bookings: You are requested to make your own Air India flight bookings if your institution is

located outside Madhya Pradesh. IUKWC India Centre, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology will

reimburse the expenses for Air India flights (booked through Air India website / Blamer & Lawrie Co.

Ltd. Only) post the workshop, subject to submission of original tickets and boarding passes.

Train/Bus reservations: You are requested to book your own Train (2AC) or Bus tickets, the same will

be reimbursed to you after the workshop, subject to submission of original tickets/ receipts.

Local Transport: Local taxi services/ airport taxis maybe used for airport transfers or to travel to

IISER, Bhopal from your place of work. The expenses for the same will be reimbursed to you after the

workshop subject to submission of original tickets/ receipts.

Accommodation: Accommodation will be provided to outstation delegates only, kindly confirm with

IUKWC secretariat regarding your accommodation needs. Accommodation for the event will be

booked at IISER, Bhopal; the complete address for the venue is as below

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal

Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri

Bhopal 462 066

Madhya Pradesh, INDIA

Distance from Bhopal International Airport: 11.2 Kms (20 mins)

Distance from Bhopal Railway Station: 18.7 Kms (50 mins)

Google maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/essy1FS1o632

Meals: Lunch, Tea and Dinner from 28th

February 2019 – 2nd

March 2019 will be arranged by IUKWC.

Expenses for Breakfast/ Lunch and Dinner taken in transit or in Bhopal on 27th

February 2019 and 2nd

/

3rd

March 2019 will be reimbursed subject to submission of original receipts.

Reimbursements: Reimbursements for travel and meals will be processed only after the workshop

subject to submission of original tickets/ receipts and boarding passes. An IITM reimbursement form

will be circulated after the workshop. The reimbursement process may take up to 2 – 4 months after

submission of receipts along with completed claim form.

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Delegate Details

India – UK scientific community

Delegate Professional background and research interest

Dr. Azhoni Adani Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology Karnataka

Climate change adaptation; Water governance; Environmental Management and

Policy

His research includes investigating the barriers to climate change adaptation for

water management from inter-institutional networks perspectives. His research

has involved government officials, nongovernmental organisations, development

agencies, and other key stakeholder institutions in Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and

Delhi, producing a comprehensive account of the on-the-ground realities of

implementing national and international developmental and environmental

strategies.

Prof. Shakeel Ahmed

MK Gandhi Chair Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia University

Hydrogeophysics

Geostatistics

Aquifer modelling and management with Decision Support Tools

Mr. Kushank Bajaj

Project Scientist, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

Climate and hydrological data analysis. Anthropogenic and natural drought

drivers. Isotope hydrology and its application in understanding hydrological

processes at a scale fine enough for implementation of adaptation and water

management activities.

Prof. Harry Dixon

UK Coordinator, India UK Water Centre

Group Lead, Water Resources Systems Group, Centre for Ecology and

Hydrology

His research interests span hydrometry, hydrometric data processing and analysis,

environmental / hydrological data management and the quantification and

attribution of hydrological variability. He has extensive experience of working in

the UK and internationally on projects related to the collection and management

of hydrological data and information. Harry has an active involvement in water-

related intergovernmental hydrology programmes under the UN framework and

bilateral international science collaborations.


Dr. Mark Everard

Associate Professor, University of the West of England

Ecosystem services Socio-ecological system

Extensive government advisory roles both in the UK and overseas (India, Africa),

and Science and Technical Review Panel (STRP) member of the Ramsar

Commission • Extensive involvement with development and implementation of

the Ecosystem Approach and ecosystem services, freshwater sciences and the

sustainable and equitable use/management of ecosystems and other natural

resources since late-1980s • Leadership of influential ecosystems-based initiatives

such as the UK National Ecosystem Assessment (Phase 1 and Follow-on), Defra

Natural Value Programme, 2011

Dr. Alexandre Gagnon

Activity Lead, IUKWC UEI – GFES, Bhopal

Senior lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University

Climatology Hydrology Climate change impacts Vulnerability and adaptation to

climate change. His research interests are in Climatology and Hydrology and

range from understanding the temporal and spatial patterns of climate variability

to vulnerability, resilience and adaptation to climate change. His research aims to

understand climate change and variability and their impacts on society, and he is

particularly interested in the connections between climatology and hydrology,

notably the impacts of climate variability and change on water resources.

Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi Koneru

Vice President & Head of Innovation Systems Branch, Development

Alternatives Group

Clean technology Assessment and Development, Small Enterprise and Business

Support for Sustainability, Urban and Industrial Environment Assessment and

Support, Environment Assessment, Reporting and Climate Action

Dr. Pankaj Kumar


Asst. Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal

Himalayan Glacier modelling and its impact on the monsoon and spatial temporal

distribution of water resources. Monsoon variability and change Climate

modelling Uncertainties in climate models Monsoon dynamics Climate change

studies, extremes

Dr. Akhilesh Mishra

Associate Professor Amity Interdisciplinary Center for Climate Research

and Policy, Amity University

Regional Climate modelling; Ocean-Atmosphere modelling,; involved in weather

and climate research since last 18 years


Ms. Vinni Munjal,

Student, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, India

Part of an inter-disciplinary M. Tech programme in Water Resources Engineering

and Management which integrates engineering and technological principles with

socio-economic perspectives. The course is providing me with multi-faceted

perspectives on water-related issues rather than just technical ones, thereby

contributing to the development of both technical insights and policy

prescriptions along with effective implementation. I hold 7+ years of

professional experience in the social, environmental and IT sectors. My diverse

professional background equipped with technical and managerial skills gives me

an impetus to looks at things from different perspectives.

Dr. Manoranjan Muthusamy

Research Fellow, Cranfield University

Hydrologic modelling and statistical hydrology. Majority of his work involves the

use of advanced statistical analysis to better understand the hydrological

processes. This includes extreme flow analyses of river flow data, geo-statistical

analysis of rainfall data, statistical evaluation of flood forecasts and uncertainty

analyses of hydrological models (e.g. using Bayesian inference).

Mr. Nathan Rickards

Hydrological modeler, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

His research looks at the assessment of water resources across river basins and

regions, focusing on the supply and demand aspects of sectoral water use for the

present day, along with water availability under scenario change. This involves

the development and implementation of large-scale hydrological models,

including rainfall-runoff and river modelling. His current work is focused around

improving water security in regions of India and West Africa.

Dr. A.K. Sahai

India Coordinator, India UK Water Centre

Scientist G’, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

Dr. Sahai has extensive research experience in the field of monsoon meteorology,

monsoon hydrology; operational forecasts on various time scales and impact of

climate change over the Indian subcontinent. Presently he is working as the

Project Director of the Monsoon Mission- an international project funded by the

Government of India. Recently he has served as the Chief Project Scientist for the

national facility of HPC at IITM Modelling ground water flow. Monsoon

prediction and variability studies, Analysis of fluid flow instabilities.

Mr. Md Saquib Saharwardi

Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research

Bhopal

Climate modelling, extreme climatic events study; monitoring and predictions of

drought over near future under changing climate


Prof. Bhaskar Sengupta

Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh

Low cost water and wastewater treatment for rural and marginalised communities

Removing arsenic from drinking water without chemicals and waste generation

Dr. Sophie Sherriff

Research Associate, University of Dundee

Policy guidance for sustainable water resources management. This involves: a)

Coordinating multi-stakeholder workshop sessions in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

around water management and water demand for various sectors (state- and

ground- level), b) development of regional-scale indicators for water, food and

energy security in India, c) co-development of future storylines for water use in

the Cauvery basin, d) creation of a decision support system to facilitate

communication of plausible water resources futures.

Dr. Dharmaveer Singh

Assistant Professor, Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Application of geo-spatial and isotope technology in water resources mapping

and monitoring; understanding of water dynamics using observations/remote

sensing, isotope and hydrological modelling tools

Dr. Sumit Sinha


Senior Research Fellow, University of Leads; Activity Lead

Hydrological modelling, Surface water quality modelling and Groundwater

modelling.


Stakeholders and invited scientists

Name Role Organisation

Shri. Rakesh Agarwal Chief Engineer Madhya Pradesh Water Resources Department

Shri. Binu Arickal Regional Manager WaterAid, India

Prof. Vivek Bhatt Assistant Professor Water and Land Management Institute, Bhopal

Dr. R. S. Choudhary HOD-Soil Physics Division Indian Institute of Soil Sciences

Shri. Vivek Dave Joint Commissioner Rajiv Gandhi Mission for Watershed Management

Shri. Vijay Dutta Commissioner Bhopal Municipal Corporation

Dr. Venu Gopal Assistant Professor Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Shri Jitendra Jain Superintending engineer Madhya Pradesh Water Resources Department

Shri N.C Jain Chief Engineer National Water Development Agency

Dr. Sharad Jain Director National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee

Shri. R.K. Jhawar Ex. Chief Engineer Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation Ltd.

Shri. Arun Joshi Chair Lakshya, NGO

Shri. Amod Khanna Secretary TAAL (Towards Action & Learning)

Dr. Om Prakash Madguni Assistant Professor Indian Institute of forest Management

Dr. Arvind Mittal Professor Maulana Azad Institute of technology

Shri. Ashis Mondal Director Action for Social Advances

Shri. Amar Prakash Program Coordinator WaterAid

Shri. H.K Pandey Executive Engineer National Water Development Agency

Dr. S. K. Pandey Principal Scientist Madhya Pradesh State science council

Shri. Bhagwan Singh Patel Project Manager Action for Social Advances

Shri P.K. Raghuwanshi General Manager Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam & Public Health Engineering

Department

Shri. Jitendra Singh Raje Executive Director The Environmental Planning and Coordination Organisation

Shri. K Raman Additional PCCF Greening India Mission, Madhya Pradesh Forest Department

Dr. K. V. Ramana Rao Principal Scientist ICAR - Central Institute of Agriculture Engineering

Dr. Dipankar Saha Member Central Ground Water Board

Smt. Jyotsna Sarwaikar Task Manager Rajiv Gandhi Mission for Watershed Management

Shri. Satyanand Commissioner Department of Horticulture, MP

Shri. Anurag Seth General Manager Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation Ltd.

Shri. Vivek Sharma Chief Functionary Centre for advanced research and development

Shri. Subhas Singh Scientist Central Ground Water Board

Shri. G.P Soni Director,

Hydrometeorology

Madhya Pradesh Water Resources Department

Shri Anurag Seth Project Head Indira Sagar Power Station

Shri. Anurag Srivastava IFS, PCCF- IT Madhya Pradesh Forest Department

Dr. Prashant Srivastava Assistant Professor Banaras Hindu University

Shri. Rajeev Sukalikar Engineer in Chief MP Water Resources Department

Prof Dr. S K Tandon Professor Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Shri Lokendra Thakkar Chief Scientific Officer The Environmental Planning and Coordination Organisation

Dr. Vinita Vipat Chief Scientific Officer The Environmental Planning and Coordination Organisation


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