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ABOUT THE INSTITUTE AND THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Hydrology is one of the 23 academic departments of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. The Department came into existence with the inception of the International Post Graduate Course in Hydrology in 1972, being the first such a program in a developing country. The courses, offered by the Department are presently sponsored by the Government of India and UNESCO. The Department has ten dedicated full-time faculty members having specializations in surface water hydrology (Floods, Droughts), water resources systems, watershed management, Geo-hydrology, groundwater geophysics, stochastic hydrology, hydro-informatics, environmental hydrology, atmospheric physics, climate change, etc.

NOTICEBOARD

Schedule of Mid Term Exam (MTE) Spring Semester, 2025-26

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mar.

PRAVAAHA 2026

Mar.

BIS Standards in Hydrology and Water Resources

9-12

Mar.

Training Programme on Springshed Management

Coordinators: Prof. Sumit Sen & Prof. Sandeep Bhatt

Feb.

Expert Talk by Prof. C. Mayilswami,

on “Integration of Aquaculture within Irrigation Systems” followed by “Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources.”

Feb.

One Day Workshop

“Sustainable Membrane Innovations for Clean Water Futures”, bringing together ideas at the intersection of membrane science, sustainability, and water security.

HIGHLIGHTS

Training Programme on Springshed Management

Coordinators: Prof. Sumit Sen & Prof. Sandeep Bhatt

Expert Talk by Prof. Reik Donner

on "Spatio-temporal patterns in compound climate events: From co-occurrence statistics to complex networks".

Expert Talk

Expert Talk by Professor Ian Holman & Dr. Andrea Momblanch on 27 March 2025.

Indo-German School

Indo-German School on "The Second Law in Earth System Science" from 3rd to 7th March 2025 at hydrology IITR.

IAHS 2025

XIIth Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 5th-10th October 2025.

Expert Talk

"Brainstorming session on Bridging flood forecasting and healthcare preparedness" on 27 March, 2025.

One Day Workshop

“Sustainable Membrane Innovations for Clean Water Futures”, bringing together ideas at the intersection of membrane science, sustainability, and water security.

MOUs

IIT Roorkee & BMC sign an MoU for a stormwater management plan, using drone mapping, simulations, & real-time monitoring to enhance flood resilience. Prof. K K Pant & Shri Rajesh Prabhakar Patil, IAS, emphasize its role in sustainable urban planning.

MOU

IIT Roorkee led by Department of Hydrology signed an MOU with the Uttarakhand Climate Responsive Rainfed Farming Project, Watershed Management Directorate, Dehradun to serve as the Scientific Consortia to support in project implementation, by providing technical knowledge in achieving inclusive climate-resilient productivity and mitigation in agriculture, in selected micro-watersheds of Uttarakhand state for the World Bank Funded “Uttarakhand Climate Responsive Rain-fed Farming Project.

MOU Signing ceremony with TIIAME National Research University,Uzbekistan.

Prof. K.K. Pant, the head of IIT Roorkee, and his colleagues met with Prof. Bakhadir Mirzaev, the head of TIIAME National Research University, to discuss ways to work together on academic projects and research.

IIT Roorkee delegation to Samarkand State University, Uzbekistan.

IIT Roorkee has significantly strengthened its global collaborations by signing two landmark agreements with Samarkand State University. These include a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for academic and research collaborations, and a intent to start Joint Master’s Degree Program in Hydrology. These MoUs aim to foster cooperation in water, environmental science, renewable energy and sustainable development. This partnership will promote academic excellence, cutting-edge research, and cultural exchange between India and Uzbekistan.

IIT Roorkee delegation to Indian Embassy in Uzbekistan.

Director IIT Roorkee Prof. K.K.Pant & faculties met H.E. Smita Pant Ambassador to Uzbekistan to discuss deepening ties. This follows landmark partnership of iitroorkee with Uzbekistan universities, fostering academic cooperation and research innovation.

Prof. Ankit Agarwal

has been awarded the Young Engineer Award 2025 and inducted as Young Associate by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in December 2025

Prof. Ankit Agarwal

selected as an Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru

Recent Awards & Recognitions

Prof. Ashutosh Sharma

has been appointed as Associate Editor of Hydrological Sciences Journal, published by IAHS.

Prof. Ankit Agarwal

selected as an Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru

Prof. Ankit Agarwal

has been awarded the Young Engineer Award 2025 and inducted as Young Associate by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in December 2025

Prof. Ashutosh Sharma

awarded with Prof. R. J. Garde Young Researcher Award by the Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH), presented during the 30th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, River and Coastal Engineering (HYDRO 2025) at NIT Rourkela.

Prof. Bhaskar Jyoti Deka

Received the ‘Best Innovation Stall’ award for his recently patented membrane-based technologies/processes at the IIC Regional Meet 2025, hosted by DIT University, Dehradun, and organized by the Innovation Cell, AICTE, Ministry of Education, Government of India. The team includes Mr. Nagendra Kumar Jilagam (PhD scholar) and Ms. Longjam Riccirani Chanu (PhD scholar).

Dr. Divya Sardana

received the ANRF international travel grant (formerly SERB) to participate in EGU General Assembly 2025 to be held in Vienna, Austria, from 27 April to 2 May 2025.

Prabhat Dwivedi

received the prestigious LOTUS fellowship under the Japan Science and Technology (JST) Sakura Science Programme to conduct research work at Institute of Science Tokyo (formally Tokyo Tech).

Recent Publications

Samal, SM ASCE, S. K., Moorthy, G., & Agarwal, A. (2026).

Adaptive Rule Curves Integrating Climate Projections and Seasonal Forecasts to Enhance Reservoir Efficiency.

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 31(3), 04026007.

Kumar, A., Singh, R., & Yadav, B. K. (2026).

Comprehensive assessment of nitrogen and phosphorus removal pathways in vermifiltration: Influence of design and operational parameters.

Journal of Water Process Engineering, 86, 109896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2026.109896

Saha, S., Sardana, D., Manoj J, A., & Agarwal, A.

Compounding heat waves and extreme precipitation in India using event coincidence analysis.

Journal of Water and Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2026.312

De Santis, D., Barbetta, S., Sen, S., Maggioni, V., Bahmanpouri, F., Sharma, A., ... & Massari, C. (2026).

Harnessing multi-source hydro-meteorological data for high flows modelling in a partially glacierized Himalayan basin.

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 26(3), 1075-1104.https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-1075-2026

Kant, C., Meena, R. S., Singh, S. K., Thakur, P. K., & Sharma, A. (2026).

Climate change-driven hydroclimatic shifts and energy prospects: Insights from a snow-fed river basin in Western Himalaya.

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, 03091333261428549.https://doi.org/10.1177/03091333261428549

Sharma, A., Bhosle, A. C. & Deka, B. J.*,

Enhancing high-temperature fuel cell performance: The impact of silicotungstic acid on phosphoric acid-doped polyether sulfone-polyvinylpyrrolidone membranes,

Journal of Power Sources, 670 (2026) 239466, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2026.239466 (Q1, Impact factor: 7.9)

Sharma, S., Raghuvanshi, A. S., & Agarwal, A. (2026).

Evaluating the Performance of Uni‐ and Multivariate Bias Correction Techniques: Challenges in Preserving Temporal and Dependence Structures.

Water Resources Research, 62(2).

Mitra, S., D. Sardana, and A. Agarwal. 2026.

“Seasonal Shifts and Structural Changes in Western Disturbances Over Hindu Kush Himalayas.”

International Journal of Climatology e70272.

Kumar, A., Jain, M.K.

Assessment of entropy-derived 2D river velocity profiles from surface velocity radar measurements: case study of the Ganga and Bhagirathi rivers.

Sci Rep 16, 3308 (2026).

Sharma, S. K. & Deka, B. J.*,

Superhydrophobic PVDF-HFP/PMHS membrane reinforced with zirconium oxide nanoparticles for membrane distillation,

Surfaces and Interfaces 86 (2026) 108718, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2026.108718 (Q1, Impact factor: 6.3)

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