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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

Phd. Shortlisted List for Autumn Semester 2026-27

Proforma: Ph.D. Interview Travel Claim (Autumn 2026-27)

Guest Room Allocation for Ph.D. Admission Process Candidates

UPCOMING EVENTS

Apr.

Earth Day

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.”

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

EGU Early Career Scientist Travel Grant 2026

We are thrilled to announce that 06 of our research scholars have been awarded the highly prestigious EGU Early Career Scientist Travel Grant for the EGU General Assembly 2026! Congratulations to: • Shravani Yadav • Sanjay Kumar • Jaswant Singh • Shruti Singh • Deepak P • Gopeshwar Sahu

Prof. Ankit Agarwal

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

Recent Awards & Recognitions

Sanjay Kumar

awarded Early Career Scientist's travel support for attending European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2026 at Vienna, Austria during 3rd to 8th May, 2026.

Jaswant Singh

awarded Early Career Scientist's travel support for attending European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2026 at Vienna, Austria during 3rd to 8th May, 2026.

Shruti Singh

awarded Early Career Scientist's travel support for attending European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2026 at Vienna, Austria during 3rd to 8th May, 2026.

Shravani Yadav

awarded Early Career Scientist's travel support for attending European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2026 at Vienna, Austria during 3rd to 8th May, 2026.

Recent Publications

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

Network Divergence reveals predictable pathways of extreme rainfall in Central India.

Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2026GL121973. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026GL121973

Salama, H. A, Mukherjee, M, Yadav, B K, Kumar, A (2026)

Urban Flood Risk Criteria Ranking of a Coastal City along the Southeastern Arabian Sea using the Fuzzy Delphi Method”

Natural Hazards, Vol 122(135), pp 1-35, Q1 (IF=4)

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

Singh, S., Singh, R., & Yadav, B. K. (2026).

Macrophytes and emerging Contaminants: Insights on removal and toxicological responses.

Bioresource Technology, 134662. _(Q1, Impact Factor:9)

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.

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