Contents:
Theme-I : Hydrologic Parameter Estimation and Modeling, Theme-II : Climate
Change and Environment, Theme-III : Urbanisation, Bio-Diversity and EIA
and Human Health, Theme-IV : Groundwater Exploration, development,
recharge, Modeling and Quality, Theme-V : Water Quality, Water
Treatment, Polution and Society, Theme- VI : Water Condervation and
Irrigation Management, Theme – VII : Water management, Rainfall and
Rainwater Harvesting, Theme – VIII : Geospatial Applications in water
resources |
About the Convener
and Editor:
Dr. M.V.S.S.
Giridhar was
born on 04th June, 1971 in prakasham District, Andhra Pradesh. He graduated in
Civil engineering from Nagarjuna University (1993) and did his M.Tech (Water
Resources Development and Management) from Indian institute of Technology
(IIT), Kharagpur (1995). He obtained his Ph.D in Civil Engineering from
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad in 2007. He is an
academician having 19 years of teaching, research and administrative
experience. He joined in JNT University, Hyderabad, in 2006 as Assistant
Professor at Centre for Water Resources and presently working as Head &
Assistant Professor in water resources, Institute of science and Technology,
JNTUH, Hyderabad. He is coordinator for
the World Bank funded project TEQIP- II (Technical Education Quality
Improvement Programme Phase II-IST, JNTUH) as well as coordinator for the
Centre for Earth Atmospheric Weather Modification Technology CEAWMT, IST,
JNTUH.
He had worked as Coordinator for the
World Bank funded project TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement
Programme) during 2008-2010 at IST, JNTUH. He also worked as Additional
Controller of Examinations of the university from 2010 to 2014. His research
interests are Remote Sensing and GIS applications to Water Resources,
integrated Water Resources Management, Watershed Management, Rainwater
Harvesting and Urban Water issues.
He has published 130 research papers
in various National/International Journals/Conferences. He guided one Ph.D
student and also guided 30 M.Tech dissertations. He has organized several
national and international conferences and workshops. He published three
international proceedings and Six national proceeding as an editor, conducted
eight training programs in the area of Geospatial applications for water
resources and environmental engineering. He is a Member of institution of
Engineers and a member of various reputed professional bodies.
He visited several countries for
dissemination of his research outputs and for exchange of ideas at places like
Loss Angles, USA (2008), Honolulu, USA (2008), Bangkok, Thailand (2009) and
Hanoi, Vietnam (2010), USA (2015), Thailand (2016) and Srilanka (2016). He has
participated in more than 50 Conferences at national and international level on
themes related to his subject expertise to share his views in the field of
water resources.
He successfully completed seven
R&D projects and is currently handling Two research projects. With the
funds received from the Central Ground Water Board, MoWR, AICTE, he constructed
23 recharge bore wells in the University campus and every year more than 10.0
crore liters of rainwater is being harvested and recharged into the aquifers
after proper filtration. |
