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Regional Coordination Committee

To ensure effective coordination between the CFMS/Regional Centre and the various academic and field organisations in the region, who are engaged in water resources research and development and to advise the CFMS/Regional Centre in all technical and scientific matters, the Society has approved constitution of Regional Coordination Committee for each CFMS/Regional Centre. The Regional Coordination Committee also examines the proposals for diversification of activities of the Centre.

Experts from field organisations and academic Institutes of the region covered by the Regional Centre are members of the Regional Coordination Committee with Director, NIH as the Chairman.

Various Regional Coordination Committees are given below

A. HARD ROCK REGIONAL CENTRE, BELAGAVI
1 CHAIRMAN
Director, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
2 CO-CHAIRMAN
Co-ordinator, Hard Rock Regional Center, Belagavi
MEMBERS
Central Govt. Institutions
3 Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board, Bengaluru
4 Chief Engineer, Krishna and Godavari Basin Organisation, CWC, Hyderabad
5 Nominee of Director, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pashan, Pune
6 Nominee of Director, NRSC, Balanagar, Hyderabad, AP
State Govt. Institutions
7 Chief Engineer, Water Resources Development Organization, Bengaluru
8 Chief Engineer, Water Resources Dept., Goa
9 Chief Engineer (Project II and HP-II), Kerala State Irrigation Department, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala
10 Chief Engineer, Hydrology Project (Surface Water), Nashik
11 Chief Engineer, State Ground and Surface Water Resources Data Centre, Chennai
12 Director, Groundwater Survey and Development Agency, Pune
13 Director, State Groundwater Deptt., Thiruvanthapuram
14 Director, State Ground Water Department, Hyderabad
15 Chief Engineer (Hydrology), I&CAD Deptt., Hyderabad
16 Director, WTC, TNAU, Coimbatore, TN
Academic Institutions
17 Nominee of Director, NIT, Trichy, TN
18 Nominee of Director, IISc, Bengaluru
NGOs and Individual Experts
19 Prof. Lakshman Nandagiri, Deptt. Of Applied Mechanics, National Institute of Technology(NIT), Surathkal, Mangalore
20 Prof. A.G. Chachadi, Deptt. of Geology, Goa University, Goa
21 Director, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, Bengaluru
22 Director, Dhan Foundation, Madurai, Tamilnadu
MEMBER SECRETARY
23 Head, Deccan Hard Rock Regional Centre, Belagavi
B .WESTERN HIMALAYAN REGIONAL CENTRE, JAMMU
1 CHAIRMAN
Director, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
2 CO-CHAIRMAN
Co-ordinator, Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu
MEMBERS
Central Govt. Institutions
3 Regional Director, North West Himalayan Region (NWHR), Central Ground Water Board, Jammu
4 Nominee of Director Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment (RDC), Him Parisar, Chandigarh
5 Nominee of Director, GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environ. & Development, Almora (Uttarakhand)
6 Chief Engineer (Indus Basin), Central Water Commission, Chandigarh
7 Director, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Srinagar
8 Nominee of Director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun
9 Regional Director, Geological Survey of India, Jammu
10 Director, Central Water Commission, Jammu
11 Representative of Bhakra Beas Management Board, Chandigarh
State Govt. Institutions
12 Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control Department (I&FC, J&K), Jammu
13 Nominee of Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigatioin and Public Health (I&PH) Department (HP), Shimla
14 Nominee of Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation Department (Uttarakhand Govt.), Dehradun
15 Regional Director, J & K State Pollution Control Board, Jammu
Academic Institutions
16 Chief Scientist & Head (WM), Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu
17 Nominee of Director, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar
18 Nominee of Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishav- Vidhyalaya (HPKV), Palampur
NGOs and Individual Experts
19 Prof. M. N. Kaul, Department of Geography, University of Jammu, Jammu
20 Mr. Chewang Norphel, Chief Project Officer, Leh Nutrition Project, Leh, Laddakh, J&K
21 Maj. Gen. (Retd.) G. S. Jamwal, President, J&K Paryavaran Sanstha, Jammu
MEMBER SECRETARY
22 Head, Western Himalayan Regional Centre, Jammu
C. CENTRAL INDIA HYDROLOGY REGIONAL CENTRE, BHOPAL
1 CHAIRMAN
Director, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
2 CO-CHAIRMAN
Co-ordinator, Central India Hydrology Regional Centre, Bhopal
MEMBERS
Central Govt. Institutions
3 Chief Engineer, Narmada Basin, Central Water Commission (CWC), Bhopal
4 Regional Director, North Central Region (NCR), Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
5 Director, Meteorological Centre, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bhopal
6 Nominee (dealing with water resources) of Director, CSIR-AMPRI Regional Research Laboratory (RRL), Bhopal
7 Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Zonal Office, Bhopal
State Govt. Institutions
8 Chief Engineer, BODHI, Bhopal
9 Chief Engineer, Chambal Betwa Basin, Water Resources Department (WRD), Bhopal
10 Chief Engineer, Dhasan-Ken Basin, WRD, Sagar
11 Chief Engineer, MG Basin, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
12 Chief Engineer, Betwa Pariyojna, Jhansi (UP)
13 Chief Engineer, Sone Basin, Bihar
14 Superintending Engineer, Ground Water Survey, WRD, Bhopal
15 Nominee of MP Council of Science & Technology
Academic Institutions
16 Chief Engineer, & Director, Irrigation Management and Training Institute (IMTI), Kota
17 Nominee of Director (dealing with water resources), Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal
18 Nominee of Director, Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI), Bhopal
NGOs and Individual Experts
19 Samaj Pragati Sahyog, Dewas
20 Development Alternatives, Jhansi
21 Dr Salim Romani, Chairman (Retd.), Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Bhopal
MEMBER SECRETARY
22 Head, Ganga Plains South Regional Centre, Bhopal
D. DELTAIC REGIONAL CENTRE, KAKINADA
1 CHAIRMAN
Director, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
2 CO-CHAIRMAN
Co-ordinator, Deltaic Regional Centre, Kakinada
MEMBERS
Central Govt. Institutions
3 Director, Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar
4 Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), SE Coastal Region, Chennai
5 Chief Engineer (Krishna & Godavari Basin), Central Water Commission, Hyderabad
6 Nominee (dealing with water resources) of Director, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
7 Head, WR Division, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad
8 Director, Directorate of Water Management, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Bhubaneswar
9 Nominee of Director, Water Resources Centre, Anna University, Chennai
10 Nominee of Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai
State Govt. Institutions
11 Engineer-in-Chief , Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWS & S), Hyderabad
12 Nominee of Director General, AP State Remote Sensing Applications Centre (APSRAC), Hyderabad
13 Managing Director, West Bengal Minor Irrigation Corporation, State Water Investigation Directorate, Kolkata
14 Nominee of Member Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Hyderabad
Academic Institutions
15 Nominee (dealing with water resources) of Vice Chancellor, Jawahar Lal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Kakinada
NGOs and Individual Experts
16 Prof. L Elango, Anna University, Chennai
17 Dr K P Sudheer, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
18 Prof B E Vijayam, PROGRESS, Hyderabad
19 Dr T P Raghunath, Pondicherry Science Forum, Puducherry
MEMBER SECRETARY
20 Head, Deltaic Regional Centre, Kakinada
E. NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL CENTRE, GUWAHATI
1 CHAIRMAN
Director, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
2 CO-CHAIRMAN
Co-ordinator, North Eastern Regional Centre, Guwahati
3 MEMBER-SECRETARY:
Head, North Eastern Regional Centre, Guwahati
MEMBERS
Central Govt. Institutions
4 Advisor (IFC&WSM), NEC, Shillong
5 Chief Engineer (BBO, CWC, Shillong
6 Chief Engineer (Brahmaputra Basin), CWC, Guwahati
7 Regional Director, CGWB, Guwahati
8 DDG, RMC,IMD, Guwahati
9 General Manager, Brahmaputra Board, Guwahati
10 Director, NESAC, Umiam, Shillong
State Govt. Institutions
11 Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board, Shillong
12 Chief Engineer, Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Assam, Guwahati
13 Chief Engineer, Water Resources Deptt., Govt. of Meghalaya, Shillong
Academic Institutions
14 Nominee of Sikkim State Council of Science & Technology, Sikkim
ACADEMIC INSTITUTION
15 Nominee of Director, NERIST, Nirjuli
16 Nominee of Director, NERIWALM, Tezpur
17 Nominee (dealing with water resources) of Director, IIT, Guwahati
18 Nominee (dealing with water resources) of VC, Manipur University, Imphal
19 Nominee (dealing with water resources) of VC, NEHU, Shillong
NGOs AND INDIVIDUAL EXPERTS
20 Dr.Biswajit Sarma, Director CII TDB T Net Centre, Jorhat Engg. College, Jorhat
21 Dr Biplab B Basu, Director, School of Fundamental Research, Kolkata
22 Dr. Partha Jyoti Das, Head, WCH, Aaranyak, Guwahati
MEMBER SECRETARY
F. CENTRE FOR FLOOD MANAGEMENT STUDIES, PATNA
1 CHAIRMAN
Director, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
2 CO-CHAIRMAN
Co-ordinator, Centre for Flood Management Studies, Patna
MEMBERS
Central Govt. Institutions
3 Chief Engineer, Central Water Commission (CWC), Patna
4 Representative of Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC), Patna (not below the rank of Director)
5 Director, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Patna
6 Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Patna
7 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna
8 Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Zonal Office, Kolkata
State Govt. Institutions
9 Chief Engineer (Civil), Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), Maithon
10 Chief Engineer (Irrigation and Waterways), Kolkata
11 Chief Engineer (Design, Master Planning & Hydrology), Ranchi
12 Chief Engineer (WR), Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department, Lucknow
13 Chief Engineer (Monitoring), Water Resources Department, Patna
Academic Institutions
14 Nominee (dealing with water resources) of Director, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Patna
15 Nominee (dealing with water resources) of Director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna
16 Chief Engineer & Director, Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI), Patna
NGOs and Individual Experts
17 Society for Rural Industrialization, Ranchi
18 Prof S P Sinha, Society for Hill Resource Management School, Daltonganj-Jharkhand
MEMBER SECRETARY
19 Head, Centre for Flood Management Studies, Patna
G. NORTH WESTERN REGIONAL CENTRE, JODHPUR

The Technical Advisory Committee of National Institute of Hydrology in its 65th meeting held on May 14, 2012 approved the revised composition of the Regional Coordination Committees (RCCs).


Page last updated on 27.02.2023