NIH Society

The National Institute of Hydrology Society is the apex body of the Institute and meets at least once a year. It reviews the progress and performance of the Institute and gives such directions as it may deem fit to the Governing Body and the Institute towards the attainment of the objectives enunciated in the Memorandum of Association of the Society. Ten Ministers in Charge of Irrigation and Water Resources in the States and ten eminent engineers, water resources experts are nominated by the President of the Society for a three years term. The membership of the Society as on March 31, 2016 is given below.


Shri C. R. Patil Honble Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India

Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg,
New Delhi - 110001,
Email: minister-jalshakti[at]gov[dot]in

Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary Honble Union Minister of State of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India

Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg,
New Delhi - 110001,
Email: mos-mowr[at]nic[dot]in, Phone: 011-23718759

Honble Minister-in-Charge Jal Shakti, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir

Civil Secretariat, Jammu - 180001,
Email: ce-jalshaktiphe[at]jk[dot]gov[dot]in, phecejmu[at]gmail[dot]com

Honble Minister-in-Charge Jal Shakti, Uttarakhand Irrigation Department, Govt. of Uttarakhand

Dehradun - 248001

Honble Minister-in-Charge Jal Shakti, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh

Bapu Bhawan, Lucknow - 226001,
Email: jsministerup[at]gmail[dot]com, Phone: 0522-2238067

Honble Minister-in-Charge Water Resources Department, Govt. of Assam

Guwahati - 781029,
Email: iprd[dot]assam[at]gmail[dot]com, Phone: 0361-2237315

Honble Minister-in-Charge Water Resources Department, Govt. of Meghalaya

Shillong - 793001,
Phone: 0364-2224620

Honble Minister-in-Charge Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Odisha

Rajiv Bhawan, Keshari Nagar,
Bhubaneswar - 751001 (Odisha)
Email: wrsec[at]nic[dot]in; cmo[at]nic[dot]in, Phone: 0674-2390902, 0674-2535100

Honble Minister-in-Charge Water Resources Department, Govt. of Rajasthan

Baba Farm, Village Muhami, Via Gagwana, District Ajmer - 305023
Email: sureshrawat29[at]gmail[dot]com

Honble Minister-in-Charge Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Chattisgarh

Raipur - 492002,
Email: phemin-state[dot]cg[at]nic[dot]in, Phone: 0771-2510321, 0771-2221321

Honble Lieutenant Governor U T of Andaman & Nicobar Island

Secretariat, Rajniwas, Port Blair - 744101
Email: pslg[dot]and[at]nic[dot]in, spstolgrajniwas[at]gmail[dot]com
Phone: 03192-233333, 03192-232675

Honble Lieutenant Governor UT of Lakshadweep

Secretariat Building, Kavaratti - 682555
Email: lk-advisor[at]gov[dot]in

Smt. Archana Varma Secretary,

Department of Water Resources, RD & GR,
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
SS Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi - 110001
Email: secy-mowr[at]nic[dot]in

Prof. Abhay Karandikar Secretary,

Department of Science & Technology,
Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi - 110029
Email: dstsec[at]nic[dot]in, Phone: 011-26510068, 26511439

Shri Atis Chandra Secretary,to Govt. of India

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
Email: secy-agri[at]gov[dot]in, Phone: 011-23382651, 23388444

Mr. Pankaj Agarwal Secretary,

Ministry of Power, Govt. of India
Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi - 110001
Email: secy-power[at]nic[dot]in, Phone: 011-23721487, 23710271, 23711316

Mr. Katikithala Srinivas Secretary,

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Govt. of India
122-C, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi - 110002
Email: secyurban[at]nic[dot]in, Phone: 23062377

Shri Tanmay Kumar Secretary,

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of India
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Aliganj, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi - 110003
Email: secy-moef[at]nic[dot]in, Phone: 20819308, 20819408

Shri Ashok K. K. Meena Secretary,

Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation,
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
C Wing, 4th Floor, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003
Email: secydws[at]nic[dot]in; ameena[at]gov[dot]in, Phone: 24361245

Additional Secretary (A, IC & GW) Department of Water Resources, RD & GR,

Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
S S Bhawan, Rafi Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
Email: aswrs-mowr[at]nic[dot]in

Shri Karan Singh Joint Secretary (Admin.)

Dept. of Water Resources, RD & GR,
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
S S Bhawan, Rafi Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
Email: js-mowr[at]nic[dot]in

Shri Gaurav Masaldan Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor,

Department of Water Resources, RD & GR,
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
Email: fawr-mowr[at]nic[dot]in

Shri Pradeep Kumar Agarwal Joint Secretary (RD&PP),

Department of Water Resources, RD & GR,
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
Email: jsrd-dowr[at]gov[dot]in, Phone: 011-23725477

Shri Yugal Joshi Advisor (Water Resources),

National Institution for Transforming India (NITI)
Room No. 233, Yojna Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
Email: yugal[dot]joshi[at]gov[dot]in, Phone: 011-23096815 extn 2230

Shri Subodh Yadav Chairman,

Central Ground Water Board
Jamnagar House, Man Singh Road,
New Delhi - 110011
Email: chmn-cgwb[at]nic[dot]in, Phone: 129-2477101, 2477102

Shri Anupam Prasad Chairman,

Central Water Commission
Room No-315, Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi - 110066
Email: chairman-cwc[at]nic[dot]in

Shri R Shimray Member (D&R),

Central Water Commission
Seva Bhawan, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi - 110066
Email: memberdr-cwc[at]nic[dot]in

Shri Sanjay Kumar Gangwar

Chief Engineer (Hydrology Studies Organisation),
Seva Bhawan, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi - 110066
Email: cehydrl[at]nic[dot]in

Shri Ghanshyam Prasad Chairman,

Central Electricity Authority
Seva Bhawan, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi - 110066
Email: chair[at]nic[dot]in, Phone: 011-26732201 / 2222

Dr. Asit Saha Director General,

Geological Survey of India
27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road,
Kolkata - 700016
Email: dg[dot]gsi[at]gov[dot]in, Phone: 033-22521779

Shri Vir Vikram Yadav Chairman,

Central Pollution Control Board
Parivesh Bhawan, CBD-cum-Office, East Arjun Nagar,
New Delhi - 110032
Email: ccb[dot]cpcb[at]nic[dot]in, Phone: 011-43102030

Shri Saurabh Hudda Director (R&D),

Department of Water Resources, RD & GR,
1st Floor, Wing-4, West Block, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi - 110066
Email: watrnd-mowr[at]nic[dot]in

Shri B V R Subrahmanyam Chief Executive Officer (CEO),

National Institution for Transforming India (NITI)
Yojna Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
Email: ceo-niti[at]gov[dot]in, Phone: 23096574 / 23096576

Commissioner (FM) Department of Water Resources, RD & GR,

Block 11, 8th Floor, CGO Complex, Lodi Road,
New Delhi - 110003
Email: commer-mowr[at]nic[dot]in, Phone: 24368238

Prof. Kamal Kishore Pant Director,

Indian Institute of Technology,
Roorkee - 247667
Email: director[at]iitr[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. (Ms.) Madhavi Ganeshan Prof. & Director,

Centre for Water Resources,
Anna University Madras, Chennai
Email: madhaviganesan[at]yahoo[dot]com; directorcwr[at]annauniv[dot]edu[dot]in

Dr. Ashish Pandey Professor,

Dept. of WRDM,
Indian Institute of Technology,
Roorkee - 247667
Email: ashish[dot]pandey[at]wr[dot]iitr[dot]ac[dot]in

Shri Bhopal Singh Former Director General,

National Water Development Authority
New Delhi - 110017
Email: dg-nwda[at]nic[dot]in

Dr. M. Mohapatra Director General Meteorology,

India Meteorological Department,
Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110003
Email: dgmmet[at]gmail[dot]com; directorgeneral[dot]imd[at]imd[dot]gov[dot]in

Dr. P.V. Raju Group Director,

Water Resources & RS Application Area,
NRSC, Hyderabad
Email: raju_pv[at]nrsc[dot]gov[dot]in

Dr. Vijay Kumar Scientist G,

Ministry of Earth Sciences,
New Delhi
Email: vijay[dot]kumar66[at]nic[dot]in

Dr. B.S. Murthy Professor,

Civil Engg. Dept.,
IIT Madras, Chennai
Email: bsm[at]iitm[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Ex-Chairman, CWC

New Delhi
Email: rajeshkumar[dot]cwc[at]live[dot]in

Er. R.D. Singh Ex-Director, NIH

Flat No. C-103, Swastik Garden Tower,
Purani Chungi, Shivpur, Varanasi (UP)
Email: rdsingh3[at]gmail[dot]com

Dr. Man Singh Professor & Project Director,

Water Technology Centre (WTC),
IARI, New Delhi
Email: mansingh61[at]ymail[dot]com; mansingh[at]iari[dot]res[dot]in
Phone: 011-25847690

Dr. Y.R.S. Rao Director,

National Institute of Hydrology,
Roorkee - 247667
Email: yrsrao[dot]nihr[at]gov[dot]in
Last Updated on: 20 Jun 2026