Civil Engineering Department

Hari Prasad K. S.

Hari Prasad, K. S.
Professor
Specialization : Hydraulics Engineering
Room No : 335-A, B
k.hari[at]ce[dot]iitr[dot]ac[dot]in
(O) 91-1332-285405 (R) 91-1332-285053
Curriculum Vitae

Areas of Interest

Parameter Estimation, Stochastic Hydrology
Irrigation Engineering, Ground Water Modelling
Hydraulics, Hydraulic Model Studies
Channel Hydraulics, Hydrology
Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering

Parameter Estimation, Stochastic Hydrology

Irrigation Engineering, Ground Water Modelling

Hydraulics, Hydraulic Model Studies

Channel Hydraulics, Hydrology

Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering

Honors and Awards

Award	Awarding Organisation	Year
Visiting Scholar Fellowship	University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong	1997
“Jala Vigyan Puraskar” award for the year 2006 for the Journal paper titled “ MacCormack Schme Based Numerical Solution of Advection Dispersion Equation”	The Indian Society for Hydraulics	2006
DAAD Scholarship under Disaster Mitigation and Prevention Programme for Tsunami affected countries to visit University of Applied Sciences, Dresden, Germany	University of Applied Sciences, Dresden	2007
Best Theoretical –Oriented Paper Award for the year 2009 in Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste management, for the paper “Analysis of Virus Transport in Groundwater and Identification of Transport Parameters”	ASCE, Providence, Rhode Island, USA	2010
"Best Theoretical –Oriented Paper Award” for the year 2012 in Journal of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste management, for the paper “Virus Transport through unsaturated zone: Analysis and Parameter Identification	ASCE, Cincinati, USA	2012
Outstanding Teacher Award 2023 (UG Category)	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	2023

Professional Background

From	To	Designation	Organisation
2012	Continuing	Professor	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
2007	2012	Associate Professor	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
2001	2007	Assistant Professor	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
2001	2001	Assistant Professor	University of Roorkee, Roorkee
1998	2001	Lecturer	University of Roorkee, Roorkee

Educational Details

Degree	Subject	University	Year
Ph.D.	Water Resources	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore	1996
M.E.	Hydromechanics and Water Resources	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore	1990
B. Tech.	Civil Engineering	J N T University, Andhra Pradesh	1987

Journal Publication

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Ghidaoui, M. S. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2000). A Priori Identifiability of Unsaturated Soil Parameters. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2000)126:3(163)

Hari Prasad, K. S., Kumar, M. M. S. and Sekhar, M. (2001). Modelling Flow Through Unsaturated Zone : Sensitivity to Unsaturated Soil Properties. Indian Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1007/BF02703457

Hari Prasad, K. S., Trivedi, M. K. and Agrawal, K. K. (2003). Estimation of Unsaturated Soil Parameters : Effects of Data Errors and Choice of Objective Function. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2003.10514725

Abdul Hussain, I. A., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Kashyap, D. (2004). Modelling of Pore Water Pressure Distribution in an Earthen Dam and Evaluation of its Slope Stability. Dam Engineering Journal.

Hari Prasad, K. S., Reddy, M. M. M. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2004). Stochastic Analysis of Solute Transport in Soils. Hydrology Journal.

Hari Prasad, K. S., Kumar, M. S. M. and Sekhar, M. (2005). Analysis of Saturated – Unsaturated Flow near a Pumping Well in an Aquifer - Water Table Aquitard System. Hydrology Journal.

Hari Prasad, K. S., Mohan Kumar, M.S., Sekhar, M. and Chandra Sekhar, B. (2005). A Simple Numerical Model for Assessment of Groundwater Recharge. Journal of Indian Water Resources Society. Volume: 25 Number: 1 Pages: 49-60

Verma, P., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2006). MacCormack Scheme Based Numerical Solution of Advection – Dispersion Equation. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2006.10514814

Siddappa, G., Hari Prasad, K. S., Ojha, C. S. P., Abdul Hussain, I. A. and Bhargava, P. (2006). Stability Analysis of an Earth Dam Based on Transient Seepage Analysis. Journal of Dam Engineering, U.K.. Volume: 17 Number: 2 Pages: 175-192

10.

Siddappa,G., Hari Prasad, K. S., Ojha, C. S. P., Abdul Hussain, I. A. and Bhargava, P. (2006). Transient Seepage Analysis of an Earth Dam: Sensitivity to Anisotropy and Soil Properties. Journal of Dam Engineering, U. K.. Volume: 16 Number: 4 Pages: 175-192

11.

Hari Prasad, K. S., Grsichek, T., Ojha, C. S. P., Ray, C. and Patne M. M. (2007). Optimal Well Location in a River Bank Filtration System. IWWA Journal.

12.

Hari Prasad, K. S., Hussain, I. A. A. and Singh, J. (2007). A Finite Element Numerical Model for Analysis of Unsaturated Flow In Layered Soils. Water and Energy International. Volume: 64 Number: 4 Pages: 40-46

13.

Ratha, D., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S.P. (2007). A Finite Volume Model for the Solution of the Advection – Dispersion Equation. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2007.10514875

14.

Abdul Hussain, I. A., Kashyap, D. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2007). Seepage Modeling Assisted Optimal Design of a Homogeneous Earth Dam: Procedure Evolution. Journal of Irri. And Drai., ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2007)133:2(116)

15.

Shankar, V., Ojha, C. S. P. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2009). Crop coefficient calibration of Maize and Indian Mustard in a semi Arid Region. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2009.10514932

16.

Ratha, D. N., Hari Prasad, K. S., and Ojha, C. S. P. (2009). Analysis of Virus Transport in Groundwater and Identification of Transport Parameters. ASCE Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2009)13:2(98)

17.

Shankar, V., Ojha, C. S. P., and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2009). Evaluation of FAO recommended crop coefficients for Maize and Wheat in a semi-arid region of India. Journal of Soil and Water Sciences. Volume: 2 Number: 1 Pages: 52-62

18.

Shitaye, A., Ojha, C. S. P., and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2009). Estimation of partially penetrated aquifer parameters from pumping test data by genetic algorithm. Hydrology Journal. Volume: 32 Number: 3/4

19.

Ojha, C. S., P., Hari Prasad, K. S., Shankar, K.S. V. and Madramootoo, C. A. (2009). Evaluation of a Non-Linear Root Water Uptake Model. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000067

20.

Hari Prasad, K. S., Ojha, C. S. P., Chandramouli, P. N., and Chandra, A., Madramootoo (2010). Estimation of Unsaturated Hydraulic Parameters from Infiltration and Internal Drainage Experiments. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000234

21.

Hari Prasad, K. S., Ojha, C. S.P., Siddappa, G. and Abdul Hussain, I. A. (2010). A Variably Saturated Numerical Model for Seepage and Stability Analyses of an Embankment Dam with a Central Core. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, USA. DOI: 10.3328/IJGE.2010.04.01.139-150

22.

Rajesh, M., Kashyap, D. and Hari Prasad , K. S. (2010). Estimation of Unconfined Aquifer Parameters by Genetic Algorithms. Hydrological Sciences Journal. DOI: 10.1080/02626661003738167

23.

Hari Prasad, K. S., Ratha, D. N. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2012). Identification of virus transport parameters in ground water: Data Errors and Bias. Journal of Hydro Environment Research, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.jher.2011.04.001

24.

Ram, S., Hari Prasad, K. S., Gairola, A., Jose, M. K. and Trivedi, M. K. (2012). Estimation of border strip soil hydraulic parameters. Journal of Irri. And Drain., ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000398

25.

Kumar K., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Arora, M. K. (2012). Estimation of water cloud model vegetation parameters by genetic algorithms. Hydrological Sciences Journal. DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2012.678583

26.

Shankar, V., Hari Prasad, K. S., Ojha, C. S. P.and Govindaraju, Rao S. (2012). Model for Nonlinear Root Water Uptake Parameter. Journal of Irrigation. And Drainage., ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000469

27.

Ojha, C. S. P., Hari Prasad, K. S., Ratha, D. N. and Surampalli, Y. (2012). Virus transport through unsaturated zone: Analysis and Parameter Identification. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management, ASCE. Volume: 16 Number: 2 Pages: 96-105 Month: October

28.

Devatha, C.P., Ojha, C. S. P., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Arun Kumar, T. (2013). Effect of Hydraulic conductivity on soil moisture uptake under saline conditions for wheat crop. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engg., Taylor and Francis. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2013.787716

29.

Agrawal, R., Nandwani, N. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2013). Pathogen Transport in Groundwater – Estimation of Transport Parameters. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engg., Taylor and Francis. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2013.804695

30.

Shankar, V., Prasad, K. S. H., Ojha, C.S.P., and Govindaraju, R. S. (2013). Optimizing Water Use In Irrigation – A Review. Journal of Indian Institute of Science. Volume: 93 Number: 2 Pages: 209-226

31.

Shankar,V., Rao S. G., Ojha, C. S. P. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2013). Nondimensional Relatinship for Root Water Uptake in Crops. Journal of Irri. And Drain., ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000632

32.

Shankar, V., Govindaraju, R. S., Ojha, C. S. P. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2013). Nondimensional relationship for root water uptake in crops. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000632

33.

Kumar, K., Arora, M. K. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2014). Study of water cloud model vegetation descriptors in estimating soil moisture. Hydrological Processes. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10344.

34.

Kumar, K., Arora, M. K. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2014). Geostatistical analysis of soil moisture distribution in a part of Solani River catchment. Applied Water Science. DOI: 10.1007/s13201-014-0202-x.

35.

Kumar, T., Rajpal, A., Bhargava, R. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2014). Performance evaluation of vermifilter at different hydraulic loading rate using river bed material. Ecol. Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.10.028

36.

Hatiye, S. D., Hari Prasad K. S., Ojha, C. S. P., Kaushika, G. S. and Adeloye, A. J. (2015). Evaluating Irrigation Scheduling Efficiency of Paddy Rice and Berseem Fodder Crops in Sandy Loam Soil. Irrigat Drainage System Engineering. DOI: 10.4172/2168-9768.1000147.

37.

Kumar, T., Bhargava, R., Prasad, K.S.H., Pruthi, V (2015). Evaluation of vermifiltration process using natural ingredients for effective wastewater treatment. Ecol. Eng. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.11.044

38.

Kumar, T., Rajpal, A., Arora, S., Bhargava, R., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Kazmi, A. A. (2016). A comparative study on vermifiltration using epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida and Eudrilus eugeniae. Desalination and Water Treatment. DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1010230

39.

Hatiye, S. D., Hari Prasad, K. S., Ojha, C. S. P. and Adeloye, A. J. (2016). Estimation and Characterization of Deep Percolation from Rice and Berseem Fields Using Lysimeter Experiments on Sandy Loam Soil-Case Study. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/ (ASCE) HE.1943-5584.0001365.

40.

Kumar, T., Singh, N., Hari Prasad, K. S. (2016). Substrate removal kinetics and performance assessment of a vermifilter bioreactor under organic shock load conditions. Water Science and Technology. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2016.303

41.

Rohilla, K., Hari Prasad, K. S., and Ojha, C. S. P. (2016). Effect of Infiltration on Sediment Transport in Irrigated Channels. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001018

42.

Hatiye, S. D., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2016). Study of deep percolation in paddy fields using drainage-type lysimeters under varying regimes of water application. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2016.1228086

43.

Sonkar, I., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2017). Estimation of non-linear root water uptake parameter using genetic algorithms. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2017.1400411

44.

Hatiye, S. D., Prasad, K. H. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2017). Water balance and water productivity of rice paddy in unpuddled sandy loam soil. Journal of Sustainable Water Resources Management. DOI: 10.1007/s40899-016-0076-1

45.

Hatiye, S. D., Hari Prasad, K. S., and Ojha, C. S. P. (2018). Deep Percolation under Irrigated Water-Intensive Crops. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001326

46.

Sonkar, I., Kaushika, S. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2018). Modelling Moisture Flow in Root Zone: Identification of Soil Hydraulic and Root Water Uptake Parameters. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001342

47.

Ickkshaanshu, S., Kaushika G. S. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2018). Modeling moisture flow in root zone: Identification of root water uptake and soil hydraulic parameters. Journal of Irrigation and drainage, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001342

48.

Ickkshaanshu S., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Sen, S. (2019). Estimation of root water uptake and soil hydraulic parameters from root zone soil moisture and deep percolation. Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.05.037

49.

Kaushika, G. S., Arora, H. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2019). Analysis on climate change effects on crop water availability for paddy, wheat, and berseem. Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105734

50.

Kumar, S., Hari Prasad K. S. and Bundela, D. S. (2020). Effect of Sodicity on Soil-water retention and Hydraulic Properties. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001461

51.

Verma, A. K., Garg, P. K., Hari Prasad, K. S., Dadhwal, V. K., Dubey S. K. and Kumar, A. (2021). Sugarcane yield forecasting model based on weather parameters. International Journal of Sugar Crops and Related Industries. DOI: 10.1007/s12355-020-00900-4

52.

Poojitha, S. N., Prasad, K. S. H. and Ojha C. S. P. (2022). Effect of Clogging on Riverbank Filtration: An Experimental Analysis Using Ganges Riverbed Sediment. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000684

53.

Kumar, S., Prasad, K. S. H. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2022). A numerical model for simulating soil moisture dynamics and root water uptake under saline irrigation. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2022.2076571

54.

Chowdhury, R., Caetano, N., Franchetti, M. J. and Hariprasad, K. S. (2023). Life Cycle Based GHG Emissions from Algae Based Bioenergy with a Special Emphasis on Climate Change Indicators and Their Uses in Dynamic LCA: A Review. Sustainability. DOI: 10.3390/su15031767

55.

Ratha, D., Babbar, R., Hari Prasad, K. S., Ojha, C. S. P., Baranwal, M., Rout, P. R. and Parihar, A. (2023). Mathematical Transport System of Microconstituents. Microconstituents in the Environment: Occurrence, Fate, Removal and Management. DOI: 10.1002/9781119825289.ch5

56.

Behera, S. S., Ojha, C. S. P., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Dash, S. S. (2023). Yield, water, and carbon footprint of rainfed rice production under the lens of mid-century climate change: a case study in the eastern coastal agro-climatic zone, Odisha, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11117-9

57.

Workneh, A. C., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2023). Elucidating the prediction capability of neural network model for estimation of crop water stress index of rice. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2023.2173027

58.

Mall, M., Priyanka, Hari Prasad, K. S. and C. S. P. Ojha (2023). Development of a Framework for Cost-Benefit Analysis of I-Head and T-Head Groynes Based on Scour and Turbulent Glow Characteristics. sustainability. DOI: 10.3390/su152015000

59.

Kedir, E. G., Ojha, C. S. P. and Prasad, K. S. H. (2024). Boundary shear stress and apparent shear forces in compound channels with different floodplain widths. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2023.2282981

60.

Goet, G., Sonkar, I., Kumar, S., Prasad, K. S. H. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2024). Effect of Salinity on Crop Growth and Soil Moisture Dynamics: A Study with Root Water Uptake Model. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/JHTRBP.HZENG-1299

61.

Kedir, E. G., Ojha, C. S. P. and Prasad, K. S. H. (2024). Depth Averaged Velocity and Stage-discharge relationship in Compound Channels with Composite Roughness. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/s10652-024-09987-9

62.

Sudesan, S., Sonkar, I., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2024). Experimental study to understand the effects of deficit irrigation in maize. Journal of Water and Climate Change. DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2024.079

63.

Workneh, A. S., Hari prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2024). Irrigation Scheduling using Crop Water Stress Index for Wheat Crop. Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering. DOI: 10.37421/2168-9768.2024.13.428

64.

Priyanka, P., Mall, M. K., Sharma, S., Ojha, C. S. P. and Hari prasad, K. S. (2024). Investing Flow around submerged I, L and T Head Groynes in Gravel Bed. Sustainability. DOI: 10.3390/su16187905

65.

Workneh, A. C., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2025). Comparison of the Self-Organizing Map and the Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System in Predicting the Paddy Crop Water Stress Index. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/JIDEDH.IRENG-10171

Research Projects

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1. Title:- Co-Investigator, Mitigating Climate Change Impacts on Indian Agriculture through Improved Irrigation Management
Sponsor: Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India and NERC UK.	Sanctioned Year:	Amount: ₹ 158.16 Lakhs	Role: PI

2. Title:- Co-Investigator, Sustaining Himalayan Water Resources under Changing Climate
Sponsor: Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India and NERC UK.	Sanctioned Year:	Amount: ₹ 150.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

3. Title:- Conserving Water and Protecting India’s Water Resources
Sponsor: McGill India Strategic Research Initiative, McGill University, CANADA.	Sanctioned Year:	Amount: ₹ 16.14 Lakhs	Role: PI

4. Title:- Estimation of Unsaturated Soil Parameters
Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.	Sanctioned Year:	Amount: ₹ 12.26 Lakhs	Role: PI

5. Title:- Groundwater Recharge Assessment by Soil Physics Measurements
Sponsor: Ministry of Human Resources Development.	Sanctioned Year:	Amount: ₹ 10.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

6. Title:- Modelling Moisture Uptake by Plants and Irrigation Scheduling (Incollaboration with School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, USA)
Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology under CP-STIO International Program.	Sanctioned Year:	Amount: ₹ 5.28 Lakhs	Role: PI

7. Title:- Pathogen Transport in Subsurface: Analysis and Estimation of Transport Parameters
Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.	Sanctioned Year:	Amount: ₹ 37.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

8. Title:- EU-India ICCP project on River Bank Filtration
Sponsor: ASIE	Sanctioned Year: 2004-06	Role: PI

9. Title:- Artificial intelligence (Al)-powered android platform for monitoring crop health using satellite, UAV, and Phenocam data
Sponsor: AI4ICPS I-Hub Foundation IIT Kharagpur	Sanctioned Year: 2023-24	Amount: ₹ 58.04 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

Membership

S. No.	Membership
1.	Indian Society for Hydraulics, Life Member
2.	International Association of Hydrologists (IAHS), UK, Member

Book / Book Chapters

Ojha, C. S. P., Hari Prasad, K. S., Singh, V. P. and Thakur, A. K. (2017). River Bank Filtration In: Hand Book of Applied Hydrology. 978-0-07-183509-1 McGraw Hill Education

M. Tech. Dissertations

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S. No.	Project Title	Student Name	Co-Supervisor	Degree	Year
1.	Analysis of Groundwater Flow for Central Part of Paler Sub Basin	R. D. Prasad	Prof. D. C. Singhal	PG	2000
2.	Mass Conservative Numerical Scheme for Two Dimensional Variably Saturated Flow	Pervesh Kumar	Prof. Ajai Gairola	PG	2000
3.	Analysis of the Inverse problem for Unsteady Unsaturated Flow	K. K. Agrawal		PG	2000
4.	Analysis of Flow in Furrow Irrigation System	Jaijeev Gupta	Prof. M. K. Mittal	PG	2000
5.	Hydraulic Transients in Pipe Networks	Vara Prasad Babu Kota		PG	2001
6.	Analysis of Unsaturated Flow, Sensitivity to Soil Parameters	Anil Kumar Bharti		PG	2001
7.	Estimation of Confined Aquifer Parameters using Pumping Test Data	Prasanth Mahto		PG	2001
8.	A study of river change patern using Remote Sensing	B. Ramana Rao	Prof. S. K. Ghosh	PG	2001
9.	Channel Changes of an Alluvial River Using Remote Sensing Inputs in a GIS Environment	Gopi Madana	Prof. K. S. Hari Prasad and Dr. Nayan Sharma	PG	2002
10.	Numerical Modelling of Solute Transport in Open Channels	P. Vijaya Mohan		PG	2002
11.	Numerical Modelling for Irrigation Scheduling of Crops	Samaiya Nitin Kumar		PG	2002
12.	Analysis of Unsaturated Flow in Layered Soils	Jitendra Singh	Prof. Mahendra Singh	PG	2002
13.	Fluid Structure Interaction in a Barrage	C. Janaki Ram	Prof. A. D. Pandey	PG	2003
14.	Analysis of Soil Moisture Dynamics and Assessment of Recharge	Birudugadda Chandra Sekhar		PG	2003
15.	Stochastic Analysis of Contaminant Transport Through Soils	M.M. Mohan Reddy	Prof. C S P Ojha	PG	2003
16.	Numerical Solution of Advection – Diffusion Equation	Pradeep Verma	Prof. C S P Ojha	PG	2004
17.	Kinematic Wave Model for Furrow Irrigation and Identification of Model Parameters	B.V.S. Jagadeesh	Prof. C S P Ojha	PG	2004
18.	Applicability of Simplified Unsaturated Flow Models Under Large Uncertainty in Hydraulic Properties	Raja Sekhar Kalagati		PG	2004
19.	Comparison of Numerical Models for Advection – Diffusion Equation	Madiki Vijay Kumar		PG	2004
20.	Genetic Algorithm Assisted Analysis of Pumping Test Data	M. Rajesh	Prof. Deepak Kashyap	PG	2005
21.	Estimation of Infiltration Parameters using Genetic Algorithms	G. Nataraj		PG	2005
22.	Optimal Well Location in a Riverbank Filtration System	Manoj Patne	Prof. C S P Ojha	PG	2006
23.	Estimation of Unsaturated Soil Properties	V. B. Singh	Prof. K. S. Hari Prasad	PG	2006
24.	Estimation of unsaturated soil parameters from infiltration and internal drainage tests	T. Venkata Gopal	K. S. H. Prasad	PG	2008
25.	Estimation of aquifer parameters from pumping test data using Genetic Algorithms	A. S. Alemayehu	K. S. H. Prasad	PG	2008
26.	Analysis of Furrow Irrigation and Estimation of Infiltration Parameters	Chaitanya Gowri prasad Varanasi		PG	2009
27.	Coliform transport in riverbank filtration	Neeraj Verma	Prof. U. B. Chitranshi	PG	2010
28.	Analysis of Water quality data of the Hindon river	Muhammad Mustafa	Prof. Indu Mehrotra	PG	2010
29.	Estimation of crop evapotranspiration with dual crop coefficient approach	Rajesh Kumar	Prof. C S P Ojha	PG	2010
30.	Analysis of flow through infiltration gallery	Avinash Arjun More	Prof. C S P Ojha	PG	2011
31.	Evaluation of root depth evapotranspiration relationship	Reena Sarpota	Prof. C S P Ojha	PG	2011
32.	Development of probability distributions for soil water retention characteristics	Rajesh Kumar Dayma		PG	2011
33.	Simulation of riverbank filtrate turbidity – case study	B. Kranthi Kumar Reddy		PG	2011
34.	Genetic algorithm assisted optimal design of riverbank filtration system	Divas Sharma	Prof. U. B. Chitranshi	PG	2011
35.	Efficiency of Surface Irrigation	Deepak Agrawal		PG	2013
36.	Estimation of Deep Percolation in an Irrigated Field	Hitesh Upreti		PG	2013
37.	Deevelopment of Rainfall Intensity Duration Frequency Curves for Roorkee City	Rajat Gupta	Prof. D. Kashyap	PG	2013
38.	Development of Soil Moisture Retention and Conductivity Relationship	Pankaj Kumar Yadav	Prof. D. Kashyap	PG	2013
39.	Hydraulic Jump on Rough Sloping Floor	Sachin Chouhan		PG	2013
40.	Sediment Transport in Channel: Effect of Infiltration	Swati Parashar	Dr. S. P. Harsha	PG	2014
41.	Performance Evaluation of Surface Irrigation	Santosh Nogiya		PG	2014
42.	Modelling Pathogen Transport through Subsurface	Niranjan Kumar	Dr P K Sharma	PG	2014
43.	Mathematical modelling of meandering river	Manish Kumar Mall	Prof. K. S. Hari Prasad	PG	2015
44.	Analysis of Flow Through Infiltration Gallery	Amit Kumar	Prof. C. S. P. Ojha	PG	2015
45.	Integrated Geophysical Monitoring of Groundwater Aquifers	Bonthu Yuri Kasparov	Prof. R. G. S. Sastry	PG	2015
46.	Leaching Requirement of Crops	Ritwick Mishra	Prof. D Kashyap	PG	2016
47.	Rainfall Shifts due to Climate Change	Kavita Dhiman	Prof. C S P Ojha	PG	2016
48.	Study on Return Fows from Irrigation	Debarsi Naik		PG	2017
49.	River Bank Filtration: Sensitivity to Aquifer Parameters	Amit Singh		PG	2017
50.	Estimation of Confined Aquifer Parameters by Genetic Algorithm	Ajay Kumar Gautam		PG	2017
51.	Identification of Open Channel Flow Parameters	Ebissa Gadissa		PG	2017
52.	Performance Evaluation of Non Linear Root Water Uptake Models	Yogesh Kumar Khandelwal		PG	2018
53.	Effect of Salinity on Soil Water Retention Characteristics	Gaurav Goet		PG	2018
54.	Estimation of nonlinear root water uptake parameter for water crop	Abhishek Pal		PG	2018
55.	Effect of salinity on hydraulic conductivity of soil	Rohit Kumar Rajpoot		PG	2019
56.	Estimation of root water uptake parameter under different salinity conditions	Vaibhav Gupta		PG	2020
57.	Experimental study to analyze compensated root water uptake	Amarjeet Patel		PG	2021
58.	Analysis of flow around bridge structures using HEC -RAS	Anushruti kukreja		PG	2021
59.	Effect of varying discharge and varying diameter on discharge coefficient of orifice	Mayank Kumar Shringi		PG	2021
60.	Experimental study on I -Head and T-Head groynes	Pravesh Ranjan Panda		PG	2022
61.	Hydraulic performance of I-Head and T-Head groynes in series	Abhi Sangra		PG	2023
62.	Artificial neural networking on crop water stress index of paddy crop	Palash Krishna Dandotia		PG	2023
63.	Aeration Performance of Sharp Crested Weir	Rupak Kumar	Prof. C S P Ojha	PG	2024
64.	Flow Discharge and Parameter Estimation of Compound Channel	Nishant	Prof. C S P Ojha	PG	2024

Research Scholars

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S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Registration Year	Co-Supervisor
1.	Water Resources Management in Mahanadi and Sutlej Basins under Climate Change	Soumya Sucharita Behera	2017
2.	Modelling Root Water Uptake in Sloping Fields	Soorya S	2018	Prof. C. S. P. Ojha
3.	Effect of sodicity on root water uptake: Analysis and parameter estimation	Gaurav Goet	2019
4.	Modelling Aerated Flows over Weirs	Ashwini Tiwari	2021	Prof. Chandra Shekhar Prasad Ojha,
5.	Analysis of Flow around Spurs	Abhi Sangra	2023	Prof. Chandra Shekhar Prasad Ojha,
6.	Crop Water Stress in Saline Irrigation	Palash Krishna Dandotia	2023
7.	To be decided.	Kartikeyan Kishore Mishra	2024

Ph.D. Supervised

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S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Status	Awarded Year
1.	Analysis and Parameter Estimation of Virus Transport in Subsurface Porous Media	Dwarikanath Ratha	Awarded	-
2.	Analysis of Border Strip irrigation and Estimation of Infiltration Parameters	Shobha Ram	Awarded	-
3.	Effect of Infiltration on Sediment Transport in Irrigated Channels	Kapil Rohilla	Awarded	-
4.	Estimation of Unsaturated Soil Parameters	P. N. Chandra Mouli	Awarded	-
5.	Modelling of Moisture Uptake by Plants	Vijay Shankar	Awarded	-
6.	Routing of Suspended Sediment Through Gravel Bed Rivers	Nilav Kumar Karna	Awarded	-
7.	Seepage Analysis Aided Optimal Design of Homogeneous Earth Dams	Abdul Hussain	Awarded	-
8.	Seepage and Stability Analyses of Earthen Dams	Gopi Siddappa,	Awarded	-
9.	Soil Moisture Uptake by Plants under Saline Irrigation	C. P. Devatha	Awarded	-
10.	Studies on Factors Affecting Vermifiltration for Wastwater Treatment	Tarun Kumar	Awarded	-
11.	Study on Deep Percolation from Surface Irrigation	Samuel Dagalo Hatiye	Awarded	-
12.	Effect of Soil and Vegetation Characteristics on ENVISAT – ASAR Backscatter	Kamal Kumar	Awarded	-
13.	Estimation of Sugarcane Crop Yield from Satellite Images	Amit Kumar Verma	Awarded	2018
14.	Groundwater Pollution Source Identification through Inverse Modelling	Jyoti Chaubey	Awarded	2018
15.	Impact of Climate Change on Irrigation Scheduling and Crop Yield	Kaushika G. S.	Awarded	2019
16.	Modeling Root Water Uptake: Identification of Root Water Uptake and Soil Hydraulic Parameters	Ickkshaanshu Sonkar	Awarded	2019
17.	Effect of Sodicity on Soil Hydraulic Properties and Root Water Uptake	Satendra Kumar	Awarded	2021
18.	Modelling Flow In Prismatic And Non-Prismatic Compound Channels	Ebissa Gadissa	Awarded	2024
19.	Estimation of crop water stress index using machine learning techniques and Irrigation scheduling	Aschalew Cherie Workneh	Awarded	2024
20.	Analysis of Flow Around Groynes with Different Head Shapes	Manish Kumar Mall	Awarded	2025

Teaching Engagements

S. No.	Course Name	Course Code	Class Name	Semester & Year
1.	Introduction to Civil Engineering	CEN-101	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2020-21
2.	Channel Hydraulics	CEN-205	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2020-21
3.	Channel Hydraulics	CEN-205	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2023-24
4.	B. Tech. Project	CEN-400A	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2023-24
5.	System Analysis	CEN-414	B. Tech.	Spring Semester 2024-25
6.	Ground Water Hydrology	CEN-423	B. Tech.	Spring Semester 2024-25
7.	Ground Water Engineering	CEN-535	M. Tech.	Spring Semester 2024-25

Conference Publication

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Flow to a Well in a Fractured Aquifer - Influence of the Unsaturated Zone (1994). Hari Prasad, K. S., Mohan Kumar, M. S. and Sekhar, M.. 10th International conference on computational methods in water resources..

Kumar, M. S. M., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Sekhar, M. (1995). A Finite Analytic Model for Analysis of Recharge Through Unsaturated Soils. UNSAT’95. Place: Paris, France

Shankar, V., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2006). Irrigation Management to Counter Devastating Effects of Saline Irrigation on Agricultural Productivity. National Conference on “Technology for Disaster Management. Place: Hamirpur, HP Page No: 311-320

Shankar, V., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2006). Effect of Shallow Groundwater Table on the Moisture Depletion Pattern in Crop Root Zone. International Conference on “Hydrology and Watershed Management. Place: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad Page No: 861-872

Shankar, V., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2006). Root Zone Moisture Depletion Based Irrigation Scheduling for Cash, Oil and Forage Crops using Simulation Modelling. International Conference on Hydrology and Watershed Management. Place: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India Page No: 886-895

Shankar, V., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2007). Assessment of Moisture Depletion Patterns in Root Zone under Potential and Limiting Soil Moisture Conditions. International Conference on “Civil Engineering in New Millennium: Opportunities and Challenges. Place: BESU Hawrah, WB Page No: 263

Shankar, V., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2007). Evaluation of Plant Moisture Extraction for Different Type of Soils using Simulation Modelling. 6th International R&D Conference ‘Sustainable Development of Water and Energy Resources – Needs and Challenges. Place: Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), India

Ram, S., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Gairola, A. (2010). A Coupled Overland-Variably Saturated Flow Model for Border Irrigation. 3rd International Perspective on Current & Future State of Water Resources & the Environment (EWRI OF ASCE). Place: IIT Madras, Chennai, India

Hatiye, S.D., Hari Prasad, K. S., Ojha, C. S. P., Kaushika, G. S. (2014). Estimation of Deep Percolation from Rice Paddy Fields Using Lysimeter Experiments on Sandy Loam Soil. HYDRO International Conference 2014. Place: MANIT Bhopal

10.

Kaushika G. S., Hari Prasad, K. S., Samuel H. D. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2015). Crop-Water Balance Studies and Yield Assessment for a Deficit Irrigated Winter Crop. HYDRO-2015, International Conference on Hydraulics. Place: Water Resources and River Engineering, IIT Roorkee

11.

Rohilla, K., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2015). Experimental Study of Sediment Transport in Irrigated Channel Considering the Effect of Infiltration on Degradation. HYDRO-2015, International Conference on Hydraulics. Place: Water Resources and River Engineering, IIT Roorkee

12.

Chaubey, J. and Kashyap, D. (2015). Groundwater Pollution Source Identification Through Inverse Modelling. Proceedings, HYDRO-2015 20th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, and River Engineering. Place: IIT Roorkee, Roorkee

13.

Samuel, H. D., Prasad, K. S. H. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2015). Estimation of Deep Percolation Return Flow from Paddy Fields Using Hydrus-1D Flux Based Model. HYDRO-2015, International Conference on Hydraulics. Place: Water Resources and River Engineering, IIT Roorkee

14.

Chaubey, J. and Kashyap, D. (2016). Pseudo Steady State Numerical Model for Groundwater Pollution Source Identification. AGU Fall Meeting 2016. Place: San Francisco

15.

Hatiye, S. D., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2016). Investigation of Deep Percolation Using Process-Based and Simple Water Balance Models. 4th International Conference on "Advancements in Science and Technology in Civil and Water Resources Engineering". Place: Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

16.

Kumar, S. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2017). Effect of Salinity on Soil Water Retention Characteristics. IGWC 2017. Place: New Delhi, India

17.

Kaushika, G. S. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2017). Modelling and Evaluation of Non-Linear Rootwater Uptake for Winter Cropping of Wheat and Berseem. AGU Fall Meeting 2017. Place: New Orleans, Louisiana

18.

Suryaprakash, K. G. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2018). Analysis of Decadal Variation of Plant Root-water Uptake for Winter Cropping of Wheat and Berseem. AGU Fall Meeting 2018. Place: Washington, D.C., USA

19.

Sonkar, I. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2018). Root Zone Modeling Under Water Stressed Condition Using Compensated Nonlinear Root Water Uptake Model. AGU Fall Meeting 2018. Place: Washington, D.C., USA

20.

Kumar, S. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2018). Effect of Soil-Salt Water Interaction on Soil Water Retention Characteristics. AGU Fall Meeting 2018. Place: Washington, D.C., USA

21.

Sonkar, I. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2018). Root Zone Modelling Under Water Stressed Condition Using Compensated Root Water Uptake Model. AGU Fall Meeting 2018. Place: Washington, D.C., USA

22.

Kumar, S. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2019). Modelling Root Water Uptake and Soil Moisture Dynamics under Saline Water Conditions. AGU 2019. Place: San Francisco, CA, USA

23.

Kaushika, G. S. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2019). Variability Study on Irrigation Water Requirement for Winter Wheat Cropping Under Changing Climate. AGU Fall Meeting 2019. Place: San Francisco, CA, USA

24.

Kumar S. and Hariprasad, K. S. (2019). Modeling Root Water Uptake and Soil Moisture Dynamics under Saline Water Conditions. AGU 2019. DOI: 10.1002/essoar.10501786.1 Place: San Francisco, CA, USA

25.

Kumar S. and Hariprasad, K. S. (2019). Effect of Soil-salt Water Interaction on Gravity drainage in Soils. IGWC-2019. Place: Roorkee, India

26.

Kumar S. and Hariprasad K. S. (2020). Modeling Root Water Extraction under Water and Osmotic Stress Conditions. Roorkee Water Conclave 2020. Place: Roorkee, India

27.

Kumar, S. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2020). Modelling Root Water Extraction under Water and Osmotic Stress Conditions. Roorkee Water Conclave 2020. Place: IIT Roorkee, Roorkee

28.

Behera, S., Hari Prasad. K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2021). Climate Change Impact On Blue Water Footprint Of Kharif Rice Production At Farm-Level: A Case Study in India. AGU Fall Meeting 2021. Place: New Orleans, LA

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Goet, G., Sonkar, I., and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2022). Estimation of Non-Linear Water Uptake Parameter using Genetic Algorithm for Sodic Soils. EGU General Assembly 2022. DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-7349 Place: Vienna, Austria

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Workneh, A. C., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2023). Irrigation Scheduling for Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Crop Using the Crop Water Stress Index. AGU 2023. Place: San Francisco, CA

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Tiwari, A., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2023). Experimental Study of Aeration Potential of Sharp Crested Weirs. AGU23. Place: San Francisco, CA

32.

Kedir, E., Ojha, C. S. P. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2023). Modelling Depth Averaged Velocity and Boundary Shear Stress Distribution with Complex Flows. Galileo Conference: Solid Earth and Geohazards in the Exascale Era. DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-gc11-solidearth-46, 2023 Place: Barcelona, Spain

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Goet, G., Sonkar, I. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2023). Genetic Algorithm for Estimating Non-linear Parameters in Root Water Uptake Model: A Model-Linkage Approach. AGU23. Place: San Francisco, CA

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Workneh, A. C., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2023). Comparison of Feedforward Back Propagation and Self-Organizing Map for Prediction of Crop Water Stress Index of Rice. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2023. Place: Henderson, NV

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Mall, M. K., Ojha, C. S. P. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2023). Hydraulic Performance of I-Head and T-Head Groynes in Series. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2023. Place: Henderson, NV

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Kedir, E. G., Ojha, C. S. P. and Hari Prasad, K. S. (2023). Flow Resistance and Stage-Discharge Relationships in Compound Channels with Composite Roughness. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2023. Place: Henderson, NV

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Workneh, A. C., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2023). Performance evaluation of Feedforward Back Propagation and Self-Organizing Map for Prediction of Crop Water Stress Index of Rice. 21st International Symposium on Sustainable Water Resources Development. Place: Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

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Tiwari, A., Hari Prasad, K. S. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2024). Parameter Estimation of Oxygen Transfer at Hydraulic Structures. EGU General Assembly 2024. DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-15527 Place: Vienna, Austria

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