From Thomason College (1847) to IIT Roorkee, the institute has been at the forefront of India's tech journey. A legacy of engineering excellence and innovation. Read more via Bharat Speaks: bharatspeaks.com/meet-the-visio… #IITRoorkee #EngineeringHeritage #BharatSpeaks

We are pleased to announce the 4th Roorkee Water Conclave, to be held from February 23 to 25, 2026. The theme is Transboundary Water Cooperation Through Nexus Approach. Engage with global experts addressing critical water issues. Details: iitr.ac.in/rwc #RWC2026

4th Roorkee Water Conclave 2026 to be organized during February 23 to 25, 2026 by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee & National Institute of Hydrology Roorkee. iitr.ac.in/rwc #rwc2026 #nihroorkee #iitroorkee #watermanagement #watersecurity #FoodSecurity #conference

Early-bird registration for XIIth IAHS Scientific Assembly 2025 in Roorkee has been extended until 15 May! We encourage you to secure your spot today & join us for a week of inspiring science, meaningful dialogue & international collaboration. Read more iahs.info/News/news/

Quentin Martin Best Practice Oriented Paper Award Our following research article by PhD student, Pooja Patle, has been selected for this year's Quentin Martin Best Practice Oriented Paper Award by EWRI doi.org/10.1061/JWRMD5… IIT Roorkee Hydrology Department, IIT Roorkee

Water Nobel Laureates Converge at IAHS Scientific Assembly 2025 in IIT Roorkee

#NewPublication on coupled hydrological model-water accounting framework by PhD student, Pooja Patle. We developed a coupled hydrological modelling-based approach (SPHY-WA) to estimate water accounts. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhyd…

First PhD from my group, Dr. Nikunj Mangukiya. He contributed to deep learning-based large-sample modelling of streamflow and floods for Indian watersheds. Congratulations, Dr. Dr. Nikunj Mangukiya

New paper on ecosystem resilience to droughts under climate change by PhD student, Dr. Vijaykumar Bejagam, published in Earth’s Future. Earth's Future AGU (American Geophysical Union)

Global Panel on Water Crisis Solutions at #IAHS2025, IIT Roorkee! Date: Oct 7 | Time: 5PM Top scientists from IAHS, WMO & UNESCO-IHP discuss climate-driven water challenges & solutions. Hosted by IIT Roorkee with NIH, IRI & CBRI. #WaterCrisis #Hydrology #UNESCO #WMO #IITR

We conducted a Special Session on Dam Safety, organized by ICED, IIT Roorkee IIT Roorkee, at the 41st IAHR World Congress 2025 in Singapore. We covered different aspects of dam safety, dam break, seismology, sedimentation and risk assessment. IAHR 💧 Ministry of Jal Shakti, DoWR, RD&GR, GoI Central Water Commission

To extend the applicability of the dPLHBV model to regulated catchments, we introduce reservoir-specific constraints and parameters, resulting in the dPLHBVRes model, accounting for reservoir-induced flow alterations thorugh additional state variables and governing equations.

The Hydrology Department proudly welcomes our new M. Tech Hydrology students (2025-27 batch)! It's a pleasure to have you join us in Roorkee as you begin to shape the future of water science. Let's make a splash together! IIT Roorkee

Deadline approaching soon! Submit your abstract to #AGU25 Session H038: Advancing #Watershed Science Through #Hybrid #ML and #Physical #Modeling Chaopeng Shen Praveen Kumar Charuleka Varadharajan Berkeley AI Research Berkeley Lab

Second PhD from my group, Dr. Dr. Vijaykumar Bejagam. His thesis explored characteristics, drivers, feedbacks, and responses of Indian terrestrial ecosystems to climate change and hydroclimatic disturbances. Congratulations, Dr. Vijay! IIT Roorkee Hydrology Department, IIT Roorkee

A productive field visit to Devprayag GDSQ site for assessing observation procedures of streamflow, which is fundamental for water resource planning, hydrological models, calibrating flood warnings, etc. Improving data quality at the source is paramount.

I'm happy share that I have received the IEI Young Engineers Award 2025-26 in the Environmental Engineering discipline by The Institution of Engineers' (India). The award was presented at the 39th National Convention of Environmental Engineers in Chennai. IIT Roorkee Hydrology Department, IIT Roorkee