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CWRDM has four sub centres located in different hydro-ecological zones of Kerala, intented to tackle the  specific hydrologic and other related problems of these areas.  The four sub centres are located at  Thiruvananthapuram (Neyyattinkara), Kottayam, Ernakulam (Manimalakunnu), and Kannur.
Scientific Team  
 
SUB CENTRE HEAD QUARTERS
Dr. Nandeswar
Dr. N B Narasimha Prasad
Executive Director i/c, CWRDM
Sub Centre Neyyattinkara
Dr. George Chackacherry
Scientist E2& Head
suvarnakumari
Suvarnakumari N
Scientist E1
Sub Centre Kottayam
 George Abe
George Abe
 Scientist E2 & Head
 
Sub Centre Manimalakkunnu
Celine George
Scientist E2 & Head
 
Sub Centre Kannur
Dr. Ushakumari S
Scientist E1 & Head


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 List of Selected Ongoing Projects

 
  • Studies on water yield from high land catchments in humid tropics of the Western Ghat regions of Kerala State (funded by KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala)

  • Integrated Water Resources Management of Pamba River Basin – Preparation of Action Plan (funded by KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala)

  • Conservation and management of the Ashtamudi, sasthamkotta and Kottuli wetland systems (funded by MoEF, GoI)

  • Seepage studies of Kulamavu saddle dam(funded by Kerala State Electricity Board)

  • Impact of rapid urbanisation on the hydrologic regime of a selected river basin in Kerala.

  • Climate change fingerprints on the hydrometeorology of Achencoil river basin in Kerala.

  • Integrated Mangrove-Aquaculture for the Environmental Management and Socio-Economic Upliftment of Rural People in Kerala(funded by DST, GoI)

 

 List of Selected Completed Projects
 
 
  • PRA of Watersheds-Thalanadu,Thalappalam and Thidanadu(funded by Thalanad, Thidanadu and Thalappalam Panchayaths)

  • Sustainability assessment of operating H E Schemes in Kerala (funded by KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala)

  • Evaluation of the National project on repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies directly linked to agriculture(funded by MoWR, GoI)

  • Preparation of revised Management Action Plan for Shathamkotta  Ramsar Wetland (Govt. of Kerala)

  • Modernization of Thaneermukkom barrage and Thottappally Spillway    (Govt. of Kerala)

  • Bathymetric survey of Vembanad wetland system using IBS (funded by KERI, Peechi)

  • Application of remote sensing and GIS techniques for micro level water resources planning  (funded by KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala)

  • Hydrologic appraisal of water resources of small upland watersheds for integrated and sustainable management (Planning and Economic Affairs, Govt. of Kerala)

  • Compilation and processing of rain fall runoff data (funded by KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala)

  • Integrated wasteland development project for watershed development (funded by Ministry of Wasteland Development, GoI)

  • Continued programmes on hydrologic data generation in the domestic, agricultural and environmental sectors in various hydrologically sensitive areas of Kerala State (funded by KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala)

  • Water resources development in tribal areas of Idukki district (funded by Western Ghat Cell, State Planning Board)

  • A study on hydrology of small watersheds of highland Kerala (funded by INCOH)

  • Integrated Mangrove Aquaculture Farming Systems for the Environmental Management and Socio-economic Upliftment of Women- case study in Munroethuruthu Panchayat of Kollam District, Kerala(funded by Directorate of Environment and Climate Change (funded by DoECC)).

 

 
 
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