National Institute of Hydrology
Indian government body
National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) is an autonomous society under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India and has been functioning as a research Institute in the area of hydrology and water resources in the country since 1979 in Roorkee City. Main objectives of the institute are to undertake, support, promote and coordinate systematic and scientific research work in all aspects of Hydrology and Water Resources.
The institute acts as a centre of excellence for transfer of technology, human resources development and institutional development in specialized areas of hydrology and conducts user defined, demand-driven research through collaboration with relevant national and international organizations. The institute vigorously pursues capacity development activities by organizing training programs for field engineers, scientists, researchers, NGOs etc. The institute is focusing studies and R&D in the thrust areas of impact of climate change on water resources; integrated water resources management; groundwater modeling and management; flood and drought management; regional hydrology; hydrology of extremes; reservoir/lake sedimentation; watershed hydrology; and water quality assessment in specific areas.
The institute has its headquarters at Roorkee (Uttarakhand, India). It has Seven Regional centres at Belagavi, Jodhpur , Jammu,Kakinada and Bhopal and two Centres for Flood Management Studies at Guwahati and Patna. The NIH has a partnership with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT).
Objectives
NIH carries out basic, applied, and strategic research in hydrology and water resources. It aims to develop methodologies for the optimum utilization of water resources, to develop methodologies for water and environmental sustainability, to propagate emerging technologies in water resources development, to protect the society from water related hazards, and to develop mass awareness for water conservation and optimum utilization.
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