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Governing Body

The Governing Body (GB) under the Chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India is the executive body of the Institute and is responsible to pursue and carry out the activities as per objectives laid down by the Society. The Governing Body exercises all executive and financial powers of the Society. The Governing Body is expected to meet at least twice in a financial year. The constitution of the Governing Body is given below.

SL. No. Name & Address of Chairperson & Members
1 Shri V. L. Kantha Rao
Secretary,
Dept. of Water Resources, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
New Delhi – 110 001
2 Prof. K. K. Pant
Director,
Indian Institute of Technology,
Roorkee – 247 667
3 Shri Subodh Yadav
Additional Secretary (A, IC & GW),
Dept. of Water Resources, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
New Delhi – 110 001
4 Shri Karan Singh
Joint Secretary (A), DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
New Delhi
5 Shri Gaurav Masaldan
Joint Secretary (Finance) and Financial Advisor,
Dept. of Water Resources, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
New Delhi – 110 001
6 Shri Yugal Kishore Joshi
Advisor (Water Resources),
Niti Ayog (Planning Commission), R.No.256,
New Delhi – 110 001
7 Dr. Manoranjan Mohanty
Head, National Geospatial Programme Division (erstwhile NRDMS)/NSDI
Ministry of Science & Technology,
(Dept. of Science & Technology), New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi – 110 016
8 Dr. M. Dhinadhayalan
Adviser (PHEE), CPHEEO
Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation,
(Dept. of Urban Development),
New Delhi – 110 002
9 Shri Subodh Yadav
Chairman,
Central Ground Water Board,
Jam Nagar House,
New Delhi – 110 003
10 Shri Karan Singh
Joint Secretary,
National River Conservation Directorate,
DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India
Pt. Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex, 1st floor, R.No.138,
New Delhi – 110003
11 Shri Anil Garg
Principal Secretary (Irrigation & WR),
Government of Uttar Pradesh,
Sachivalaya, Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhawan, R.No.123,
Lucknow – 226 001
12 Shri Santosh Kumar Mall
Principal Secretary,
Water Resources Department,
Govt. of Bihar, Sinchai Bhawan,
Patna – 800 015
13 Shri Yugal Kishore Pant
Secretary (Irrigation),
Govt. of Uttarakhand,
Dehradun
14 Shri G. Anil Kumar
Engineer-in-Chief (Irrigation Wing), I&CAD,
1st floor, Jal Sansadhan building, Errummanzil,
Hyderabad – 550 082
15 Shri Rajesh Chouhan
Chief Engineer - WRDO,
Water Resources Development Organization,
Ananda Rao Circle,
Bangalore – 560 009
16 Mr. Dhrubojyoti Roy Chowdhury
Chief Engineer, Major Irrigation,
Irrigation Department, Chandmari,
Guwahati – 781 003
17 Mohd. Taj Chowdhury
Chief Engineer (I&FCD), Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir,
Canal Road,
Jammu – 180 001
18 Shri R. D. Ahirwar
Chief Engineer, BODHI, Water Resources Development,
Narmada Bhawan, 2nd floor,
TT Nagar, Bharat Gorav, Tulsinagar,
Bhopal – 462 003
19 Dr. Y. R. S. Rao
Director,
National Institute of Hydrology,
Roorkee – 247 667


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