Introduction

CWRDM Subcentre, Manimalakunnu started during February 1991 at Kolencherry with a view to tackle the hydrologic and other related problems of highlands and area coming under the three districts namely, Idukki, Ernakulam and Thrissur.  This office was then shifted to Muvattupuzha during September 1991, due to lack of space. In April 1992 permanent land for office was acquired at Manimalakunnu, Koothattukulam near Govt. College, Manimalakunnu. During April 1995 office was shifted to Manimalakunnu in a rented building.  Office started functioning in its own building at Manimalakunnu during February 1996. There were eight permanent staff, two apprentices and minimum two project staff all throughout till 2001. After 2001 staff posted under few permanent posts were transferred to Head Quarters without replacement. The present staff position is two Scientists, one Technical Officer, one Project Staff and a casual labour.

Vision

To develop methods for sustainable use of water resources in humid regions of Kerala State

Mission

To provide all R&D inputs by undertaking research activities in the field of surface water hydrology especially in the humid region of Kerala.

Thrust Area

  • Water Resources Development and Management
  • Surface Water Hydrology
  • Computer Applications in Hydrology
  • GIS in water management

 

 

  • Cup Type Currentmeter
  • Wading Type Currentmeter
  • Hand held GPS System
CWRDM Plan Fund
Externally Funded
CWRDM Plan Fund
Effect of Rubber Plantation on Water Balance Components – A Case Study
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Arun P R, Dr. Ashish K Chaturvedi
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 years (2020 – 2023)
Downscaling future precipitation and temperature of selected regions in Kerala using Statistical Downscaling Model (SDSM)
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 Years
Climatic Change Fingerprints on Water Resources and Hydrometeorology of Achencoil river basin in Kerala
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 years
Regionalisation of Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) for Highland catchments in Kerala
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 years
Impact of rapid urbanization on the hydrological regime of a selected river basin in Kerala (N-42)
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Externally Funded
Water Resources Development in Tribal Areas of Idukki District
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
4 Years
Study on Hydrology of Small Watersheds of Highland Kerala
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
4 Years

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Publication Year
2013 Narasimha Prasad N B, Arun P R and Anish V. (2013) Demarcation of groundwater potential zones in Chaliyar river basin, South India using Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Systems. International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 06, No.
2012 Abdulla P K, Sanma Jishnudas and James E J (2012), Analysis of Nearshore Wave Height, Direction and Breaker Angle of Southwest Coast of India Using Visually Observed Data, International Journal of Ecology and Development, Vol:22, No: 2 pp74-87
2012 Dinesan, V P (2012). ‘Why Bharathapuzha goes dry’, Jr. Kerala Calling, Vol. 33, pp.28-33, March 2012.
2011 Abdulla P K, Sanma Jishnudas and Joseph N K (2011), Seasonal and Medium Term Changes in the Shoreline Position at Selected Stations of Malabar Coast, Kerala, ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol: 17, No:1, March 2011 pp 1-11
2011 Narasimha Prasad, N B, 2011, “Geophysical Investigation for Groundwater Exploration in Lakshadweep Islands – A Case Study”, Jr. of Indian Geophysical Union, Vol.15, No.4, pp. 221-227.
2010 Narasimha Prasad, N B, 2010, “Groundwater: Save Safely”, Jr. Kerala Calling, Information & Public Relations Department, April, Vol.30, No.6, Pp:12-15.
2010 Narasimha Prasad, N B, and Abdul Hameed, E, 2010. “Groundwater Management Strategies for Lakshadweep Island – A Case Study”, ISH Jr. of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 16, Sp.1, pp. 134-145.
2010 Venugopal M. R., Girish Gopinath, C. C. Savitha and Sumesh EV (2010) Estimation of the sedimentation rate of Malampuzha - a typical storage reservoir on the Western Ghats, using MMF model,Water & Energy InternationalVol: 67 ( 9) pp: 73-7, ISSN 0972-057X6
2009 Dinesan.V.P.,Rajagopalan S.P.(2009), ‘A GIS approach in assessment of water quality index for the groundwater in the Calicut Corporation of Kerala, India’, Water and Energy Research Digest, 2009, Volume 19(1).
2009 P.Jayakumar( 2009).Environmental Impact Assessment, Holistic Thought, VolVII No.1 An Interdisciplinary Research Journal, SreeNarayana College, Kollam.
2009 Unnikrishnan Warrier, C., Shahul Hameed, A., Velayudhan, K.T., Manjula, P. and Vasu, K., 2009. Estimation of Sedimentation Rate in Chilika Lake, Orissa using Environmental 210pb Isotope Systematics. Journal of Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 11, pp. 102-110
2008 Anitha A B, Linda N E and James E J(2008), ‘Comparison of Unit Hydrographs Derived by Different Methods for a Watershed in humid Tropics’ Vol. XXI, No 1 & 2, Jan & April, 2008, Journal of Applied Hydrology, Association of Hydrologists of India and Andhra
2008 Dinesan, V. P., Harikumar, P. S., Anitha, A. B. (2008). Urban Water Management in the Humid Tropics- A case study of Calicut Corporation, Journal of Applied Hydrology, Vol.XXI, No. 1& 2, 2008, pp. 33-40.
2008 Narasimha Prasad, N B, 2008, “Conservation and Management Strategies of Groundwater Resource in Lakshadweep Island”, Jr. of Institute of Engineers, Vol. 89, pp. 10-13.
2008 V P Dinesan, P S Harikumar and A B Anitha (2008), ‘Urban Water Management in Humid Tropics – A case Study of Calicut Corporation’ Vol. XXI, No 1 & 2, Jan & April, 2008, Journal of Applied Hydrology, Association of Hydrologists of India and Andhra Universi
2007 Narasimha Prasad, N B, 2007, “Groundwater Quality Status in Kalpeni Island of Lakshadweep”, Indian Journal of Geochemistry, December, 22 (2), pp.331-342.
2007 Narasimha Prasad, N B, 2007, “Hydrogeological Condition in an Atoll Island - A Case Study from Lakshadweep”, Journal of Applied Hydrology, Vol. XX, No. 1&2, pp.8-21.
2007 Narasimha Prasad, N B, Shivraj, P V and Jagatheesan, M S, 2007, “Evaluation of Groundwater Development Prospects in Kadalundi River Basin”, Jr. of Geological Society of India, Vol.69, May, pp. 1103-1110.
2006 Narasimha Prasad, N B, Abdul Hameed, Sivakumar, B and Santo Michael, 2006, “Groundwater Development Status in Lakshadweep – A case study”, ISH Jr. of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 12, No.2, pp. 25-36
2005 Narasimha Prasad, N B and Mansoor, O A, 2005, “Assessment of Groundwater Quality Status in Amini Island of Lakshadweep”, Jr. of Environmental Science and Engineering, January, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 69-74.
Publication Year
2014 Aneesh V, Gandhi J, Arun P R and Narasimha Prasad N B (2014) “Groundwater Development Prospects in a Highland Administrative Unit, Thrissur District, Kerala” Proceedings of the International Symposium on ‘Integrated Water Resources Management’, CWRDM, Koz
2019 Drissia T.K., Denji Dinesan (2019) Impact of Kanjirapuzha dam on streamflow in Bharathapuzha using SWAT, proceedings of International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering, HYDRO-2019, Volume I, Indian Society of Hydraulics, Pu
2018 Drissia T.K., Jothiprakash V, A B Anitha (2018) Regionalisation of Watersheds using Fuzzy C means clustering Algorithms in West Flowing Rivers of Kerala, International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering, HYDRO-2018, Indian S
2017 Drissia T K., V Jothiprakash and A B Anitha (2017) Flood frequency Analysis and curves of equal predicted peak discharge, proceedings of 37th International Association of Hydro-Environmental Research (IAHR) World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 1
2017 Drissia T K, V. Jothiprakash and Anitha, Trend in daily and annual maximum discharge time series in Kerala, 32nd Indian Engineering Congress, IE(I) India, 21-23, Dec. 2017, Chennai
2016 Drissia T K, Jothiprakash V, Anitha A B(2016), Flood Frequency Analysis Using L Moments for Selected River Basins in Kerala, proceedings 21st International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (HYDRO-2016), December 08-10, CWP
2015 Drissia T K, Anitha A B (2015) Effect of landuse change on discharge using Mapshed model in sub basins of Bharathapuzha river basin, Proceedings of International conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering(HYDRO-2015), 17-20 December 2
2014 Priya Philip, Nimiya Baby, Aswathy V K and Drissia T K (2014), Morphometric analysis of Kallada and Pallikkal river basins of Kerala using GIS, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM-2014), February 19–21
2014 Anitha A B, Devipriya V N, Drissia T K and KarthikaGopal(2014) ‘Modelling of Soil Erosion using Geographical Information System for Sustainable Land Management’, Proceedings of National Conference on Changing Climatic Scenario and Sustainable Resources Ma
2014 Anitha A B, Shahul Hameed A and Narasimha Prasad N B (2014) “Integrated River Basin Master Plan for Chaliyar” Proceedings of the International Symposium on ‘Integrated Water Resources Management’, CWRDM, Kozhikode, Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,
2014 Anitha A B, ShahulHameed A and Narasimha Prasad N B (2014)., ‘ Integrated River Basin Master Plan for Chaliyar’, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management held at CWRDM, Kozhikode, February 19-21, 2014
2014 Arun, P R, M.S. Anish, V. Geethu Krishna, N.B. Narasimha Prasad (2014). Identification of Groundwater Potential Zones through Spatial Information Systems: A Case Study, Proceedings of the 4th International conference on “Hydrology and Watershed Management
2014 Bindu K B, Jaypal G and Anitha A B(2014)., ‘Hydogeomorphological Study of Kadalundi River Basin in Kerala’ Proceedings of the International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management held at CWRDM, Kozhikode, February 19-21, 2014
2013 Remya T R , Drissia T K, Anitha A B(2013),'Spatial and Temporal variation of rainfall in Northern Kerala', Proc. International Conference on Integrated Water Waste Water & Isotope Hydrology Vol I, Bangalore University, 25-27 July 2013.
2014 C.P.Priju, Narasimha Prasad N.B., P.K.Dasarathy and Karthik, K. (2014). Salinity Mapping in the Coastal Aquifers Using Geophysical Techniques – A Case Study, Proceedings of the 4th International conference on “Hydrology and Watershed Management-ICHWAM 201
2014 Dinesan V P and Manasa P S (2014). Long Term Spatial and Temporal Rainfall trend in the Wayanad District of Kerala. Proc. International Symposium on IWRM, 19-21, February 2014, CWRDM, Kunnamangalam, pp 37-47. ISBN:978-81-8424-906-4.
2014 Dinesan V P (2014). 'Water Resources Scenario of Wayanad District', Paper presented in the Workshop on 'Water Resources Management in Wayanad', 16-9-2014, Sulthan Battery, Wayanad.
2014 Drissia T K, Shabeer A, Geetha C and Dinil Sony C (2014), Annual and Seasonal Trends of Rainfall in the Humid Tropics of Kerala, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM-2014), February 19–21, 2014, CWRDM,
2014 Geethu Krishna, Preethi, Arun P R and Narasimha Prasad N B (2014) “Evaluation of Groundwater Development Prospects in a Midland Region of Central Kerala” Proceedings of the International Symposium on ‘Integrated Water Resources Management’, CWRDM, Kozhiko
2014 Jayakumar P and Dinil Sony C(2014) Estimation of a safe level of mining of river sand – A case study in Maniyurgramapanchayat. Proc.National Conference on Harmony with Nature in context of Environmental Issues and challenges of the 21st century” Harmony 2

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