CWRDM Plan Funded Projects
Investigation on Land subsidence and reconstruction on Geomorphological Evolution of Kallada Delta through Remote Sensing and Sediment Proxies
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CWRDM Plan Funded
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Duration:
2 Years
Water Security Assessment and its association with Quality of Life in Chaliyar River Basin
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2 Years
Treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater by a hybrid Sequencing Batch Biofilm reactor (SBBR) for simultaneous removal of organics and nutrients
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Development of automated vertical farming unit for sustainable vegetable production
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Bench marks for irrigation water efficiency in Neyyar irrigation project
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Degradation of coastal wetland habitats - a study with special emphasis on ecology and conservation of Smooth-coated otter (Lutra perspicillata),
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Stable isotope based assessment of food web structure and carbon sources delineation in a tropical river ecosystem
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Efficacy of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) practices in the Iruvanhippuzha watershed of Chaliyar River Basin
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Spatiotemporal dynamics of microplastics in the Chaliyar River Basin, Kerala (MICHARB)
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Development and Demonstration of Nanotechnology Enabled Decentralized Wastewater Treatment via Constructed Wetlands; an Integrated Performance Model for Trivandrum Urban
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Funding Agency:
State Plan Fund, GoK
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
Jan 2023 – Jan 2026
Optimal scheduling of WDN for disinfectant booster dosage and water quality monitoring in a selected zone of Kozhikode city.
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Hydro environmental monitoring of Periyar, Karamana and Bharatapuzha Rivers in the context of Climate change and other anthropogenic pressures
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Water Quality Monitoring by Mobile Water Analysis Laboratory
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Assessment of Environmental Quality of Selected rivers of Kerala
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Feasibility Study on Artificial Recharge Structures for Improving water availability in and around CWRDM Campus
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Identification of suitable sites for SubSurface Dykes (SSD) in low groundwater reserve areas of Palakkad District
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Modeling approach for delineating Landslide prone areas of Kozhikode District
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Impacts of modernisation of Thanneermukkam barrage in the southern plains and coastal aquifers.
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Studies on hydrological and geomorphplogical impact of floods in the Alluvial and Floodplain region of Periyar and Chalakudy river basins
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Investigations of surface water Groundwater interactions of a perennial freshwater lake
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Stable isotopic and geochemical characterization of groundwater from Kodungallur coast, Thrissur district
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Evaluation of rainout pattern of monsoon precipitation in Kerala using stable isotope signatures
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Budget:
Rs.22.74 lakhs
Impact of Kuttiyady Augmentation Scheme in the command areas of of Kuttiyady and Banasurasagar irrigation projects
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Budget:
Rs. 14.95 lakhs
Assessment of Land use and Land cover dynamics in Agricultural Watersheds and developing Soil Erosion Hazard Index in Malapuram district
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years (2020-2023)
Spatial Mapping of Radon in Coastal groundwater of Kerala
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Regional Variability of Chemical and Isotopic Imprints of precipitation over Kerala
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Impact of Climate Change on Hydrology of Rivers Upstream of Thanneermukkom Barrage
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years (June 2020 – May 2023)
Regional variability of chemical and isotopic imprints of precipitation over Kerala- A high resolution spatial analysis
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Assessment of Nutrient Bioavailability and trophic station of Beypore Estuary for a Integrated Management Plan
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Groundwater status and formulation of effective recharge strategies for Valapattanam River Basin
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2 years
Studies on hydrological and geomorphplogical impact of floods in the Alluvial and Floodplain region of Periyar and Chalakudy river basins
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Impacts of modernisation of Thanneermukkam barrage in the southern plains and coastal aquifers
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Design and Development of CWRDM Library Website
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Self-sustainable wastewater treatment for houses/gated communities using microbial fuel cell (MFC): An innovative solution for treatment and resource recovery.
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3Years
Assessing the effects of climate induced hydrological changes on the river water quality in urban stretch of Chaliyar River, Kerala.
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Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2Years
Designated best use of selected quarry ponds in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts, Kerala
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3Years
Monitoring of the occurrence, fate and risks of antibiotics in Muvattupuzha River, Central Kerala
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Role of Groundwater Dynamics in Major River Basins of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts in Kerala
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Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2.5 years
13 C labelled carbon dots embedded silicabased nanocomposite particles as hydrogeological tracers for water resources management
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2Years
Stable isotope based assessment of food web structure and carbon sources delineation in a tropical river ecosystem
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Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3Years
Impact assessment of Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Hydrological Processes and Sediment Yield under changing Climatic Conditions of selected watersheds in Malappuram District

Impact assessment of Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Hydrological Processes and Sediment Yield under changing Climatic Conditions of selected watersheds in Malappuram District

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Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3Years
Building Institutional Repositories in CWRDM Libray Using D-Space
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Microclimatic assessment of the water vapour flux in an urban ecosystem for identifying better climate change mitigation measures and scope for atmospheric water harvesting
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2 Years
Assessment of the climate change impacts on water footprint of rice production in Malampuzha irrigation project, Kerala
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2Years
Investigation on Ecosystem services of small lakes in Agro-Ecological zones of Western Ghats and the influence of regional factors.
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3Years
A study on the assimilative capacity of Parvathy Puthanar and the scope of Bioremediation for pollution abatement
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Local Area Network (LAN) Administration and CWRDM Project Information System(CPIS)
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Development and Maintenance of Water Museum Complex with emphasis on establishing Science and Technology Display Centre on Water for mass awareness
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Budget:
Rs. 27.00 lakhs
Anthropogenic interactions in the Neyyar River System and its impacts on the groundwater environment
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Baseline data collection and modelling rejuvenation scenarios of Pulamonthodu, Kottarakkara
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Non-CWRDM Co-Principal Employee:
Dr. Dipu S, Dr. C P Priju
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2 Years
Externally Funded Projects
Geophysical study of freshwater lens dynamics of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago, Southwest India
Funding Agency:
Department of Science and Technology - Science and Engineering Research Board
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Externally Funded
Climate change scenario analysis and evolving adaptation strategies to manage soil and water resources
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Funding Agency:
District Soil Conservation Department, Kozhikode
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Externally Funded
Duration:
2 years
Delineation of Paleo-Channels of Periyar River basin using hydrogeological and geo-electrical methods
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Funding Agency:
DST-SERB, GOI
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Externally Funded
Duration:
3 years
Groundwater characterization along the Coastal plain of Northern Malabar, Kerala using Isotopic Systematics
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Funding Agency:
DST
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Externally Funded
Duration:
2 years
Early Adopter programme of SWOT mission by NASA, Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), United Kingdom Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency : Leveraging Citizen Science for the estimation of Lake Volumes using SWOT

The project featured in NASA website:
https://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/applications/early-adopters/

Project site appearing on LOCSS website
https://www.locss.org/gauge/pookode-lake

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Funding Agency:
NASA/University of Washington
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Externally Funded
Duration:
2021-2023
Preparation of an Integrated River Basin Management Plan for Bavalipuzha for its Sustainable Development and Management
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Funding Agency:
Haritha Keralam Mission
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Externally Funded
Duration:
9 Months
Water Use efficiency studies of Mangalam Irrigation Project.
Funding Agency:
Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Duration:
2 Years
Budget:
Rs. 15.41 lakhs
Geophysical study of freshwater lens dynamics of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago, Southwest India
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Funding Agency:
DST SERB
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Duration:
3 years
Delineating the boundary of shallow saline zones encountered in Poyya, Karalam, Adat and Tholur Panchayats in Thrissur District, Kerala and investigating their origin and possibility of any underlying fresh water aquifers through geophysical surveys
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Funding Agency:
MoWR (NHP-PDS)
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Duration:
3 years
Study on Preparation of a Comprehensive Water Resource Development Plan for the International Research Institute of Ayurveda, Kannur
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Funding Agency:
KINFRA
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Externally Funded
Water for Change, Integrative and Fit for Purpose Water Sensitive Design Framework for Fast Growing Livable cities (India-Netherlands project)
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Funding Agency:
Department of Science and Technology (DST), GoI
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Externally Funded
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Duration:
5 Years (November 2019 to November 2024)
CWRDM Plan Funded Projects
Investigation on water quality and pollution abatement in coastal districts of Northern Kerala
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CWRDM Plan Funded
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01-09-2019 to 01-09-2022
“Ag doped nanotitania coated Fe 3 O 4 @chitosan core-shell magnetic beads for removing nitrates from drinking water” (PP 53/20)

“Ag doped nanotitania coated Fe 3 O 4 @chitosan core-shell magnetic beads for
removing nitrates from drinking water” (PP 53/20)

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Funding Agency:
State Plan Fund, GoK
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CWRDM Plan Funded
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Duration:
08-04-2020 to 07-04-2022
A Study on Farmers’ Adaptability to Climate Variability in Kerala.
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CWRDM Plan Funded
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Duration:
2 years
Extreme Rain Events over Kerala, Study of Integrated Water Vapour Flux and Vertical Structure of Orographic Clouds for Improved Quantitative Prediction
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CWRDM Plan Funded
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Duration:
2 Years (1-05-2020 to 30-04-2022)
Monitoring of Microplastics in Selected Coastal Wetlands of Kerala
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
Two years (1-9-2020 to 30-4-2022)
Hydro environmental monitoring of Periyar, Karamana and Bharatapuzha Rivers in the context of Climate change and other anthropogenic pressures
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
Two years (1-9-2020 to 30-4-2022)
Study on the Environmental status of Kozhikode City
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CWRDM Plan Funded
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Streamflow data generation for ungauged sub-basins in humid tropical region
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 years
Budget:
Rs. 07.84 lakhs
Water resources management using WEAP model in a humid tropical river basin
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 years
Budget:
Rs. 07.46 lakhs
Preparation of the master plan for the integrated management of Pamba river basin
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CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
1 year
Externally Funded Projects
Implementation of Management Action Plan of Kavvayi Wetland
Funding Agency:
DoECC, Govt. of Kerala
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Budget:
Rs. 120.50
Hydrological investigations in the high range mountain land scape of Munnar
Funding Agency:
UNDP
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2.5 years
Study on Rainwater Harvesting at Calicut University campus (Jointly with H&C RC)
Funding Agency:
Calicut University
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Integrated Mangrove Aquaculture for the Environmental Management and Socio Economic upliftment of Rural people in Kerala
Funding Agency:
Department of Science and Technology(DST),Govt. of India
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 years
Budget:
Rs. 103.42 lakhs
Demonstration of measures to enhance the efficiency and utility of existing water conservation structures and other natural sources for better water harvesting
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Funding Agency:
UNDP
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Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 years
Hydrological Investigations in the High Range Mountain Landscape, Kerala
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Funding Agency:
UNDP, India
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Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 years
A Research study on ''Psychological Impact of Covid-19'' (voluntary basis)
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Externally Funded
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Mangrove community zonation and biophysical characterisation for coast of Kerala
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Funding Agency:
ISRO-SAC
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Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 years
National Wetland Inventory and Assessment (NWIA) Phase-II (Kerala and Lakshadweep)
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Funding Agency:
ISRO-SAC
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Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 years
Water Resources Development in Tribal Areas of Idukki District
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Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
4 Years