The research policies and programmes of CWRDM are monitored and reviewed by the Research Council. The Chairman and Members of the Research Council are as follows:

Chairman     : Prof. M.S. Mohan Kumar, Professor (Retd.), IISc Bangalore

Member        : Dr. P. Nandakumaran, Chairman, CGWB, New Delhi

Member        : Prof. Lakshman Nandagiri, Professor, Water Resourced Engineering, NIT Suratkal 

Member        : Prof. L. Elango, Professor (Retd.), Department of Geology, Anna University, Chennai

Member        : Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Administration, Water Resources Department, Government of Kerala, Public Office Building, Trivandrum - 695 033

Member        : Dr. C. T. Aravindakumar, Professor, School of Environmental Sciences (formerly with School of Chemical Sciences), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam - 686 560

Member and 
Convenor
(Ex-officio)   : Executive Director, CWRDM