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. Nagesh Kumar, IISc Bangalore

Member           : Dr. R D Deshpande, PRL, Ahmedabad

Member           : Prof. L. Elango, IIT Madras

Member           : Prof. T I Eldho, IIT Mumbai

Member           : Dr. K B Hebbar, CPCRI, Kasargod

Member           : Chief Engineer, IDRB, Govt. of Kerala

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