CWRDM Plan Funded Projects
Investigation on Land subsidence and reconstruction on Geomorphological Evolution of Kallada Delta through Remote Sensing and Sediment Proxies
Principal Investigator:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 Years
Water Security Assessment and its association with Quality of Life in Chaliyar River Basin
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Naveena K
Project Type:
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
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Chithra V S
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Development of automated vertical farming unit for sustainable vegetable production
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Thangamani S
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Bench marks for irrigation water efficiency in Neyyar irrigation project
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Degradation of coastal wetland habitats - a study with special emphasis on ecology and conservation of Smooth-coated otter (Lutra perspicillata),
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Stable isotope based assessment of food web structure and carbon sources delineation in a tropical river ecosystem
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Efficacy of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) practices in the Iruvanhippuzha watershed of Chaliyar River Basin
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Spatiotemporal dynamics of microplastics in the Chaliyar River Basin, Kerala (MICHARB)
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Development and Demonstration of Nanotechnology Enabled Decentralized Wastewater Treatment via Constructed Wetlands; an Integrated Performance Model for Trivandrum Urban
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Smitha V S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Ihjas K, Dr. Chithra V S, Dr. Jayasooryan K K, Dr. Dipu S
Funding Agency:
State Plan Fund, GoK
Project Type:
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.
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Hydro environmental monitoring of Periyar, Karamana and Bharatapuzha Rivers in the context of Climate change and other anthropogenic pressures
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Water Quality Monitoring by Mobile Water Analysis Laboratory
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Assessment of Environmental Quality of Selected rivers of Kerala
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Feasibility Study on Artificial Recharge Structures for Improving water availability in and around CWRDM Campus
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Identification of suitable sites for SubSurface Dykes (SSD) in low groundwater reserve areas of Palakkad District
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Modeling approach for delineating Landslide prone areas of Kozhikode District
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Impacts of modernisation of Thanneermukkam barrage in the southern plains and coastal aquifers.
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Studies on hydrological and geomorphplogical impact of floods in the Alluvial and Floodplain region of Periyar and Chalakudy river basins
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Investigations of surface water Groundwater interactions of a perennial freshwater lake
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R, Dr. Smitha V S, Prajith V
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Stable isotopic and geochemical characterization of groundwater from Kodungallur coast, Thrissur district
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Manjula P, Sudheesh M
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Evaluation of rainout pattern of monsoon precipitation in Kerala using stable isotope signatures
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Sudheesh M
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Budget:
Rs.22.74 lakhs
Impact of Kuttiyady Augmentation Scheme in the command areas of of Kuttiyady and Banasurasagar irrigation projects
Project Type:
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
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Thenmozhi M
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar, Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years (2020-2023)
Assessment of water use efficiency and crop water stress index for drought and high temperature tolerance in rice
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Ashish K Chaturvedi
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Spatial Mapping of Radon in Coastal groundwater of Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Regional Variability of Chemical and Isotopic Imprints of precipitation over Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Impact of Climate Change on Hydrology of Rivers Upstream of Thanneermukkom Barrage
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Jainet P J, Ihjas K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years (June 2020 – May 2023)
Effect of Rubber Plantation on Water Balance Components – A Case Study
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Celine George
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Arun P R, Dr. Ashish K Chaturvedi
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years (2020 – 2023)
Regional variability of chemical and isotopic imprints of precipitation over Kerala- A high resolution spatial analysis
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Smitha V S, Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Assessment of Nutrient Bioavailability and trophic station of Beypore Estuary for a Integrated Management Plan
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Renjith K R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Groundwater status and formulation of effective recharge strategies for Valapattanam River Basin
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Arun P R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. C P Priju, Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
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
Principal Investigator:
Dr. C P Priju
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Arun P R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Impacts of modernisation of Thanneermukkam barrage in the southern plains and coastal aquifers
Principal Investigator:
Dr. C P Priju
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Arun P R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Design and Development of CWRDM Library Website
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Nithiya S
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Self-sustainable wastewater treatment for houses/gated communities using microbial fuel cell (MFC): An innovative solution for treatment and resource recovery.
Principal Investigator:
Ihjas K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Renjith K R
Project Type:
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.
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Sruthi K V
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2Years
Designated best use of selected quarry ponds in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts, Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Dipu S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. C P Priju
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3Years
Monitoring of the occurrence, fate and risks of antibiotics in Muvattupuzha River, Central Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Renjith K R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R, Digila Rani M, Vishnu Das N
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Role of Groundwater Dynamics in Major River Basins of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts in Kerala
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Arun P R
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
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Smitha V S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2Years
Stable isotope based assessment of food web structure and carbon sources delineation in a tropical river ecosystem
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Smitha V S
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

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Thenmozhi M
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3Years
Building Institutional Repositories in CWRDM Libray Using D-Space
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Nithiya S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar
Project Type:
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
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Anila Alex
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2 Years
Assessment of the climate change impacts on water footprint of rice production in Malampuzha irrigation project, Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Ambili G K
Project Type:
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.
Principal Investigator:
Vivek B
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Jainet P J
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3Years
A study on the assimilative capacity of Parvathy Puthanar and the scope of Bioremediation for pollution abatement
Principal Investigator:
Ihjas K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Vivek B, Dr. Renjith K R, Prajith V
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Local Area Network (LAN) Administration and CWRDM Project Information System(CPIS)
Principal Investigator:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Bineesha T M
Project Type:
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
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Budget:
Rs. 27.00 lakhs
Anthropogenic interactions in the Neyyar River System and its impacts on the groundwater environment
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Arun P R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Baseline data collection and modelling rejuvenation scenarios of Pulamonthodu, Kottarakkara
Principal Investigator:
Jainet P J
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Dipu S
Non-CWRDM Co-Principal Employee:
Dr. Dipu S, Dr. C P Priju
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2 Years
Externally Funded Projects
Demonstration of protected cultivation of spices crop in naturally ventilated polyhouse with automated irrigation system
Funding Agency:
DASD
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Effects of flooding on Social and Psychological Wellbeing of Individuals
Funding Agency:
ICSSR, Govt. of India
Project Type:
Externally Funded
‘PMKSY-WDC-Endline Evaluation of 83 Watershed Projects’
Funding Agency:
Department of Rural Development, GoK.
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Greenhouse gases emission from coastal wetlands and their impact on climate change
Funding Agency:
Science and Engineering Research Board
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Environmental isotope studies for understanding the frequent occurrence of convective rainfall events and their impact on stream flow generation processes in the Chaliyar River Basin, Southern India
Funding Agency:
IAEA
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Rain water harvesting as climate adaptation strategy for enhancing ground water and agricultural resilience of Paniya tribe, Wayanad, Kerala
Funding Agency:
CSR Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Climate Change impact on Turmeric, Black pepper and Ginger
Funding Agency:
ICAR
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Study of Carbon footprints in Western ghats region under changing climate scenario
Funding Agency:
Department of Science and Technology
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Partitioning of ET for Nilgiris region of Tamil Nadu
Funding Agency:
NRSC
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Fortification of coir pith compost and its evaluation
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Water for Change, Integrative and Fit for Purpose Water Sensitive Design Framework for Fast Growing Livable cities (India-Netherlands project)
Principal Investigator:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Smitha V S, Dr. Sruthi K V
Funding Agency:
Department of Science and Technology (DST), GoI
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
5 Years (November 2019 to November 2024)
CWRDM Plan Funded Projects
Modelling of Saltwater intrusion in the shallow coastal aquifers of Ernakulam – Alappuzha region
Principal Investigator:
Dr. C P Priju
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 years
Hydrology of Tanks and Ponds in Bharatapuzha basin in Kerala State
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3years
Budget:
Rs. 32.06 lakhs
Environmental Status of Selected Rivers of Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Vivek B
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Jainet P J, Dr. Renjith K R, Ihjas K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2020 - 2023
Ag doped nanotitania coated Fe3O4@chitosan core-shell magnetic beads for removing nitrates from drinking water
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Smitha V S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 Years (08-04-2020 to 07-04-2022)
Evaluating water management options to improve crop water productivity in Kallada river basin
Principal Investigator:
Ambili G K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Benchmarks for irrigation water efficiency in Neyyar Irrigation project
Principal Investigator:
Ambili G K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Quantitative assessment of infection risk from exposure to Corona Virus during monsoon and estimating corona virus spread in the community through the surveillance of sewage
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Sruthi K V
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2Years
Isolation and characterization of marine (different beaches and backwater bodies) bio film forming multiple drug resistant bacteria and their control by using Cinnamon oil and evaluation of its inhibitory mechanism
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Sruthi K V
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2Years
Investigation on water quality and pollution abatement in coastal districts of Northern Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Dipu S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Sruthi K V
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
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)

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Smitha V S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R
Funding Agency:
State Plan Fund, GoK
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
08-04-2020 to 07-04-2022
Externally Funded Projects
Concurrent evaluation of CADWM programmes implemented by CADA, Govt. of Kerala
Funding Agency:
Water Resources (CAD) Department, Govt. of Kerala
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
1 year
Budget:
Rs. 12.99 lakhs
Impact evaluation studies of watershed development projects implemented under NHWDP in three Districts of Kerala
Funding Agency:
NABARD
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
6 months
Budget:
Rs.12.03 lakhs
Investigation on the role of cloud water in tropical forests using isotope technique
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Funding Agency:
CRG, SERB, DST, GoI
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 years
Unraveling submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) zones along the Indian subcontinent and its islands (Mission-SGD) - Pilot Study
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Funding Agency:
NCESS-MoES, GoI
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 Years
Water Quality Monitoring Programme for Kerala State (KSCSTE)
Funding Agency:
KSCSTE
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Budget:
Rs. 121.00 lakhs
Establishment of Mobile testing Laboratory for the quality assurance of drinking water source in Kerala(Water Resources Department, Govt. of Kerala)
Funding Agency:
Water Resources Department Govt. of Kerala
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Budget:
Rs. 30.47 lakhs
Training Programme on Water Quality and Sanitation under Environmental Management Programmes
Funding Agency:
Environmental Management Training Programmes KSCSTE
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Budget:
Rs. 10.00 lakhs
Inventory of the Wetlands of Kerala
Funding Agency:
Department of Environment and Climate Change Govt of Kerala
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Evaluation of discharge data of Pambar basin at Kovikadavu
Principal Investigator:
Jainet P J
Funding Agency:
KSEB
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 Years
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