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Rapid urbanization coupled with unplanned land use and increasing intensities of rainfall, has in recent years contributed to a significant flooding in Indian urban areas. The problem is aggravated by aging infrastructure and lack of scientific capabilities in forecasting and managing the urban drainage systems. The flood-damage potential in urban areas is also high due to population and property concentration in relatively small areas. Recent catastrophic floods in Indian cities have highlighted the importance of urban flood management in the country. This project is developing an end to end integrated flood warning system with focus on urban areas. This will enhance the scientific capabilities for interactive operational management of urban drainage systems integrated with real-time flood forecasts with data from automatic weather stations, water level sensors, control systems, satellite products, Geographic Information Systems driven based data, urban numerical weather forecast, hydrologic models, communication networks and computer technologies. A three stages solution comprising monitoring, modeling, and, management is being proposed. Realtime flood forecasting models based on data and information from satellite products, automatic weather stations and state-of-the-art numerical weather prediction and hydrological models are being developed. Methodologies for communicating the forecasts to different levels of decision making mechanisms is being integrated. GIS based operational models for real-time management of urban drainage systems using water level sensors and control systems algorithms are being developed.

Mentors/Collaborators

MENTORS:

  • Prof. Dev Niyogi, Purdue University, USA
  • Dr. Bhanu Neupane, UNESCO, Paris

COLLABORATORS:

  • Dr. G S Reddy, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre
  • UNESCO, Paris
  • University of Baroda, Vadodara iv. M/S Geokno (Industry)
  • Foundation for Innovations in Health (NGO)

Key Outcomes


(3 )
Title: Tailor made Hydrologic Model
Institutes: BITS PILANI-HYD

Remarks: Three modules, namely, Runoff, Routing and Water quality blocks have completed and other modules are in the process of refining

Title: Urban Hydrology Course
Institutes: BITS PILANI-HYD

Remarks: Background of urban hydrology; urban flooding; description of hydrological and planning models such as SWMM, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, EPANET, WEAP, SWAT; urban flood forecasting and mitigation strategies; Urban flood planning in changing climate; description of general circulation models and downscaling approaches; Management of Syphonic rainwater systems and detention facilities; sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS);case studies.
CE F422: Urban Hydrology

Title: New Modules Introduced
Institutes: BITS PILANI-HYD

Remarks: SWMM, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, EPANET, WEAP, SWAT; urban flood forecasting and mitigation strategies; Urban flood planning in changing climate; description of general circulation models and downscaling approaches

(2 )
Title: laboratory experimental set up created in Hydraulics laboratory
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Flow sensors from CDAC for different flow conditions will be implemented

Title: Sensor Network Based Cyber Physical Infrastructure for Continuous Monitoring of Water Distribution Networks
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: To study the flow behavior as well as the quality degradation in the water network. This set has been built with the support of RBCCPS and IBM.

(3 )
Title: Existing course, "Urban Hydrology"
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Enrolment - 10
Enhanced to include: (a) climate change impacts, (b) rainfall disaggregation and (c) flood management issues

Title: Hydraulic and Hydrologic Design Laboratory Course
Institutes: NIT-WARANGAL

Remarks: New modules on simulation of urban drainage system and design of urban drainage design have been included
For M. Tech. program in Water Resources Engineering

Links/URL: https://nitw.ac.in/media/Scheme&Syllabus-2014/M.Tech-WRE-Syllabus.pdf

Title: Hydraulic and Hydrologic Design Lab
Institutes: NIT-WARANGAL

Remarks: New module of urban storm water modeling using SWMM included.
For M. Tech, Water Resources Engineering Programming

Links/URL: https://nitw.ac.in/media/Scheme&Syllabus-2014/M.Tech-WRE-Syllabus.pdf

(1 )
Title: Hydraulics Laboratory
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Scaled model of open channel has been built for study of urban flooding effects. The setup is fully instrumented to understand the dynamics of the water flow due to various changes in the pathway. A rigorous comparison of the experimental and CFD analysis is done to understand the behavior of clogging and gate operation on floods.

(1 )
Title: FLOODLITE
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: To be Registered

(5 )
Title: Monsoon School on Urban Floods 2014
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Participants: 35
Date: Aug 4 -9 , 2014

Title: Monsoon school on urban flood 2015
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Participants: 50
Date: 24th to 29th August 2015

Title: Winter School on Urban Flood Modeling 2015
Institutes: NIT-WARANGAL

Remarks: Participants: 30
Date: 10-12 December 2015

Title: Monsoon School on Urban Flood 2016
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Participants: 37
Date: 22-27, August, 2016

Title: Monsoon School on Urban Floods 2017
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Participants: 39
Date: July 3-8, 2017

(8 )
Title: Training programme
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Participants: 30
Conducted for capacity building in the area of sump pump model studies involving both physical modeling as well as CFD model development for NTPC engineers.
Date : December 2014

Title: Two weeks Professional Training to Kerala Water Authority Engineers on "SCADA and Automation Systems"
Institutes: CDAC-TRIV

Remarks: Participants: 20
Date: October 2015

Title: Short Term Course on Urban Flood Modelling 2015
Institutes: NIT-WARANGAL

Remarks: Participants: 50
Date : December 10-12, 2015

Title: Short Term Course on Urban Flood Modelling 2016
Institutes: NIT-WARANGAL

Remarks: Participants: 30
Date : November 21-26, 2016

Title: A webinar training program to train KSNDMC, BITS Pilani Hyderabad and NIT Warangal on flood plain mapping using the softwares like SWMM, ArcGIS and inp.PINS Extension
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Participants: 12
Date : 28th April 2016

Title: Six days Short Term Course on Urban Flood Modeling
Institutes: NIT-WARANGAL

Remarks: Participants: 30
Date: November 21-26, 2016

Title: National Seminar on Climate Change Adptation at MS University Vadodara

Remarks: Participants: 96
Date : December, 12, 2016

Title: Workshop-cum-Training Program on Urban Flood Management: Technology Driven Solutions
Institutes: BITS PILANI-HYD

Remarks: Participants: 65
Date : March 3-4, 2017

(1 )
Title: A tutorial on flood plain mapping in HEC GeoRAS, HEC RAS, SWMM and development of IDF relationships.
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Participants: 30
Date : May 6, 8, 9 and 11, 2015

(9 )
Title: Workshop on Integrated Urban Flood Management for Hyderabad: Technology Driven Solutions
Institutes: BITS PILANI-HYD

Remarks: Participants: 27
Date: 31 October 2015

Title: Training program on Urban Flood Management: Technology Driven Solutions
Institutes: BITS PILANI-HYD

Remarks: Participants: 41
Date: 20-21 November 2015

Title: 3-day training program on Integrated 1D and 2D Urban Flood Modelling using MIKE Urban and MIKE Flood

Remarks: The training was given by Mr. Prashanth from DHI (India)
Participants:15
Date: 11-13 July, 2016

Title: A workshop was arranged under the leadership of Director KSNDMC, BBMP commissioner, and National Disaster Relief team

Remarks: For 100 BBMP officials, including BBMP Zonal officers, ward level officers and field level officers. The training and insight was given to the officials to better implement the Early warning and forecast information given by KSNDMC
Participants: 50
Date: 8th June 2016

Title: A three day training program on integrated 1D 2D urban flood modelling using MIKE Flood
Institutes: NIT-WARANGAL

Remarks: Participants: 10
Date: July 11-13, 2016

Title: A national seminar on Climate Change Adaptation Issues and Challenges CCAIC-2016

Remarks: Organized at Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Tech & Engg, MSU Baroda
Participants- 96
Date: 12th December 2016

Title: A workshop on "Integrated Urban Flood Management: Technology Driven Solutions”
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Participants: 30
Date: September 20th, 2016

Title: Workshop-cum-Training Program on Urban Flood Management: Technology Driven Solutions
Institutes: BITS PILANI-HYD

Remarks: Participants: 65
Date: March 3-4, 2017

Title: Webinar training program
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: To train KSNDMC, BITS Pilani Hyderabad and NIT Warangal on floodplain mapping using the software like SWMM, ArcGIS and inp.PINS Extension
Participants: 12
Date: 28th April 2016

(3 )
Title: A MoU signed between KSNDMC and IISc which will facilitate IISc to obtain high frequency rainfall data from KSNDMC
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Collaboration Area: Get near real time rainfall data; developing ,calibrating and validating the hydrological model; dissemination of the output; train the scientific personnel of KSNDMC with various advanced methods

Title: IISc has signed MOU with BBMP, Karnataka
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Collaboration Area: model development through measurement of real time floods; Share all other data relevant; Provide infrastructure support where possible for conducting field studies; upgrade the model periodically

Title: MOU signed between NIT Warangal and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) with BITS Hyderabad as a partner for data procuring and project discussion
Institutes: NIT-WARANGAL

Remarks: Collaboration Area: Storm water network design (broad area: Water Resources Department) data sharing; developing ,calibrating and validating the hydrological model; dissemination of the output; train the scientific personnel of KSNDMC with various advanced methods

(3 )
Title: Development of an Educational Portal
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: A Collaborative Venture between UNESCO, IISc, And PURDUE University

Links/URL: https://urbandrought.org/research/downscaling.html

Title: Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (CAOS)

Remarks: Collaboration Area: Installion of Automatic Weather Station (AWS) inside campus
June 2015

Title: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Remarks: Collaboration Area: Design of an Expert System for Flood forecasting and management for the city of Chennai

(1 )
Title: Technology: Hydrological modelling

Remarks: Trasferred to: Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center (KSNDMC)

(6 )
Title: Stake holders like municipal corporations and urban development authorities taken into confidence and involved in implementation of results
Title: Installation of 8 new rain gauge stations at Vadodara done, by Vadodara Municipal Corporation

Remarks: As a result of learning from KSNDMC through MS University

Title: Inter-linking of 8 ponds with gated storm water drains initiated by Vadodara Municipal SevaSadan for management of flood
Title: Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) is currently in engagement with IISc for the storm water drainage component of Vision 2030
Institutes: IISc
Title: A rapid assessment report on Chennai Floods 2015 is published and available

Remarks: http://www.icwar.iisc.ernet.in/chennai-floods-2015/

Title: IDF relationships developed for Hyderabad city

Remarks: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)

(24 )
Title: Technical committee, BWSSB
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar, Chairman
Year: 2014 – till date

Title: Technical Committee, KUWSDB
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar, Member
Year: 2014-till date

Title: Technical Committee, Department of Rural Water Supply
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar, Member
Year: 2011-2014

Title: Technical Committee, Irrigation Department KNNL
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar, Member
Year: 2014-till date

Title: Technical Committee on Flooding, BDA
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar, Member
Year: 2009-2016

Title: NEERI
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar, RC member
Year: 2013-2017

Title: CWRDM
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar, RC member
Year: 2013-2017

Title: RPP, SELTAR, IRD France
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar, Chairman
Year: 2010-2014

Title: EMPRI
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar, RC member
Year: 2014-till date

Title: WTI, DST
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar, Member
Year: 2016-till date

Title: Monitoring committee, INDO-EU projects of DST
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar, Member
Year: 2014-2017

Title: Water Resources Management Committee, International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Chairman
Year: 2008-2015

Title: National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) Society, Ministry of Water Resources, Gov. of India
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Member
Year: Jul. 2013-date

Title: Task Force on Water, Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Govt. of India
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Year: Dec. 2013 - Apr.2014

Title: Steering Committee, National Water Mission, Govt. of India
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Member
Sep. 2011- date

Title: Research Advisory Committee (RAC), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Member
Year: 2012 - 2017

Title: Indian National Committee on Climate Change (INCCC), Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Member
Year: July 2012 - date

Title: Programs Advisory Committee, Water Technology Initiative, DST, Govt. of India
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Member
Year: 2012 - 2014

Title: Project Appraisal and Monitoring Committee (PAMC), Hydrology and Cryosphere, Ministry of Earth Sciences
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Member
Year: June 2012 - date

Title: Program Advisory Committee (PAC), Civil and Environmental Engineering, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Member
Year: June 2012 - date

Title: Review Committee, Peer Review of Department of Civil Engg. IIT Bombay
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Member
Year: Jan. 13, 2014

Title: Review Committee Peer Review of Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Chairman
Year: Mar. 01, 2014

Title: Peer Review Committee, Interdisciplinary Programme on Environmental Engineering and Management, IIT Kanpur
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Member
Year: May 2015

Title: Peer Review Committee, National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya, Shillong
Institutes: IISc

Remarks: Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Member
Year: May 2015

Institutions

IISc - Lead Institution CDAC-TRIV - Partner Institution BITS PILANI-HYD - Partner Institution NIT-WARANGAL - Partner Institution

Team Members

Publications


1.

Rainfall runoff modeling of urban area using HEC-HMS: A case study of Hyderabad city
Vinay Ashok Rangari, V Sridhar, N V Umamahesh and Ajey Kumar Patel; Advances in Water Resources Engineering and Management ;2019
2.

1D-2D modeling of urban floods and risk map generation for the part of Hyderabad city
Rangari V.A., Gonugunta R., Umamahesh N.V., Patel A.K., Bhatt C.M.; International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives;2018
3.

Floodplain mapping and management of urban catchment using HEC-RAS: A case study of Hyderabad City
Vinay Ashok Rangari, Gonugunta R, N V Umamahesh and Ajey Kumar Patel; Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A;2018
4.

Simulation of urban drainage system using a storm water management model (SWMM)
Vinay Ashok Rangari, Sriramoju Sai Prashanth, N V Umamahesh and Ajey Kumar Patel; Asian Journal of Engineering and Applied Technology;2018
5.

Simulation of Urban Drainage System Using Disaggregated Rainfall Data
Vinay Ashok Rangari, K Veerendra Gopi, NV Umamahesh, Ajey Kumar Patel; Hydrologic Modeling: Select Proceedings of ICWEES-2016;2018
6.

Analyzing Non-stationarity in the Hyderabad City Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves
V Agilan, NV Umamahesh; Climate Change Impacts: Select Proceedings of ICWEES-2016;2018
7.

Changes in ENSO and IOD effects on the extreme rainfall of Hyderabad city, India
V Agilan, NV Umamahesh; Climate Change Impacts: Select Proceedings of ICWEES-2016;2018
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