Water Resources Management and Sustainability (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789811665752)

Dr. Pankaj Kumar is an Assistant Professor of geography at the Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Dr. Kumar completed his M.A. in geography M.Phil. and Ph.D. from the Department of Geography, University of Delhi. Presently Dr. Pankaj Kumar is Assistant Secretary General, International Geographical Union (IGU) and Secretary IGU Commission of Mountain Studies. Dr. Kumar has developed interests in the fields of montology with focus on cryosphere geography, watershed assessment and modelling, urban dynamics, disaster studies, and remote sensing and GIS. He has presented research papers and chaired sessions in many countries and published several book chapters, and peer-reviewed articles in national and international journals of repute.
Dr. Gaurav Kant Nigam is currently serving as a subject matter specialist in Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Korba, Chhattisgarh, India. He completed his M.Tech. and Ph.D. (soil and water engineering) from Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. He received a University Gold Medal in 2014, a Student Incentive Award (Ph.D.) in 2019, the 15th Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Award from the Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology bestowed by the governor of Chhattisgarh in 2017, the Late Dr. Manju Singh Memorial Young Scientist Poster Award in the Xth IGU International Thematic Conference at Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, and Best Poster Paper Award in the 1st Asian Conference on Water and Land Management for Food and Livelihood Security in 2017. He also received an award from the Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi. He has published many research papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Mr. Manish Kumar Sinha is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University Bhilai, India. He is a continuing researcher in the Department of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, and was awarded with a prestigious German scholarship DAAD for pursuing his Ph.D. He was awarded with the University Gold Medal in 2014 during his master's program. Mr. Sinha was a recipient of the Young Scientist Award in 2017 for carrying out the best research work in earth system science and atmospheric studies from the Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology. He was also awarded with many best paper and academic achievement honours in international and national conferences. He has authored several book chapters and peer-reviewed articles in the areas of water resources management.
Dr. Anju Singh is now serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi. Dr. Anju specialises in the field of climatology, land use and land cover study, urban geography, water resource management, and coastal ecosystems. Shehas received international travel grants to present research findings at international forums. Dr. Anju has published 1 book and more than 10 chapters in edited books and in journals of national and international repute. She is currently actively associated with the National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI), and the Association of Geographical Studies (AGS).