Arup Kumar Sarma
VIDWAN ID: 4705

Prof Arup Kumar Sarma

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Professor (HAG) | Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Assam
Expertise: Civil Engineering
65 Publications
82 Projects
537 Scopus Citations
512 CrossRef
37 Years 11 Months Total Experience
Publications
65 Total
Articles
55
Chapters
6
Proceedings
4
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Professional Recognition

Awarded prestigious B.P.Chaliha Chair Professor for Water Resources
2009
Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India (2009-2018)
Visiting Professor
2014
AIT, Bangkok, Thailand [2014-15]
JAL VIGYAN PURASKAR
2023
INDIAN SOCIETY FOR HYDRAULICS

Community & Membership

NITI Aayog for Water Resources Development of North East India
Member of Expert Committee
Jan 2018
National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
Member, Technical Advisory Committee
Jan 2014
Appointed by Governor of Assam for the purpose of appointment of full time Managing Direct
Member of Search and Selection Committee
Jan 2017
Guwahati Smart City Advisory Forum
Technical Expert
Jan 2017
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Member of Advisory Committee
Jan 2017
Indian National Committee for Climate Change (INCCC)
Member
Jan 2015
Assessment of Flood Prone Area, CWC, Govt. of India
Member of Expert Committee
Jan 2015
National Institute of Hydrology
Member of National Coordination Committee
Jan 2016
Urban Flood (National Disaster Management Authority, India)
Member of the Steering Committee
Jan 2012
National River Conservation (MoEF)
Member of Steering Committee
Jan 2010
National Water Academy, Pune (NWA)
Member Advisory Board
Jan 2014
Centre for Flood Management Studies (CFMS), (NIH)
Member of Regional Co-ordination Committee
Jan 2008
Flood Management Commission formed by Govt. of Assam
Member
Jan 2010
Brahmaputra Water Diversion by China, Govt. of Assam
Member of Expert Committee
Jan 2013
NITI Aayog: Urban Development in Indian Himalayan Region
Executive Committee member
Feb 2025
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Member
Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
Life Member
Indian Water Resources Society (IWRS)
Life Member
Institution of Engineers India (IEI)
Life member
Indian Remote Sensing Society (IRS)
Life Member
Advisory Board of The Indian Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
Member

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
1999
CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology
Master of Engineering
1988
N/A
Bachelor of Engineering
1985
N/A
Professor (HAG)
Jan 2015 – Present
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati | Department of Civil Engineering
Head of the Department
Sep 2012 – Jan 2015
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati | Department of Civil Engineering
Chair Professor
Jun 2009 – Jun 2018
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Dean
Jun 2008 – Aug 2011
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati | Department of Civil Engineering
Professor
Feb 2008 – Jun 2008
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Associate Professor
Feb 2004 – Feb 2008
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati | Department of Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
May 2000 – Feb 2004
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati | Department of Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
Jan 1994 – May 2000
Gauhati University
Lecturer
Oct 1988 – Jan 1994
Gauhati University
Engineering and Technology
Civil Engineering

Related Profiles

Scholarly Work

Sedimentation Study of Dibang and Siang River
Other
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: AKS/CN/78
Bioengineering Method for Controlling River Bank Erosion: A Pilot Project at Kardoiguri, Majuli
Other
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: AKS/SPNBB/13
A functional review for Integrated Water Resource Management in Assam
Other
Role: Other
Protection of Kundil Bridge from Erosion
Other
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Suggesting Protection Measures to GSPL against the Damage due to Erosion
Other
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Mathematical Model for Hydraulic Design of the Bridge Connecting Jorhat and Majuli
Other
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Mathematical Model for Hydraulic Design of the Subansiri Bridge
Other
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Study of Glacial Dynamics and Sustainable Hydrological Resources in Arunachal Himalaya
Other
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Diagnostic Study of Flood and Erosion Problem of Amta And Uday-Narayanpur Area Located at Downstream of Damodar Valley Project, West Bengal, India
Other
Role: Other
Design of an automatic communication system through cloud computing using sensor based automated input for efficient operation of Ranganadi HEP with due emphasis on downstream concerns up to confluence with Subansiri River
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
3rd Party Evaluation of Dibrugarh Drainage [Done for Town and Country Planning Department, Govt of Assam
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Mathematical Model Study of Beki River to Suggest Improvement in River Training Work
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Statistical Downscaling for hydro-climatic projections with CMIP5 Simulations to assess Impact of Climate Change
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Investigating Flood at Downstream of Ranganadi and its relation to Dam Operation
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Hydrological and Hydrodynamic model study of Brahmaputra River in Connection with the Water Intake Problem of Guwahati Refinery
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Pilot Project for Integrated Landuse Planning and Water Resources Management
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Technical Guidance for EMP Project for mitigating Flash Flood in a part of Guwahati city
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Investigation of Irrigation Systems in Tea Garden in India
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Investigating Technical Suitability of Open Drain/Box Drain for the Dibrugarh Town Protection (DTP) Drain
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Living Root Bridge Ecosystem and Indigenous Tribal Communities of Meghalaya
Completed
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Hydraulic Transient Analysis for NTPC, Gadarwara Project
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Checking Design of Submerged Dike and Gabion Weir in the Champamati River for Water Intake of NTPC
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Morphological Studies of Rivers Brahmaputra, Subansiri and Pagladia using Remote Sensing Technique
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Hydrological and Hydrodynamic study of Brahmaputra River for Ascertaining Suitability of the Proposed Water Intake Location of GWSP, South Central zone
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Estimating Sediment and Water Yield from Hills of Guwahati City
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
An Integrated Approach for Snowmelt Hydrological Modelling at Downstream of Sikkim Glaciers
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Co-Principal Investigator
A Numerical Modelling Based Study for Assessing Quality of Ground Water of Bharalu River Basin of Guwahati City
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Technical Examination and Recommendation of the River Water Intake Structure
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Mathematical Model Study for Evaluating River Training Work for the Tiding Bridge at Arunachal Pradesh
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Technical Consultation for Preparation of DPR on Soil Erosion Control cum Silt Trapping Measures in the Hills of Greater Guwahati
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Mathematical Model Study of River Brahmaputra with Emphasis on Climate Change
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Implementation of EMP in Jyotinagar Hill in Connection with Noonmati Basin Drain and Vetting of Hydraulic Design of Drain
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Mathematical Model Study for Evaluating River Training Work for the Iphipani Bridge at Arunachal Pradesh
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
Evaluating Design of Ro-RoJetty at Dhubri in NW-2, Assam
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Model study for identifying best location for water intake for the water supply scheme of North Guwahati
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Climate Change Impact on Precipitation of Barak Basin
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Water Resource and Flood & Erosion Risk Mitigation Planning in Assam: Hydrodynamic Modelling and Climate Change Component
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Mathematical Modelling of River Brahmaputra for evaluating bank protection measures proposed from Jatiabari to Nitmari
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Climatic Data Collection from Tea Garden and other Sources of Northeast India for Climate Change Study
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Pre-feasibility study, preparation of development plan and zoning plans for ARPA special area in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Review of the Report on Mishap at Myntdu Leshka hydroelectric project on 8th October 2009
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Preparation of Conceptual DPR for Saripani Watershed Management Project (A sub-watershed of Kakodonga Watershed
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Mitigating River Bank Erosion of Kalong River
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Detail hydrologic study of the Dikrong-Panyor river basin and its impact on the downstream
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Mathematical Modelling of River Brahmaputra for evaluating bank protection measures proposed from Dhing to Hiloikhunda
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Mathematical Modelling of Main stem Brahmaputra to Evaluate Impact of Climate Change on River Training Works
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Development of Hydrodynamic Flood Information and Forecasting System using River Stage and Runoff, Seasonal Rainfall, DEM, and other Components of Hydroinformatics for a Major Flood Prone River Basin in Lower Assam
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Performance Evaluation of River Training Work taken up at Brahmaputra River Dholahati
Completed
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of the Natural Resources in the Brahmaputra Basin
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Event based Flood Forecasting Model For Flood Hazard Mitigation
Completed
Agency: All India Council for Technical Education Role: Other
Hydrodynamic Study of Brahmaputra River Near Pandu to Assess Suitability of Intake Point for the Water Supply project of GMDA and to Suggest Maintenance Need
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
ADB TA 6456: Flood and Drought Risk Management of Mekong Sub-region
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Scope of Protecting River Bank by using Geobag
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Integrated Landuse Planning and Water Resource Management
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
RWH and Management in the National Highway Stretch between Guwahati and Nagaon
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
GIS based Inventory of Rivers of the Northeastern India
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Downstream Impact Study of Subansiri Hydel Project
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Numerical Model Study for Investigating Worst Case Scenario of River Bank Erosion
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
A Modeling Based Study Towards Mitigating Fluoride Contamination Hazards in the Affected Areas of Guwahati City
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator
Protection of Matmara Arkep-Baligaon Area from the Erosion of River Brahmaputra
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
North Eastern Region Urban Development Project, Phase-II
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Identifying Suitable Location for Inland Water Terminal
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Dam Break Analysis for the Mangdechhu HE Project at Trongsa, Bhutan
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Measuring Flow Velocity of Brahmaputra Near Sualkuchi
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
River Controlling by Plastic Net and Biosystem
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Hydraulic and Structural Design of Jengrai and Jakaichuk Drainage scheme
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
North Eastern Region Urban Development Project
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Dam Break Analysis of the proposed Debang Dam of Northeast India
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Protection of Sualkuchi Area from Erosion of River Brahmaputra
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Remote Sensing-Based Study of the Erosion Problem of Agricultural field near Agyathuri
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Preparation of DSI for Hydel Project of Manipur
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Setting up of Technical Backup Unit at IIT Guwahati for R&D Interface with Khadi and Village Industries Sector
Completed
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Investigation of Namdang Silasaku to Check its Sustainability
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Feasibility Study for Watershed Management Project in the Kakodonga River Basin
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Evaluation and Validation of Prefab. Prototype Construction of Additional Classroom and School Building for flood prone area
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Urban Flood Hazard Mitigation of Guwahati City by Silt Monitoring and Watershed Modelling
Completed
Agency: Department of Secondary and Higher Education Role: Other
Installation of Gauging Station for obtaining Stage Record of Deepar Beel
Completed
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Geotechnical Investigation of Probable Landslide Spot within Guwahati City Area
Completed
Agency: All India Council for Technical Education Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Creation of a Regional Environmental Testing Center
Completed
Agency: All India Council for Technical Education Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Development of Physical Model for Study of two-dimensional Flood Propagation due to Dike Failure
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Landslide Hazard Zonation of Guwahati Area
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Modernization of Survey Laboratory
Completed
Agency: Department of Secondary and Higher Education Role: Principal Investigator

Development of Optimal Operating Policy for Pagladia Multipurpose Reservoir

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2004
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Simulation of Dam Break Hydraulic in Natural Flood Plain Topography

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2008
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Optimal Operating Policy Considering Environmental Issues of Downstream

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2011
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Optimal Ecological Management Practices for Controlling Sediment and Water Yield from a Hilly Urban System within Sustainable Limit

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2012
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Gespatial Approaches of Deriving Hydro-morphological Information for Flood Hazard Management

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2014
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2D Hydrodynamic Model for Brahmaputra River for Determining Optimal Bank Protection Measures for Worst Flow Scenario

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2014
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River Routing considering ground water interaction through Piedmont zone

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2018
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Agricultural Water Management of Brahmaputra Basin Considering Impact of Climate Change

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2017
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River Basin Management Considering Climate Change: A comparative study Weib river in Africa

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2017
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Projection of Urban Settlement in Eco-sensitive Areas and Its Impacts on Watershed Hydrology

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2018
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Turbulent flow structures and morphological characteristics of mining affected alluvial channel

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2018
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Occurrence, Distribution, Resilience of Soil Organic Carbon and its Dependence on Natural and Anthropogenic Factors

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2019
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Assessment of the resilience of Indian River Basins to Droughts Under Climate Change Scenario

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2019
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GCM based Fuzzy Clustering for analyzing impact of Climate Change on Brahmaputra Basin

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2020
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Strategic Management of Transboundary Brahmaputra Basin Under Climate Change

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2021
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Hydrodynamic Modelling of Vegetated Alluvial Channel and its Application in Aquatic Ecology

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2022
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Climate Change Impacts in a River Having Flow Regulating Structure

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2022
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Utilizing Riverine Ecosystem for Optimal Benefit

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2023
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Hydrological Modelling of River Basin and Strategic Management of Watershed under Different Anthropogenic and Climate Change Scenarios: A Case Study of Genale Catchment, Ethiopia

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2022
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Optimal Crop Planning in A Canal Command Area with Due Emphasis on Nutrient Balance and Climate Change

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2023
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Characterizing Dam Augmented Flow in Downstream of a Hydropower Project to Assist Management Strategies

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2023
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Bank Erosion Problem in Large Braided River and its Solution

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2024
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Unravelling discrepancies and overlooking risks: future climate analysis & decision-making in the Brahmaputra River Basin

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2024
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Community-Centric Metric for Watershed Effectiveness Evaluation

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2024
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Spatiotemporal analysis of Rainfall Erosivity and Climate Change Impact Assessment

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2026
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Community-Centric Metric for Watershed Effectiveness Evaluation

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2024
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Optimal Crop Planning in A Canal Command Area with Due Emphasis on Nutrient Balance and Climate Change

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2023
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Characterizing Dam Augmented Flow in Downstream of a Hydropower Project to Assist Management Strategies

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2023
Downloads 68

Utilizing Riverine Ecosystem for Optimal Benefits

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2023
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Climate Change Impacts in a River Basin having Flow Regulating Structures

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2022
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Hydrodynamic modeling of vegetated alluvial channel and its application in aquatic ecology

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2022
Downloads 81

Hydrological Modelling of the Transboundary Brahmaputra River for Strategic Water Management under Climate Change

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2021
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Fuzzy Clustering of Hydroclimatic Regions of Northeast India and CLimate Change Analysis

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2020
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Assessment of the resilience of Indian river basins to droughts under climate change scenarios

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2019
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2-D coupled surface and sub-surface flow model for river flow simulation with piedmont zone

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2018
Downloads 116

Turbulent flow structures and morphological characteristics of mining affected alluvial channel

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2018
Downloads 98

Projection of urban settlement in eco-sensitive areas and its impact on watershed hydrology

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2018
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Climate change impacts on hydrological processes and water demand scenario in the weyib river basin, Southeastern Ethiopia

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2017
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River basin planning of Subansiri river under climate change scenarios

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2017
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On Completion Problems for some Classes of Matrices

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2015
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Optimal Protection Measures for Controlling River Bank Erosion

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2014
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Geospatial approaches of deriving hydro-morphological information for flood hazard management

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2013
Downloads 77

Optimal Ecological Management Practices for Controlling Sediment and Water Yield from a Hilly Urban System within Sustainable Limit

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2012
Downloads 52

Reservoir Operation Considering Downstream Impact of A Hydroelectric Project

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2010
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Simulation of Dam Break Hydraulics in Natural Flood Plain Topography

University Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2007
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Development of Optimal Operating Policy for Pagladia Multipurpose Reservoir

University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Year 2004
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Scholarly Publications

Spatial homogeneity of extreme precipitation indices using fuzzy clustering over northeast India

Journal Article
Natural Hazards. Year: 2019. Volume: 98 , Issue: 2 , Pages: 559-574 .
Authors: Manish Kumar Goyal; Gupta Shivam; Arup K. Sarma

Linked Simulation Optimization Model for Evaluation of Optimal Bank Protection Measures

Book Chapter
Year: 2020. Volume: 16 , Pages: 283-302 .
Authors: Hriday Mani Kalita; Rajib Kumar Bhattacharjya; Arup Kumar Sarma

Introduction to Genetic Algorithm with a Simple Analogy

Book Chapter
Year: 2020. Volume: 16 , Pages: 27-34 .
Authors: Arup Kumar Sarma

Cost-Effective Optimization of Nature-Based Solutions for Reducing Urban Floods Considering Limited Space Availability

Journal Article
Environmental Processes. Year: 2020. Volume: 7 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 297-319 .
Authors: Apoorva Singh; Arup Kumar Sarma; Jochen Hack

Projection of urban settlement in eco-sensitive hilly areas and its impact on peak runoff

Journal Article
Environment, Development and Sustainability. Year: 2020. Volume: 22 , Issue: 6 , Pages: 5833-5848 .
Authors: Sagarika Patowary; Arup Kumar Sarma

Mapping agricultural activities and their temporal variations in the riverine ecosystem of the Brahmaputra River using geospatial techniques

Journal Article
Authors: Gaurav Talukdar; Arup Kumar Sarma; Rajib Kumar Bhattacharjya

Importance of regional rainfall data in homogeneous clustering of data-sparse areas: a study in the upper Brahmaputra valley region

Journal Article
Theoretical and Applied Climatology. Year: 2021. Volume: 145 , Issue: 3-4 , Pages: 1161-1175 .
Authors: Jayshree Hazarika; Arup Kumar Sarma

Estimation of Water Yield under Baseline and Future Climate Change Scenarios in Genale Watershed, Genale Dawa River Basin, Ethiopia, Using SWAT Model

Journal Article
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. Year: 2021. Volume: 26 , Issue: 3 .
Authors: Tufa Feyissa Negewo; Arup Kumar Sarma
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