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| Day- I: 29th January 2026 | ||
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| 1. | National-scale river flow prediction portal for climate-resilient dams and hydropower planning in India – Dr. Prof. A.K. Gosain, IIT Delhi |
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Impacts of climate change on hydropower
development and sustainability Shri Milind Ganesh
Gokhale, Member (Hydro),CEA
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| 3. | Enhancing GLOF Risk Resilience through Technology, Governance and Community Preparedness –Shri Ashok Thakur, Sr. Consultant GLOF/ LLOF, NDMA |
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| 4. | Significance of dams in climate change adaptation and mitigation - Dr. J. Chandrashekhar Iyer, Former Chairman, CWC |
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Technical Session I : Climate change and water resources management - Climate impacts on hydrology and systems |
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| Keynote Presentation: Climate change and water resources management - Mr. Pierre-Yves Pitteloud, Senior Regional Advisor on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) & Rapid Response (RR) in South Asia, Embassy of Switzerland |
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| 1. | Climate change and water resources management- Shri Anil Jain, Chairman, National Dam Safety Authority |
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| 2. | Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Hazard Assessment For A Himalayan Hydropower Project: A Case Study From The Lohit Basin, India - Shri Rakesh Kashyap, Chief Engineer, Central Water Commission |
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| 3. | A National water modeling framework with reservoir Integration and development of a Digital Twin - Dr. Manabendra Saharia, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engg., Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
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| 4. | Performance evaluation of rainfall forecasts from 17th to 29th August 2025 over the River sub-basins under Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, India: A Case study - Dr. S K Manik, Scientist.-D, Hydromet Division, IMD |
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| 5. | Climate change aspects in dam in Himalaya - Dr. Ajay Pradhan, President & CEO, Cuttack Consulting Solution Services (C2S2) |
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| 6. | Climate change and dam safety in Northeast India - Shri Ranendra Sarma, Former Director (Technical), NEEPCO Ltd. |
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Technical Session II : Climate change and environmental considerations in dam and hydropower projects |
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| 1. | Climate change and environmental considerations in hydropower projects - Shri Sandeep Batra, ED (Planning), NHPC Limited |
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| 2. | Challenges In hydro projects: Planning the restoration Of RCC Structures - Case study of Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project - Shri Vivek Gupta, Dy. General Manager, Field Engineering Services, Tapovan Vishnugad Hydro Power Project |
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| 3. | Climate change and environmental considerations in dams hydropower and renewable projects - Shri Biswajeet Das, Executive Director, Soma Enterprise Ltd |
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| 4. | Climate-resilient pumped storage hydropower development: Integrating climate risk assessment, dam safety, and sustainable design for off-river closed-loop pumped storage projects – Shri B. Nagendra Reddy, Vice President, Aarvee Engineering Consultants Limited. |
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| 5. | Climate-resilient hydropower operations in the Himalayas: the role of cloud seeding in managing snowpack and inflow variability – Shri Harsh Dubey, Head of IndiaRainmaker Technology Corporation |
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| 6. | Nano grouting to arrest heavy water loss through aging dams leading to major reduction in carbon foot print - Dr. Surendra Manjrekar, CMD, Sunanda Speciality Coatings Pvt. Ltd |
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| Day- II: 30th January 2026 | ||
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Technical Session - III : Climate change in Himalayan Cryosphere – Glacier studies and risk assessment |
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| Keynote presentation: Climate change impact on the Himalayan cryosphere focusing on Glacier studies and risk assessment - Dr. Gagandeep Singh, Assistant Professor, NIDM |
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| 1. | Climate impact on hydrology and systems leading to more frequent and severe extreme weather events like floods and droughts - Dr. Rahul Saxena, Scientist-G, IMD |
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| 2. | Climate change impacts on the Himalayan Cryosphere and extreme hydro-meteorological events: Implications for cascade hazards, GLOF Risk, and climate-resilient dam and hydropower infrastructure in the Eastern India – Dr. Laxmi Linggi, Scientist/Engineer & Dr. P. C. Vanlalnunchhani, Scientist, Centre for Earth Sciences & Himalayan Studies |
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| 3. | Extreme floods event trends and future challenges – Shri. Vasanthakumar V, Director, Flood Forecast Monitoring Dte, CWC |
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| 4. | Climate Change Impacts on the Himalayan Cryosphere – A Special Focus on Avalanches, GLOFs and Debris Flows - Dr. D.P. Kanungo, Chief Scientist & Professor (AcSIR), CSIR |
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| 5. | Comprehensive early warning system for vulnerable hydro power projects - Ms. Sanjeeta Kumari, Dy. General Manager, Hydro Engineering, NTPC |
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| 6. | Sustainable and climate-resilient design and operation of hydropower projects: Lessons from extreme flood events in Himachal Pradesh, India – Er. Revati Raman, Dy. General Manager (Civil), SJVN Limited |
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Technical Session IV : Climate Risk Assessment & Adaptive Planning, Regulatory Frameworks and Environmental Compliance |
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| Keynote Presentation: Warming climate, escalating extremes: From risk assessment to action - Dr. Sabin T P, Scientist - F, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology |
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| 1. | Adaptive hydropower infrastructure under climate uncertainty: Insights from India - Dr. Sibatosh Debnath, Sr. VP (Design & Engineering), Patel Engineering Limited |
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| 2. | Heavy Water Ingress In Deep Seated Foundation Galleries Of Operational Dams: Issues, Challenges & Remedial Measures- A Case Study of Ntpc Koldam - Shri Vishal Kaushik, Dy. General Manager, NTPC Ltd. |
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| 3. | Framework for Developing an Effective Early Warning System for Dams in Compliance with the Dam Safety Act 2021 in India – Shri Vijay Dubey, Director, Jomiso Consulting Pvt. Ltd. |
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| 4. | Advanced monitoring systems for dam/hydropower with a focus on seismic monitoring – Mr. Adam Pascale, Chief Commercial Officer, ESS Earth Sciences Pty Ltd |
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| 5. | Integration of environmentally sustainable planning and development of climate-resilient hydropower infrastructures – Dr. Madhuban Lal Maskay, Nepal |
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| 6. | Climate Finance – Dr. Tanya Sharma, Senior Manager, Carbon Project Development, IORA Ecological Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |
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Technical Session V: Nature-Based and Technological Solutions |
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| Keynote Presentation: Why stronger Is not enough: Re-engineering water infrastructure through systems thinking—Rethinking material systems for low-carbon, circular futures - Dr. Chetan Hazaree, Associate Vice President [R&D & Sustainability], MYK Arment Pvt. Ltd. |
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| 1. | Low carbon concrete: Cut carbon not performance” Shri Amol Anand Patil, Business Development Manager, Sika India Pvt Limited |
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| 2. | Integration of ROV technology for climate-resilient hydropower infrastructure assessment and management –Shri Kannappa Palaniappan, Co-Founders, IROV Technologies Private Limited |
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| 3. | Application of tracer techniques for detecting dam leakage - Dr. Gopal Krishan, Scientist E, Hydrological Investigations Division, NIH |
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| 4. | Stainless Steel, Resilient by Design - Innovative Materials for Climate-Ready Hydropower Infrastructure – Shri Varun Pruthi, Head Business Development & Sales, Jindal Stainless Limited |
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| 5. | Innovative corrosion protection system to Gates of Middle Vaitarna, Barvi & Ransai Dams - Dr. Surendra Manjrekar, CMD, Sunanda Specialty Coatings Pvt. Ltd |
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| 6. | Sustainable Infrastructure Design and Operations - Ms. Minimol Korulla, Vice President-Technical, Maccaferri Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |
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Technical Session VI : AI and Geospatial Technologies |
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| Keynote Presentation: Health assessment of dams by geophysical techniques - Dr. Sanjay Rana, Managing Director, PARSAN Overseas Pvt. Ltd. |
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| 1. | AI and Geospatial technologies for climate resilient dams and hydropower - Shri Nikhilesh Kumar, Co-founder & CEO - Climate Tech, Vassar Lab Climate Technology Company |
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| 2. | From visual to integrated digital intelligence: A Multi-Layer digital condition assessment & technology-enabled inspection framework using UAV and AI/ML-based data fusion for safety evaluation of dams and hydropower structures - Dr. Ramji Singh, Member – Dam Safety Review Panel (Govt. of Gujarat) |
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| 3. | Latest development in GIS technology, tools and platform and further support state SWIC and DRIP projects - Shri Suneet Manjavkar, Industry Head Water-Business Development, ESRI India Technologies Ltd. |
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| 4. | Space technology for structural health monitoring (SHM) of dams and hydropower in a changing climate - Ms. Asiya Begum, Scientist/ Engineer 'SF', National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) |
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| 5. | Adaptive Rehabilitation of aging dams under climate change using exposed geomembrane linings – Mr. Mohammad Asim, Technical Sales Engineer Carpi India |
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| 6. | Statistical Analysis of Dam Failures and Ensuring Dam Safety at Koldam – Shri Akhilesh Chandra Joshi, Deputy General Manager (FES/FQA/DSU), NTPC Limited. |
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