The Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, is delighted to share a significant achievement in the area of river health, environmental sustainability, and socio-economic assessment.

With the inspiration and guidance of the Prof Sudhirkumar V Barai Director, BITS-Pilani ,Pilani Campus and Prof Dipendu Bhunia (Ph.D, M.ASCE, L.M.ICI) Head of Department and faculty members, we are pleased to announce that the project titled:

“Hydro-Environmental and Socio-Economic Validation of River Health Assessment Framework (RHAF)”
has been approved by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), New Delhi. 🇮🇳

🤝 Project Consortium
Lead Institute:
🏛️ IIT Delhi
PI: Prof. Vivek
Co-PI: Prof. Priyanka
Collaborating Institute:
🏛️ BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
PI: Prof. Anupam Singhal
Co-PI: Prof. Srinivas Rallapalli

NGO Partner:
🌱 Narmada Samagra
This collaborative initiative brings together academia, government and civil society towards advancing a comprehensive framework for assessing and understanding the hydro-environmental and socio-economic health of rivers.
The financial breakup is awaited.

👏 Congratulations to Prof. Anupam Singhal, Prof. Srinivas Rallapalli, and the entire project team on this important recognition!

We look forward to seeing this collaborative research contribute meaningfully towards sustainable river management and environmental conservation in India. 🌊🇮🇳

Department of Civil Engineering
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

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