Day 1 (21.02.2025)

Venue: KIIT Campus 5 Auditorium

Venue: KIIT Campus 5 Auditorium

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

8 PM Onward

Registration

Inaugural Ceremony

Refreshment Break

Expert Talks 1
Expert Talks 2

Panel Discussion 1

Lunch Break

TIH-IITG Equipment/Technology Demonstration: Advanced Dam Safety Equipment

Evening Refreshments

Expert Talk 3

Founder Dinner

Day 2 (22.02.2025)

Venue: KIIT Campus 5 Auditorium

Venue: KIIT Campus 5 Auditorium

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

5:00 PM Onward

Expert Talks 4
Expert Talks 5

Refreshment Break

Panel Discussion 2

Sponsor Talk 1

Sponsor
Talk 2

Lunch Break

Poster/Oral/Product Demonstration of TIH Funded Projects

Evening Refreshments

Visit to Dhauli Shanti Stupa

Day 3 (23.02.2025)

Venue: KIIT Campus 5 Auditorium

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

11:00 AM – 12:00 AM

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Expert Talks 6
Expert Talks 7

Refreshment Break

Panel Discussion 3

Panel Discussion 4

Lunch Break

Day-1 (21st February, 2025)

Registration: 9 AM Onward

Inaugural Ceremony: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Refreshment Break

Expert Talk 1: 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Speaker: Dr. Chandra Shekhar Padhi, Engineer-In-Chief, Water Resources Department, Odisha

Topic: Odisha in DRIP-III

Expert Talk 2: 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM

Speaker: Prof. P. Mohapatra, Professor, IIT Gandhinagar

Topic: 3-D Dam break flow analysis.

Panel Discussion 1: 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Theme: Sediment Management and Digital Twin for Dam Safety

Panel Expert: Dr. Rajgopal Singh, Sr. WR Engineer and Team Task Leader DRIP, World Bank

Session Co-ordinator: Dr. Kshyanaprava Samal

Sl. No.

Presentation Title

Presenter’s Name

Presenter’s Designation/Organization

Time

From

To

1

Structural Health Monitoring for Safety and Serviceability of Existing Dams

Prof. Arunasis Chakraborty

Professor, IIT Guwahati

12:00 PM

12:15 PM

2

Managing Sediment through Catchment Area Treatment

Shri. Anjani Dubey

Ex. Executive Director (Civil), Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)

12:15 PM

12:30 PM

3

Digital Twin Application in Dam Safety

Prof. Subashisa Dutta

Professor, IIT Guwahati

12:30 PM

12:45 PM

Discussion

12:45 PM

1:00 PM

Lunch Break: 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

Presentation/Technology Demonstration by TIH-IIT Guwahati: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Evening Refreshments: 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Expert Talk 3: 4:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Speaker: Er. A. B. Pandya, Former Chairman, CWC (ONLINE)

Topic:

Day-2 (22nd February, 2025)

Expert Talk 4: 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Speaker: Prof. Sudhanshu Panda, Professor, North Georgia University, USA (ONLINE)

Topic: Comprehensive Soil Erosion Assessment for Dams and Reservoir Safety with an Ensemble Modelling Approaches of Modified-RUSLE, Streambank Erosion Estimation, and Debris Flow Assessment.

Expert Talk 5: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Speaker: Shri. Vijai Saran, Former Director, DRIP & Former Chief Engineer, CWC

Topic: Challenges in implementation of Dam Safety Act’2021

Refreshment Break

Panel Discussion 2: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Theme: Integrated Safety Strategies for Dams

Panel Expert: Shri. Vijai Saran, Former Director, DRIP & Former Chief Engineer, CWC

Session Co-ordinator: Dr. Ketan Kumar Nandi

Sl. No.

Presentation Title

Presenter’s Name

Presenter’s Designation/Organization

Time

From

To

1

Challenges in Hydrologic Safety Evaluation of Dams (Online)

Prof. V V Srinivas

Professor, IISc Bangalore

11:00 AM

11:15 AM

2

Rehabilitation of Distresses Dams in Odisha

Er. Sibasish Padhi

Chief Engineer, Dam Safety, Water Resources Dept., Odisha

11:15 AM

11:30 AM

3

Leveraging Technology to Enhance Dam Safety

Dr. Abhishek Verma

Asst. Professor, IIT Guwahati

11:30 AM

11:45 AM

Discussion

11:45 AM

12:00 PM

Sponsor Talk 1: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Mechatronics Systems Private Limited

Sponsor Talk 2: 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Mr. A K Nanda, National Head, Aimil Ltd.

Lunch Break

Presentation/Technology Demonstration by TIH-IITG funded Projects: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Evening Refreshments

Visit to Dhauli Shanti Stupa

Day-3 (23rd February, 2025)

Expert Talk 6: 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Speaker: Dr. R. N. Sankhua, Member (KRMB), Ministry of Jal Shakti (WR, RD & GR), Govt of India

Topic: Dam Defense: A Path to Resilience and Innovation

Expert Talk 7: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Speaker: Shri. Lingaraj Gouda, Engineer-In-Chief, Planning & Design, Water Resources Department, Odisha

Topic: Reservoir Desedimentation and Sediment by Pass Tunnels

Refreshment Break

Panel Discussion 3: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Theme: Hydrological Challenges and Technological Solutions in Modern Dam Management

Panel Expert: Shri. Lingaraj Gouda, Engineer-In-Chief, Planning & Design, Water Resources Department, Odisha

Session Co-ordinator: Dr. Jyotiprakash Padhi

Sl. No.

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Presenter’s Designation/Organization

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1

Forecasting of Reservoir Inflow: A Model Combination Approach

Dr. Basudev Biswal

Associate Professor, IIT Bombay

11:00 AM

11:15 AM

2

Dam Instrumentation and an Experimental Study on Hydrograph Influenced Longitudinal Velocity Profiles in Channels

Prof. K. K. Khatua

Professor, NIT Rourkela

11:15 AM

11:30 AM

3

Impact of Hydrological Extremes on Dam Safety

Dr. Subbarao Pichuka

Asst. Professor, IIT Madras

11:30 AM

11:45 AM

Discussion

11:45 AM

12:00 PM

Panel Discussion 4: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Theme: Sustainable Dam Management

Panel Expert: Prof. P. Mohapatra, IIT Gandhinagar

Session Co-ordinator: Dr. Santosh Hota

Sl. No.

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Presenter’s Designation/Organization

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1

Embankment Asset Management-A Community Perspective

Mr. Alok Pattnaik

Project Management Expert, Bhubaneswar

12:00 PM

12:15 PM

2

Dam Safety and Beyond Boundaries

Shri. Amitabha Ghosh

Former Senior Vice President, Texmaco

12:15 PM

12:30 PM

3

Instrumentation and Geophysical Techniques in Dam Health Monitoring

Prof. Benu Gopal Mohapatra

Professor & Director – Consultancy Services, KIIT DU

12:30 PM

12:45 PM

Discussion

12:45 PM

1:00 PM

Lunch Break

End of Workshop