{"id":289,"date":"2023-03-13T13:09:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T13:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/STPEC2023\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:11:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:11:24","slug":"advisory-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/advisory-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisory Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"289\" class=\"elementor elementor-289\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-717334d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"717334d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd9c831\" data-id=\"dd9c831\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b868002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b868002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advisory Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36517f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36517f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee4858b\" data-id=\"ee4858b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244be6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"244be6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advisory Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ec356d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ec356d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7715c7c\" data-id=\"7715c7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb14963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb14963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1938\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1523022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1523022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Shri A B Pandya<\/b><br>Secretary General, ICID and Former Chairman, CWC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a6e511\" data-id=\"2a6e511\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eee12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8eee12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/J-Jayashankar-Iyer-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1801\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/J-Jayashankar-Iyer-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/J-Jayashankar-Iyer.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c79e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c79e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Shri J. Chandrashekhar Iyer<\/strong><br \/>Former Chairman, CWC and NDSA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dde348d\" data-id=\"dde348d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3faf8f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3faf8f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1938\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f0a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14f0a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr D Thareja<\/strong><br \/>former Member Design and Research, CWC, and head SNC Lavalin Hydro<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e5bab3\" data-id=\"5e5bab3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae5d864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae5d864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mukesh-Kumar-Sinha-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2333\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3fb83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec3fb83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dr M.K. Sinha<\/b><br \/>Chairman, Godavari River Management Board<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ce02df\" data-id=\"8ce02df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a647a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39a647a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Raj-Kumar-Chaudhari.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1806\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6468ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6468ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Shri Raj Kumar Chaudhary<br \/><\/b>Chairman &amp; Managing Director, National Hydro Power Corporation Ltd., Faridabad<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90eb904 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90eb904\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e08772\" data-id=\"5e08772\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6d7f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f6d7f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Basant-Maheswari-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1797\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Basant-Maheswari-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Basant-Maheswari.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c605c18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c605c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Prof. Basant Maheshwari<br \/><\/b>Distinguished Professor (Water, Environment &amp; Sustainability), Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9214f61\" data-id=\"9214f61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5dd236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5dd236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Premlal-Patel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1803\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Premlal-Patel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Premlal-Patel.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d365a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d365a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prof. Prem Lal Patel<\/strong><br \/>Director, VNIT, Nagpur<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14b7f31\" data-id=\"14b7f31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46c233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f46c233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sudhanshu-Panda-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1809\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sudhanshu-Panda-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sudhanshu-Panda.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e431400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e431400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prof. Sudhanshu Panda<\/strong><br \/>Institute for Environmental &amp; Spatial Analysis, University of North Georgia, USA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-707514c\" data-id=\"707514c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea75e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ea75e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr.-M.-K.-Goel-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1800\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr.-M.-K.-Goel-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr.-M.-K.-Goel.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e94f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25e94f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. M. K. Goel<\/strong><br \/>Director, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ed81c4\" data-id=\"9ed81c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3613b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3613b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1938\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c5ee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8c5ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr C Rajgopal Singh<\/strong><br \/>Sr WR Engineer and Team Task Leader DRIP, World Bank<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da34541 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da34541\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-462cacd\" data-id=\"462cacd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a9700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99a9700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Prof.-M.-L.-Sharma-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1804\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Prof.-M.-L.-Sharma-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Prof.-M.-L.-Sharma.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bafac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bafac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prof. M L Sharma<\/strong><br \/>Head, International Centre of Excellence for Dams, Head, Department of Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66bc4f7\" data-id=\"66bc4f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1aaa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e1aaa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/R-N-Sankhua-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1805\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/R-N-Sankhua-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/R-N-Sankhua.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba35890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba35890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr R N Sankhua<\/strong><br \/>Member (KRMB), Ministry of Jal Shakti (WR, RD &amp; GR), Govt of India<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66e4790\" data-id=\"66e4790\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8f952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c8f952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/V-V-Srinivasan-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1870\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3040683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3040683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prof. V. V. Srinivas<br \/><\/strong>Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., IISC, Bangalore<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90398bd\" data-id=\"90398bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827e264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"827e264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chandra-Sekhar-Padhi-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chandra-Sekhar-Padhi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chandra-Sekhar-Padhi.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67555ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67555ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Chandra Shekhar \u00a0Padhi<br \/><\/strong>Engineer-In-Chief, Water Resources Dept., Odisha<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f753462\" data-id=\"f753462\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b625f64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b625f64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tirupati-Bolisetti-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1810\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tirupati-Bolisetti-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tirupati-Bolisetti.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9213b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9213b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Tirupati Bolisetti<\/strong><br \/>Professor. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Windsor,\u00a0Ontario, Canada<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e24bed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e24bed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e8083b\" data-id=\"7e8083b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b746e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20b746e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr-R-K-Gupta-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1799\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr-R-K-Gupta-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr-R-K-Gupta.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a82c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a82c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr R K Gupta<br \/><\/strong>Former Chairman, CWC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d999a12\" data-id=\"d999a12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c3112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22c3112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1938\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2386cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2386cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Shri Anil K Jain<br \/><\/strong>Chairman, NDSA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4799018\" data-id=\"4799018\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0244ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0244ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1938\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea370b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ea370b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Shri V K Kapadia<\/strong><br \/>former Secy, Govt of Gujarat<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d48026\" data-id=\"2d48026\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53030ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53030ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vijaya-Saran-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1812\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vijaya-Saran-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vijaya-Saran.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632ff23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"632ff23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Shri V K Saran<\/strong><br \/>Chief Engineer, Dam Safety Organisation, CWC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc8cc39\" data-id=\"fc8cc39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f913b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40f913b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rakesh-Kashyap.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1807\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0225a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f0225a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Shri Rakesh Kashyap<\/strong><br \/>Chief Engineer and PD DRIP, CWC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22ba6a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22ba6a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a87aed\" data-id=\"2a87aed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99093f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99093f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shri-N-N-Rai-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1808\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shri-N-N-Rai-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shri-N-N-Rai.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50966dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50966dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Shri N N Rai<br \/><\/strong>Chief Engineer, CWC, Gujarat<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c514ae1\" data-id=\"c514ae1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f94c6ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f94c6ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1938\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52-512.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462e58f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"462e58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Shri B Nagendra Rao<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>Engineer-in-Chief (O&amp;M and Quality Control)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a709e43\" data-id=\"a709e43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934e24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"934e24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Khatua<br \/><\/strong>Former MD, NHPC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84f3bde\" data-id=\"84f3bde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f736692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f736692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/B-Das-KIIT-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/B-Das-KIIT-150x150.jpg 150w, 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SinhaChairman, Godavari River Management Board Shri Raj Kumar ChaudharyChairman &amp; Managing Director, National Hydro Power Corporation Ltd., Faridabad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-289","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289"}],"version-history":[{"count":134,"href":"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391,"href":"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289\/revisions\/2391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/event.kiit.ac.in\/IWDS2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}