Name :

Shri J. Chandrashekhar Iyer

Service/ Year :

Central Water Engineering Service (CWES) - 1984

Designation/ Organisation :

Member (Design &Research), Central Water Commission& Ex-officio Additional Secretary to Govt. of India, DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Chief Executive Officer, Polavaram Project Authority (Additional Charge)

Date of joining :

22^nd August 1986

Academic Qualifications :

• 1984: B. E. (Civil), SV National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat
• 1986: M. Tech. (Civil), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• 1994: M.S.(Hydropower Development), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

Senior positions held :

• Chief Engineer, Cauvery & Southern Rivers Organisation, CWC, Coimbatore
• Commissioner (FM), DoWR, RD &GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, New Delhi
• Chairman, Godavari River Management Board, Hyderabad
• Chairman, Krishna River Management Board, Hyderabad
• Chief Executive Officer, Polavaram Project Authority, Hyderabad
• ITEC Water Expert to Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of Ethiopia

Key Professional Affiliations :

• Fellow of the Indian Water Resources Society (IWRS)
• Fellow of the Indian Society of Hydraulics (ISH)

International Training :

“Construction Techniques and Management” at Hydro-Quebec International, Montreal, Canada.

Professional Experience :

Around 36 years of progressively responsible professional experience in the water resources sector  implementing the policies, programmes and projects of Government of India. Key areas of specialization include water resources/hydropower project planning, due diligence, hydraulic and structural analysis and design engineering of surface and underground components of the project including project implementation monitoring.

He has made significant contribution to several prestigious projects in India and abroad.Has been involved in the implementation of the Tribunal awards/Agreements on select Inter-State rivers in the country and in the implementation of the bilateral Treaties/Agreements on transboundary rivers with Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal through the G2G mechanisms.

Publications/ Recognition :                                                                                 

He has to his credit around 30 papers in National and International Conferences/Journals/Springer publications. Recipient of IGS-AFCONS award for the best paper and recipient of Landmark Publication award on three occasions.