Government of India 
1. Indian National Committee on Surface Water (INCSW)
Indian National Committee on Surface Water (INCSW is an apex body to coordinate the R&D activities in Surface Water in general and R&D programme of DoWR,RD& GR in particular and to promote effective participation of India in the international programmes related to Surface Water and to act as national committee for such international bodies where required. INCSW was constituted by merging functions/works of four erstwhile national committees namely INCID, INCOH, INCH and INC-GECM) Vide letter no. 7/1/2012-WP&P-C/1347-91, dated 21.06.2012.
INCSW is headed by Chairman, CWC and Director WS&RS Dte & INCSW Sctt., CWC is Member Secretary and there are 14 members representing DoWR, RD&GR/CWC, CSMRS, CWPRS, NIH, DST/DSIR/CSIR, Ministry of Agriculture, WALMIs, IIT, NGOs etc.
INCSW’s main objective is to promote research work in the field of Water Resources Engineering (Surface Water aspect) by providing platform to academicians/experts in the Universities, IITs, recognised R&D laboratories, Water Resources/ Irrigation departments of the Central and State Governments and NGOs under R&D Programme of Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR).
Under the R&D Programme, since 2015, only invited research in priority area identified by INCSW in consultation with the Department are being funded. The research proposals funded under the R&D Programme are to be formulated, submitted and implemented as per the “ Guidelines for Implementation of R & D Programme (Sponsoring & Coordinating Research in Water Sector”
Indian National Committee on Surface Water - List of completed projects under INCSW(698.87KB)
2. INCID Publications
The important publications (19 Nos.) brought out by Indian National Committee on Irrigation & Drainage (INCID) and which have widely been appreciated are ( Download link is available at Publication>>others>>INCID Publications):
- a). Development of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control in India
- b). Non-Structural Aspects of Flood Management in India
- c). Non-Structural Aspects of Flood Management in India - An Abridged Version
- d). Guide for Preparation of Plans of Operation and Maintenance of Irrigation Systems in India
- e). Drip Irrigation in India
- f). Guidelines for Planning Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground waters in Irrigation Projects
- g). Sprinkler Irrigation in India
- h). Pipe Distribution System for Irrigation
- i). Manual on Canal Lining (Revised)
- j). History of Irrigation Development in Tamil Nadu.
- k). Indicators for Irrigation Performance Assessment
- l). Guidelines for Benchmarking of Irrigation Systems in India
- m). Bio-drainage Status in India and other Countries
- n). Decision Making Procedures in India for Dams Building
- o). Report on Participatory Irrigation Management
- p). History of Irrigation Development in Andhra Pradesh
- q). Irrigation Acts of the States of Northern India (2 Parts)
- r). History of Irrigation Development in Orissa
- s). Hirakud Dam Project – Background & Performance
3. List of Completed R&D Schemes
| Sl. No. | Name of R&D Scheme | View Downloads |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Action research on IWRM Plan for water security in identified villages of Western UP | Download |
| 2 | Energy Dissipation on Block Ramps | Download |
| 3 | Water Laws in India- An Assessment and Way Forward | Download |
| 4 | Identification of suitable tree species and other vegetation for bio-drainage in Bargi Command area | Download |
| 5 | Rengali Dam Project- A boon for Odisha | Download |
| 6 | Capacity Building of Woman for Natural Resources Management in Command Areas | Download |
| 7 | Water Harvesting and Water Conservation in Imphal East-I Block, Imphal East District, Manipur | Download |
| 8 | Experimental Study on Labyrinth Spillway | Download |
| 9 | Efficient use of water for increasing cropping intensity through conjunctive use planning in coastal tract of Orissa | Download |
| 10 | Extension of some low cost lining materials for increasing the area of irrigation command | Download |
| 11 | Identification of Vulnerable Areas in Himalayan Watersheds | Download |
| 12 | Studies on salt water intrusion in coastal D K District, Karnataka | Download |
| 13 | Design of stilling basin and flexible apron for barrages under variable hydraulic conditions | Download |
| 14 | Reservoir Performance Analysis using Stochastic Stream flow Models | Download |
| 15 | Study on effects of partial desilting of small tanks | Download |
| 16 | To assess the impact of presence of septic tank on ground water and spread of water borne disease, and to identify means to solve the problems created by wastewater in Balrampur District of Uttar Pradesh | Download |
| 17 | Studies on Tandem Breakwater | Download |
| 18 | Testing and Development of devices for reduction of scour around bridge piers | Download |
| 19 | Artificial Neural Network for water resources planning: An innovative approach | Download |
| 20 | Action Research on On farm Water Management for Paddy Through Farmer's Participation | Download |
| 21 | Preparation of Action Plan for Improvement of Irrigation Water Use Efficiency | Download |
| 22 | Fuzzy-Stochastic modelling for Stream Water Quality | Download |
| 23 | Assessment of water resources under Climate Change scenarios at river basin scale | Download |
| 24 | Water Quality Assessment and charactersiation in Puducherry Region | Download |
| 25 | Screening superior genotypes of eucalyptus for bio-drainage through eco-physiological approaches | Download |
| 26 | Efficiency Study of Damodar Left Bank Irrigation System and Strategies for Integrated Command Area Water Management | Download |
| 27 | Hydrological Response of a River Basin in Changing Climate | Download |
| 28 | Investigation of local scour at bridge piers under pressure flow condition | Download |
| 29 | Remote sensing data-based soil conservation studies to control sedimentation in Sriramsagar reservoir | Download |
| 30 | Conjunctive use planning of water resources considering spatial variation in cropping pattern using remote sensing & GIS | Download |
| 31 | Documentation and analysis of farmers' practices on water management of plantation crops in Kerala | Download |
| 32 | Diversified utilisation of harvested farm pond water to augment the water productivity in rainfed alfisols of eastern dry zone of Karnataka | Download |
| 33 | Development of Performance Evaluation System for Multipurpose Water Resources Project | Download |
| 34 | Socio-economic evaluation of drip irrigation in Kerala | Download |
| 35 | Augmentation of water resources through water harvesting in hilly areas | Download |
| 36 | Development of a Space enabled Drought Management Support System for the five drought prone districts in Kerala State, in the Wake of the Global Climate Change and the projected impacts | Download |
| 37 | Development of integrated irrigation information systems (IIIS) for a part of Nagarjunasagar command area, Andhra Pradesh using remote sensing, GIS, GPS and field studies | Download |
| 38 | Rainfall Runoff modelling and ground water dynamics of irrigation tank clustered catchment in semi-arid region | Download |
| 39 | Identification & mapping of Palaeo-channels in the eastern fringe of the Thar desert for water resources augmentation plan | Download |
| 40 | Study of Characteristic features pertaining to bio-drainage potential of some selected tree species | Download |
| 41 | Experimental study on Jack Jetty and Porcupine system of river training | Download |
| 42 | Development of an Indigenous Automated Micro Irrigation System | Download |
| 43 | Impact of Mining on Water Resources in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya | Download |
| 44 | Standardization of Drip Irrigation and Fertigation Schedules with and without mulch in Fruit Crops (Apple and Apricot) of Himalayan Region | Download |
| 45 | Ensemble Modelling of Rainfall-Runoff transformation process | Download |
| 46 | Experimental Verification of SCS Runoff curve Numbers for Selected Soils and Land Uses | Download |
| 47 | Hydrologic impact of Global and Local changes in a metro city | Download |
| 48 | Water Quality modelling of a Lake System-A case study | Download |
| 49 | Derivation of operating rules for a multi-purpose reservoir using soft-computing techniques | Download |
| 50 | Erosion of clay-sand-silt gravel mixtures | Download |
| 51 | Improving water productivity under canal irrigation command through conservation and recycling of runoff, seepage, rainwater and ground water using tanks and wells | Download |
| 52 | Study on hydrology of small watersheds of highland Kerala | Download |
Name of Member Secretary & Address of INCSW Secretariat
Shri Alok Paul Kalsi
Member-Secretary, INCSW & Director(WS&RS)
Central Water Commission
1 st Floor, Wing-4, West Block-1
R. K. Puram
New Delhi – 110066
Email:incsw-cwc[at]gov[dot]in
Telep : 01129583435
