School of Natural Resource Management
Centre for Water Engineering and Management

Profile of Faculty

DR. PRABEER KUMAR PARHI

Ph.D. (Water Resources Planning and Management)
M. Tech in Hydrology
PGDIM

Assistant Professor,
Centre for Water Engineering and Management
E-Mail prabeer11@yahoo.co.in

Area of Specialization  
  1. Water Resources Systems.
  2. Watershed Planning and Management.
  3. Mathematical Modeling of Surface Flow.
  4. Reservoir design and operation
  5. Flood Forecasting
  6. Fluid Mechanics
Research Interest  
  1. Water Resources Systems.
  2. Mathematical Modeling of Surface Flow.
  3. Reservoir design and operation .
  4. Flood Forecasting.
Courses Taught  
  1. Civil Engineering Material
  2. Building Construction
  3. CED and Estimating and Costing
  4. Irrigation Engineering
  5. Transportation Engineering
  6. Engineering Hydrology
  7. WR Systems
  8. Hydraulics
Software Expertise  
  1. LINDO (Language for Interactive Discrete Optimizer)
  2. LINGO (Language for Interactive General Optimizer)
  3. MIKE 11 (Modeling System for Rivers and Channels)
  4. CROPWAT (Estimates Crop Water Requirement using FAO (1998) Penman-Monteith Methods)
  5. HEC-RAS (Hydrologic Engineering Center- River Analysis System, US Army Crops of Engineers)
  6. HEC-HMS (Hydrologic Engineering Center- Hydrologic Modeling System, US Army Corps of Engineers)
Publications (published)(Journals)
 
  1. Parhi, P.K, Mishra, S. K and Singh, R. (2007) “A Modification to Kostiakov and Modified Kostiakov Infiltration Models”, Vol 21. Page 1973-1989, Water Resources Management, Kluwer Academic Publishers (Springer), The Netherlands, http:// www.springer.com/
  2. Parhi, P.K, Mishra, S.K. and Singh, R. (2007), “Derivation of a Waterfront Advance-time Relationship for Border Irrigation Using Laplace Transforms” Accepted for publication in Water and Energy International Journal, Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New Delhi, India.
  3. Parhi, P.K, Jain, S.K, and Singh, R. (2006) “A Chance Constrained Optimization Model for Design and Operation of a Reservoir”, Vol. 30, March-June, Page 87-97, Hydrology Journal, Indian Association of Hydrologist, Roorkee. India.
  4. Parhi, P.K, S.K. Mishra, and Singh, R. (2007), “Scheduling of Irrigation for Wheat Using Water Balance Approach”, Vol. 28, No. 1, Jan 2008, Indian Water Resources Society, Dept. of WRD&M, I I T Roorkee.
  5. Parhi, P.K, Sankhua, R. N and Roy, G. P. (2012) “Calibration of Channel Roughness of Mahanadi River (India) using HEC-RAS Model”. Published in Journal of Water Resources and Protection, Scientific Research Publication Vol. 4, PP 847-850.
  6. Parhi, P.K (2013) “HEC-RAS Model for Manning’s Roughness: A Case Study”. Published in Open Journal of Modern Hydrology, Scientific Research Publication Vol. 3, PP. 97-101. (http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojmh)
Publications (published)(Conferences/ Symposium)  
  1. Parhi, P.K, Singh, R and Tripathi, V.K (2013), “Improving crop water productivity in Irrigated Agriculture: A Revisit” Published in the Proceedings of India Water Week, 2013, pp 55, Water Energy and Food Security: Call for Solution (8-12 April, 2013) Organized by Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India at Bigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
  2. Tripathi, V.K, Rajput, T.B.S, Patel, N, and Parhi, P.K (2013), “ Effect of Waste Water on production and Quality of Cauliflower ”,Published in the Proceedings of 47th Annual Convention of ISAE and International Symposium on Bio-Energy Challenges and opportunities, Jan-28-30, 2013, pp 178, Organized by ISAE and Central Research Institute for Dry Land Agriculture , Hyderabad.
  3. Parhi, P.K, Mishra, S. K, and Singh, R. Tripathi, V.K (2012), “Floods in Mahanadi River Basin, Odisha (India), A Critical Riview” Published in the Proceedings of India Water Week, 2012, PP 170-171, Water Energy and Food Security: Call for Solution (10–14 April, 2012), Organized by Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India at Bigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
  4. Parhi, P.K, Singh, R. and Tripathi, V.K (2012), “Flood Management Planning in the Mahanadi Basin (India” Published in the Proceedings of Hydro, 2012, Dec-7-8, 2012, PP 1809-1902, Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Mumbai.
  5. Bharati, B, Pandey, A, Mal, B.C.,Tripathi, V.K, and Parhi, P.K (2012), “ Sediment Yield Modeling of a Watershed using Remote Sensing and GIs”,pp 585-594, Published in the Proceedings of Hydro, 2012, Dec-7-8, 2012, PP 1809-1902, Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Mumbai.
  6. Deep, K, Parhi, P.K, and Das, K.N. (2007), “Comparative Optimization of Infiltration Parameters”, International Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Methods (GEM’ 07:, Organised by WORLDCOMP (World Congress in Computer Science Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing) June 25-28, 2007), Las Vegas, USA
  7. Parhi, P.K, Mishra, S. K, and Singh, R. (2007), “Hydropower Planning For A Reservoir Using Optimization”, Published in Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (RACE), March 1-2, 2007, Organized by CET, Bhubaneswer, Orissa.
  8. R. N. Sankhua, Parhi, P.K., Mohanty, H, (2007), “ Satellite Telemetry Vis-à-vis Flood Management through GIS”, Published in Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (RACE), March 1-2, 2007, Organized by CET, Bhubaneswer, Orissa.
  9. R. N. Sankhua, Raghuram, M, Parhi, P. K. (2006) “Emerging Issues in Sharing of Inter-State Waters Vis-A-Vis Water Management” Potable Water for All- Challenges and Solutions” Institution of Engineers (India), Delhi State Centre, held on 13-14 October, 2006.
  10. R. N. Sankhua, Parhi, P.K., Bansal, G. L, (2006), “An Insight into GIS Based DSS Model on Rainwater Harvesting.” Potable Water for All- Challenges and Solutions” Institution of Engineers (India), Delhi State Centre, held on 13-14, October 2006
  11. Parhi, P.K, Jain, S.K, and Singh, R.(2006), “Optimal use of Land and Water Resources of Brahmani Basin, Orissa, India, Published in International conference, Recent Advances in Water Resources Development and Management (RAWRDM) Nov. 23-25, 2005, Organized by Department of Water Resources Development and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttranchal, India.
  12. Parhi, P.K, Mishra, S. K, and Singh, R. (2005), “Optimum Hydropower Generation using NLP Model, Published in International conference, International Conference on Hydrology and Watershed Management (ICHWAM), Dec 5-82006, JNTU, Hyderabad.
Membership of Professional Bodies
 
  1. Life Member Indian Association of Hydrologists, Roorkee