Dr. Vishwa Nath SHARDA
Present Designation:
Former Member, ASRB, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment BoardAreas of Interest:
Soil and Water Conservation; Watershed Hydrology; Erosion Control; Human Resource Development
Specialisation:
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering; Wastershed Management; Hydrology; Erosion Modelling; Human Resource Development
Major Professional Contributions:
I. Assessment of Potential Erosion Rates and Degraded Lands for Prioritization and Conservation Planning and Minimize Production Losses
II. Process based finite element model Developed for runoff and soil erosion simulation in agricultural lands
III. Hydrologic and sedimentologic behaviour of Conservation Bench Terrace (CBT) system together with economic evaluation critically analysed in a sub-humid climate
IV. Model Developed for Environmental Impact Assessment of Community based Water Resources Management Projects in Hilly Regions
V. Hydrological Behaviour and Augmentation of Dry Weather Flow through Conservation Measures Analysed in Middle Himalayan Watersheds
VI. A Quantitative Bio-physical Model Developed for Assessing Permissible soil losses in India
VII. Hydrological implications of planting bluegum (Eucalyptus globulus) in the natural grass lands of Nilgiri sub-watersheds of Southern India Evaluated
VIII. Methodology Developed for Identifying and Prioritizing Erosion Risk Areas for Conservation Planning in Different States of India
IX. Estimated production losses due to water erosion in major rainfed crops of India
X. Delineated the country into Soil Conservation Regions and Areas for Erosion Control and Sustained Productivity
XI. Indicators Developed for Assessing the Impacts of Watershed Development Programmes in Different Regions of India
XII. Technique for Ground Water Recharge Estimation from Water Storage Structures in a Semi-Arid Climate of India
XIII. Developed Methodology and Estimated Revised Soil Erosion Budget for India Considering Reservoir Sedimentation and Land Use Protection Measures
XIV. User Friendly Reference Material Developed on Water Harvesting, Soil Conservation and Participatory Watershed Management
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Education
Level | Degree | Institute/ University | Year | Subject(s) with major field | Division/ Grade | Rank/Medal/ Award, if any |
Graduation | B.Tech. (Agril. Engg.)
| Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 1976 | All subjects of B. Tech. (Agril. Engg.) | 1st Division 3.4/4.0 GPA | ICAR Award for overall 2nd rank |
Masters | M.Tech. (Soil & Water Engg.) | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
| 1978 | All subjects for major field in M.Tech. (Soil & Water Engg.)
| 1st Division 3.73/4.00 GPA | University Merit Fellowship Awarded |
Ph.D. | Ph.D. (Soil & Water Engg.) | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 1990 | All subjects for major field in Soil & Water Engg. | 4.0/4.0 GPA | National Jawaharlal Nehru Award for best Ph.D. thesis. Senior Research Fellowship of ICAR Awarded
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Post-Doctoral | Soil & Water Engg. | NSERL, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN-47907, USA | 1997 | Soil & Water Engineering | ------ | USDA-ARS Certificate of Appreciation awarded |
Awards and Recognitions
• Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for the Biennium 2005-06 of ICAR, New Delhi for significant achievements and contributions in the field of Engineering and Technology.
• Recognition Award for the Biennium 2005-06 of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi for significant contributions to Agril. Engineering and Technology.
• Vasantrao Naik Award for Research Application in Agriculture, 2001 of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi for outstanding contribution in the field of Water Conservation and Dryland Farming.
• Team Award of ICAR for the Biennium 2003-04 for Participatory Water Resource Development.
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad Puruskar for the Biennium 2005-06 of ICAR, New Delhi for standard Hindi works in the Agricultural and Allied Sciences.
• Bharat Singh Award, 2003 of Ministry of Water Resources, New Delhi for outstanding contributions in the field of Hydrology & Engineering.
• Fulbright Sr. Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, 1996-97 awarded by United States Information Agency (USIA) administered in India through Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) and United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) in the area of Environmental Studies.
• Shankar Memorial Award, 2008-09 of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi for excellent contributions in the field of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering.
• Eminent Agricultural Engineer Award, 2011 of The Institution of Engineers (India) for outstanding contributions in the field of Agricultural Engineering.
• National Jawahar Lal Nehru Award by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi for the Best Ph.D. Thesis in the field of Agril. Engineering for the year 1991.
• Life Time Achievement Award of IASWC for outstanding contributions in the field of Soil and Water Conservation Research, presented by Hon’ble Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Sh. Jual Oram Ji during the Valedictory function of International Conference on “National Resource Management for Food Security and Rural Livelihoods” on 13th February 2015 at New Delhi.
• Intellectual’s Honour-2003 “Uttaranchal Ratan”, 2003 of All India Conference of Intellectuals, Meerut presented by H.E. Governor, Uttarakhand for outstanding contribution in the field of Soil and Water Management.
• Bhooratana Award, 2006 by Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi in the area of Soil and Water Conservation, Land Resources Management, Rural Development, Technology & Extension.
• Rajiv Gandhi State Level Sadbhavana Award, 2008 by Rajiv Gandhi Forum, Orissa as Best Educationist of the year, 2008.
• Rajbhasha Gaurav Samman, 2007 by Bhartiya Rajbhasha Parishad, New Delhi in the area of propagation and expansion of Hindi language.
• Best Research Paper Award of ISAE for Best Research Paper in JAE-2011, vol. 48 No.1 “Mitigation of Impact of Climate Change through Watershed Management.”
• Best Poster Award-2010 of ISAE in the International Conference on “Water for Agriculture” held at Nagpur, Jan. 17-19, 2011.
INAE Section Affiliated
I: Civil Engineering
Year of Election to Fellowship
2010
Year of Birth
1954
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