Name: Debi Prasad Bhattarai

Position: Professor

Unit: Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering

Other Appointments: Director of Center of Water Resources Studies; Chairman, Civil Engineering Subject Committee

Email: dpbhattarai@ioe.edu.np

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Research Impact (Google Scholar):

h-index: 2

Total citations: 20

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Research Interest/Expertise: 

Water Resources Management; Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience

Teaching:

Engineering Hydrology, Irrigation Engineering. Hill irrigation System, Hydraulics
Supervise BE final year student in their Project work and supervise Master student in their thesis on water Management and Climate Change topics.

Key Awards/Honors/Recognitions:

Completed successfully 4 year tenure of Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Purbanchal University, Gothgaun, Morang

•    Bachelor Degree: Bachelor in Engineering in Civil from Regional Engineering College, Durgapur, West Bengal , India
•    Master Degree: M Sc in Water Resources Management , UNESCO-IHE, Institute of Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
 

Professional Affiliations:

• Member of IHE Delft Alumni of Water education
• Director, Center of Water Resources Studies, IOE, Pulchowk

Selected Recent Research Projects:

1. Working as Project Manager of the project Consultancy for Structural Design Analysis of Tamur Bridge and Sabha Khola Bridge enroute to Arun-3 HEP (900 MW) SJVN Arun-3 Power Development Company Pvt. Ltd. (SAPDC), Ward No.9, Tumlingtar, Sankhuwasabha
2. Worked as an  water expert  Director (CWRS) for the project Third-Party Assessment on Waterproofing Works on the Terrace of The International Airport Terminal Building, Tribhuvan International Airport
3. Worked as a Principle Investigator (PI)  in the research study of Smart Irrigation System for Optimization of Water Use and Increasing Crop Yield: a Project jointly undertaken by Water Resource Research and Development Centre (WRRDC, GoN) and LICT/ICTC, Institute of Engineering from Nov 2019 till 15th June 2020. The study area is an agricultural area managed by small farmers group, Gauradaha :5, Jhapa. Final DPR report of the project was submitted to WRRDC on 29th June 2020.