GOVERNING COUNCIL
Dr. Arvind Kumar

Dr. Arvind Kumar

President & Founder

Distinguished Environmentalist and Former Governor at World Water Council with over 29 plus years of experience in the sectors of water, sustainable development, rural development and climate action. To know more about Dr. Arvind Kumar please click here.

Ms. Shweta Tyagi

Ms. Shweta Tyagi

Chief Functionary

Vibrant and results-oriented development sector professional, currently the Chief Functionary of India Water Foundation with 23 plus years of demonstrated experience and a proven ability to manage project teams to deliver multiple projects.

HONORARY PATRONS & ADVISORS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE *
Smt. Stuti Kacker

Smt. Stuti Kacker

Honorary Patron & Chairman of the Committee on Water and Human Development

Hon´ble Former Secretary, Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India.

Sh. Ranjit Kumar Pachnanda

Sh. Ranjit Kumar Pachnanda

Honorary Patron & Chairman of the Committee on Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Hon´ble Former Chairman, Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission

Dr. Ajit Tyagi

Dr. Ajit Tyagi

Honorary Patron & Chairman of the Committee on Climate Change

Hon’ble “Koteswaram Professor” at Ministry of Earth Sciences GOI, and Former Director General (DG) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Dr. V. K. Garg

Dr. V. K. Garg

Honorary Patron & Chairman of the Committee on Energy

Former Chairperson Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (For the State of Goa & UTs).

Dr. Julie Ladel

Dr. Julie Ladel

Principal Chief Consultant

Water Management / SDG6.5 International Expert

Dr. Afroz Ahmad

Dr. Afroz Ahmad

Chief Advisor

Member - National Green Tribunal

Dr Sandeep Tripathi

Dr Sandeep Tripathi

Chief Technical Advisor - Environment & Forest

Retd. PCCF & HoFF, Odisha Principal Advisor, Odisha Mining Corporation Head, Task Force on Forest Fire , Odisha

Mr. M. P. Singh

Mr. M. P. Singh

Chief Advisor

Former Chief of Development Operations, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), India

Dr. T. S. Bisht,

Dr. T. S. Bisht,

Chief Technical Advisor - Economic Development

Retd. IPS, Former Director General of Police (DGP), Gujarat

Dr. J V Tyagi

Dr. J V Tyagi

Chief Technical Advisor - Water

Former Director, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee

Mr. Hitesh Vaidya

Mr. Hitesh Vaidya

Chief Technical Advisor - Urban Development

Former Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs, GOI

Dr. Niranjan Prasad

Dr. Niranjan Prasad

Principal Advisor (New and Renewable Energy)

Former Additional Director, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Sh. Mahendra Mehta

Sh. Mahendra Mehta

Principal Advisor IWF Australia Chapter

Former Commissioner MoWR, GOI and Member CGWB & CGWA.

Dr. S. K. Sharma

Dr. S. K. Sharma

Principal Advisor

Former Member CGWB & Advisor Ministry of Water Resource Government of India.

Dr. Ravinder Kaur

Dr. Ravinder Kaur

Principal Advisor

Principal Scientist, Water Technology Center (WTC) Former Project Director, WTC & Director (Addl. Charge) Indian Agricultural Research Institute.

Prof. Ashok K. Keshari

Prof. Ashok K. Keshari

Institutional Partner

Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

Mr. Vinay Kumar Tewari

Mr. Vinay Kumar Tewari

Principal Advisor

Formerly Professor at IIT Roorkee and Former Vice Chancellor, Uttarakhand Technical University.

Shri S.K. Chaturvedi

Shri S.K. Chaturvedi

Principal Advisor

Professor Emeritus, Former Pro-Vice Chancellor Chaudhary Charan Singh University.

Mr. Jagdish Kumar Bassin

Mr. Jagdish Kumar Bassin

Senior Advisor

Former Chief Scientist & Head, CSIR-NEERI Delhi Zonal Lab.

KV Jayakumar

KV Jayakumar

Senior Consultant

Present Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Warangal.

Mr. Pankaj Sharma

Mr. Pankaj Sharma

Senior Consultant

Former Director of Green Wattage.

Dr. Rajnish Ranjan

Dr. Rajnish Ranjan

Senior Consultant

Expert in Disaster Risk Management; Climate Change Adaptation; Training & Capacity Building

Er. Ramesh Singh

Er. Ramesh Singh

Senior Consultant

Visiting Faculty / IIT (BHU), Varanasi (from Jan 2016 till date)

Dr. Ravinder Palakurthy

Dr. Ravinder Palakurthy

Senior Consultant

Ex. Faculty & Deputy Director, MGICCC

Mr. Sridhar Paladugu

Mr. Sridhar Paladugu

Senior Consultant

Expert in AI & Machine Learning | Cloud Architect | Sustainable Smart City Innovator

Ms. Kavita Prasad

Ms. Kavita Prasad

Senior Consultant

Technical Consultant on Gender issues, PoSH Guidelines and Work Ethics. Former Program Assistant at WHO.

Rakesh Kumar Gautam

Rakesh Kumar Gautam

Senior Consultant

Former Senior Manager of Agri-Business at Reliance Industries Ltd.

 

* NOTE: The esteemed members of the respective committees are honorary members and not as managing partners and are not authorized to conclude any binding agreement/deeds/negotiate contracts/debt agreements on behalf of India Water Foundation. Attending events/programmes and using tangible and intangible property such as ID card/logo and/or signature phrase representing India Water Foundation shall be only after taking prior permission from the IWF secretariat. The engagement on project basis shall be on pro bono basis. As per the bylaws of the Trust the ownership and authority is with the settler and the governing council of India Water Foundation.

 

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Junior Goodwill Ambassador, Jal Mitra Campaign

At UNFCCC COP28, DUBAI Dhananjay Kumar a student of Amity International School, Delhi having being brought up in ambience of water related activities, is an active crusader of water conservation. 
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