QUALIFICATION OF KEY PERSONNEL

ADMINISTRATION BRANCH
Sr. No. Name Designation Qualification Areas of Specialization
1 Er. C. S. Modak Director General B.Tech.(Civil Engg.) IIT Mumbai. 
M. Eng. (Structural Engineering & Construction Management) Asian Institute of Technology, Bankok 
Water Planning, Project Planning, Construction of Water Resources Projects, Water Management of command areas. Experience in dealing with International agencies like EEC, World Banks etc. 
2 Prof. Dr. Mohan S. Palaskar Superintending Engineer & Joint Director M.Sc. (Agri) Ph. D. (Soil Science.) Soil Science, Soil-Water-Plant –Relationships, Evapo-Transpiration & crop water requirement, Soil Survey, Irrigation Scheduling.
3  Er. Manoj R. Awalgaonkar Administrative Officer M.E. (Civil) Civil Engineering, Irrigation Engineering, Environmental Engineering.
4 Er. S. P. Pailwad

Executive Engineer  & Associate Professor

B.E. (Civil) Hydrology, Irrigation, Civil Engineering, Computer application in Engineering, Applied Mathematics.
5 Er. Padmakar D. Gharpure Assistant Administrative Officer B.E. (Civil) Investigation, Planning & Construction of Canals
6 Er. Vilas S. Deshpande Sub Divisional Engineer B.E. (Civil) Hydraulics
  FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Sr. No. Name Designation Qualification Areas of Specialization
1 Prof. Dnyanoba G. Holsambre Professor & Head M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering & Management I.I.T. Haifa, Israel Planning, Design & Operation of Gravity Irrigation System, Drainage for Agriculture Land, Land Forming for Irrigation, Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Management, Improved Surface Irrigation Management, Watershed Development & Management, Lift Irrigation Recharging Ground Water and Use.
2 Er. Kisan R. Shirsat Associate Professor DCE Rehabilitation works of irrigation projects, Construction of Village tanks, Percolations tanks & K.T. Wear
3 Prof. Pradeep V. Purandare Associate Professor M.E. in Water Use Management I.I.T. Roorkee (India) Operation & Maintenance of Gravity Irrigation System, Canal Automation
4 Er. Pradeep. S. Bhalge Assistant Professor M. E. in IWM, I.I.T. Roorkee(India) Operation & Management of Irrigation System. Soil and Water Conservation. Water and Culture, Traditional wisdom in Water Management, Rain water harvesting, Ground water harvesting , Ground water Recharge, Planning Design and operation of Gravity Irrigation System
5 Smt. P. P. Kulkarni Assistant Professor B. E. (Civil work management) Rehabilitation works of irrigation projects, Valuation of houses, estimates etc.
6 Er. Madhusudan Y. Khadatare Assistant Professor M. Tech. in SWE, PAU, Ludhiana Irrigation & Drainage Engineering, Soil & Water Engineering
7 Er. Ajit B. Nirmale Assistant Professor M.E. (ag) IWME, MPUAT, Udaipur Irrigation Water Management & Environment Engineering
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
Sr. No. Name Designation Qualification Areas of Specialization
1 Prof. Dr. Mohan S. Palaskar Professor & Head M.Sc. (Agri) Ph. D. (Soil Science.) Soil Science, Soil-Water-Plant –Relationships, Evapo-Transpiration & crop water requirement, Soil Survey, Irrigation Scheduling.
2 Prof. Dr. Dattatraya H. Pawar Professor M.Sc. (Agri) Ph. D. (Agronomy) Crop water requirement, Irrigation scheduling, Crop production technology in irrigated area
3 Prof. Prakash R. Chabbda Assistant Professor M.Sc. (Agri.) Soil Science , soil survey, Weather parameters, Crop water requirement, Irrigation scheduling
4 Prof. Sesherao P. Sonune Assistant Professor M.Sc. (Agri.) Cropping pattern in command area, Crop water requirement, Irrigation scheduling , IWM of crops Agro-Techniques , crop production Techniques
5 Prof. Satish D. More Assistant Professor M.Sc. (Agri) Soil Science, Soil water plant relationship, Soil survey, Agro-Metalurgy
6 Shri. Vijaykumar A. Bodkhe Assistant Professor M.Sc. (Agri.) in Horticulture PDKV, Akola Fruit & vegetable, Cultivation, Landscape gardening, Shed net and Polyhouse cultivation & Management.
  FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Sr. No. Name Designation Qualification Areas of Specialization
1 Prof. Dr. Bhau P. Kale Professor M.Sc. (Agri. Extension) Ph.D. Agricultural Extension & Rural Sociology, Farmers Participation in IWM / PIM, Farmers Training.
2 Prof. R.B. Bharaswadkar Associate Professor

M.Sc. (Agri. Extension) Ph.D.D.B.M

HydraulicsAgricultural Extension & Rural Sociology, Farmers Participation in IWM / PIM, Personality Development.
3 Prof. Tukaram S. Gayke Assistant Professor M.Sc. (Agri. Extension) Agricultural Extension & Rural Sociology, Training Techniques, Video Film Production
4 Prof. Mrs. Vidya P. Purandare Assistant Professor M.Sc. (Statistics) Statistics, Economic Evaluation of Irrigation projects, Women farmers Training, Socio - Economic Survey
FACULTY OF SCIENCE (Computer Applications & Hydraulics)
Sr. No. Name Designation Qualification Areas of Specialization
1 Prof. Badri B. Jadia Professor & Head (Additional charge) M. Tech (Agril. Engg.) Watershed Development and Management and on-farm irrigation water management including drainage
2 P. D. Joshi Associate Professor
3 Prof. Ms. Mangal D. Devaroroo Assistant Professor B.E. (Civil), ME (Hydraulic Engineering), MIE (India), Member of CSI. Irrigation water management, Open channel hydraulics & flow measurement, Computer applications in IWM, Water resources engineering
4 Prof. Ajay P. Ingle Assistant Professor B.Tech (Agril Engineering) ME (WUM), MIWRS, Diploma in Computer Software & System Analysis Member of CSI Computer Application in irrigation water management, Open channel hydraulics & flow measurements
  FACULTY OF INTEGRATED WATER SHED DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT (IWDM)
Sr. No. Name Designation Qualification Areas of Specialization
1 Prof. Badri B. Jadia Professor & Head M. Tech (Agril. Engg.) Watershed Development and Management and on-farm irrigation water management including drainage
2 Prof. Avinash S. Garudkar Assistant Professor ME (Hydrology) IIT Roorkee , PG Dip. in Hydrometeorology (Israel) Research Scholar, IIT Bombay, Fellow IWRS , MIE (I), MIAH MIAHS (UK) Surface Hydrology, Ground Water , Benchmarking of Irrigation Projects, Watershed Management, Irrigation Methods , Genetic Alogrithm
3 Er. Anil. K. Jadhao Assistant Professor M. Tech (Agril. Engg.) SWE Soil and water Conservation, Watershed Development & Management , Remote Sensing & GIS, Hydrological Modelling.