NAME: BALKRISHNA SHANKAR CHAVAN

Date of birth: December 26th, 1960

Nationality: Indian
Title: Senior Hydraulic Engineer
Position: Scientist-D (Chief Research Officer).
Years of work: 37 years
E-mail: balkrishna0@gmail.com

EDUCATION:

Degrees:
1988-1990： Master of Technology in Water Resources System,
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
1978-1982： Bachelor in Civil Engineering, Shivaji University, Kolhapur

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2015－2020 Scientist-D (Chief Research Officer), CS& WCS,CWPRS.

2005－2015 Scientist- C (Senior Research Officer),SED, CW&PRS
1997－2005 Scientist-B (Research Officer), CS& WCS,CWPRS
1987－1997 Assistant Research Officer and
1982－1987 Research Assistant

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

The major area of the research activities was Reservoir and Appurtenant Structures, Control
Structures and Water Conductor Systems. During the period, engaged in development of Spillway
and Energy Dissipaters, Water conductor systems, aerators, gates, sluices, Worked on many
prestigious and challenging projects in Indian subcontinent such as Subansiri Lower, Siang lower,
Punatsangchhu-I, Punatsangchhu-II and Khollongchhu in Bhutan , Sardar Sarovar, Narmada
(Indira) Sagar, Salal, Chamera –I and II, Doyang, Supa, Hasdeo-Bango projects.
During the service period, published over 28 research papers in National, International journals and
conferences which include ASCE, IAHR, IWWA, CBIP, ITA, ISH. IJSR, IJIRCST etc, in addition
to papers in Bhagirath and Jalwani in Hindi language.

Participated and presented research papers in World Congress as below:

i) 37th World Congress organized by International Association for Hydro Environment

Engineering and Research (IAHR,) at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
th
ii) 26 World Congress organized by International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD)-
at Vienna in Austria,
iii) WTC-2018 World Tunnelling Congress organized by International Tunnelling
Association (ITA) at Dubai in United Arab Emirate (UAE).
 iv) 38th World Congress organized by International Association for Hydro Environment
Engineering and Research (IAHR,) at Panama city in Panama.
v) Ist India Conference in 2017 organized by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)-
at Delhi

Moderated sessions in the Conference, organized by American Society of Civil Engineers

(ASCE), India -2017 at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. In addition, worked as a team leader
of delegates to International India Trade Fair (I I T F- 2007). The pavilion of Jalshakti ( then
MOWR) bagged Best Pavilion citation and Gold Medal was received from Lt Governor of Delhi in
Nov 2007.

IMPORTANT WORK DONE ON VARIOUS PROJECTS IN INDIA AND ABROAD :

• Subansiri Lower Project on Subansiri River in Arunachal Pradesh/Assam

As the Supervisor of this model studies, responsible for the construction and conduct of hydraulic
model studies on spillway and aerator structure. PC based data acquisition system was used to
measure the pressures on spillway profile and to ascertain the suitability of spillway profile and
aerator size for its sustainable operations. Innovative technology was employed to measure air
concentration in a spillway overflow to assess the cavitations potential. Result of model studies
forwarded to project vide Technical Report No 5004.

• Siang Lower Project on Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh. Model studies were conducted
for assessing flow conditions in the reservoir as well as downstream of power house to suggest
remedial measures. Increase in the height of divide wall was suggested to prevent formation of
return flows in energy dissipater area. Result of model studies forwarded to project vide Technical
Report No. 5006.

• Punatsangchhu-I Project on Punatsangchhu River in Bhutan. Model was constructed to

assess vortex formation and return flow zones near power intake, Result of model studies
forwarded to project vide Technical Report No.5230

• Chuzachen Project on Chuzachen River in Sikkim.- 3 D comprehensive model constructed

to assess the approach flow conditions near power intake, spillway profile, discharging
capacity. Result of model studies forwarded to project vide Technical Report No.4531

• Rangpo Project on Rangpo River in Sikkim.- 3 D comprehensive model constructed to

asses approach flow conditions near power intake, spillway profile, discharging capacity of
bottom Result of model studies forwarded to project vide Technical Report No.4531

• Punatsangchhu-II Project on Punatsangchhu River downstream of stage I project in

Bhutan. Land slide in downstream surge gallery (DSG), requiring portion of DSG to
abandon and modify the alignments of draft tube tunnels. Hydraulic model studies are in
progress and are to be conducted for flow conditions in DSG and TRT junction between T1
and T2.

• Khollongchhu Project on Khollongchhu River in Bhutan. Model construction/ study for

Tail Race Tunnel is in progress.
• Sardar Sarovar Project on Narmada River in Gujarat.

➢ Irrigation Bye Pass Tunnel and energy dissipating arrangements- Model studies were
conducted to assess discharging capacity, suitability of tunnel entrance, pier profile,
bifurcation and energy dissipation arrangement. Modifications in pier with inclined
parabolic profile and lowering of bed of stilling basin were communicated to project vide
Technical Report No 4379

➢ Irrigation Bye Pass Tunnel Emergency and Service gates- 1/25 GS model was constructed
to assess hydrodynamic forces on emergency and service gates to finalize capacity of
hydraulic hoist. Result of model studies forwarded to project vide Technical Report No
4126,4231

➢ River Sluice- Model was constructed to assess reasons for cavitation damage to sluice
profile, discharging capacity of sluice. Result of model studies forwarded to project vide
Technical Report No 4040
➢ Prototype studies were undertaken to collect data of hydrodynamic forces on service gates
and air demand through airvent downstream of a gate. Data obtained was compared with
data obtained from model study. Data was presented in INCAHE
➢ Spillway stop logs-Introduced novel idea of Stoplog slot-frame to reduce the formation of
vortex in the stoplog gate slot - Result of model studies forwarded to project vide
Technical Report No-3706

• Indira Sagar (Narmada) Project on River Narmada in Madhya Pradesh. Hydraulic model
studies were conducted on model of 1:35 scale water conductor system to assess the flow
conditions in fore bay and to suggest anti-vortex measures, minimize area of return flow on
left bank of head race channel tailrace channel. Result of model studies forwarded to project
vide Technical Report No -4190

• Doyang Project, on River Doyang in Nagaland- Model studies were conducted on

diversion –cum- depletion tunnel to assess profile of depletion tunnel, discharging capacity
during diversion and completed stage of depletion tunnel, energy dissipating arrangements
to be adopted downstream of tunnel. Result of model studies forwarded to project vide
Technical Report No -3402

• Chamera Project on Beas River in Himachal Pradesh. Comprehensive studies were

conducted on bottom outlet for pressure measurement on entrance, barrel outlet,
hydrodynamic forces on emergency and service gates, air demand downstream of both
gates. Result of model studies forwarded to project vide Technical Report No 2299

• Chamera Project Stage-II on Beas River in Himachal Pradesh. Comprehensive studies

were conducted on stop-log units for estimating hydrodynamic forces. Result of model
studies forwarded to project vide Technical Report No -3882

• Supa Project on River Kali in Karnataka. Studies were conducted for assessing discharging
capacity of ogee spillway during construction stages of dam and measures to be adopted
stability of Left bank of river downstream of spillway after completion of construction of
 spillway i.e completed stage. Result of model studies forwarded to project vide Technical
Report No 3579

• Hasdeo Bango(Minimata) Project on River Hasdeo in Chattisgadh.Hydraulic model

studies were conducted on irrigation sluice to assess profile of sluice, discharging capacity,
hydrodynamic forces on emergency and service gates.

ASCE India - Conference

Attended and moderated three sessions of the conference- India 2017 organised by American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ( I I T, Delhi) from
December 23-26, 2017. Presented paper at IInd ASCE India conference to be held at Kolkata from
March 2-4, 2020

Countries visited
Malaysia:
Attended the 37th World Congress organised by International Association for Hydro Environment
Engineering and Research (IAHR) at Kuala Lumpur in August11-17, 2017.

United Arab Emirate:

Attended World Congress organised by International Tunnelling Association in Dubai from April
24-29, 2018

Austria:
Attended 26th World Congress organised by International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) in
Vienna from September 1-6,2018

Panama:
Attended and presented two research papers at the 38th World Congress organised by International
Association for Hydro Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) held at Panama city in
Panama from September 1-6, 2019.

Bhutan:
Invitation from WAPCOS to attended the meeting proposed to be held at dam site Punatsangchhu-
II HE Project during February 17-22, 2020

MEMBERSHIP:

• Life Member of the Indian Water Works Association (IWWA).

Membership No -9163.
• Life Member of the Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH).Membership No-1380.
• Member of the Indian National Committee for International Commission on Large Dams
(INCOLD). Membership No-073.
• Member of the International Association for Hydro Environment Engineering and Research
(IAHR).Membership No-55672.
• Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Membership No-11231970.
MAIN PUBLICATIONS:

1. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar (2020), Estimation of Friction Function for Flow in River,
Paper ID 961. Proceedings of IInd ASCE India conference organized by American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE) to be held at Kolkata from March 2-4,
2. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar (2019), Hydraulic Assessment of Multi-Utility Tunnel
Designed for Diversion and Depletion, Paper ID 1475. Proceedings of 38th IAHR World
Congress, September1-06, held at Panama city, Panama,

3. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar (2019), Hydraulic Design of Orifice Spillway and Aerator,
Paper ID 217, Proceedings of 38th IAHR World Congress, September1-06, held at Panama city,
Panama,

4. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar (2019), Estimation of Friction Function, Paper ID 188

Proceedings of 38th IAHR World Congress, September1-06, held at Panama city, Panama

5. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar, (2019) Water conductor system for micro hydroelectric
station Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Development Hydraulics,
ICSD- 2018, College of Engineering Sinhgad Institute,Vadgaon, Pune,
16-18 February, 2019 Page No. 561-566

6. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar, (2018) Hydraulic Assessment of Tunnel Designed for

Diversion and Depletion, Proceedings of ITA-AITA World Congress-WTC-2018 , organized
by International Tunnelling Association, held at Dubai, UAE, during April 21-26, 2018, Page
No. 2-15

7. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar, (2018) Unsteady State Approach for Estimation of Reservoir
Sedimentation, Proceedings of 26th World Congress- ICOLD-2018 organized by International
Commission on Large Dams held at Vienna, Austria, during July1-7, 2018, Page No. 421-
434

8. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar, (2018) Hydraulic Assessment of Tunnels, Proceedings of 26th

World Congress-ICOLD-2018 organized by International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD)
held at Vienna, Austria, during July1-7, Page No. 1527-1550

9. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar, (2018) Hydraulic Design of Diversion-Cum-Depletion Tunnel,

Proceedings of 26th World Congress-ICOLD-2018 organized by International Commission on
Large Dams(ICOLD)held at Vienna, Austria, during July1-7, 2018, Page No. 2017-2030 .

10. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar, (2018) Design of Aerator for Orifice Spillway Proceedings of
26th World Congress-ICOLD-2018 organized by International Commission on Large Dams
(ICOLD) held at Vienna, Austria, during July1-7, Page No. 2289-2300.

11. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar, (2018) Diversion of River Water Through Tunnel, Proceedings
of 50th convention of Indian Water Works association IWWA-2018 held at Goa, during
February18-21, 2018, Paper ID E N21,Page No..

12. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar, Hradaya Prakash (2017), Explicit Equation for
Estimation of Friction Factor Journal of Indian Water Works association IWWA-2018 No
XXXXIX, Vol.IV Sept-December, 2018, Page No 293-296
13. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar (2017), Unified Equation for Estimation of Friction Factor,
Proceedings of 37th IAHR World Congress, Aug13-18, held at KualaLumpur,
Malaysia Page Nos 5885-5893

14. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar, Hradaya Prakash (2017), Unsteady State Approach for
Estimation of Sediment Transport, Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 4(9):
Page No 244-253

15. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar, Hradaya Prakash, (2016) Prediction of Sediment Inflow in
Reservoirs, International Journal of Innovative Research Computer Science and Technology,
Volume-4, Issue-1, January 2016,Page 19-23

16. Chavan Balkrishna Shankar, Hradaya Prakash, (2016) Improved Sediment Prediction Using
Unsteady State Model, Proceedings of International conference organized by Asia Pacific
Division, International Association for Hydro Environment Enginnering-APD-IAHR, held at
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Paper ID

17. A.K. Agrawal, K.C. Sahoo, B.S. Chavan, K Rajesh, (2015) Performance of Vertical Lift Slide
Gates, Proceedings of International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, River
Engineering, HYDRO 2015, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 17-19 December, Page
No. 1-10,

18. A.K. Agrawal, K.C. Sahoo, B.S. Chavan, A.R. Chavan, (2010) Performance of stilling basin’;
Proceedings of National Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, Coastal and
Environmental Engineering, HYDRO 2010, MMEC, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 16-18
December, Page No. 561-566,

19. A.K. Agrawal, K.C. Sahoo, B.S. Chavan(2009) Hydraulic design of Irrigation Bye-pass tunnel
and gates Sardar Sarovar Project, Gujarat-A case study, published in National Conference
HYDRO - 2009, organized by CWPRS & ISH at CWPRS on Dec. 17-18, Page No. 469-476.

20. R.G. Patil , B.S. Chavan, Raj Kumar (2008)`Model prototype conformity study for air demand
and hydrodynamic forces a case study” published at Indian National Conference on Advances
in Hydraulic Engineering organized by Indian Society of Hydraulics and CWPRS at CWPRS,
Pune. November 6-7, Page No. 70-76.

21. R.M. Sinnarkar, R.G. Patil, B.S. Chavan(1998) Hydrodynamic Forces on vertical lift gates of
a Depletion tunnel – A case study’ published at CBIP Seminar on ‘Hydraulic Gates and their
control in water resources project ‘ Nangal Township , Punjab. 12-14 October. Page 29-36

22. R.M. Sinnarkar, R.G. Patil, B.S. Chavan(1996) Effective lowering of stoplog Gate for River
Sluice in Unbalanced Condition - A case study’ published at HYDRO-96 conference at I.IT.
Kanpur, 11-13 December, Page 1-5.
23. B.S.Chavan, Dr. B.V. Rao (1994)‘Hydraulic characteristics of gate slots presented &
published at National Symposium in Recent Trends in Design of Hydraulic Structures’ at IIT
Roorkee (formerly University of Roorkee) Uttarakhand .during 18-19 March, Page 61-69.

राजभाषा ह द
िं ी में प्रकाशित लेख
24. राजकुमार ,चव् ाण बालकृष्ण ििंकर, (2019) “पिंप भण्डारण पररयोजना –उद्दे श्य एविं म त्व”
जलवानी जुलाई में प्रकाशित लेख.

25. चव् ाण बालकृष्ण ििंकर, हृदय प्रकाि,(2018) “जल ववद्युत ऊजाा में भौततकी प्रततमान का योगदान
”आघारकर अनुसिंधान सिंस्थान(ARI), राष्रीय रासायतनक प्रयोगिाला(NCL) और राष्रीय कोशिका
केंद्र(NCC) पुणे आयोजजत वैज्ञातनक राजभाषा ह द
िं ी सिंयुक्त सम्मलेन में प्रस्तुत ककया.

26. चव् ाण बालकृष्ण ििंकर, “भारत में बनाये गए ब ृ त बााँध ”जलवानी जुलाई 2018 में प्रकाशित लेख.

27. चव् ाण बालकृष्ण ििंकर, हृदय प्रकाि ( 2016 ) अवसाद पररव न से जलाियों पे प्रभाव शसतम्बर
केंद्रीय जल ववद्युत अनुसन्धान िाला खडकवासला आयोजजत जल पयाावरण पर राष्रीय ह द
िं ी ,
सिंगोष्ठी जुलाई
पन्ना 33 -42.

28. बालकृष्ण ििंकर चव् ाण, हृदय प्रकाि (2015) नहदयों का परस्पर जुड़ने से अवसाद पररव न के बािंध
पर प्रभाव राष्रीय जल ववकास अशभकरण नई हदल्ली.चतुथा तकनीकी सिंगोष्ठी भुवनेश्वर शसतम्बर
पन्ना-99 -104-