AFA faculty are subsurface engineers active on real projects across hydropower, transport tunnels, dam safety, and utility engineering. Every lecture is grounded in field work shipped in the last decade.
Faculty
Practising engineers — not academics in residence.
57 faculty members
Er. Ashwin B. Pandya is currently serving as Secretary General of the International Commission on Irrigation… Read more
Mr. A. B. Pandya
Ex- Secretary General, ICID & Ex- Chairman, Central Water Commission
Mr. Y. K. Handa is Post Graduate in Structures from Delhi College of Engineering and Graduated in Civil… Read more
Mr. Y K Handa
Ex-CWC, Chief Engineer
Mr. Saibal Ghosh is presently serving in Central Water Commission as General Manager of Farakka Barrage… Read more
Mr. Saibal Ghosh
Chief Engineer, CWC
Mr. Naresh Kumar Mathur is former Member of Central Water Commission. He did his BE Civil from M B M… Read more
Mr. N K Mathur
Commissioner, CAD, MOJS
Mr. Murari Ratnam, former Director, Central Soil and Materials Research Station, Ministry of Water Resources,… Read more
Mr. Murari Ratnam
Ex-Director, CSMRS
Mr. S.K.G.Pandit is Post Graduate in Civil Engineering and an expert in the field of WRD with specialization… Read more
Mr. S K G Pandit
Ex-CWC, Member
Mr. Manohar Singh an engineering graduate from University of Delhi worked for over 30 years in various… Read more
Mr. Manohar Singh
Ex-CWC, CE
Mr. Rama Raju Penmetsa is the acting Advisor and Dam Safety Expert, Govt of AP since the year 2011 till… Read more
Mr. P Ramaraju
Engineer-in-Chief, W.R.D., A.P.
Mr Rajesh Pandey, Managing Director of Dynasoure Concrete Treatment Pvt Ltd, having vast knowledge and… Read more
Mr. Rajesh Pandey
Director, Dynasoure Concrete Treatment Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Nitya Nand Rai is a graduate in Civil Engineering from KNIT, Sultanpur. He obtained his Masters in… Read more
Mr. N N Rai
Director, CWC
Dr. B. Ravi Kumar Pillai is currently serving as Commissioner- CADWM, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of… Read more
Dr. B. R. K. Pillai
Member, Krishna River Management Board Government of India
Dr. Kaluvai Yella Reddy is the Dean (Faculty of Agril. Engg & Technology) of ANGR Agricultural University,… Read more
Dr. Yella Reddy
Dean, Agriculture University & Ex-Director, WALAMTAR
Mr. Devendra Kumar Sharma has 39 years of experience in water resources and energy sectors in India and… Read more
Mr. D K Sharma
Former Chairman, BBMB
Shri Hari Dev graduated in Civil Engineering from Guru Nanak Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab University,… Read more
Mr. Hari Dev
Scientist E and Director, Grievance
Vinayagam Subramanian is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering & Post Graduate in Marketing Management.… Read more
Mr. V Subramanian
Chief Executive/Director, Carpi India Waterproofing Specialists Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Gulshan Raj joined Central Water Commission in 1989 as an Assistant Director. In his professional… Read more
Mr. Gulshan Raj
CE, DSO, CWC
Mr S. Masood Husain, a Civil Engineering graduate from AMU, Aligarh in 1979, later obtained his M Tech… Read more
Mr. S Masood Husain
Ex-CWC, Chairman
Mr. Ravi Sundaram is a post graduate in Geotechnical Engineering with 41 years experience in site investigations,… Read more
Mr. Ravi Sundaram
Director Cengrs Geotechnica Pvt. Ltd
Mr. V V Arora recently retired (May 2020) from National Council for Cement and Building Materials , Ballabgarh,… Read more
Mr. V V Arora
Former Joint Director & Head, CDR. NCCBM Ballabgarh
Dr. Sam Johansson (1955), HydroResearch, Sweden, is a well-known expert within dam safety and dam monitoring.… Read more
Dr. Sam Johnsson
Member, ICOLD Committee of Dam Monitoring & Surveillance
Dr. Sanjay Rana is a geophysicist by profession. He has been working in the field of engineering geophysics… Read more
Dr. Sanjay Rana
Chairman, Aqua Foundation & Managing Director, PARSAN
Dr. Gopal Dhawan has been actively associated with investigation, planning, design and construction of… Read more
Dr Gopal Dhawan
Founder & Chairman, DDAG Pvt. Ltd. Formerly, CMD, MECL Executive Director, (Geo Tech) NHPC
Second Topper of the Delhi College of Engineering 1990 batch, and with technical skills including in-depth… Read more
Neeta Arora
Director-Renewables-SACA SMEC International Pty Ltd
Nuh Bilgin was graduated from Mining Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University. He obtained… Read more
Prof Dr. Nuh Bilgin
Chairman, Turkish Tunnelling Society, Formerly head, Mining Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University
Maj Gen (Dr) B Nagarajan, is a permanent Commissioned Officer from the Indian Army, which he joined in… Read more
Maj. Gen. (Dr.) B Nagarajan
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur Formerly permanent Commissioned Officer, Indian Army
Vipul Nagar completed his M.Sc. (Tech.) in Geophysics from Banaras Hindu University in Year 2000. Before… Read more
Mr. Vipul Nagar
Senior Manager (Geophysics), NHPC Limited
" Absorbing intricacies of geology at project sites makes me feel at home". That’s Yogendra… Read more
Mr. Yogendra Deva
Director, DDAG Pvt. Ltd. Vol. Retd. Director, Geological Survey of India
Dr. Mahendra Singh is currently a Professor of Civil Engineering at Department of Civil Engineering,… Read more
Dr (Prof) Mahendra Singh
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering IIT Roorkee, Roorkee
Dr Bineshian, Hoss is the Technical Director of AMBERG Engineering AG. He obtained his BEng with first… Read more
Dr Bineshian Hoss
Principal, Director (Technical) Amberg Engineering AG
Mr Imran Sayeed
Senior Consultant Eng.Geology, Formerly Chief General Manager (Geotech), NHPC
Dr. Prabhas Pande did his M.Sc. in Geology in the year 1971 and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy… Read more
Dr Prabhas Pande
Consultant & Faculty (Earthquake Engineering, Disaster Management & Engineering Geology), DDAG, Formerly Addl. Director General, Geological Survey of India
Dr. Rajbal Singh is former Joint Director and Head of Rock Mechanics in CSMRS, New Delhi. Also, he had… Read more
Dr Rajbal Singh
Consultant & Faculty (Rock Mechanics and Concrete Technology), DDAG, Top Level Expert, WAPCOS Ltd. Formerly Joint Director & Head of Rock Mechanics, CSMRS
Dr. Sanjay Rana is a geophysicist by profession. He has been working in the field of engineering geophysics… Read more
Dr. Sanjay Rana
Professional Geophysicist, Geophysics Trainer Founder & Managing Director, Parsan Overseas (P) Limited Chairman, Aqua Foundation
A Mechanical Engineer from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and joined Aziwell in 2018… Read more
Nils Ivar Iversen
Managing Director, Aziwell AS, Norway
Sharique Khan is an expert geotechnical engineer specialized in the field of rock mechanics and tunneling… Read more
Sharique Khan
Lead engineer (Geotechnical) Tunnels & Underground, Cowi India Ltd.
Prof. V.M.S.R. Murthy Graduated in Mining Engineering from Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering… Read more
Prof V.M.S.R. Murthy
Professor, Centre of Rock Excavation Engineering, Department of Mining Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
Vipin Kumar has been associated with Environment, Forests, R&R and related issues of Hydropower and other… Read more
Vipin Kumar
Formerly Chief (Environment & Sustainability), NHPC
Harald Wagner has received his M.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 1970 from Technical University (TUG) of… Read more
Dr Harald Wagner
Consulting Engineer Underground Infrastructure for Global Society
Dr. Trevor Carter, P.Eng., is currently a Senior Consultant to the Rock Engineering group across the… Read more
Dr Trevor G. Carter
Senior Consultant, Golder Associates Mississauga
Arvind Kumar Mishra is Managing Director, Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Authority of Bhutan (MHPA)… Read more
Mr. Arvind Kumar Mishra
Managing Director, Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Authority Bhutan
Mr Binaya Kumar Mishra, Geotechnical expert, is presently leading the Geotechnical teams for Kanpur and… Read more
Binay K Mishra
Geotechnical Expert, Kanpur and Agra Metros, TYPSA India, Formerly with NHPC, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Power, SMEC India and L&T Construction
Rajeev Sethi has been associated with many Hydro Power projects for Investigations, Design and Construction… Read more
Rajeev Sethi
Sr. Vice President - Civil Design, EIPL, formerly General Manager - Civil Design, NHPC
Dr. Rajinder Bhasin has a doctoral degree in Rock Engineering from the University of Oslo in Norway and… Read more
Dr. Rajinder Bhasin
Technical Expert / Regional Manager Asia, NGI, Norway
Mr Nirbhay Narayan Singh is presently Research Scholar in Civil Engineering Department of IIT Delhi.… Read more
Mr Nirbhay Narayan Singh
Research Scholar in Civil Engineering Department of IIT Delhi
Ramesh Narain Misra is Former Chairman and Managing Director of SJVN Limited. He briefly held additional… Read more
Mr. Ramesh Narain Misra
Advisor & Faculty DDAG, Formerly Adjunct Prof. IIT, Roorkee Formerly CMD, SJVN Limited, Formerly Honorary Advisor, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad
Kanwar Singh Former Director (Civil),SJVN Limited, a schedule "A" CPSU possesses wide experience of over… Read more
Kanwar Singh
Consultant & Faculty (Contract Management & Dispute Resolution), DDAG, Formerly Director (Civil), SJVN & Executive Director, NHPC, Member, CIAC
Mr. Rajinder Nath Khazanchi was born and brought up in a Kashmiri Pandit family of Srinagar, J&K.… Read more
Mr. Rajinder Nath Khazanchi
Formerly Executive Director NHPC, MD, PHPA I & II and MD, Tala Hydroelectric Project, Bhutan
Shri Sumit Jain did his BE civil in 2005 from Delhi College of engineering and also cleared IRSE in 2005.… Read more
Sumit Jain
Project Director, Rishikesh Karnaprayag New Rail Line Project of RVNL
Dr. Avtar K. Raina is working as Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel… Read more
Dr Avtar K Raina
Senior Principal Scientist @CSIR-CIMFR & Professor @ AcSIR
Vijay Kumar Rastogi has spent his career spanning over five decades in the field of instrumentation.… Read more
Mr. Vijay Kumar Rastogi
Country Head of Geodata Austria in India
Mr. M. M. Madan is a B.Tech (Civil) and MBA. He is having more than 45 years of rich experience in all… Read more
Mr. M. M. Madan
Formerly Executive Director (NHPC), Formerly President & CEO (Hydro) - Jindal Power, Advisor (Power & Tunnelling) ASSOCHAM
Somnath Chattopadhyaya has received his B.E degree in Production Engg. from Jadavpur University in 1992,… Read more
Somnath Chattopadhyaya
Associate Professor - IIT (ISM)
Dr. R. K. Goel superannuated from CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) in Jun 2020.… Read more
Dr Rajnish K Goel
Formerly Chief Scientist and Scientist-in-Charge of CSIR-CIMFR
As Executive Director in NHPC, responsible for Project Investigation & Geology Div & all Power… Read more
Mr. Anil Kumar Jain
Executive Director, NHPC
Shri Vinod Kumar graduated as Mechanical Engineer from University of Roorkee (Now IIT) in 1972; fifty… Read more
Mr Vinod Kumar
Formerly Executive Director, Konkan Railway Tunnelling Engineer & Advisor
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Paavan Kumar Reddy Gollapalli (KRG) is a passionate advocate for sustainable agriculture and water management.… Read more
Mr. Paavan Kumar Reddy Gollapalli
Programme Executive - Watershed at ITC Limited