GIScience for the Sustainable Management of Water Resources

Author Biography

Dr. Gowhar Meraj is a Young Science Fellow in the Government of India’s Scheme for Young Scientists and Technologists at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing. He has over 10 years of experience in research and teaching related to satellite remote sensing and geographic information science. He has more than 50 publications in international and national journals and serves as academic editor and reviewer for several journals. Dr. Shruti Kanga is Associate Professor and Coordinator at the Centre for Climate Change and Water Resources, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, India. She was previously Assistant Professor at the Centre for Land Resource Management, Central University of Jharkhand. She also served as a research associate in the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change and on a GoI-funded project on forest fires. Dr. Majid Farooq is Scientist-D in the Department of Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has more than 15 years of experience in research, teaching, and consultancy related to remote sensing and GIS. He has more than 35 publications in international and national journals and serves as a reviewer as well. Dr. Suraj Kumar Singh is Associate Professor and Coordinator at the Centre for Sustainable Development, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, India. He was previously affiliated with the Centre for Land Resource Management at Central University of Jharkhand and the National Remote Sensing Centre at the Indian Space Research Organization. He also worked on GoI-sponsored projects, such as the National Wasteland Mapping and National Urban Information System for the northern parts of India. Dr. Sudhanshu is the chief mentor at Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He is an expert geologist with over 30 years of experience in research and teaching.