RECOGNITION/AWARDS/CREDENTIALS:
  • Visitor's nominee to IIT Guwahati. Designated by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD, Government of India), November 2024.
  • Visitor's nominee to IIT Roorkee. Designated by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD, Government of India), for a period of three years from August 2018.
  • Subject Editor - Engineering (Water related Science), Current Science Journal, Published by the Current Science Association & Indian Academy of Sciences. (March 2018 - February 2022).
  • Eminent Alumnus, Osmania University, Hyderabad, December 2017 (Presented in Centenary Global Alumni Meet at the University) .
  • Member of three expert committees for Amaravati, capital city of Andhra Pradesh state (May 2016-May 2017)
    • Committee to study the flood management of Kondaveeti Vagu and its in-falling drains
    • Committee to study storm water management of the capital city
    • Committee to re-demarcate the maximum flood level and identify the flood plains of Krishna river near the capital city.
  • Best paper Awards for three papers submitted to International conference on Water Resources, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ICWRCOE 15, 12-14 March 2015, NIT Karnataka, Surathkal.
  • Associate Editor of Journal of Earth System Science, Published by Indian Academy of Sciences & Springer. (November 2008-June 2014)
  • Invitee to 2014 Indo-American Frontiers of Engineering Symposium , May 19-21, 2014, Mysore, India [organized by Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, US National Academy of Engineering] for delivering talk on Climate change causes and hydrologic predictive capabilities, In session: Water resources management in the face of climate change.
  • BOYSCAST Fellowship 2006-2007, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
  • Visiting Indian and Chinese Scholars (VICS) Fellowship for the years 2007 and 2008, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
  • Young Scientist Project Award of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, under 'Scheme for Young Scientists (FAST)' in 2004.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:
  • Member, International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
  • Life Member, Indian Water Works Association (IWWA)
  • Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)