Designation: 
Office Phone: 
(022)-2576-7297
Email: 
p.chinnasamy@iitb.ac.in
Research Interests: 

Surface water and groundwater modeling, water accounting and budgeting, remote sensing and climate change impact on water resources.

Education: 

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA  (2009 – 2012)

  • Doctoral degree in Hydrology / Natural Resources                                                

Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA  (2007 – 2009)                                                                  

  • Masters degree in Physics                                                                                      

 

Courses Taught: 
  • Soils and Landuse Land change
  • GIS and Remote Sensing
  • Watershed Management
  • Hydrology and Water Policy
  • Pedagogy and Scientific Communication 
Experience: 

Associate Professor - Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India

Director – Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA) Lab

Awards: 

Fullbright - Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellow  (2020)

Visiting Faculty Award (Governments of India and Finland)  (2019)

Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, (CUAHSI’s) Hydroinformatics Innovation Fellow  (2012)

University of Missouri Graduate 2012 Student Award, University of Missouri, USA.  (2012)

Beta Xi chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon International Honor Society  (2012)

Bharathidasan University Rank Holder for Physics exams. India.  (2005)

Publications: 

Selected Peer Reviewed Publications (total published = 58)

  • Srivastava, A., & Chinnasamy, P. (2023). Watershed development interventions for rural water safety, security, and sustainability in semi-arid region of Western-India. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-35.
  • Chinnasamy, P., & Honap, V. U. (2023). Spatiotemporal variations in soil loss across the biodiversity hotspots of Western Ghats Region, India. Journal of Earth System Science132(2), 90.
  • Vennam, T. R., Agnihotri, S. B., & Chinnasamy, P. (2023). Spatial dependency in child malnutrition across 640 districts in India: need for context-specific planning and interventions. Journal of Public Health45(1), 267-273.
  • Tundia, K. R., Chinnasamy, P., & Ghosh, S. (2023, January). Influence of Invasive Alien Species-Prosopis juliflora on Groundwater level over the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Gujarat, India. In 103rd AMS Annual Meeting. AMS.
  • Chinnasamy, P., Shah, Z., & Shahid, S. (2023). Impact of lockdown on air quality during COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of India. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing51(1), 103-120.
  • Gupta, M., & Chinnasamy, P. (2022). Trends in groundwater research development in the South and Southeast Asian Countries: a 50-year bibliometric analysis (1970–2020). Environmental Science and Pollution Research29(50), 75271-75292.
  • Lonare, A., Maheshwari, B., & Chinnasamy, P. (2022). Village level identification of sugarcane in Sangali, Maharashtra using open source data. Journal of Agrometeorology24(3), 249-254.
  • Vishwakarma, B. D., Ramsankaran, R. A. A. J., Azam, M. F., Bolch, T., Mandal, A., Srivastava, S.,Chinnasamy, P, ... & Bamber, J. (2022). Challenges in understanding the variability of the cryosphere in the Himalaya and its impact on regional water resources. Frontiers in Water4, 909246.
  • Srivastava, A., & Chinnasamy, P. (2022). Tank cascade system in southern India as a traditional surface water infrastructure: a review. Rural Technology Development and Delivery, 179-199.
  • Srivastava, A., & Chinnasamy, P. (2022). Understanding declining storage capacity of tank cascade system of Madurai: potential for better water management for rural, peri-urban, and urban catchments. In Rural Technology Development and Delivery (pp. 157-178). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  • Singh, N., Cartwright, I., & Chinnasamy, P. (2022, May). Estimation of air surface temperature using MODIS land surface temperature over data-scarce Banas River basin, Western India. In EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (pp. EGU22-6881).
  • Singh, N., Nalgire, S. M., Gupta, M., & Chinnasamy, P. (2022). Potential of Open Source Remote Sensing Data for Improved Spatiotemporal Monitoring of Inland Water Quality in India: Case Study of Gujarat. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing88(3), 155-163.
  • Salehie, O., Ismail, T. B., Shahid, S., Hamed, M. M., Chinnasamy, P., & Wang, X. (2022). Assessment of water resources availability in Amu Darya River Basin using GRACE data. Water14(4), 533.
  • Srivastava, A., & Chinnasamy, P. (2022). Impact of urbanization and scanty rainfall on groundwater resources: A case of Madurai city. IWRA (India) Journal11(2), 9-15.
  • Nalgire, S., & Chinnasamy, P. (2022). Index-based impact monitoring of water infrastructures in climate change mitigation projects: A case study of MGNREGA-IWMP projects in Maharashtra. Frontiers in Water4, 956161.
  • Chinnasamy, P., Hsu, M. J., & Govindasamy, A. (2022). Satellite-Based Analysis of Groundwater Storage and Depletion Trends Implicating Climate Change in South Asia: Need for Groundwater Security. Civil Engineering for Disaster Risk Reduction, 17-26.
  • Srivastava, A., Khadke, L., & Chinnasamy, P. (2022). Developing a web application-based water budget calculator: attaining water security in rural-Nashik, India. In Climate Change and Water Security: Select Proceedings of VCDRR 2021 (pp. 473-492). Springer Singapore.
  • Srivastava, A., & Chinnasamy, P. (2022). Assessing groundwater depletion in southern India as a function of urbanization and change in hydrology: a threat to tank irrigation in Madurai city. In Climate Change and Water Security: Select Proceedings of VCDRR 2021 (pp. 293-308). Springer Singapore.
  • Singh, N., & Chinnasamy, P. (2021). Non-stationary flood frequency analysis and attribution of streamflow series: a case study of periyar river, india. Hydrological Sciences Journal66(13), 1866-1881.
  • Chinnasamy, P., & Parikh, A. (2021). Remote sensing-based assessment of Coastal Regulation Zones in India: a case study of Mumbai, India. Environment, Development and Sustainability23, 7931-7950.
  • Chinnasamy, P., & Srivastava, A. (2021). Revival of traditional cascade tanks for achieving climate resilience in drylands of South India. Frontiers in Water3, 639637.
  • Chinnasamy, P., Maske, A. B., Honap, V., Chaudhary, S., & Agoramoorthy, G. (2021, May). Sustainable development of water resources in marginalised semi‐arid regions of India: Case study of Dahod in Gujarat, India. In Natural Resources Forum (Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 105-119). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
  • Pavelic, P., Sikka, A., Alam, M. F., Sharma, B. R., Mutuwatte, L., Eriyagama, N.,Chinnasamy, P, ... & Smakhtin, V. (2021). Recharging floodwaters to depleted aquifers for irrigation: Findings from a multi-scale assessment in the Ganges basin, India. GRIPP Case Profile Series.
  • Kolekar, S., Joshi, R. R., Kadam, K. D., Khare, K., & Chinnasamy, P. (2021). Bibliometric Survey on Reuse of Treated Wastewater for Agriculture.
  • Pavelic, P., Sikka, A., Alam, M. F., Sharma, B. R., Mutuwatte, L., Eriyagama, N.,Chinnasamy, P., ... & Smakhtin, V. (2021). Case Study 15: Recharging floodwaters to depleted aquifers for irrigation in the Ganges Basin, India. Managing aquifer recharge: A showcase for resilience and sustainability, 213-222.
  • Srivastava, A., & Chinnasamy, P. (2021). Developing village-level water management plans against extreme climatic events in Maharashtra (India)—a case study approach. Water Safety, Security and Sustainability: Threat Detection and Mitigation, 615-635.
  • Srivastava, A., Khadke, L., & Chinnasamy, P. (2021). Web application tool for assessing groundwater sustainability—a case study in rural-Maharashtra, India. Water Safety, Security and Sustainability: Threat Detection and Mitigation, 637-659.
  • Panella, T., Fernandez Illescas, C., Cardascia, S., van Beek, E., Guthrie, L., Chinnasamy, P.., ... & Leckie, H. (2020). Asian water development outlook 2020: advancing water security across Asia and the pacific. Asian Development Bank.
  • Chinnasamy, P., & Sood, A. (2020). Estimation of sediment load for Himalayan Rivers: Case study of Kaligandaki in Nepal. Journal of Earth System Science129, 1-18.
  • Chinnasamy, P. and  Vaishnavi UH., 2020. Impact of 2018 Kerala Floods on Soil Erosion: Need for Post-Disaster Soil Management. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. (IF 0.93)
  • Chinnasamy, P. and  Parikh, A., 2020. Remote sensing-based assessment of Coastal Regulation Zone in India: a case study of Mumbai, India. Journal of Environment, Development and Sustainability. (IF 2.191)
  • Hurford, A.P., Harou, J.J., Bonzanigo, L., Ray, P.A., Karki, P., Bharati, L. and Chinnasamy, P., 2020. Efficient and robust hydropower system design under uncertainty-A demonstration in Nepal. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews132, p.109910 (IF 12.11).
  • Chinnasamy, P.,  Honap, V.U., Maske, A.B., Impact of 2018 Kerala Floods on Soil Erosion: need for post disaster soil management. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. (IF 1.102)
  • Chinnasamy, P. and Sood, A., 2020. Estimation of Sediment Load for Himalayan Rivers: Case study of Kaligandaki from Nepal. Journal of Earth System Science. (IF 1.423)
  •  Chinnasamy, P. and Shrestha, S.R., 2019. Melamchi water supply project: potential to replenish Kathmandu's groundwater status for dry season access. Water Policy21(S1), pp.29-49. (IF 1.093)
  • Chinnasamy, P., Hsu, M.J. and Agoramoorthy, G. 2019. Groundwater storage trends and their link to farmer suicides in Maharashtra state, India. Frontiers in Public Health7, p.246. (IF=2.031)
  • Chinnasamy, P., and Ganapathy, R., 2018. Long-term variations in water storage in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 20(5), pp.1180-1190. (IF=1.098)
  • Chinnasamy, P., Maheshwari, B. and Prathapar, S.A. 2018. Adaptation of Standardised Precipitation Index for understanding watertable fluctuations and groundwater resilience in hard-rock areas of India. Environmental earth sciences77(15), p.562. (IF=1.871)
  • Chinnasamy, P., Maheshwari, B., Dillon, P., Purohit, R., Dashora, Y., Soni, P. and Dashora, R. 2018. Estimation of specific yield using water table fluctuations and cropped area in a hardrock aquifer system of Rajasthan, India. Agricultural water management202, pp.146-155. (IF=3.542)
  • Chinnasamy, P., Muthuwatta, L., Eriyagama, N., Pavelic, P. and Lagudu, S. 2018. Modeling the potential for floodwater recharge to offset groundwater depletion: a case study from the Ramganga basin, India. Sustainable Water Resources Management4(2), pp.331-344.
  • Jadeja, Y., Maheshwari, B., Packham, R., Bohra, H., Purohit, R., Thaker, B., Dillon, P., Chinnasamy, P., Oza, S., Dave, S., Soni, P. and Dashora, Y. 2018. Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions. Sustainable Water Resources Management4(2), pp.317-329.
  • Chinnasamy, P. 2016. Inference of basin flood potential using nonlinear hysteresis effect of basin water storage: case study of the Koshi basin. Hydrology Research48(6), pp.1554-1565. (IF=2.475)
  • Chinnasamy, P. 2016. Depleting groundwater–an opportunity for flood storage? A case study from part of the Ganges River basin, India. Hydrology Research. nh2016261. (IF=2.475)
  • Chinnasamy, P., and G. Agoramoorthy. 2016. India’s Groundwater Storage Trends Influenced by Tube Well Intensification. Groundwater. (IF=2.322)
  • Agoramoorthy, G., Chaudhary, S., Chinnasamy, P. and Hsu, M.J. 2016. Harvesting river water through small dams promote positive environmental impact. Environmental monitoring and assessment188(11), p.645. (IF=1.959)
  • Shah, T., Mishra, G., Kela, P., and  Chinnasamy, P. 2016. Madhya Pradesh’s Irrigation Reform  as a Model. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 51(Issue No. 6).
  • Varua, M.E., Ward, J., Maheshwari, B., Oza, S., Purohit, R. and Chinnasamy, P. 2016. Assisting community management of groundwater: irrigator attitudes in two watersheds in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India. Journal of hydrology537, pp.171-186. (IF=4.405)
  • Chinnasamy, P., and G. Agoramoorthy. 2015. Groundwater storage and depletion trends in Tamil Nadu State, India. Water Resources Management. (IF=2.986)
  • Chinnasamy, P., B. Maheshwari and S.A.Prathapar. 2015. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Managed Aquifer Recharge Structures to Improve Groundwater Supplies in Rajasthan, India. Water (MDPI). (IF=2.524)
  • Chinnasamy, P., and M.G. Sunde. 2015. Improving spatiotemporal groundwater estimates after natural disasters using remotely sensed data – a case study of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Earth Science Informatics. (IF=1.522)
  • Chinnasamy, P., Misra, G., Shah. T., Maheshwari, B., and Prathapar, S. 2015. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Water Infrastructure for Increasing Agricultural Production –  A Case Study of Gujarat, India. Agricultural Water Management. (IF=3.542)
  • Chinnasamy, P., L. Bharati, U. Bhattari, et al 2015. Impact of planned water resource development on current and future water demand of the Koshi river basin, Nepal. Water International. (IF=0.686)
  • Chinnasamy, P. 2015. Potential of the Penning Ionization Gauge (PIG) Ion Source in attaining High Energy Rydberg States. Physical Sciences International Journal.
  • Chinnasamy, P., and J.A. Hubbart. 2014. Measuring and Modeling Shallow Groundwater Flow of a Forested Ozark Border Stream. Journal of Scientific Research & Reports 3(6): 844
  • Chinnasamy, P., and J.A. Hubbart. 2014. Quantifying Nutrient Concentrations of Stream and Shallow Groundwater in an Ozark Border Forest of the Central U.S. Environmental Earth Sciences. (IF=1.871)
  • Chinnasamy, P. and Hubbart, J.A. 2014. Potential of MODFLOW to model hydrological interactions in a Semikarst floodplain of the Ozark Border Forest in the Central United States. Earth Interactions18(20), pp.1-24. (IF= 2.457)
  • Maheshwari, B., M. Varua, J. Ward, P Chinnasamy. et. al. 2014. The Role of Transdisciplinary Approach and Community Participation in Village Scale Groundwater Management: Insights from Gujarat and Rajasthan, India. Water 6:3386–3408. (IF=2.524)
  • Chinnasamy, P., J. A. Hubbart, G. Agoramoorthy. 2013. Using Remote Sensing Data to Improve Groundwater Supply Estimations in Gujarat, India, Earth Interactions (AGU): 17, 1-17. Doi:10.1175/2012EI000456.1. (IF= 2.457)

Book Chapters published:

  • Lacombe, G., Chinnasamy, P. and Nicol, A. (2019). Review of climate change science, knowledge and impacts on water resources in South Asia. Background Paper 1. World Bank.
  • Vogl, A., Chinnasamy, P., Sood, A., et.al. Prioritizing investments for sediment retention: Case of Kaligandaki Hydropower Plant. World Bank.
  • Chinnasamy, P., S.A. Prathapar. 2016. Methods to investigate hydrology of Himalayan springs: A review. IWMI Working Paper.
  • Lele, S., V. Srinivasan, D. Suresh Kumar, P. Chinnasamy and S. Sulagana. 2014. Water management in Noyyal basin: A situation analysis. Environment and Development Discussion Paper No.1. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment.
  • P.Chinnasamy. 2012. Measuring and modeling water and nutrient flux between a mid-Missouri stream and forested riparian zone in the central US, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • P.Chinnasamy. 2009. Attaining High Energy Rydberg States Using the Penning Ionization Gauge (PIG) Ion Source and the New Laser System, Wesleyan University, CT, USA.
Conferences: 

Conference Proceedings

  • Thirumal Vennam, Satish Agnihotri, Pennan Chinnasamy, Examining Spatial Dependency in Child Malnutrition Across 640 Districts in India for Context Specific Planning and Intervention, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 4, Issue Supplement_2, June 2020, Page 919, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa053_124
  • Srivastava, A., Chinnasamy, P. (2019). Study of LULC Change in the Academic Campus by Analysing Rainfall-Runoff Process for Sustainable Design: A Case of IIT Bombay, India, presented at 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Water Management, under the Aegis of National Hydrology Project (NHP), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, Pune, 6-8 November 2019. Pune: Water Resources Department, Government of Maharashtra Publishing. 
  • Srivastava, A., Chinnasamy, P., Khadke, L. (2019). Holistic Assessment of Abstractions from Precipitation using Programming Language, presented at International Conference on Innovative Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ITCDS-2019), National Institute of Technology Warangal, 13-15 September 2019. Warangal: BS Publications, ISBN No: 978-93-89354-46-1.
  • Srivastava, A., Chinnasamy, P., Khadke, L. (2019). Estimating Parameters Associated with Well Hydraulics by Developing Groundwater Software Model, presented at International Conference on Innovative Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ITCDS-2019), National Institute of Technology Warangal, 13-15 September 2019. Warangal: BS Publications, ISBN No: 978-93-89354-46-1.
  • Chinnasamy, P., 2018, December. Unison of observed data and remote sensing big data for better groundwater resource assessment, monitoring and management in India. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.
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