National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Water Resource Engineering
Areas of Interest
  • Surface Hydrology
  • Flow and Solute Transport Dynamics
  • Soft Computing in Hydrology
  • Remote Sensing and GIS application in Water Resources
  • Watershed Development & Management
  • Water Quality Assessment

Ratnakar Swain Assistant Professor Grade-II, Civil Engineering

swainrk@nitrkl.ac.in

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PUBLICATIONS

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SPONSORED PROJECTS

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CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

8

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Ratnakar Swain

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Civil Engineering

Room Number: CE-003

Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2017

Ph.D.
A Coupled Flow and Solute Transport Model for Real-Time Monitoring of Conservative River Pollutants using Remote Sensing Observations
IIT Kharagpur

2009

M.Tech
Hydraulic & Water Resources Engineering
IIT Kharagpur

2007

B.Tech
Civil Engineering
IGIT Sarang/ BPUT Rourkela

Teaching Experience
  • B.tech (Civil Engineering),  PMEC Berhampur (Govt.),   23 Dec 2016 - 09 Mar 2020
  • B.tech (Civil Engineering),  KIIT University, Bhubaneswar (DEEMED TO BE University),   23 Jul 2010 - 23 Dec 2012
  • B.tech (Civil Engineering),  CET Bhubaneswar (Govt.),   10 Aug 2009 - 22 Jul 2010

Studies on condition Assessment & Management Plan for Mahanadi river basin National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored
Comprehensive Hydrogeological, Rainwater harvesting and Environmental Assessment of Koderma Thermal Power station (KTPS), Jharkhand Koderma Thermal Power station, DVC, Jharkhand
  • Principal Investigator
  • 28 May 2025 - 27 May 2026
  • Running   Consultancy
Study for Rain water harvesting potential assessment and design of rainwater harvesting structures/facilities/systems at NSPCL- Bhilai NTPC-SAIL Power Company Limited (NSPCL) Bhilai
  • Principal Investigator
  • 04 Jun 2025 - 03 Dec 2025
  • Completed   Consultancy
Scientific Study of Slope stability, Hydrogeology and Controlled blasting at Durgapur OC Mine, Chandrapur Area , WCL Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) Nagpur
  • Co-Principal Investigator
  • 12 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
  • Completed   Consultancy
Development of Stormwater drainage system and Rainwater Harvesting scheme for Plant at JSWEUL, Jharsuguda, Odisha JSW ENERGY (UTKAL) LIMITED, Jharsuguda,Odisha
  • Principal Investigator
  • 28 Apr 2025 - 28 Aug 2025
  • Completed   Consultancy
Scientific Study for Pit and Dump Slope at Singhuri Deep OCM, WCL Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) Nagpur
  • Co-Principal Investigator
  • 16 Jul 2025 - 15 Aug 2025
  • Completed   Consultancy
Scientific Study of failure of soft OB benches Adasa UG to OC mine Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) Nagpur
  • Co-Principal Investigator
  • 28 Apr 2025 - 27 May 2025
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting of hydrological and hydro-geological report NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
  • Principal Investigator
  • 29 Jan 2025 - 05 Feb 2025
  • Completed   Consultancy
Pollution load carrying capacity and carrying capacity of road transport at Ind Barath Ind Barath Utkal Ltd, Jharsuguda (Pvt)
  • Co-Principal Investigator
  • 15 Jul 2024 - 15 Jan 2025
  • Completed   Consultancy
Stormwater Channelization Survey M/S Ambuja Cements Ltd (Pvt)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 24 Jun 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting of design and estimate submitted by Municipal Council, Sikar, Rajasthan of UCIL water supply pipelines for the proposed Rohil Project, Rajasthan. Uranium Corporation of India (Govt)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 08 Apr 2023 - 30 Jun 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 3
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 3
SCOPUS H-INDEX
Total Publications: 41
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D. Mishra, R. Swain, and P. K. Dora,"Spatio-temporal shoreline change and future composite erosion risk mapping using SAR and optical imagery: A case study of the Mahanadi river delta coastline", Journal of Earth System Science, vol.135, no.73, Springer Nature 2026, View Details       Article

R. Swain, S. K. Mehta, and D. Mishra,"Enhancing Water Quality Management: Predictive Insights Through Machine Learning Algorithms", Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies Against Climate Change in Natural Systems, ch.water/rivers/lake, pp.171–180, Springer, February 2025, View Details       Inbook

R. Swain, D. Mishra, and K. Aditya,"Unravelling the Intricacies of Hydrological System Dynamics: A Case Study on the Impact of Climate and Land Use Shifts", Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies Against Climate Change in Natural Systems, ch.water/rivers/lake, pp.181–192, Springer, Cham, February 2025, View Details       Inbook

R. Swain, M. K. Pujari, and R. K. Srivastava,"Exploring the Depths: A Brief Review of Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater Resources", Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies Against Climate Change in Natural Systems, ch.water/rivers/lake, pp.193–203, Springer, Cham, February 2025, View Details       Inbook

R. Swain and L. K. Behera,"Harnessing Machine Learning to Decode Land Use and Cover Changes with Sentinel-2 Imagery using Google Earth Engine", Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies Against Climate Change in Natural Systems, ch.new technology/methods/approaches, pp.383–398, Springer, Cham, February 2025, View Details       Inbook

International Conference on Sustainable Urban Development Humanities and Social Sciences (Conference)
HYDRO-2025 INTERNATIONAL (30th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, River and Coastal Engineering) Civil Engineering (Conference)
Computer Applications in Water Resources Engineering (CAWRE-2025) Civil Engineering (Workshop)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 01 Jul 2025 - 05 Jul 2025
  • Brochure
Hydrological Modelling using Climate Change Data (HMCCD-2025) Civil Engineering (Workshop)
A Five Day Workshop on Mahanadi River Basin Management Civil Engineering (Workshop)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 05 Nov 2024 - 09 Nov 2024
  • Brochure
Computer Applications in Water Resources Engineering (CAWRE-2024) Civil Engineering (Workshop)
Computer Applications in Water Resources Engineering (CAWRE-2023) Civil Engineering (Workshop)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 01 Jun 2023 - 05 Jun 2023
  • Brochure
HYDRO 2020 INTERNATIONAL (25th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering) Civil Engineering (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 26 Mar 2021 - 28 Mar 2021
  • Brochure

  • CE3401 : Water Resources Engineering {Theory}
  • CE4400 : Hydraulic Engineering {Theory}
  • CE4401 : Irrigation Engineering {Theory}
  • CE6434 : Ground Water Assessment and Development {Theory}
  • CE6435 : Integrated River Basin Management {Theory}
  • CE1010 : Computer Aided Drawing and Graphics {Practical}
  • CE1701 : Engineering Drawing {Practical}
  • CE3703 : Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE4702 : Water resources Engineering Design Practice {Practical}
  • CE6475 : Applied Modeling Skills in Water Resources Engineering {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [5]
Surface flow and solute transport modelling
Chitrabhanu Sahoo
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
WATER RESOURCES
Prachi Pragyan Mahanta
Enrolled: Aug 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Environmental Engineering
Jayashree Ojha
Enrolled: Aug 2024
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Water Resources Engineering
Debabrata Mishra
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Development of a physically-based coupled flow and solute transport modelling
Manoj Kumar Pujari
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [1]
Parametric Analysis of Tailings Dam Breach
Ayashkant Sahoo
Thesis Submitted
Co-Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Best Poster presentation award in “National Symposium on Remote Sensing for Sustainable Future: A Roadmap Towards Viksit Bharat and Annual Convention of ISRS, 2024.,   2025
  • G.M. Nawathe Best Paper Award, 2022 by Indian Society of Hydraulics during HYDRO-2022 International Conference,   2022
  • Best Presentation Award, HYDRO-2020 International Conference,   2021
  • Best Poster presentation Award in CBSA-2019,   2019
  • University Foundation Day Research Award-2019 from BPUT for outstanding research contribution during 2017-19,   2019
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Indian Water Resources Society (IWRS) (ID: LM-24-8051) (Life Member),   2024
  • International Water Association (IWA) (2023-2025),   2023
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1340208) (2022-2023),   2022
  • The Institution of Engineers (IE) (ID: M-1757711) (Life Member),   2022
  • Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS) (ID: L-5650) (Life Member),   2021
  • Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG-L-2251) (Life Member),   2020
  • The Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH) (LM-1526) (Life Member),   2020