Dr. ALOK SIKKA
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Biography
He is Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering with specialization in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering from Utah State University, Logan, Utah. Besides working with ICAR for many years at Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation, Dehradun and its Research Centres, he was with National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee; visiting Professor at University of Arizona, Tucson; and Faculty at the Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA. Dr Alok K. Sikka is currently with the International Water Management Institute, Delhi Office as IWMI Representative-India since April, 2016. Prior to joining IWMI, he served as Deputy Director General (Natural Resource Management), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Technical Expert (Watershed Development) (in the rank of Additional Secretary to Govt. of India), National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA), Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi. He was Director of ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna and Basin Coordinator for Indo-Gangetic Basin under the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food from 2002-2007. He has a rich and diverse experience of over 38 years in research, institutional and policy issues, teaching, training, extension and consultancy in the areas of natural resource management, soil & water conservation, watershed management, water harvesting, hydrologic modelling, water management, drought management, climate change, water productivity and farming systems. He has more than 25
Affiliations
Honors and Awards
IASWC Life Time Achievement Award for the year 2018
Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists (IASWC)
Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India
National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NASS)
National Fellow, 2009
Soil Conservation Society of India (SCSI), New Delhi
Distinguished Alumni Award 2015
SHIATS (Allahabad Agricultural Institute)
Bhu-Ratna Award, 2013
Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Puruskar (for Book in Hindi) of ICAR for the year 2005-06
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Fellow, 2005-06
Indian Association of Soil & Water Conservationist
ICAR Award for Team Research Biennium 2001-02
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
for outstanding research contribution in field of Institute-Village Linkage Programme under farming systems
Vasantrao Naik Award for Research Application in Agriculture-2000,
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
for the outstanding contribution in field of Water Conservation and Dryland Farming.
Hem Prabha – S.N. Gupta Medal
Institute of Engineers (India)
The Hem Prabha – S.N. Gupta Medal for the paper “Efficacy of Channel Bio-remedial Measures in Retaining Silt and Reducing Reservoir Sedimentation” by the Institute of Engineers (India), 2000.
Certificate of Merit for 1989-90
Institution of Engineers (India)
The Certificate of Merit for 1989-90 by the Institution of Engineers (India) for the paper “Estimation of Rainfall Deficit and Surplus Probabilities for Water Management and Crop Planning”.
Honour roll
Utah State University
Honour roll of Utah State University for securing over 3.75/4.00 GPA.
Chairman of many National Committees
Ministry
• Chairman of many National Committees including Farmers’ Participatory Action Research on More Crop More Income per Drop, Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India; Technical Fertilizer Committee, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India; Sub-group on Decision Support Systems, crop Modelling and Integrated Approach, NITI AAyog, GoI.
Member
ICAR Institutes and other Institutes
• Member, of about 20 National, International, regional committees including Inter Ministerial Task Force on Convergence, Climate Change Subgroups – I on Dryland Agriculture, Subgroups –II on Access to Information, Subgroup on Programs and Policies for NRM and Rainfed Farming of Planning Commission, INCID, NIH, AWRA, ICAR-CWC, ICAR-IWMI, etc.
Technical Director (Soil & Water Engineering)
Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers,
Technical Director (Soil & Water Engineering), Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, 2006-08, Editor Indian Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (1987-89).