CV for the Post of Hydrologist
I am Ph.D Hydrology from Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad. interested in woking as hydrologist. CV is submitted for your kind perusal please
ADKHANCURRICALUM-VITAE
I PERSIONAL INFORMATION
NAME: ALLAH DITTA KHAN
OFFICIAL ADDRESS: PAKISTAN COUNCIL OF RESEARCH IN WATER RESOURCES (PCRWR)
HOUSE NO 3&5, STREET NO.17, SECTOR
F/6-2, ISLAMABAD
E-MAIL: pcrwr@isb.comsats.net.pk
FAX: 92-51-9218939
PH: 9218980-81
DATE OF BIRTH 06 AUGUST, 1954
NATIONALITY PAKISTANI
2 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
DEGREE/
INSTITUTION SUBJECT YEAR OF PASSING DISSERTATION
PhD Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad (Pak) Hydrology 2004 Optimum Design of Rainwater Harvesting System in Cholistan Desert by Using Computer Modeling
M.Sc Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad (Pak) Geophysics 1981 Seismic Refraction for Mapping of Low Velocity Layer for Static Correction in Reflection Seismic Investigations in Dakhni area, Kohat.
B.Sc Punjab University Lahore (Pak) Mathematics A Course
Mathematics
B Course
Physics 1976
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3 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PERIOD SERVED ORGANIZATION POSITION AND POSTING JOB DESCRIPTION
From Jan 2002 To Date
From 1998-Dec 2002
1996-1998
1988-1996
Pakistan Council Of Research in Water Resources
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Deputy Director( GIS and Modeling Section
Working on a PSDP Project ‘Demarcation of Groundwater Quality Zones in Indus Plain and its Marginal Area for Sustainable Development and Management of Groundwater’
Deputy Director Incharge (Computer Section) Head Office Islamabad
Deputy Director, Water Resources Research Center Peshawar
Deputy Director, PCRWR Regional Office Bahawalpure.
Working on Groundwater flow modeling of Islamabad aquifer by using Visual Modflow 3.0
Working on establishment of the GIS and Modeling and Remote Sensing Section
Water Resources System Modeling
The Project Involves
• Mapping of Groundwater Quality Zones by Applying Electrical Resistivity, Seismic Refraction And Electromagnetic Survey.,
• Drilling of Exploratory Wells
• Determination of Safe Yield i
• Groundwater Modeling
• Preparation of Water Usability Maps
Groundwater Investigations in Selected Areas of North-Western Province and Northern Punjab
Maintenance of Computers and Up-Gradation of Software and Hardware Facilities in Computers Center
System Modeling in Water Resources
Development of the Computer Models
Maintenance of Inmagic Database Management System
International Liaison
Development of data base in Water Resources
Completion of 24 Credits Course Works in Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad Pre-Requisite to Ph.D. Thesis In Hydrology
Rehabilitation of Pipe Irrigation Scheme in Swat valley (NWFP)
Preparation of Research Studies on Watershed Management and Water Resources Research
Preparation and Implementation of the Research Studies on Water Resources Assessment, Development, and Management, and Desertification:
Design, Implementation and Operation of Water Harvesting System
Saline Water Management For Agriculture (Trees , Grasses and Bushes)
Desertification Control Studies
Groundwater Development and Monitoring
Design and Implementation of Trickle Irrigation System
Artificial Groundwater Through Injection Well: Construction and Operation
June 1986- June 1987
1987-1988 Center of Excellence In Water Resources Engineering (CEWRE) University of Engineering and Technology Lahore
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Junior Research Associate and Project Incharge Conjunctive Water Use At Loralai Study In Balochistan
Lecturer/Junior Research Associate CEWRE Lahore Assessment of the Groundwater and Surface Water Potential of the Lorali Area
Monitoring of the Groundwater
Discharge and Water Losses Measurement in Karezes Conveyance Channel
Efficiency Trial Under Conjunctive Water Use for Different Crops
Monitoring of Small Reservoirs
Installation of Automatic Stream Gauging Instruments
Teaching of Geohydrology to M.Phil Classes in Hydrology
June 1984-1986
Balochistan Minor Irrigation and Agricultural Development Project, Quetta
Junior Geophysicist/Tech
Pilots Project Schemes Under The Technical Assistance Team Halcro-Ulg
Seismic Refraction, Electrical Resistivity and Electromagnetic Survey for Geohydrological Investigation for:
Delay Action Dams
Infiltration Galleries
Recharge Schemes
Sites in Balochistan
Artificial Groundwater Recharge Study in Quetta Valley with Following Components.
Installation of Piezometers of Different Sizes
Measurement of Infiltration Rates
Installation of Hydromet Instruments
Designing of the Zigzag Channels For Recharge For Recharge
Groundwater Monitoring of Kuchlag Valley tn Balochistan
Conjunctive Water Use Study at Uch Manada in Quetta Valley
Groundwater Monitoring
Karezes Discharge Measurement and Water Losses Measurement
Collection and of the Meteorological Data
4 TRAININGS RECEIVED
a) National
Short Course in Groundwater Hydrology from Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore(Pak)
Design of Localized Trickle Irrigation System conducted by FAO and Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources at Quetta (Pak)
Short course on Quality Assurance and Total Quality Management under ISO 9000 conducted by Technical Information Promotion System, Ministry of Science and Technology from 21-22 July, 1998 at Islamabad(Pak)
Five days workshop on Geographical Information System (GIS) at National University of Science and Technology in Collaboration with Hanns Seidal Foundation, Germany from 08-12 March 1999 at Islamabad
b) Foreign
Five days workshop on Geographical Information System (GIS) at National University of Science and Technology in Collaboration with Hanns Seidal Foundation, Germany from 08-12 March 1999 at Islamabad
15 Days Scientific Visit to Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Lower Hutt New Zealand on Application of “Nuclear Sciences for Management of Freshwater Resources” sponsored by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Vienna.
One Week Regional Training on “Groundwater Modeling” Jointly arranged by Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management (INWARDAM) and Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources from 2-7 November,1998, at Islamabad.
One week Regional Training on “Computer Simulation of Water Network Conducted by Intra-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management”, held during 15-19 July At training Centre of Ministry of Public and Public Works and Water Resources 6th October City, Egypt.
Two week on the job training on Desertification control and Water Harvesting in China under Pak-China Protocol on Science and Technology.
5. COMPUTER SKILLS
a) Programming Efficiency
FORTRAN 90
Spreadsheet Modeling in Excel
b) Computer Courses Attended
C++ Language
System Analysis and Design
Numerical Analysis
c) Scientific Packages Used
Scientific Workplace
Fortran Power Station
M.S.Visio
Microsoft Origin
Mathematica
6 WATER RESOURCES SYSTEM MODELING
Groundwater Models Used
• Visual Modflow 3.0
• GWFLOW (Groundwater Flow Model)
• GWW (American Groundwater flow Model)
• IX1D (Inversion Resistivity Software)
• Resis 2D Inversion, 3D inversion
• RESIS 87 (Resistivity Software)
• SVES (Resistivity Software)
Surface Water Modeling
• HEC1 (Rainfall Runoff)
• EPANET (Water Supply System Network)
• MODRHS (Modeling Rainwater Harvesting System)
7 MODELS DEVELOPED
• Developed and Calibrated a Comprehensive Model for Optimum Designing of Rainwater Harvesting System
• Developed Spreadsheet Model for Determination of the Cropwater Requirements in Pakistan
8 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Training Received
Five days workshop on Geographical Information System (GIS) at National University of Science and Technology in Collaboration with Hanns Seidal Foundation, Germany from 08-12 March 1999 at Islamabad
10 Establishment
Currently establishing the GIS and Computer Modeling Section in PCRWR
11 COUNTRIES VISITED
- New Zealand
- China
- Egypt
- Saudi-Arabia
- Chad
- 12 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
1 Khan A. D 2004 Optimum Design of Rainwater Harvesting System in Cholistan Desert by Using Computer Modeling: Ph.D Dissertation Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
2 Kahlown. M. A and A.D.Khan (2004). Climate Change and its Impact on Water Resources and Crop Production in Pakistan: Paper accepted for International Conference on Hydrology: Science & Practice for the 21st Centaury, to be held on 12-16 July 2004 in London, UK
3 Khan A.D and Abd-ul-Razzaq(2002) Groundwater Investigations in Selected Areas in Cholistan Desert, Pakistan. Unpublished Report no PCRWR/GWIMC/3/2002.
4 Khan A.D and Abd-ul-Razzaq(2002). Groundwater Investigations for Padi Rural Water Supply Schemes, Haripur Area, NWFP Province, Pakistan. Unpublished Report. No. PCRWR/GWIMC/01/ 2002
5 Kahlown M. A and A.D. Khan (2002). Tile Drainage Manual (in Press). Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources Pre-Publication No. PCRWR.123-2002.(Edited)
6 Kahlown M. A and A.D. Khan (2002). Irrigation Water Quality Manual, Published by Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources. PCRWR.Publiction NO.120-2002.(Edited)
7 Khan. A. D. Dr. Zulifqar Ahmad and Muhammad Zaheer Aziz (2002). System Modeling in Rainwater Harvesting: Experience in Cholistan Desert, Pakistan in Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Hydroinformatics held on 1-5 July 2002. Cardiff. United Kingdom
8 Kahlown. M.A, A. D. Khan and Muhammad Azam. (2001). The World Largest Contiguous Irrigation System : History of Development, Success and Challenges in the Indus Basin of Pakistan. Presented for proceedings in International Water History Association (IWHA) 2nd Conference on Role of Water History and Development held on 10-12 August 2001, Bergen, Norway.
9 Khan.A.D and Zulifqar Ahmad (2000), Development of Model to Design Rainwater Harvesting System for Rehabilitation of the Deserts: Case Study Cholistan Desert(Pakistan), Paper Presented in International seminar on Combating Desertification : Freshwater Resources and Rehabilitation of the Degraded Areas in dry lands held on 30th October to 4th November 2000 at NDJamena , Tchad.
10 Latif M. Saad Yousf and A.D. Khan (2000), Calibration of Rainfall-Runoff Model in Small Catchment in Pakistan, Research report No 19, CEWRE /Publicatiob /51. (unpublished)
11 Latif M. Saad Yousf and A.D. Khan (2000), Calibration of Rainfall-Runoff Model in Small Catchment in Pakistan, paper presented in Workshop in Arid Zone Hydrology held from 10-12 February 2000 at Islamabad.
12 Khan.A.D, Zulfqar Ahmad and Muhammad Azam .(2000), Rainwater Harvesting: system design and Parameter Optimization, paper read in workshop on Arid Zone Hydrology held from 10-12 February 2000 at Islamabad
13 Shah. G. M and A.D.Khan , 1999. Groundwater Investigations by using Electrical Resistivity Survey in Simly Dam area ,Islamabad (Pak) Reconnaissance Survey Report, Regional Office PCRWR Lahore
14 Azam.M., A.D.Khan and Rashid Aftab,1999 Crop Zoning and Water Requirements in Irrigated Agriculture of Pakistan. Paper presented in National Workshop on Water Resources Achievements and Issues in the 20th Century and Challenges for Next Millennium held on 28-30 June 1999 at Islamabad.
15 Shah. G. M and A.D.Khan , 1999. Groundwater Investigations by using Electrical Resistivity Survey in Coastal Areas of Balochistan (Pak) Reconnaissance Survey Report, Regional Office PCRWR Lahore
16 Abdullah, M., J.D. Qureshi, A.J. Khan and A.D. Khan, 1997. Karez: The Primitive, Cheapest but a Vanishing Irrigation System in the World as well as in Balochistan. In: Proceedings of International Symposium, Water for the 21st Century, 17-19 June 1997, Lahore, Pakistan
17 Chandio, B.A., A.S. Chandio, M. Akram and A.D. Khan, Injection Well Technology for Artificial Groundwater Recharge at Bahwalpur. Paper presented at Regional Workshop on Artificial Groundwater Recharge, held at Quetta 10-14 June, 1996.
18 Khan A.D., M. Akram and M. Abdullah, 1994. Surface Water Development in Cholistan Through Rainfall Harvesting and Conservation Technologies, Paper Published in Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Volume 4, No.1, pp. 44-61.
19 Akram, M., M. Abdullah, W.A. Khan, B.A. Shaikh and A.D. Khan, 1993.Rehabilitatioan of Cholistan Desertification Lands for Sustainable Production. In: Proceeding of the 6th all Pakistan Geographical Conference, 26-29 December 1993 at Bahawalpur, Pakistan pp. 1-11.
20 Akram, M. W.A. Khan and A.D. Khan, 1991. The State of Desertification in Pakistan Paper presented at Seminar “Indus the Lifeline of Pakistan” 2-7 March, 1991 at Islamabad.
21 Khan, A.D., M. Akram, B.A. Shaikh and W.A Khan, 1993. Evaporation Losses in Cholistan Desert (a Case Study), In: Proceeding of 6th All Pakistan Geographical Conference 26-29 December, 1993 at Bahawalpur, Pakistan. pp. 113-130.
22 M. Akram, M. Abdullah and A.D. Khan, 1991. Rainwater and Saline Groundwater for Growing of Trees and Shrubs in Cholistan Desert. Publication No. PADMU/PCRWR, Regional Office-9.
23 Khan A.D., M. Akram and M. Abdullah, 1990. Preliminary Design Report Surface Water Development in Choilstan Desert, Through Rainfall Harvesting, Regional Office, Bahawalpur Pre-Publication No. 8, WRRC-1.
24 Khan, A.D. M. Akram and M. Abdullah, 1990, Rainwater Harvesting in Cholistan Desert In: Proceedings at National Seminar on Water Resources Development. Development and its Management in Arid Areas, 6-8 October, 1990 at Quetta, Pakistan, pp. 44-50.
25 Khan .A .D, M. Akram and B. A. Shaikh,1990 Seepage Losses in Dingarh Reservoir, Bull. Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources 20(1):89-91.
26 Akram, M., A.D. Khan and M. Abdullah, 1990. Management of Surface Water Resources in Cholistan Desert. Bull. Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources 20(1): 1-3.
27 Akram, M.M. Abdullah and A.D. Khan, 1990. Management of Resources in Desert for their Development In: Proceeding of National Seminar on Water Resources Development and its Management in Arid Areas, 6-8 October, 1990 at Quetta, Pakistan, pp. 44-50.
28 Abdullah, M. M. Akram and A.D. Khan, 1990, Internal Water Resources Management by Plants under Various Root Environmental Stresses with Special Reference to Kallar Grass (L.Fusca). In: Proceeding of National Seminar on Water Resources Development and Management in Arid Areas, 6-8 October, 1990 at Quetta, Pakistan. pp.146-162.
29 Awan, N.M, M.I. lONE and A.D. Khan, 1986, Interim Report Conjunctive Water Use, Pilot Project Study Loralai, B.MI.A.D.P, Quetta, CEWERE Research Report No.6, CEWRE/Publication 1055.