Sriram Vedire appointed Adviser (Water Resources) to Maharashtra CM
A native of Nalgonda, Mr. Sriram functioned as the Adviser to the Ministry of Water Resources or Jal Shakti, Government of India, from 2014 to 2024 and also as the Chairman of Task Force on Interlinking of River, GoI, in 2019-24.
Prior to that, he was associated with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources and advised it on various aspects of water management such as Ground Water Recharge, National Water Policy 2012 and others. He was also a member of the team set up by then Union Minister of Water Resources Uma Bharti to study and suggest measures to maintain 'Aviral (un-interrupted and continuous) flow of River Ganga at Tehri Dam' and other such dams obstructing the river's flow.
Before taking over as the Adviser to the MoWR/MoJS in 2014, he was also a member of the Task Force set up by the Government of Rajasthan on Integrated Command and Catchment Area Development and submitted a report on the revival of River Saraswati in Rajasthan.
He authored several books, including 'Gujarat's Success Story in Water Management', 'Water Grid for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh using Rivers Godavari and Krishna' and 'Innovative Water Management Practices Indispensable for India'. Before returning to India in 2009, he worked as an engineer in the USA.
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