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Benchmarking, Technological Upgradation and Capacity Building Programme of the
National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India
Mission and Objectives Section
1. MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
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A mission statement is a broad statement that defines the institution's defined vision.
The mission statement puts the vision into words and sets the tone to define the institution's objectives.
In addition, the mission statement establishes the institution's core values and principles.
These values and principles guide the actions and conduct of the institution's staff.
The objectives are the series of goals that the institution outlines to accomplish its mission.
Each goal is one of often multiple goals that the institution must follow in order to achieve its objectives.
Unlike the broad mission statement, the objectives and goals are specific, realistic, actionable, attainable, and
measurable.
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The principal mission of the National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India (NIH) is to assemble, foster, and provide for the development of
world-class know-how and expertise
in the hydrological sciences and other water-related disciplines. This is for the purpose of assisting the government of India and other stakeholders
in the development and rational use of the water resources of the country and its various states. Intrinsic to the principal mission of NIH is the recognition that water is a precious resource,
to be managed for sustainability.
Other missions of the Institute are: - To provide specialized training in the hydrological sciences to
broad segments of the community, including government, industry, and the professions;
- To provide specialized advice to stakeholders on issues related to hydrologic science and its applications; and
- To empower the community at-large through capacity building
and awareness of water resources development and conservation.
The institution accomplishes its mission by maintaining a staff of selected group of professional scientists
with the appropriate level
of education, training, and experience to conduct applied research and development in the hydrological sciences and other water-related disciplines.
In addition, the Institute strives to provide the
necessary facilities, including physical, computational, and other laboratories, and the required hardware, software and IT support
to adequately assist its staff in the fulfillment of their professional duties.
The objectives of NIH are the following:
- To undertake, promote, assist, and coordinate systematic research and work
in all aspects of the hydrological sciences and other water-related disciplines, and to publish the
findings through appropriate offline and online media
- To carry out modeling and other advanced techniques to aid in the resolution of pressing societal issues concerning water quantity and quality,
including floods, droughts, groundwater, sedimentation, salinization, pollution, and climate
change
- To research and develop novel, cost-effective tools, techniques, methodologies, procedures, software, and field and laboratory instrumentation,
to aid in the performance of its mission
- To establish and maintain a live, dynamic and committed resource base, in terms of staff, laboratories, equipment, libraries, and specialized expertise
in the hydrological sciences and other water-related fields
- To develop, maintain, and continuously improve its online presence
- To propagate across society-at-large the application of emerging technologies in water resources development and management
- To collaborate with appropriate national and international organizations engaged in research in the hydrological sciences
- To carry out other activities that are considered by NIH Society to be necessary, incidental, or conducive to the attainment of its mission
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