The National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee is a premier Research and Development organization under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India. It was established as an autonomous society in 1978 with its headquarters at Roorkee. The main objectives of NIH Roorkee are to undertake, aid, promote and coordinate systematic and scientific work in all aspects of hydrology. The Institute was declared as an S&T organization in 1987.
The main objectives of NIH are as given below:
(1) To undertake, promote, assist, and coordinate systematic research and work in all aspects of hydrological sciences and other water-related disciplines, and to publish the findings and results of research and investigations through appropriate offline and online media.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) To establish and maintain a live, dynamic and committed resource base in terms of staff, laboratories, equipment, libraries, and specialized expertise in hydrological sciences and other water-related fields.
(5) To propagate across society-at-large the application of emerging technologies in water resources development and management.
(6) To develop, maintain, and continuously improve its online presence to ensure the widest dissemination of its research.
(7) To collaborate with appropriate national and international organizations engaged in research in hydrological sciences.
(8) To carry out other activities that are considered by the NIH Society to be necessary, incidental, or conducive to the attainment of its mission.