This page presents a comprehensive and organized list of successfully completed research projects under the center, focusing primarily on critical challenges such as water management, sustainable agriculture, environmental protection, and waste management. These projects have been funded by prestigious national and international organizations, including the Higher Education Commission (HEC), USAID, USDA, and ACIAR. The interactive table available on the website provides users with quick and easy access to the title, sponsor, team leader (Principal Investigator), budget, and duration of each project, serving as a testament to the institution's scientific research and its invaluable contributions to the water sector.
Research Projects (Completed)
| ID | Title of Project | Sponsor | Team Leader/Principal Investigator | Duration | Start Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Adapting to Salinity in Southern Indus Basin | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Australia | Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari | 30 Months | Jan 2021 | Completed |
| 93 | Improving groundwater management to enhance Agriculture and farming livelihood in Pakistan, LWR/2015/036 | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Australia | Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari | 48 Month | Jan 2018 | Completed |
| 92 | Efficient Participatory Irrigation Institutions to Support Productive and Sustainable Agriculture in South Asia | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Australia | Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari | 36 Months | Jul 2016 | Completed |
| 91 | Turning Palstic Waste into the Reuse for the Livlihood of the Community at Karachi | UKAID through TearFund | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 36 Months | Jan 2021 | Completed |
| 90 | Assess the health impacts of solid waste management on residents living in six selected UCs of Karachi and Hyderabad | UKAID through TearFund | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 03 Years | Jan 2021 | Completed |
| 89 | Treatment of Sugar Distillary Effluent using Anerobic-Arobic Membrane by Reactor (AnABBR) | Korean Institute of Science & Technology, Seoul, South Korea | Dr. Zubair Ahmed | 12 Months | Nov 2017 | Completed |
| 88 | Capacity Building at Mehran University of Engineering & Technology to Address Drinking Water issues in Pakistan | HEC under Pak-US Science & Technology Cooperation Program, Phase-VII | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 03 Years | Apr 2017 | Completed |
| 87 | Diffusion and adoption through partnerships and action of the best watershed rehabilitation and irrigation practices and technologies to help rural farmers -Phase-II | United States Department of Agriculture | Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari Dr. Abdul Latif Qureshi |
36 Months | Jan 2017 | Completed |
| 86 | Watershed Rehabilitation and Irrigation Improvement in Pakistan Demonstrating and Disseminating the Best Practices and Technology to help Rural farmers”, a project of International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, ICARDA, Islamabad | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Dr. Muhammad Ahraf Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari |
30 Months | Oct 2014 | Completed |
| 85 | Impact assessment of small dams constructed under the sindh resilience project (SRP) | Sindh Resilience Project (SRP) | Dr. Kamran Ansari | 8 Months | Jan 2024 | Completed |
| 84 | Research and Development on Effluent Treatment using Consortium of Algae and Bacteria at Feroze1888 Mills Limited | M/s. Feroze 1888 Mills Limited | Dr. Muhammad Rizwan | 4 Months | Jan 2024 | Completed |
| 83 | To Conduct Irrigation Scheme Development Feasibility Study in the Command Area of Darawat Dam | SIAPEP, Government of Sindh | Dr. Kamran Ansari Dr. Abdul Latif Qureshi |
06 Months | Jan 2023 | Completed |
| 82 | Water Governance for Sindh: Technical Partner | Hand/USAID Jacobabad | Dr. Kamran Ansari | 32 Months | Dec 2022 | Completed |
| 81 | Groundwater Mapping and Modelling for Sanghar and Umerkot Area in Sindh | FAO | Dr. Kamran Ansari | 12 Months | Dec 2022 | Completed |
| 80 | Molecular source tracking of Salmonella species at different stages of poultry slaughtering | HEC under NRPU | Dr. Naveed Ahmed | 02 Years | Sep 2022 | Completed |
| 79 | Conserving Indus river water quality through pollution source tracking, economical treatment systems, and water circular economy | HEC | Prof. Dr. Kamran Ansari, Director, USPCAS-W | 03 Years | Jul 2022 | Completed |
| 78 | Pesticides removal by point of use nano-filtration membrane and their rapid detection in water using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry | HEC under NRPU | Dr. Muhammad Rizwan | 36 Months | Apr 2022 | Completed |
| 77 | Eco-innovation for sustainable industrial growth of major industrial sectors in special Economic Zones (ECZs) under CPEC | HEC under CPEC | Dr. Naveed Ahmed | 36 Months | Jan 2022 | Completed |
| 76 | Impact Assessment/Performance Evaluation of 14 Small Dams in the Sindh Project | World Bank through Sindh Resilience Project (Irrigation Component) | Dr. Kamran Ansari | 06 Months | Dec 2021 | Completed |
| 75 | Water Safety Plan and Capacity Building of Municipal Corporation Jacobabad Thematic area: Water ,Environment and WASHs | Water Safety Plan (WSP) for Municipal Committee, JACOBABAD (MCJ), USAID,Pakistan (2020-2021) | 1. Prof. Dr. R. B. Mahar, Team Lead, 2. Prof. Dr. Zubair Ahmed, Co-Team Lead, USPCASW, MUET | 06 Months | Aug 2021 | Completed |
| 74 | Metering the aquifer using smart monitoring and data-driven approach to assist in devising adaptive groundwater management strategy in Balochistan | HEC under Local Challenge Fund (LCF) with BUITEMS, Balochistan | Dr. Abdul Latif Qureshi | 02 Years | Jul 2021 | Completed |
| 73 | Development and Upscaling of Combined Adsorption Distillation Technique for Saline-Water Treatment and Fresh Water Production on Industrial-Scale (CAD-WATER) | HEC Technology Transfer Support Fund (TTSF) | Dr. Tanveer Ahmed | 24 Month | Jun 2021 | Completed |
| 72 | Indus River Flow Monitoring using Satellite Radar Altimetry Data and 2D Flood model. | HEC under NRPU | Dr. Arjumand Zaidi | 18 Month | Mar 2021 | Completed |
| 71 | Iparting Training on Use of GIS in Natural Resource Conservation & Database Management to the Staff of Various Departments of Government of Balochistan | Project Director Balochistan Integrated Water Reource Management & Development Project | Dr. Kamran Ansari & Mr. Ghulam Hussain Dars | 5 Days | Mar 2021 | Completed |
| 70 | Research & Development on resource Recovery from Wastewater and its treatment modification for the final effluent waste minimization at Soorty Enterprises Unit-13 | Soorty Denim Enterprises | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 06 Months | Mar 2021 | Completed |
| 69 | Documentation, Monitoring of Automization of One Minor and Water Management Lessons Learnt | RDF | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 1.5 Months | Dec 2020 | Completed |
| 68 | Baseline Study of Solar Energy Project tittled “Lighting up lives at Therparkar” | RDF | Mr. Muhammad Ali | 1 Month | Dec 2020 | Completed |
| 67 | Development of Water Safety Plan for Municipal Committee Jacobabad, Water Governance and Capacity Building Activity | HANDS Foundation | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 03 Months | Nov 2020 | Completed |
| 66 | River Morphological Study, Flood Hazard Mapping and Establishment of Decision Support System for Sindh Province | Sindh Irrigation Department | Dr. Kamran Ansari | 24 Months | Jul 2020 | Completed |
| 65 | Smart groundwater monitoring for sustainable groundwater extraction in Sindh | HEC under NRPU | Mr. Waqas Ahmed, Assistant Professor, USPCAS-W, MUET, Jamshoro | 24 Months | Jun 2020 | Completed |
| 64 | Ultrafast photo-catalytic degradation of the organic dyes by using metal/metal oxide nanoparticle | HEC under NRPU | Dr. Syeda Sara Hassan | 12 Months | Mar 2020 | Completed |
| 63 | Bio-sensing platform based on nanoparticles for waterborne bacterial pathogens | HEC under NRPU | Dr. Syeda Sara Hassan | 15 Months | Mar 2020 | Completed |
| 62 | Development And Upscaling Of Indigenized Anaerobic Digester For The Biotransformation Of Textile Sludge Into The Production Of Biogas And Biocompost | HEC under Technology Development Fund | Prof. Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 24 Months | Jan 2020 | Completed |
| 61 | Numerical Modelling of T-Head Spur along Moria Loop Bund | Sindh Irrigation Department | Mr. Babar Naeem | 05 Months | Nov 2019 | Completed |
| 60 | Numerical Modelling of T-Head Spur along Larkana Sehwan Bund | Sindh Irrigation Department | Mr. Babar Naeem | 05 Months | Nov 2019 | Completed |
| 59 | Equitable and Reliable distribution of water in Secondary Level Canals | RDF | Dr. Abdul Latif Qureshi | 45 Days | Nov 2019 | Completed |
| 58 | Consultancy for Project End Evaluation for Women, Water and Peace Building | Oxfam GB | Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari | 03 Months | Aug 2019 | Completed |
| 57 | To Undertake a Water Quality Assessment of the Water Points in UC31 to Identify the Contaminated Water Points | Management & Development Center | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 01 Month | Jul 2019 | Completed |
| 56 | Detailed Study to Assess the Methane Gas Production potential of the primary Effluent Treatment Plant | Matol (Pvt) Limited | Dr. Naveed Qambrani | 02 Months | May 2019 | Completed |
| 55 | Development of a Comprehensive Water Safety Plan for the Water Supply Distribution System to be used for Hyderabad | WASA & MDC | Mr. Babar Naeem | 04 Months | May 2019 | Completed |
| 54 | Sugar Mills Distillery Project | Matol (Pvt) Limited, Unicol Limited, Habib Distillery, Al Abbas Distillery, Shah Murad Distillery, Dewan Distillery, Pak Ethanol Distillery | Dr. Naveed Qambrani | 06 Months | May 2019 | Completed |
| 53 | Development and Upscaling of Indigenized Anaerobic Digester for the Biotransformation of Textile Sludge into the Production of Biogas and Biocompost | HEC Pakistan | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 02 Years | May 2019 | Completed |
| 52 | Water balance study of Sindh water resources | Sindh Water Sector Improvement Project, Government Of Sindh | Dr. Arjumand Zaidi | 02 Months | Apr 2019 | Completed |
| 51 | Training On Integrated Water Resources Management for the Mid-Level water Professionals of Sindh Province | PMPIU, Water Sector Capacity Building & Advisory Services Project, Ministry of Water Resources Govt of Pakistan | Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari | 05 Days | Mar 2019 | Completed |
| 50 | Calibration of Gauges and Development of Rating Curves of 115 distributaries / minors of Nara Canal AWB for flow measurement | PCMU,WSIP GoS | Dr. Muhammad Munir Babar | 09 Months | Mar 2019 | Completed |
| 49 | Local Government Strengthening Activity (LGAS), Sindh Municipal Services Delivery Program (MSDP), USAID | Management & Development Center | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 02 Months | Feb 2019 | Completed |
| 48 | Calibration of Gauges and Development of rating curves of 115 distributaries/minors of Nara Canal AWB for flow measurement | Sindh Irrigation & Drainage Authority, Sindh, Pakistan | Dr. Kamran Ansari | 12 Months | Jan 2019 | Completed |
| 47 | Estimating Sustainability Cost of Urban Water Supply System for Hyderabad City, Sindh Pakistan | U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Water under USAID Grants | Dr. Kamran Ansari | 12 Months | Aug 2018 | Completed |
| 46 | Impact of Climate Change in the Indus River Delta and Coastal Region of Pakistan | Global Change Impact Studies Center | Dr. Altaf Siyal | 06 Months | Jul 2018 | Completed |
| 45 | The Impact of Informal Institutions on Participatory Irrigation Management Outcomes | PCMU,WSIP GoS | Dr. Mercedes Ward | 06 Months | Jul 2018 | Completed |
| 44 | Water Scarcity at Lower Sindh- Reality Vs Myth- An Exploratory Study of Akram Canal Command Area | SPO | Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari | 03 Months | Jul 2018 | Completed |
| 43 | Smart groundwater monitoring for sustainable groundwater extraction in Sindh (Client driven project) | HEC Pakistan | Mr. Waqas Ahmed | 24 Months | Jul 2018 | Completed |
| 42 | Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene services in primary schools of Sindh, addressing Sustainable Development Goal -6 | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Jameel Soomro | 15 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 41 | Use of Multi-Level Remote Sensing to Evaluate Salinity on Irrigated Lands | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Altaf Siyal | 18 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 40 | Isolation and Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistant Water Contaminant and Bacteriophage Remedy to Improve Water Quality | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Ayaz Ahmed | - | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 39 | Integrating water sanitation and hygiene indicators into the National Health Information System in healthcare facilities of Pakistan: the use of this novel tool in a cluster randomized trial. | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Jamil Ahmed | 15 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 38 | Eco-innovation in textile processing industry of KITE for sustainable product processing | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Zubair Ahmed | 15 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 37 | Production of drinking water from Indus River through Canal bank filtration for Mehran University Jamshoro: Estimation of yield, pumping requirements, bioclogging, and characterization of water quality | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Zubair Ahmed | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 36 | Indus River Water Level Monitoring in Sindh using Satellite Radar Altimetry | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Arjumand Zaidi | 15 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 35 | 2D Materials Design and Discovery in Water Treatment | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Ghulam Mustafa | - | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 34 | Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Household Water Consumption in Pakistan using Hybrid Approach | USPCAS-W Under USAID | Dr. Imran Mehmood | - | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 33 | Improved Hydro meteorological forecast under changing climate by using robust modelling techniques | USPCAS-W under USAID | Mr. Ghulam Hussain Dars | 15 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 32 | Assessment of sediment pollution in a diverse (Goi Nala) catchment of River Jhelum, Azad Jammu and Kashmir | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Mohsin Zafar | - | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 31 | Multifunctional nanocomposite membranes for wastewater treatment | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Farha Masood | - | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 30 | Governance and Civic Capacity for the Provision of Drinking Water in Urban Sindh | USPCAS-W under USAID | Maha Ahmed | - | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 29 | Estimating Sustainability Cost of Urban Water Supply for Hyderabad City, Sindh, Pakistan | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Kamran Ansari | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 28 | Wastewater Treatment and Reuse to approach zero water discharge in Al-Rahim Textile industries: substantial increase water use efficiency in Textile processing | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Tanveer Ahmed Gadhi | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 27 | Closed-loop secondary-level canal monitoring for equitable and reliable distribution of water | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Abdul Latif Qureshi | 18 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 26 | Improving the performance of wastewater treatment plant (WTP) at MUET Jamshoro | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 25 | Identification of Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater of District Matiari and options for its Remediation | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 18 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 24 | Evaluation of Climate Change Impact on Future Water Availability and Crop Yields in Lower Indus Basin | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari | 18 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 23 | Hydrologic Modeling of the Indus Basin Rivers to assess future changes in river flows under various climate change scenarios | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Kamran Ansari | 18 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 22 | Assessing the Impact of Water-Quality on Health and Livelihood in Manchar Lake Area | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. A. Latif Qureshi | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 21 | Policy Framework for Water Sustainability Network | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Bakhshal Lashari | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 20 | Gender Assessment in Water Sector Organizations of Sindh | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Bakhshal Lashari | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 19 | Assessment of Heavy Metals Pollution in Marine Life (Fish and Shellfish) and Risk Assessment to Human Health Along Sindh Coast | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Kamran Ansari | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 18 | Preparation of Guidelines for Water Quality Analysis: Parameters, Procedures, Sampling Techniques and Equipment Operation Manuals | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 17 | Study of Seawater Intrusion along Sindh Coastline under Changing Climate | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Altaf Siyal | 18 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 16 | Assessing Agricultural Water Savings under Drip and Furrow Irrigation Methods in Sindh | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. A. Latif Qureshi | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 15 | Characterization of Microbial Contaminants in Drinking Water of Selected Areas of Hyderabad City | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Zubair Ahmed | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 14 | Optimization of Water Resources Management in Indus Delta using Remote Sensing and GIS | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Arjumand Zaidi | 15 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 13 | Flood Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Mapping in Lower Indus Basin | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Kamran Ansari | 18 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 12 | Development of Low-cost Biosorptive Materials for the Removal of Fluoride from Groundwater of Thar Desert | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 11 | Evaluation of Solar-powered Desalination System for Remote Coastal Communities of Sindh | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Tanveer Ahmed | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 10 | Study of Urban Drainage System Performance under Extreme Rainfall Events in Karachi | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Kamran Ansari | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 9 | Impact of Wastewater Irrigation on Heavy Metal Accumulation in Soil and Vegetables in Peri-urban Areas of Hyderabad | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Zubair Ahmed | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 8 | Assessing Groundwater Quality and Recharge Potential in Hyderabad District | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. A. Latif Qureshi | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 7 | Institutional Assessment of Participatory Irrigation Management in Sindh | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Bakhshal Lashari | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 6 | Efficacy of Indigenous Plant Materials for Water Clarification in Rural Areas of Sindh | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 5 | Development of GIS-based Water Quality Information System for Sindh | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Arjumand Zaidi | 15 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 4 | Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability in Coastal Ecosystems of Sindh | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Altaf Siyal | 18 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 3 | Baseline Survey of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Coverage in Rural Sindh | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Jameel Soomro | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 2 | Evaluation of Industrial Wastewater Effluent Quality in Kotri Industrial Estate | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Zubair Ahmed | 12 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |
| 1 | Water Accounting and Balance Study for Canal Command Areas in Sindh | USPCAS-W under USAID | Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari | 18 Months | Jun 2018 | Completed |