Faculty Profiles
Dr. Abdul Latif Qureshi
Professor
Postal Address
USPCAS-W Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
Phone Number
0301-3503012
Email Address
Dr. Qureshi has more than 30 years of experience as a professional engineer in the field of hydraulics, irrigation, and drainage engineering including research, teaching, and supervising research projects for the graduate engineers. He has worked for monitoring and evaluation of irrigation and drainage projects, numerically predicted sediment transport in alluvial channels, their aggradation and degradation, groundwater monitoring and modeling for its sustainable management, canal water monitoring for equitable water delivery to various stakeholders, water resources management (ground and surface water). He has developed finite element computer models for sediment transport, aggradation & degradation of canals, and salinity mixing models in water bodies and groundwater aquifers using the three-dimensional groundwater model MODFLOW, and conducted Vertical Electrical Soundings and socio-economic surveys of irrigated agricultural command areas for the USAID-ICARDA and HEC funded projects.
Recently, he has completed USAID-funded industry-academia project as PI in “Closed-loop secondary level canal monitoring for equitable and reliable distribution of water” in October/November 2019 in collaboration with SIDA, LUMS Lahore and University of Utah, two projects on groundwater as Co-PI regarding Smart groundwater monitoring and Sustainable Management of Fresh Groundwater for Irrigated Agriculture and Livelihood of Rural Areas of Sindh in 2021 in lower Indus region.
Presently, he is working on the Metering the aquifer using smart monitoring and a data-driven approach to assist in devising an adaptive groundwater management strategy in Balochistan as a lead PI from MUET and Living with Salinity in Lower Indus Region, Building Adaptive Capacity to Improve Livelihoods of Farming Communities of Malwah Distributary as Focal Person.
Dr. Qureshi has more than 100 research papers, published in International/National Research Journals and presented in international/ national conferences/symposiums. Dr. Qureshi has worked as a resource person for delivering lectures in various training to irrigation engineers, on-farm water management officers, service providers and farmers at the national level. He has also worked as a resource person with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations for the capacity building in support of Water Sector Improvement Project (WSIP) for the improvement of the irrigation system in Sindh in 2004-05.
| 1 | Understanding the Seepage Behavior of Nai Gaj Dam through Numerical Analysis | 2022 |
| 2 | Assessment of groundwater quality of Tando Allahyar-II distributary command area | 2022 |
| 3 | Assessment Of Suitability Of Groundwater Quality For Drinking And Irrigation Purposes, And Its Impact On Soil Fertility Of Muhammad Khan Distributary Command Area | 2022 |
| 4 | Hydrodynamic Groundwater Study of Muhammad Khan Distributary Command, the Sub-Region of LIB, Sindh, Pakistan | 2022 |
| 5 | Automated processing of satellite data to map temporal water extents and water surface levels at Tarbela Reservoir using ArcGIS Model Builder | 2022 |
| 6 | Threshold values for the brightness index (bi) to identify soil salinity classes in the Malwah Distributar y command area in Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh | 2022 |
| 7 | Land use/land cover and watershed delineation of southern sub-watershed of Pishin Lora Basin, Balochistan | 2022 |
| 8 | Numerical analysis of flow around spur dike using flow-3D | 2022 |
| 9 | Impact of groundwater quality for irrigation purposes using geospatial tools and irrigation indices: a case study of Matiari district, Sindh, Pakistan | 2022 |
| 10 | Assessing Water Consumption of Major Crops in the Command Area of Malwah Distributary, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh | 2021 |
| 11 | Mapping of Groundwater zones using VES: A case study of Malwah Distributary | 2021 |
| 12 | Fabrication of Economical Smart Soil Moisture Sensor for Smart Irrigation | 2021 |
| 13 | Evaluation of Equitable Water Distribution in the Secondary Canals of Jamrao West Branch | 2021 |
| 14 | Improving groundwater management to enhance agriculture and farming livelihoods: Groundwater model for Kuchlak Sub-basin, Balochistan | 2021 |
| 15 | Population Assessment and Conservation Strategies of the Indus River Dolphin, Platanista gangetica Minor, in Indus River Sindh, Pakistan | 2021 |
| 16 | Mapping Of Groundwater Zones Using Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES): A Case Study of Malwah Distributary | 2021 |
| 17 | Assessing Water Consumption of Major Crops in the Command Area of Malwah Distributary, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh. | 2021 |
| 18 | Improving groundwater management to enhance agriculture and farming livelihoods in Pakistan | 2021 |
| 19 | Impact Assessment of Groundwater Quality using WQI and Geospatial tools: A Case Study of Islamkot, Tharparkar, Pakistan | 2020 |
| 20 | Impact of Encroachment and Hyderabad City Effluents on Pinyari Canal | 2020 |
| 21 | Impact of the effluents of Hyderabad city, Tando Muhammad Khan, and Matli on Phuleli canal water | 2020 |
| 22 | Rainfall Analysis for Hyderabad and Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan | 2020 |
| 23 | Sediment Transport Dynamics in the Upper Nara Canal Off-taking from Sukkur Barrage of Indus River | 2020 |
| 24 | Spatio-temporal investigation of groundwater quality variation employing nested piezometers downstream of Kotri Barrage toward the Indus Delta | 2020 |
| 25 | Modelling Groundwater Hydraulics to Design a Groundwater Level Monitoring Network for Sustainable Management of Fresh Groundwater Lens in Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan | 2020 |
| 26 | Assessment of groundwater potential through vertical electrical sounding at Haji Rahmatullah Palari village, Nooriabad | 2019 |
| 27 | Assessment of groundwater potential through vertical electrical sounding at Haji Rahmatullah Palari village, Nooriabad | 2019 |
| 28 | Impact of small dam’s construction on groundwater quality and level using water quality index (WQI) and GIS: Nagarparkar area of Sindh, Pakistan | 2019 |
| 29 | Flash flood climatology in the lower region of Southern Sindh | 2019 |
| 30 | Impact of Right Bank Outfall Drain-I (RBOD-I)/Main Nara Valley Drain (MNVD) on Manchar Lake, Sindh, Pakistan | 2019 |
| 31 | Numerical simulation of mixing of effluent through porous media: the effects of local inertia on the flow | 2018 |
| 32 | Enhanced Storage Capacity and Quality of Haleji and Hadero Lakes Connecting with Indus River for their Sustainable Revival | 2018 |
| 33 | Groundwater Quality Assessment Using Water Quality Index: A Case Study of Nagarparkar, Sindh, Pakistan | 2018 |
| 34 | Efficacy of Watercourse Lining in Sindh—A Review Study in Relation with Kohistan Region | 2018 |
| 35 | Impact of Hairdin, Miro Khan and Shahdad Kot Drainage on Hamal Dhand, Sindh | 2018 |
| 36 | Impact of Rising Groundwater on Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture in the Command Area of Gadeji Minor, Sindh, Pakistan | 2017 |
| 37 | Higher Education Capacity Building in Water Resources Engineering and Management to Support Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal for Water in Pakistan | 2017 |
| 38 | Environmental Concerns for Water Consumption from Polluted Water Bodies in Watershed Area of Sindh Province | 2017 |
| 39 | Climate Change Impacts on Vulnerable Guddu and Sukkur Barrages in Indus River, Sindh | 2017 |
| 40 | Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Future Precipitation Trends Based on Downscaled CMIP5 Simulations Data | 2017 |
| 41 | Effect Of Different Irrigation Methods On Water Use Efficiency And Yield Of Maize Crop | 2017 |
| 42 | Effect of Watercourse Lining on Water Distribution (Warabandi) in the Command Area of Laiqpur Ex Ali Bahar Minor, District Sujawal, Sindh, Pakistan | 2017 |
| 43 | Time–Dependent Flow Through Asymmetric Contraction and Expansion Channel | 2016 |
| 44 | On the Unsteady Diverging Flow through Open Channel | 2016 |
| 45 | Impact Assessment of Effluent From Kotri Industrial Site Area on Environment (A Case Study) | 2016 |
| 46 | Assessment of Water Quality of LBOD System and Environmental Concerns | 2016 |
| 47 | Assessment of Source and Quality of Drinking Water in Coastal Area of Badin, Sindh, Pakistan | 2015 |
| 48 | Study of Environmental Impacts and Threats to the Ramsar Haleji Lake, Sindh, Pakistan | 2015 |
| 49 | Effect of Marginal Quality Groundwater on Yield of Cotton Crop and Soil Salinity Status | 2015 |
| 50 | Analysis of Recirculation Flow Rate in Partially Plaque Deposited Capillaries by Power Law Model | 2015 |
| 51 | Effect of drip and furrow irrigation systems on sunflower yield and water use efficiency in dry area of Pakistan | 2015 |
| 52 | Impact of releasing wastewater of sugar industries into drainage system of LBOD, Sindh, Pakistan | 2015 |
| 53 | Transient Analysis of Two–Dimensional Free Surface Flow Through Hydraulic Structure | 2015 |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Project: Sustainable Fresh Groundwater Management for Irrigated Agriculture in Lower Indus Basin (LIB) using PMWIN model, funded by Higher Education Commission, Government of Pakistan from May 2018 to Date |
| Principal Investigator: Project: Closed-loop secondary level canal monitoring for equitable and reliable distribution of water, funded by US-PCAS-W, MUET, Jamshoro in collaboration with U of Utah, USA, LUMS, Lahore and SIDA, Government of Sindh, from 1st June 2018 to 30th November 2019 |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Project: Production of drinking water from River Indus through Canal bank filtration for Mehran University Jamshoro: Estimation of yield, pumping requirement, bio-clogging, and characterization of water, funded by US-PCAS-W, MUET, Jamshoro in collaboration with U of Utah, from 1st July 2018 to 30th November 2019 |
| Water Resource Expert and Focal Person: Project “Diffusion and adoption through partnerships and action of the best watershed rehabilitation and irrigation practices and technologies to help rural farmers -Phase-II”, a project of International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, ICARDA, Islamabad, funded by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in collaboration with RDF and Agricultural Extension/ Information, Govt. of Sindh, from Jan. 2017 to May 2018. |
| Water Resource Expert: Project “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, funded by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from October 2013 to March 2016. |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Project: Sustainable management of fresh groundwater use for irrigated agriculture and livelihood of rural areas of Sindh, funded by Higher Education Commission, Government of Pakistan from April 2007-March 2009 |
| Hydrologist- Project: Study-III- Environmental water required for all the four provinces of Pakistan, funded by Federal Flood Commission, Pakistan (Oct 2004-April 2005) |
| Irrigation Specialist: Project: Third party Monitoring and Evaluation of reforms in Water Sector in Sindh under National Drainage Programme (Aug 2004- Dec 2005) |
| Resource Person: Project: Modernization of Irrigation System in Sindh for Project Preparation and Capacity Building in Support of water Sector Improvement Programme – SIDA- FAO of United Nations (Nov. 2004 – May 2005). |
List Of Ph.D. Scholars Supervised/Co-Supervisors
| 2021 | Evaluation of Groundwater Potential towards its Suitability and Sustainability along Super Highway from Nooriabad to Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan |
| 2020 | Qualitative improvement in ground water through seepage from River Indus and selected Wetland at downstream Kotri Barrage: A way to reduce sea water intrusion |
| 2019 | Hydrological, Water quality and Socio-economic assessment of Small Dams in Nagarparkar Area using field and satellite data |
| 2012 | Finite Element Modeling of Blood Flow: Relevance to Atherosclerosis |
| 2015 | Numerical Simulation of Unsteady Free Surface Flows |
List Of Masters Students Supervised/Co-Supervised
| 2021 | Delineation of Irrigation Response Units for Effective Irrigation Water Management: A Case Study of Shaheed Banazirabad District, Sindh |
| 2021 | Fabricated low-Cost Soil Moisture Sensor With Calibration Algorithm for Smart Irrigation system |
| 2021 | Exploration low salinity Groundwater for Irrigation Using Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES): A case study of Malwah Distributary. |
| 2021 | Performance Evaluation of Selected Minors Using Real Time Data |
| 2021 | Hydro- Salinity Behavior of Shallow Groundwater Aquifer Underlain by Salty groundwater in Sindh |
| 2021 | Application of ICT for Equitable and Reliable Water Distribution in Mir Minor of Jamrao West Branch |
| 2021 | Groundwater Fluctuation and its Excessive usage for Irrigation in the Command Area of Muhammad Khan Distributary |
| 2020 | Determination of Groundwater Quantum and Quality through Vertical Electrical Sounding and its Demarcation using ArcGIS: A case of study of Tando Allahyar-II Distributary Command Area |
| 2020 | Optimal Sensor Placement for detecting Groundwater Fluctuations under cost constraint |
| 2020 | Determination of Groundwater Quantum and Quality through Vertical Electrical Sounding and Its Demarcation using ArcGIS: A case study of Tando Allahyar-II Distributary Command Area (Mr. Ali Raza ) |
| 2020 | Identification of Groundwater Quantum and Quality and its Demarcation: A Case of study of Muhammad Khan and Seri Distributaries Command Areas (Mr. Waqas Wasi) |
| 2020 | Performance Evaluation of the Irrigation Water Delivery System at Secondary on the right side canal commands of Alani X-regulator (Abdul Waqar Siyal) |
| 2020 | Determination of Aquifer Characteristics and Calibration of Groundwater Model (MODFLOW) for Seri Distributary Command Area (Ms. Asma Memon) |
| 2020 | Determination of Effects of Soil Salinity on Wheat Yield using Electromagnetic Induction Technique (Ms. Kainat Kalhoro) |
| 2019 | Comparative study of solar, diesel and electric operated tube wells on irrigated agriculture command area of Gul Minor in district Naushero Feroz |
| 2019 | Evaluation of Fresh Groundwater Potential and Suitability for Irrigated Areas of District Hyderabad |
| 2018 | Water Balance Assessment for optimum groundwater management strategies in Irrigated agricultural areas of Sakrand Distributary |
| 2018 | Evaluating the Impact of Solar Tube wells on Waterlogging and Irrigation Intensity in District Shaheed Benazirabad |
| 2018 | Numerical Modelling of Solute Transport through Porous Media |
| 2018 | Demarcation of Groundwater Quantum and Its Quality for Sustainable Development and Management in Matiari District |
| 2017 | Comparative Evaluation of Implementing Participatory Irrigation Management in Sindh Pakistan |
| 2017 | Farm-based and Model-based Evaluation of Sustainable Alternative Irrigation Practices for Water Conservation |
| 2017 | Water Balance Study and Assessment of Groundwater Resources in Matiari Distributary Command Area: A MODFLOW Perspective |
| 2016 | Impact of Laser Leveling Technology on Crop Yield and Water Productivity |
| 2016 | Comparative study of drip and furrow irrigation on crop yield of the tomato and cucumber |
| 2016 | Sediment characteristics and transportation dynamics of upper Nara canal |
| 2015 | Effect of Canal and Marginal Quality Groundwater on Yield of Cauliflower using Furrow Irrigation Method |
| 2015 | Evaluating of Sprinkler Irrigation System Performance and Its Cost Effectiveness for Size Variation of Plots at Baz-Kando, Petaro, Jamshoro |
| 2014 | Evaluation of Water Table Fluctuation in the Command Area of Dadu Canal, Sindh |
| 2014 | Effect of Water Table on sustainable Irrigated Agriculture in the Command Area of Gadeji Minor |
| 2014 | Hydrodynamic Modelling of Curved Open Channel using iRIC Software |
| 2013 | Experimental and Numerical Study on Flow over Rectangular Broad Crested Weir |
| 2013 | Effect of Conjunctive Use of Saline Ground Water and Canal Water on the Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Cotton Crop and Soil Salinity Status |
| 2013 | Rainfall Analysis for Hyderabad and Nawabshah using Time Series Techniques |
| 2012 | Simulation and Optimization of Surface Irrigation using SIRMOD Model |
| 2012 | Study of Afflux Due to Contraction in Open Channels |
| 2012 | Impact of Watercourse Lining on Water Distribution (Warabandi) |
| 2011 | Reservoir Operation of Proposed Nai GajDam to Optimize the Irrigation Releases for Various cropping Pattern |
| 2011 | Critical Evaluation of Mirpur Khas Main Drain LBOD Project Area |
| 2010 | Performance Evaluation of Lined Watercourses |
| 2009 | Study of Water Balance in Command Area of Kunner-II Distributary |
| 2009 | Hydro-Salinity Behavior of Shallow Groundwater Aquifer Underlain by Salty groundwater in Lower Indus Region |
| 2009 | Hydrologic Modelling for Assessment of Water Resources Potential of a Selected Hill Torrent |
| 2009 | Evaluation of Shallow Groundwater and Socio-Economic Conditions of Water Users |
| 2008 | Optimization of Water Resources Management of Jamal Shah Distributary, Nawabshah |
| 2008 | Comparative Study on Drip and Furrow Irrigation Systems Performance for Sunflower Crop |
| 2007 | Sustainable Use of Fresh Groundwater in Distt. Kech, Balochistan |
| 2007 | Develop a Finite Element Model to Assess Groundwater Seepage from Irrigation Canal |
| 2006 | Numerical Prediction of Flood Routing |
| 2006 | Finite Element Simulation of Groundwater Contamination in the Vicinity of |
| Manchar Lake | |
| 2005 | Model Study of Tile Drainage Design Criterion of Homogeneous Soils |
| 2005 | Finite Element Simulation of Salinity Mixing in River Indus in the Vicinity Of Upstream of Kotri Barrage |
| 2001 | Root Zone Salinity management of Dhoro Naro Minor (A Component of LBOD Project |
| 1999 | Study of Sediment Transport in Dim Branch |
| 1999 | Probability Analysis of Peak Rainfall and Runoff for Selected Catchments of Balochistan |
| 1995 | Analysis of Storm Hydrographs |
- Water Resources System Analysis (IWRM & HID)
- Agricultural Land Drainage
- Ground Water Hydraulics
A. External Services
| Type | List/Description | Total hrs. consumed in a semester |
| With Business Community | 1. Member, Left Bank Canals Area Water Board, Badin. | 48 hours |
| (At least one meeting in a month) | ||
| With Government Entities | Participating Consultation Workshop organized by National organizations such as Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), The Asia Foundation (TAF), Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) and Federal Flood Commission (FFC) | 08 hours |
| With Community Organizations | Celebrated World Water Day, World Soil Day and meetings with Farmers community of Malwah distributary in Shaheed Benazirabad district under ACIAR ASSIB Project | 60 hours |
| With Other Researchers/Academics | 1. Conducted Viva Voce of PhD and ME Students in the field of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering and Land & Water Management at SAU, Tandojam | 48 hours |
| 2. Conducted Comprehensive Examination of 3 PhD students in faculty of Agricultural Engineering, SAU, Tandojam | ||
| With Professional Bodies | Evaluated Research papers of International Journals | 48 hours |
| Media Collaboration/Coverage9 | ||
| Other (explain) |
B. Internal Services
| Type | List/Description | Total hrs. consumed per semester |
| USPCASW Committees | 1. Convener, USPCAS-W Purchase Committee | 48 hours |
| 2. Member, Admission Committee | 24 hours | |
| 3. Member, Gender Committee | 16 hours | |
| MUET Committees | 1. Convener, University Purchase Committee | 48 hours |
| 2. Chairman, University Transport Committee | 16 hours | |