Member (WP&P), Central Water Commission

During his tenure as Chief Engineer (Irrigation Management Organisation), CWC from March 2015 to March 2019, Shri Navin Kumar dealt with Techno-economic appraisal of DPR/FR/PFR/concept notes of Irrigation / Multipurpose / Hydroelectric / Water supply / Thermal power projects from Inter-State, Irrigation planning and economic viability / evaluation angles, Inter-State issues related to water and organizing meetings of Supervisory Committee on Cauvery as Member-Secretary of the Committee and organizing other Inter-State meetings.

He has lot of experience in Inter-State issues related to Water both within the country and internationally between India and its neighbouring countries. He worked on Joint Expert Level mechanism set up between India and China on provision of flood season hydrological data, emergency management and other issues regarding trans-border rivers, India–Bhutan matters related to water sector.

Currently as Member (WP&P), Sh Navin Kumar is looking after the works related to appraisal, Inter-State issues, monitoring, funding and review of Major/Medium Irrigation Projects, National Projects and Multi-Purpose Projects, monitoring of water levels of major reservoirs in the country, matters related to International Cooperation in Water Resources Sector, Basin Level Planning/Assessment of water resources, Irrigation Management Aspects (performance of irrigation projects), Environmental Management, National Water Policy and various Boards in respect of Water Resource Projects, etc.
Shri Navin Kumar has undergone training on e-water source jointly organised by CWC, NWA and e-water, Australia and Management Training programme at Pune. He has also attended two weeks training programme on Dam Safety and Reservoir Management at Deltares Delft, the Netherlands, Valencia, Spain and Lausanne, Switzerland from during 14-25, 2018. He is the Lifetime Member of Indian Geotechnical Society (Delhi Chapter) (IGS).