Binaya-Kumar-Mishra

Binaya Kumar Mishra

Professor
School of Engineering, Pokhara University
Email: bkmishra@pu.edu.np
Mobile: 9858088566

Ph. D. (Urban and Environment), Japan
M.Sc. (Water Resources Engineering), Nepal
Bachelor (Civil Engineering), India

Urban Water-Environment, Integrated Water Resources Management, Climate Change, Hydro-meteorological Disaster Risk Reduction, Remote Sensing and GIS applications

  1. Rijal, M., Luo, P., Mishra, B.K., Thakuri, S.,  Zhang, Y. and Zhao, Y.  (2025): Mountainous Flood Resilience: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Flood Analysis Methods. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11831-025-10439-w
  2. Mishra, B. K., Kobayashi, K., Murata, A., Fukui, S. and Suzuki, K. (2024): Hydrologic modeling and flood-frequency analysis under climate change scenario, Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, Volume 10, pages 5621–5633.
  3. Bhattarai, R., Mishra, B. K., Bhattarai, D., Khatiwada, D., Kumar, P. and Mera, G. (2024): Assessing Hydropower Potential in Nepal’s Sunkoshi River Basin: An Integrated GIS and SWAT Hydrological Modeling Approach, Scientifica 2024:1-19, DOI: 10.1155/2024/1007081.
  4. Sharma, N., Mishra, B. K. and Baral, S. (2024): Climate change impacts on Seti Gandaki River flow from hydropower perspectives, Nepal, Sustainable Water Resources Management.10(28), DOI:10.1007/s40899-023-01017-8.
  5. Chapagain, S. K.; Aryal, A.; Mohan, G.; Shrestha, S.; Mishra, B.K. and Fukushi, K. (2022): Analysis of the climate change impact on water availability and the links between water pollution and economy for sustainable water resource management in Kaski District, Nepal, Journal of Water and Climate Change jwc2022105.
  6. Luo, P.; Mu, Y.; Wang, S.; Zhu, W.; Mishra, B.K.; Huo, A.; Zhou, M.; Lyu, J.; Hu, M., Duan, W., He, B. and Nover, D. (2022): Exploring sustainable solutions for the water environment in Chinese and Southeast Asian cities. Ambio 51, 1199–1218.
  7. Madhab R., M., Pandit, H. P. and Mishra, B.K. (2022): SWAT-based runoff and sediment simulation in a small watershed of Nepalese river: a case study of Jhimruk watershed, International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology 13(2):215, DOI: 10.1504/IJHST.2022.120629.
  8. Kumar, P., Dasgupta, R., Dhyani, S., Kadaverugu, R., Johnson, B. A., Hashimoto, S., Sahu, N., Avtar, R., Saito, O., Chakraborty, S. and Mishra, B. K. (2021): Scenario-Based Hydrological Modeling for Designing Climate-Resilient Coastal Water Resource Management Measures: Lessons from Brahmani River, Odisha, Eastern India, Sustainability 13, 6339. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116339.
  9. Bastia, J., Mishra, B.K. and Kumar, P. (2021): Integrative Assessment of Stormwater Infiltration Practices in Rapidly Urbanizing Cities: A Case of Lucknow City, India, Hydrology 2021, 8, 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology8020093
  10. Mishra, B.K., Mebeelo, K., Chakraborty, S., Kumar, P. and Gautam, A. (2021): Implications of urban expansion on land use and land cover: towards sustainable development of Mega Manila, Philippines, GeoJournal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-019-10105-2.
  11. Paudel, S., Kumar, P., Dasgupta, R., Johnson, B.A., Avtar, R., Shaw, R., Mishra, B.K. and Kanbara, S. (2021): Nexus between Water Security Framework and Public Health:A Comprehensive Scientific Review,  Water 2021, 13, 1365. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101365.
  12. Mishra, B.K., Kumar, P., Saraswat, C., Chakraborty, S. and Gautam, A. (2021): Water Security in a Changing Environment: Concept, Challenges and Solutions, Water 13, 490. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13040490.
  13. Kumar, P., Avtar, R., Dasgupta, R., Johnson, B.A., Mukherjee, A., Ahsan, N., Nguyen, D.C.H., Nguyen, H.Q., Shaw, R. and Mishra, B.K. (2020): Socio-hydrology: A key approach for adaptation to water scarcity and achieving human well-being in large riverine islands, Progress in Disaster Science, 8 (2020) 100134.
  14. Kefi, M., Mishra, B.K., Masago, Y. and Fukushi, K. (2020): Analysis of flood damage and influencing factors in urban catchments: case studies in Manila, Philippines, and Jakarta, Indonesia. Natural Hazards, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-04281-5.
  15. Avtar, R.; Kumar, P.; Supe, H.; Jie, D.; Sahu, N.; Mishra, B.K.; Yunus, A.P. (2020): Did the COVID-19 Lockdown-Induced Hydrological Residence Time Intensify the Primary Productivity in Lakes? Observational Results Based on Satellite Remote Sensing, Water, 12(9), 2573; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12092573.
  16. Kumar, P., Dasgupta, R., Johnson, B.A., Saraswat, C., Basu, M., Kefi, M. and Mishra, B.K. (2019): Effect of Land Use Changes on Water Quality in an Ephemeral Coastal Plain: Khambhat City, Gujarat, India, Water, 11(4), 724; https://doi.org/10.3390/w11040724.
  17. Rajeevan, U. and Mishra, B.K. (2019): An investigation on household water consumption and management in Jaffna, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2019.100280.
  18. Dahal, A., Khanal, R. and Mishra, B.K. (2019): Identification of critical location for enhancing groundwater recharge in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, DOI:10.1016/j.gsd.2019.100253.
  19. Kumar, P., Dasgupta, R., Ramaiah, M., Avtar, R., Johnson, B.A. and Mishra, B.K. (2019): Hydrological Simulation for Predicting the Future Water Quality of Adyar River, Chennai, India, Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 16: 4597; doi:10.3390/ijerph16234597.
  20. Luo, P., Kang, S. Apip, Zhou, M., Lyu, J., Aisyah, S., Mishra, B.K., Regmi, R.K. and Nover, D. (2019): Water quality trend assessment in Jakarta: A rapidly growing Asian megacity, PLoS ONE 14(7):e0219009, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219009.
  21. Dorji, S., Herath, S., Mishra, B.K. and Chophel, U. (2018): Predicting summer monsoon of Bhutan based on SST and teleconnection indices, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, DOI: 10.1007/s00703-018-0589-2.
  22. Kefi, M., Mishra, B.K., Kumar, P., Masago, Y. and Fukushi, K (2018): Assessment of Tangible Direct Flood Damage Using a Spatial Analysis Approach under the Effects of Climate Change: Case Study in an Urban Watershed in Hanoi, Vietnam, ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf., 7, 29; doi:10.3390/ijgi7010029
  23. Jalilov, S., Kefi, M., Kumar, P., Masago, Y. and Mishra, B.K. (2018): Sustainable Urban Water Management: Application for Integrated Assessment in Southeast Asia, Sustainability, 10, 122; doi: 10.3390/su10010122.
  24. Kumar P., Masago, Y., Mishra, B.K., Emam, A.R., Kefi, M. and Fukushi, K. (2017): Current Assessment and Future Outlook for Water Resources Considering Climate Change and a Population Burst: A Case Study of Ciliwung River, Jakarta City, Indonesia, Water 2017, 9, 410; doi:10.3390/w9060410.
  25. Mishra, B.K., Regmi, R.K., Masago, Y., Fukushi, K., Kumar, P. and Saraswat, C. (2017): Assessment of Bagmati River Pollution in Kathmandu Valley: Scenario-Based Modeling and Analysis for Sustainable Urban Development, Sustainability of Water Quality and Ecology (2017), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.swaqe.2017.06.001.
  26. Mishra, B.K., Herath, S., Sampath, D.S., Fukushi, K. and Weerakoon, S.B. (2017): Modeling water allocation options in Deduru Oya reservoir system, Sri Lanka, Sustain. Water Resour. Manag, doi:10.1007/s40899-017-0101-z.
  27. Saraswat, C., Mishra, B.K. and Kumar, P. (2017): Integrated urban water management scenario modeling for sustainable water governance in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Sustainability Science, DOI: 10.1007/s11625-017-0471-z.
  28. Mishra, B.K., Emam, A.R., Masago, Y., Kumar, P., Regmi, R.K. and Fukushi, K. (2017): Assessment of future flood inundations under climate and land use change scenarios in the Ciliwung River Basin, Jakarta, Journal of Flood Risk Management, DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12311.
  29. Kumar, P., Singh, C.K., Saraswat, C., Mishra, B.K. and Sharma, T. (2017): Evaluation of aqueous geochemistry of fluoride enriched groundwater: A case study of the Patan district, Gujarat, Western India, Water Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsj.2017.05.002.
  30. Regmi, R.K., Mishra, B.K. and Masago, Y. (2017): Applying a water quality index model to assess the water quality of the major rivers in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Environ Monit Assess 189, 382 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6090-4
  31. Dorji, S.; Herath, S.; Mishra, B.K. (2017): Future Climate of Colombo Downscaled with SDSM-Neural Network. Climate 5, 24.
  32. Regmi, R.K., Jung, K., Nakagawa, H., Dod, X.K. and Mishra, B.K. (2017): Numerical analysis of multiple slope failure due to rainfall: Based on laboratory experiments, CATENA, Vol. 150, pp. 173–191.
  33. Mishra, B.K. (2017): Precipitation change assessment over upper Bagmati river basin using regional bias corrected GCM data, International Journal of Water, Vol. 11 (3), pp. 294-313.
  34. Saraswat, C., Kumar, P. and Mishra, B.K. (2016): Assessment of Stormwater Runoff Management Practices and Governance under Climate Change and Urbanization: An Analysis of Bangkok, Hanoi and Tokyo, Journal of Environmental Science & Policy, Vol. 64, pp. 101–117.
  35. Emam, A.R., Mishra, B.K., Kumar, P., Masago, Y. and Fukushi, K. (2016): Impact Assessment of Climate and Land-Use Changes on Flooding Behavior in the Upper Ciliwung River, Jakarta, Indonesia, Water, 8(12), 559; doi:10.3390/w8120559.
  36. Kumar, P., Saraswat, C., Mishra, B.K., Avtar, R., Patel, H., Patel, A., Sharma, T. and Patel, R. (2016): Batch technique to evaluate the efficiency of different natural adsorbents for defluoridation from groundwater. Applied Water Science, doi:10.1007/s13201-016-0473-5.
  37. Mishra, B.K. and Herath, S. (2015): Assessment of future floods in Bagmati River Basin of Nepal using bias corrected daily GCM precipitation data, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001090.
  38. Mishra, B.K., Awal, R., Herath, S. and Fukushi, K. (2014): Trends and variability of climate and river flow in context of run-of-river hydropower schemes: a case study of Sunkoshi river basin, Nepal, International Journal of Hydrologic Science and Technology, Vol. 4 (4), pp. 282-293.
  39. Mishra, B.K. and Takara, K. (2014): Integrating synthetic flood data for selection of regional frequency distribution, International Journal of Hydrologic Science and Technology, Vol. 4(1), pp. 1-17.
  40. Avtar, R., Herath, S., Saito, O., Gera, W., Singh, G., Mishra, B. K. & Takeuchi, K. (2013): Application of remote sensing techniques toward the role of traditional water bodies with respect to vegetation conditions, Environ Dev Sustain, DOI 10.1007/s10668-013-9507-4.
  41. Mishra, B.K., Takara, K., Yosuke Yamashiki and Tachikawa, Y. (2010): An assessment of predictive accuracy for two regional flood-frequency estimation methods, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 54, 7-12.
  42. •Mishra, B.K., Takara, K., Yosuke Yamashiki and Tachikawa, Y. (2009): Estimation of index flood in hydrologic regions with limited data, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 53, pp. 55-60.
  43. Mishra, B.K., Takara, K., Yamashiki, Y. and Tachikawa, Y. (2009): Hydrologic simulation aided regional flood frequency analysis of Nepalese river basins, Journal of Flood Risk Management, Wiley-Blackwell, vol. 2(4), pp. 243-253.
  44. Mishra, B.K., Takara, K., and Tachikawa, Y. (2009): Integrating the NRCS runoff curve number in delineation of hydrologic homogeneous regions, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, volume 14(10), pp. 1091-1097.
  45. Mishra, B.K., Takara, K. and Tachikawa, Y. (2008): Regionalization of Nepalese river basins for flood frequency analysis, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 52, pp. 91-96.