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Get in touch with the HYDRO-2025 organizing committee

Local Organizers

Prof. Kishanjit Kumar Khatua (Chairman/Coordinator)

Professor, NIT Rourkela

kkkhatua@nitrkl.ac.in

Dr. Sanat Nalini Sahoo (Organizing Secretary)

Associate Professor, NIT Rourkela

sahoosanat@nitrkl.ac.in

Dr. Ratnakar Swain (Organizing Secretary)

Assistant Professor, NIT Rourkela

swainrk@nitrkl.ac.in

Dr. Anurag Sharma (Organizing Secretary)

Assistant Professor, NIT Rourkela

sharmaan@nitrkl.ac.in

Dr. Minakshee Mahananda (Organizing Secretary)

Assistant Professor, NIT Rourkela

mahanandam@nitrkl.ac.in

Dr. Snigdha Sarita Mohapatra

Post Doctoral Fellow, NIT Rourkela

725sce0086@nitrkl.ac.in

Dr. Sarjati Sahoo

Post Doctoral Fellow, NIT Rourkela

725sce0087@nitrkl.ac.in

Transportation

Conference Address

HYDRO INTERNATIONAL 2025

NIT Rourkela - 769008, Odisha, INDIA

hydro2025@nitrkl.ac.in

hydro2025.nitrkl.ac.in

How to Reach NIT Rourkela

By Air: The nearest airport is Jharsuguda (130 km, ~2 hrs by taxi) with flights from Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Raipur and Lucknow. Next is Ranchi Airport (200 km, ~4 hrs by road), which has multiple daily flights from major cities and direct trains to Rourkela (3-4 hrs). Further, Bhubaneswar Airport (400 km) is another option with good connectivity by train or road (8–9 hrs).

  • New Direct Flights: IndiaOne Air has launched direct flights between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. The flights operate every day except Thursday.
    • Bhubaneswar → Rourkela: 10:50 AM – 12:05 PM
    • Rourkela → Bhubaneswar: 12:25 PM – 1:40 PM
    • Booking: Available at www.indiaoneair.com

By Train: Rourkela is a major railway station (code: ROU) on the Howrah–Mumbai main line, well connected to most of the cities of the country. NIT Rourkela is 7 km from the station (15–20 min by auto or cab).

By Road: Rourkela is connected by highways to Ranchi, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, and Bhubaneswar. Taxis and buses are available from all nearby cities.

Student Volunteers (Transport):

Debabrata Mishra – PhD Scholar 7008239438

Anshul Anubhak Nayak – MTech Scholar 8260556832

Student Volunteers (Accommodation ):

Chitrabhanu Sahoo – PhD Scholar 7008348116

Debananda – MTech Scholar 9777536298

Explore Nearby Hotels

LIST OF SOME NEARBY HOTELS

N.B.: Some of the nearby hotel options are listed above for your convenience. Participants may directly contact and book these accommodations, which will be paid by the participants themselves.

Below are some local taxi service contacts for your convenience. Participants may directly book and bear the travel charges themselves:

Apart from these, you may contact any other hotel or taxi services as per your convenience.