Dr. T. M. Qazi

Email Address: qazitms@yahoo.com

Career Profile:

Deputy Engineering Adviser (Civil): 2011 to 2020

Worked as Deputy Engineering Adviser in the Federal Ministry of Water and Power, Islamabad and has mid-level engagement in scrutiny, review and coordination of National Level Water Sector projects and looking after PANCID (Pakistan National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage) Secretariat.

Superintending Engineer (Floods): 2010 to 2011

Worked as Superintending Engineer (Floods) in Federal Flood Commission Ministry of Water and Power, Islamabad and engaged in planning, scrutiny, review , coordination & implementation of Structural and Non-Structural Flood Protection measures Country-wide.

Assistant Engineering Adviser (Civil): 2006 to 2010

For around four years worked as Assistant Engineering Adviser in the Federal Ministry of Water and Power, Islamabad and had desk level engagement in scrutiny, review and coordination of National Level Water Sector projects and performed secretarial duties in PANCID (Pakistan National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage) Secretariat as well.

Assistant Professor: 2002 to 2006

For around four years served as faculty member in Civil Technology Department at National Institute of Science and Technical Education (NISTE), Federal Ministry of Education, Islamabad. Apart from teaching of technical subjects, involved in national technical curriculum development process, exam administration, industrial liaison, student affairs and coordination and monitoring of academic activities of the Institute.

Junior Research Officer: 1995 to 2002

For over seven years worked as research team member in the Hydraulics wing of Irrigation Research Institute (IRI) Lahore. During this period has been engaged in the planning, design, construction, calibration, experimentation, review and implementation of various scale model investigations of important national water sector projects/problems.

Site Engineer: 1994

For one year worked as site engineer with Associated Consultancy Centre (Pvt.) Ltd. Islamabad and was deputed on a road project in Balochistan province of Pakistan for structural works inspection and quality assurance.

Additional Activities

Frequently acts as External Examiner / Visiting Faculty for undergraduate and post graduate Civil Engineering subjects at university level.
Acts as External Supervisor for project/thesis of Civil Engineering students at both undergraduate and post-graduate level.
Received foreign trainings from Japan, Thailand and Netherlands.

Scholarship

Four Research papers in International/ Impact Journals and eighteen Conference papers at local and international level.

Conference Papers

“Water Resources Management Technologies for Barani Areas of Pakistan” presented in International History Seminar on Irrigation and Drainage organized by Iranian National Committee of ICID, May 3-5, 2007, Tehran, Iran.
“Analysis of Hydraulic Modeling Technique for River Training Works in Alluvial Areas of Pakistan”, presented in Workshop on Capacity Building and Training in Water Sector: The Role of Young Professionals, 20th ICID Congress, October 13-17, 2008, Lahore, Pakistan.
“Development of Small Dams in Pothowar Plateu of Punjab (Pakistan)”. presented during 5th Asian Regional Conference on Improvement in Efficiency of Irrigation Projects through Technology Up-gradation and better Operation and Maintenance organized by ICID, 8-11 December 2009, New-Delhi, India.
“Floods 2010 Good Practices and the Lessons Learnt ” presented in the International Conference Floods 2010: A dialogue to Transform Devastation to Opportunity, organized by UNESCO- Pakistan Higher Education Commission – National University of Science and Technology, February 23-24, 2011, Islamabad, Pakistan.
“Comprehensive Flood Management Plan” presented during International Workshop on Developing Capacity for Resilience to Water Related Disasters in Pakistan through Space Applications and Flood Risk Management organized by UNESCAP – SUPARCO at Institute of Space Technologies, , March 1-4, 2011, Islamabad, Pakistan.
“Assessment of Flash Flood Hazard in Pakistan” presented in International Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Management organized by the Pakistan Higher Education Commission – University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, March 7-8, 2011, Lahore, Pakistan.
“Concepts of Flood Disaster Risk Management” presented in International Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Management Organized by the Pakistan Higher Education Commission – University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, March 7-8, 2011, Lahore, Pakistan.
“Flash Flood Risk Assessment in Pakistan” presented during 71st Annual Session of Pakistan Engineering Congress, July 26, 2011 Lahore, Pakistan.
A critical Analysis of 2011 Rain/ Flood Damages in Sindh Province of Pakistan” presented in 7th Asian Regional Conference organized by Australian National Committee of ICID, June 24-29, 2011, Adelaide, Australia.
“Environmental Issues Concerning Water Resources Management in Pakistan” presented in the International Conference Water, Energy, Environment and Food Nexus , Solutions and Adaptations under Changing Climates organized by Center of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering, UET, Lahore, April 4-5, 2012, Lahore Pakistan.
“Modern Approaches in Flood Disaster Risk Management” presented in the Centenary Celebrations of Pakistan Engineering Congress, December 31, 2012 Lahore, Pakistan.
“An appraisal of 2011 Rain/Flood Damages in Sindh” presented in Annual Symposium of Pakistan Engineering Congress, January 2, 2013 Lahore, Pakistan.
“Analysis of Indo-Pak Indus Waters Treaty 1960” presented in the 73nd annual session of Pakistan Engineering Congress, December 20, 2013 Lahore, Pakistan.
“Hydrology of Floods in Pakistan ” presented in the International Training Workshop on Capacity Building of Community Elders and Media Towards Flood Vigilance and Disaster Reporting, organized by UNESCO at NUST Institute of Civil Engineering National University of Science and Technology, September 25-26, 2014, Islamabad, Pakistan.
“ A Way Forward for Flood Risk Management in Pakistan” presented in Mid-term Symposium of Pakistan Engineering Congress, December 28, 2017, Lahore, Pakistan.
“A Foresight for Flood Risk Management in Pakistan” presented in 8th Asian Regional Conference organized by Nepal National Committee of ICID, May 2-4, 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal.
“ Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources of Pakistan presented in Mid-term Symposium “Water Scarcity- Strategic Approach” organized by Pakistan Engineering Congress, February 23, 2019 Lahore, Pakistan.
“ Contours of the first ever National Water Policy of Pakistan” presented in the 75th Annual session of Pakistan Engineering Congress, December 26, 2019, Lahore, Pakistan.

Journal Papers

“Flood Inundation Modeling for a Watershed in Phothowar Region of Pakistan” Published in Arabian Journal of Sciences and Engineering (AJSE), King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, KSA, November (2011) No-36-1203–1220
“A Critical Analysis of 2010 Floods in Pakistan” published in African Journal of Agricultural Research (AJAR), Vol.6 (32) December 2011 (ISSN 9091-637-X)
“Assessment of Inundation Extent for Flash Flood Management “ published in African Journal of Agricultural Research (AJAR), Vol.7 (7), February 2012
“Runoff Modeling for a Watershed in Phothowar Region of Pakistan” published in Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Jamshoro, Pakistan Vol.31, No-3, July 2012 (ISSN 0254-7821)

Research Projects

Contributed in the completion of following Post Graduate Level Research Projects of University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila , Pakistan as Supervisor / Evaluator;

An Investigation of Problems in Outlets of Punjab by Engr. Nadeem Ahmed (2005).
Losses in Various Water Courses in Pakistan by Engr. Muhammad Usman Tarar (2006)
Construction Planning of Basha Diamer Dam by Engr. Muhammad Waseem Abbas et.el. (2007).
Theoretical Analysis of Hydraulic Modeling Technique for River Training Works Practiced as Hydraulic Research Station Nandipur, Gujranawala, Pakistan by Engr. Syed Safdar Raza (2008).
An Investigation of Sediment Patterns of Tarbela Dam Reservoir by Engr. Sana Khalid (2012).
Sedimentation Analysis of Irrigation Canals through Mathematical Modeling /Simulation (Pak.Pattan Canal Case Study) by Engr. Usman Ghani (2012).
Comparative Study of Flood Frequency Analysis in Various Rivers in Pakistan by Engr. Qaiser Iqbal Gondal (2013).
An Approach to relate Meteorological Parameters with Snow Cover Area by using Artificial Neural Networks, Hunza Watershed Pakistan by Engr. Uneeb-ur-Rehman (2018).
Ph. D. research “Study potential of Cascade Hydropower Plants” by Engr. Munawar Iqbal Kamboh (2018).
Ph. D. research “ Hydrological Response of Snow covered glaciated Catchments to Energy Balance and Temperature Index methods” by Engr. Abdul Shakoor (2019)