SAIARD on behalf of its Centre for River Affairs (CRA) has started a memorial award in the name of Prof. Subhash Ranjan Basu, a renowned River Scientist and former Professor and Head, Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, in admiration and recognition of his contribution in the field of river science. Throughout his life he has devoted himself to work on various aspects of river and published numerous research papers on it.

We are privilege to honour him through this memorial award. Considering the contribution of future researchers working on river and its various dimensions, each year, this award will be provided to them on the platform of SAIARD’s International River Congress