D. G. (DTHRS), MERI is having an overall control of following State level Water Resources Organization.
Under the guidance of 2 Chief Engineers, the functions of these independent organizations are carried out by the 12 Superintending Engineers and 56 Executive Engineers.These organizations carry out Planning & Hydrology, Design, Research, Quality assurance and Safety of Water Resources projects of the state. The Training of in-service Engineers and Directly recruited Engineers is conducted at META.. The Planning, Design, Research and Dam safety issues of Water Resources are taken up on Consultancy basis. These organizations have involved in drafting many codes of Civil Engineering under BIS.
This organization was established in 1959. The research areas include hydrodynamics, highways, coastal, environmental, structural engineering, instrumentation, soil mechanics, material testing, seismic data analysis and remote sensing/ GIS etc. The 8 Divisions working under the Superintending Engineer & Jt. Director carry out following activities.