Dr Eldho is a Professor & Former Head and Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay. He has 35 years of experience in the areas of water resources & environmental engineering as a Scientist, Professor and Consultant. He works in the areas of Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics, Coastal Hydrodynamics and Climate Change Impact on Water Resources, CFD, Groundwater Flow and Contaminant transport.

He has guided 42 Ph.Ds., 13 Postdoctoral Fellows and more than 64 Master’s theses. He has published more than 660 research papers in various International Journals and Conferences (Journals ~ 260; Conferences ~400). He has contributed 36 book chapters in various edited books. He has published 3 patents with other Co-researchers.

He has developed and offered 25 courses and number of short term courses for College Teachers and Working Professional and developed two popular Video Courses on “Fluid Mechanics” and “Watershed Management”. Prof. Eldho serves as an Editor/ Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member and reviewer of a number of Indian and International Journals.

Dr. Eldho has co-authored two popular textbooks “Finite Element Method with Applications in Engineering” and “Introduction to Advanced Fluid Dynamics and Fluvial Process”, one edited book “Hydro-Environmental Impact of Climate and Land Use Change on Watersheds for Sustainable Development”.

Dr. Eldho has undertaken large number of sponsored and industrial consultancy projects and offered services to various Municipal corporations, States, Central Governments and various industries. As on Dec. 2025, he has Google Scholar Citations of 7650 & h-index 45. Dr. Eldho was listed in World's Top 2% Researchers in Engineering Field for 2023 by Elsevier/ Scopus.

He is recipient of many prestigious awards including Eminent Water Resources Scientist, by IWRS. He is a Fellow of ISH, IWWA, Institution of Engineers and IWRS.