Yamini Aiyar, president & CEO of Centre for Policy Research (CPR) will step down from her current role from March 31, an announcement by board of the think tank said .

Srinivas Chokkakula, senior fellow at CPR and ministry of jal shakti research chair, will take over as the president and CEO from April 1, the announcement stated.

About Dr. Srinivas Chokkakula

Dr. Chokkakula has been associated with the Centre for Policy Research since 2010. A political geographer, engineer and town planner, is currently leading the TREADS (Transboundary Rivers, Ecologies and Development Studies) initiative at CPR. He is a recognised authority on water policy, a research area of established provenance at the think tank, the statement added.