Rekha is a water resource engineer who has over 15 years of experience in various aspects such as planning, designing and monitoring water resources as well as hydro power projects. She has also extensively worked in the aspects pertaining to hydrology, which deals with the studies such as water availability, assessment of flood, and likely sedimentation in the dam. As a water resource professional, she demonstrated expertise in various aspects, such as hydraulic and hydrological studies of river basins, which include the assessment of flood at a particular interest point as well as providing information on flood forecasting.