Niranjan Das Gulhati
Niranjan Das Gulhati | |
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Born | India |
Died | India |
Occupation |
Civil engineer Water resources consultant Writer |
Known for | Indus Waters Treaty |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Niranjan Das Gulhati was an Indian civil engineer, water resources consultant and writer, known for his mediation in the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 between India and Pakistan.[1] His contributions were reported in the formation of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID),[2] a non governmental organization which promotes transfer of water sharing technologies between countries.[3] An Alumnus of the Thomason College of Engineering (present-day Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee), he was associated with the World Bank, International Development Association and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.[4] He was the author of two books, Indus Waters Treaty: An Exercise in International Mediation[5] and Data Of High Dams In India.[6] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1961, for his contributions to society.[7] His life story has been documented in a book, The Untiring Indian - Lifestory of Mr. N. D. Gulhati - A Visionary Water Resources Engineer, published in 2011.[8] The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage has instituted an annual oration, N.D. Gulhati Memorial Lecture for International Cooperation in Irrigation and Drainage in his honor.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ A. Misra (19 July 2010). India-Pakistan: Coming to Terms. Palgrave Macmillan US. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-0-230-10978-0.
- ↑ "ABOUT N.D. GULHATI". International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage. Retrieved 2016. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "ABOUT ICID". International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage. 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ↑ "The Untiring Indian". IIT Roorkee. 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ↑ Niranjan Das Gulhati (1973). Indus Waters Treaty: An Exercise in International Mediation. Allied Publishers.
- ↑ Niranjan Das Gulhati (2016). Data Of High Dams In India. Archive.org.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ Shashi K. Gulhati (2011). The Untiring Indian - Lifestory of Mr. N. D. Gulhati - A Visionary Water Resources Engineer. Macmillan Publishers India. ISBN 978-0230331181.
- ↑ "N.D. Gulhati Memorial Lecture for International Cooperation in Irrigation and Drainage". International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage. 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
External links
- "Gulhati on WorldCat". WorldCat. 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
Further reading
- "9th N D Gulhati Memorial Lecture for International Cooperation in Irrigation and Drainage" (PDF). Lecture by Jeremiah R.D. Lengoasa. 22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage. September 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2016.