Graduated in Civil Engineering from Bihar College of Engineering, Patna(Now NIT Patna) in
1983,
securing top rank in the Patna University Merit List. Presently working as a
Vice-President of H2O
Mantra, a Singapore-based multi-national company with expertise in advanced water
treatment
technology.
Professional Career
- 1983-87 with Engineers India Limited (A Govt. of India
Undertaking), a
premier consultancy
organisation in Asia, as a Consultant in the various projects of
National and International
repute like Bongaigaon Refinery and Petro-Chemicals Limited, Assam;
National Aluminium
Corporation ( NALCO ), Orissa; and HBJ Gas Pipeline Project of GAIL.
- 1987-2020 with the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED),
Govt of
Bihar, and
superannuated from the post of Chief Engineer in June 2020. With
PHED,
he was primarily
dedicated to the domain of drinking water supply, mitigation of water
quality problems in
drinking water, and IOT-based solutions related to water supply schemes,
etc. Has extensive
experience in Contract Management and Contract Administration. He has
vast experience in
Contract Management and Administration.
- Sanitation Consultant for UNICEF, Bihar office on lien in
2007.
Positions Held
- Chairman of the Indian Water Works Association(IWWA), Bihar
Centre.
- President of Bihar Engineering Services Association(BESA),
a service
association of
around 5000 graduate Civil Engineers working from Assistant Engineer to
Engineer-in- Chief in
all works departments of Govt of Bihar, for three consecutive terms.
- Vice-President of Indian Engineers Federation(INDEF)- a
Federation of
Engineering
Services Association of all states/central government and PSUs having
around 2.00 Lakh
engineers as its members across India.
- President of Indian Engineers Federation-INDEF(Eastern Region).
- President of a Lions Club under District 322E of the Lions Clubs
International.
- Special Invitee in the <>National Environmental Engineering
Board of the
Institution of
Engineers(I) during 2021-22.
- Member of the National Land and Building Committee of IEI session
2022-23.
- Vice-President of BCE-NIT Patna Alumni Association.
Awards and Recognitions
- EMINENT ENGINEER AWARD by the Institution of Engineers(I)- ENDB.
- ABHIYANTA RATNA AWARD by Bihar Engineering Services Association.
- BEST PRESIDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD in 2003-04 by the Lions Clubs
International
District 322E.
- DIAMOND PIN AWARD by the International President of Lions Clubs
International for
rendering Social Services to the suffering humanities.
- CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT by the Secretary, PHED, Govt of Bihar
Conventions, Seminars & Technical Papers-Long List of Events
Organised and Presented Papers
- Participated in many National and International Seminars and Workshops
and presented
papers.
- Published many technical papers in various seminars and workshops,
including one in the
52nd Annual Convention of Indian Works Association (IWWA) on the topic-
Engineering
Evaluation with Field Benchmarking of various Treatment Technologies
in
the State of
Bihar.
Cultural and Social Activities
- Organised many Health Camps, Eye Screening Camps and Blood Donation
Camps.
- Organised many Tree Plantation Programmes.
- Voluntarily donated blood several times.
Professional Membership
- Fellow of the Institution of Engineers(I).
- Fellow of Indian Water Works Association(IWWA).
- Life member of the Indian Building Congress(IBC).
- Life Member of Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad.
- Permanent Trustee of Lions Eye Hospital in Patna-A Charitable Trust.
