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About Niranjan Das Gulhati
- 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.
- His contributions were reported in the formation of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), a non governmental organization which promotes transfer of water sharing technologies between countries.
- 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.
- He was the author of two books, Indus Waters Treaty: An Exercise in International Mediation and Data Of High Dams In India.
- The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1961, for his contributions to society.
- His life story has been documented in a book, The Untiring Indian - Lifestory of Mr.
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- Gulhati - A Visionary Water Resources Engineer, published in 2011.
- 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.
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