Background
Pant, Banshidhar was born on August 25, 1923 in Nainital, India. Son of Nilamber and Madhavi (Joshi) Pant.
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Banshidhar Pant
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Bachelor of Science, University Allahabad, India, 1942. Master of Science, University Allahabad, India, 1944. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 1953.
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, University Pune, India, 1973.
Career
Assistant research officer, assistant director dams Indian Central Water Commission, Pune, New Delhi, 1949-1956. Deputy director, chief research officer, joint director Central Water and Power Research Station, 1957-1978, also director Pune, 1979-1980. Professor design Water Resources Center University Roorkee, India, 1980-1986.
Consultant water purification plant design and construction firm, Allahabad, 1987-1989. Consultant civil engineer, Pune, since 1990. Member committee on analysis and design, secretary International Commission on Large Dams, Paris, 1972-1978, 79.
Convenor, chairman committee on concrete and masonry dams Indian Bureau Standards, New Delhi, 1972-1989. Member Koyna board consultant Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, India, since 1980, consultant engineer, since 1990. Member expert committee on Rihand dam Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India, 1984-1986.
Consultant Government of West Bengal, India, since 1990, Tata Consultant Engineers, since 1990. Government of India designated expert to Japan, 1967, by Indian Ministry Irrigation to United Nations, New York City, 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Member working committee Senior Citizens Association, Pune, 1996-1998. Member Environmental Protection Group, Pune, since 1996. Fellow Institution Engineers India (chairman civil division Pune Center 1972-1976).
Member Institute Physics (London).
Interests
Connections
Married Dipika Pandey, December 10, 1954. Children: Siddharth, Nalini, Harsha.
