Kishinchand Mulchand Bhatia was born on December 23, 1907, in Shikarpur, Sindh, then part of British India. He was an Indian citizen of Sindhi ethnicity. He spent his professional life in public service in India and passed away on October 16, 1976.
Bhatia received his higher education at the University of Mumbai, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1930. He later completed a Bachelor of Education degree at the same institution, further strengthening his academic and professional foundation.
Bhatia joined the Indian Service of Engineers in 1930 and served the Government of India in a range of technical and administrative capacities. His professional interests were centered on structural engineering, hydrodynamics, and irrigation engineering.
During his career, he was associated with significant national infrastructure projects, including the barrage at Wazirabad across the Yamuna River and the Central Milk Dairy Scheme. He ultimately rose to the position of Chief Engineer in the Central Public Works Department under the Ministry of Works, Housing and Supply, Government of India, concluding his career at the senior-most technical level of public service.
He retired as Chief engineer CPWD Government of India.
He was a member of the Institution of Engineers (India), the Indian Roads Congress, and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
