Background
Khanna, Purushottam was born on July 14, 1942 in Sagar, India. Son of Jyoti Prasad and Yashoda (Mehrotra) Khanna.
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Purushottam Khanna
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Bachelor of Engineering with honors, Jabalpur University, 1964. Master of Engineering with honors, Roorkee University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Roorkee University, 1972.
Career
Lecturer, Roorkee (India) U., 1967-1972; reader, Roorkee (India) U., 1972-1976; professor, IIT, Bombay, 1977-1986; director, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India, since 1987. Consultant United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, Bhutan, India, 1977-1982, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya, 1983-1986, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, India, 1983-1984, World Health Organization-United Nations Environment Programme, India, 1986-1987.
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Fellow Indian National Academy Engineering. Member Indian Association for Water Pollution Control (life, member council 1982-1984), Indian Association for Environmental Management (president), Indian Water Works Association (awards 1974, 79, 80), Institute Engineers (India, Environmental Engineering Design award 1989).
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Nationality
Indian
Education
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1964
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1966
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1972
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1967 - 1972
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1972 - 1976
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1977 - 1986
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1987
Awards
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Recipient B.P. Poddar Memorial award Bharat Chamber of Commerce, 1986, Golden Jubilee award IAEC, Environmental Preservation and Pollution Control award Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 1990.Recipient B.P. Poddar Memorial award Bharat Chamber of Commerce, 1986, Golden Jubilee award IAEC, Environmental Preservation and Pollution Control award Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 1990.