Ram Das Dhir

Background

Ram Das Dhir was born on the 29th of December, 1906 in Jullundur (Punjab). He was the son of Lachman Das and Kartardevi.

Education

In 1929 he graduated from the Roorkee University, Civil Engineering Department.

Career

In 1931 Ram Das Dhir joined the Indian Service of Engineers. In 1931-1932 he was a Research Scholar at Indian Waterways Experiment Station in Poona. In 1933-1947 Ram Das Dhir worked for the Government of Sind as Engineer-in-Charge of Irrigation Divisions. From 1947 to 1948 Dhir worked for the Government of India as a Project Officer of Central Water & Power Commission (went to Himalayas as a member of Snow Survey Expedition).

In 1948-1954 he was a Director of Hydrology, C.W. & P.C. In 1954-1955 - Director of Waterways, Irrigation & Navigation (restarted Publication of All India Irrigation Review); in 1955-1956 - Director, Administration & Coordination; than - a Chief Engineer, Floods (Planning & Designs), since 1956 he was in Central Water & Power Commission; also Dhir was in additional charge in 1957-1958 as a Member-Secretary of High level Committee on Floods.

Toured Europe, Middle East & North Africa. Member of High Level Flood Committee and various delegations & International Conferences.

Works

More photos

• book

  • Snow surveys in the Himalayas

    (edited by Ram Das Dhir and Harbhajan Singh)

Membership

• Institution of Engineers , India

• American Geophysical Union

• Panel of Consultants in Arid Zone Hydrology & Hydro-geology (UNESCO)

• Chairman

  Yamuna Committee

• Central Soil Conservation Board

Interests

• Flood Control