Dr. R.S. Varshney

Dr. R.S. Varshney, born May 1930, obtained his B.E. (Civil) with Honours (1952), M.E. (1962) and Ph.D. (1972), joined the U.P. Irrigation Department (India) in 1953 and rose to the top post of Engineer-in-Chief and Head of that Department in 1987; worked with Government of Mauritius as Advisor/Projects Coordinator; has rich and varied experience of over 35 years of planning, design, construction and management of river valley projects; and has been selected for Jawahar Lal Nehru Research Award 1988 in recognition of his contributions to irrigation research in India.