Mr S.K.Nanda, IAS OFFICER. Govt of Gujarat. Photo by Kevin Antao.
About Dr. S. K. Nanda
S K Nanda was Narendra Modi’s home secretary Joined IAS in 1978.At the field level worked as Assistant Collector and Collector in districts of Dangs, Baroda, Panchmahals, Banaskanta, Junagadh. Handled the water scarcity in 1984, drought situation in 1985-87, disaster operations in the districts and all programmes relating to Health, Water Law & Order, Environment and afforestation. Principal Secretary- Forests & Environment (2007-2012) Additional Chief Secretary- Home Department (2012 to 2014). Currently working as CMD in Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation Limited. Also, working as Guardian Secretary of Dangs district, a remote fully Tribal pocket for restoration of harmony and initiating development for peace and prosperity for last 12 years.
What are Dr. S.K.Nanda some greatest milestones in his life journey?
Senior IAS official Dr. S. K. Nanda (Retd.) has held honourable posts in the Gujarati government during his career. Dr. Nanda has effectively managed important government ministries throughout his time with the government, including Health, Tourism, Information & Broadcasting, Finance, Food & Civil Supply, Forest & Environment. In the areas of management and administration, finance, health, etc., he has extensive expertise. In addition to writing books, Dr. Nanda has contributed to several papers on important professional topics. He has received several honours, including a PMO recognition for his outstanding work in the health sector during the riots of 2002. Throughout the course of his illustrious career, he has been the recipient of several prestigious honours.An amazing, colorful, informational book about Dangs! Dang: a very important district of Gujarat, which represents a historical-cultural-natural-scenic and a tribal perspective. must have book!! by me
What are the learning from the challenges that Dr. S.K. Nanda faced and how did He overcome them?
S. K. Nanda has made distinguished contributions to the emerging fields of water resources engineering technology, particularly in the development of large scale watershed modeling and real-time management. A graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Nanda completed advanced studies at the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, earning an MS degree in mechanics and hydraulics from The University of Iowa in 1968. He joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rock Island, IL, as a hydraulic engineer and became the principal hydraulic engineer, chief, hydrology and hydraulics branch of the Rock Island District, overseeing daily real-time hydraulic operation of 20 locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi River and several large reservoirs in the Midwest. Nanda has been involved in many pioneering remote sensing technologies in water resources and was the project manager of the multi-million-dollar remote sensing demonstration project of the US Army Corps of Engineers that culminated in 10 engineering technical letters. He has served as chairman of the multi-state, interagency task force to revise flood profiles of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, and represents the Army Corps of Engineers on the National Academy of Science Committee on Hydrological Sciences. Nanda has served as a member of the College of Engineering Advisory Board, is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Society of American Military Engineers. He also is a founding member, trustee, and diplomate of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineering, presently serving as president-elect of the academy.
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