Rtd. Engineer in Chief cum Special Secretary, President (IWWA) |
PhD, M. Tech, PG Dip, MBA(Finance), B.E. |
FIWWA, FIE(I), FICA, FIPHE(I), FIWE, C Eng. (India) |
Education :
- Ph.D. from National Institute of Technology, Patna, 2018
- P.G. Diploma (Sanitary Engineering) from International Institute of Hydraulics and Environmental Engineering (IHE),
The Delft (Netherlands), 1987
- M.Tech (Environmental Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1982
- B.E. (Civil) from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (Previously University of Roorkee), 1980
- PGEFM (MBA Finance). IMT Ghaziabad, 2020
Membership in Professional Associations:
- Fellow of Indian Council of Arbitration, India, FICA (ICA Panel of Arbitrators), EMPANELED ARBITRATOR
- Life Member of Indian Council of Arbitration, India, MICA
- Life fellow of Institution of Engineers India, FIE (I) (Past Joint Secretary)
- Chartered Engineer, Institution of Engineers (India), C Eng. (India)
- Life Fellow of Indian Water Works Association, India, FIWWA (I) (National President, IWWA Mumbai; Past Chairman and Hon. Secretary, IWWA, Patna Centre)
- Life Fellow of Institution of Public Health Engineers, India, FIPHE (I)
- Life Fellow of Institution of Water and Environment, India, FIWE (I) (Past President)
- Life Member of International society of Sanitary Engineers, The Netherlands, MISSE(Netherlands)
- Life Member of Indian Association of Environmental Management, India. MIAEM
- Member, Environmental Services Sectional Committee (SSD07) of Bureau of Indian Standards
- Member, Technical Committee, Gujarat State Pollution Control Board, Gandhi Nagar
A dedicated reliable and responsible professional expert, retired from the highest post of his engineering career i.e. Engineer in Chief cum Special Secretary having wide and diversified experience of 39 years in the field of rural
and urban water supply; Environmental Sanitation; storm water drainage; sewerage and sewage treatment plant; environmental management and other river pollution abatement Projects; Implementation of environmental laws; EIA, EMP
formulation; GHG Emission and its mitigation and climate change project; Public awareness and capacity building activities. A highly committed team leader having led multi-disciplinary team of more than 1200 Civil/Mechanical/Electrical
Engineers (Chief Engineers to Junior Engineers) with multitasking technical and administrative support staffs and possessing project management skills including planning; detailed engineering ; design management; procurement and
contract strategy and management; Project implementation including construction supervision and management, asset management, cost control and quality assurance, monitoring, evaluation and reporting ; good communication and decision
making skills; displaying excellent analytical and problem solving skills with flexible adaptable approach to work. . After M. Tech, he worked with Ministry of Environment and Forest for 4 years in Delhi and then after, he joined
with Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Govt. of Bihar in May, 1986. He worked with PHED, GOB for nearly 32 years on different posts from Assistant Engineer to Engineer in Chief cum Special Secretary. During his tenure
with PHED, he worked for many important projects namely ‘’Koshi Amrit Peyjal Yojna”,” Ganga Action Plan”, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Gaya Water supply Projects, World Bank and DFID assisted projects and GOB famous “Har Ghar Nal ka Jal Yojana.
During his tenure in state of Bihar he served with his best of abilities, knowledge and experience and contributed a lot for the service to society of Bihar. He retired on 31st Jan.2018 after serving for nearly 37 years with Central/
State Govt.
As director of a Training and Research Centre “PRANJAL” under the department, I was heading the team responsible for planning and implementation of IEC and Capacity Building Activities. Various training/orientation Programmes for engineers
(Chief engineers to junior engineers) on water supply and sanitation were organized locally or in reputed institutions like IIT Kharagpur, IIM Ahmedabad. Training /orientation Programmes for chemists, public representatives and
grass roots stakeholders were also organized.
I am having wide and long experience of working with Multilateral, Bilateral and National Govt./ donor agencies i.e. World bank, DFID, JAICA, ADB and NABARD for their assisted projects with fund raising, project management and coordination
skills to work with Central/State government departments and donor agencies. I have participated, delivered key note lecture, chaired technical session in various international/national training programs, conferences, seminars
and workshops in related fields.
Dr. Singh has visited various countries such as Netherlands, Germany, France, England, Switzerland, Austria, Nepal, Japan, Lao PDR, Madagascar. He has been awarded “Abhiyanta Ratna”.
He has great passion to work for Professional Bodies /Service Association. Presently, he is President of Indian Water Works Association, a largest professional body for water and environmental engineers having membership of 12000 plus.
He was President of BESA and Joint Secretary of Institution of Engineers (India). He is chairman of Patna Centre and Vice President of Indian Water Works Association Mumbai, President of Institution of Water and Environment, New
Delhi. Besides this, he is associated with various technical committees and he is empaneled Arbitrator.
Currently, Dr. Singh works as Senior Adviser with International Academy of Environmental Sanitation and Public Health and also as freelance Adviser/Expert with other organization and continue to serve the society with best of his knowledge
and experience.