Niranjan Das Gulhati was an Indian civil engineer, water resources consultant and writer, known for his mediation in the

Indus Waters Treaty The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, arranged and negotiated by the World Bank, to use the water available in the Indus River and its tributaries. It was signed in Karachi on 19 September 1960 ...

of 1960 between India and Pakistan. His contributions were reported in the formation of the

International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), established in 1950, is a global organization concerned with irrigation and drainage Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water ...

(ICID), a non governmental organization which promotes transfer of water sharing technologies between countries. An Alumnus of the Thomason College of Engineering (present-day

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (abbreviated IIT Roorkee) is a technical university located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. It is the oldest engineering institution in India, and was founded as the College of Civil Engineering in Bri ...

), he was associated with the

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) (french: link=no, Association internationale de développement) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. Th ...

and

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in order to increase economic ...

. He was the author of two books, ''Indus Waters Treaty: An Exercise in International Mediation'' and ''Data Of High Dams In India''. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

, in 1961, for his contributions to society. His life story has been documented in a book, ''The Untiring Indian - Lifestory of Mr. N. D. Gulhati - A Visionary Water Resources Engineer'', published in 2011. The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage has instituted an annual oration, ''N.D. Gulhati Memorial Lecture for International Cooperation in Irrigation and Drainage'' in his honor.

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